Section 7-101 – Local Authority
To encourage the preservation of natural resources or the provision of affordable housing and to facilitate orderly development and growth, a local jurisdiction that exercises authority granted by this division may enact, and is encouraged to enact, local laws providing for or requiring: (1) the planning, staging, or provision of adequate public facilities and affordable housing; […]
Section 7-102 – Transfer of Real Property
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a legislative body that exercises authority granted by this division may enact local laws providing for the transfer, with or without consideration, of real property belonging to the local jurisdiction to a public or private entity, to use in developing or preserving affordable housing.
Section 7-103 – Scope of Authority
The authority granted under this subtitle is not intended to limit a local jurisdiction’s authority to: (1) exercise any planning and zoning powers not expressly authorized under this subtitle; or (2) adopt other methods to: (i) facilitate orderly development and growth; (ii) encourage the preservation of natural resources; or (iii) provide affordable housing.
Section 7-104 – Restriction in Priority Funding Area — Reports
(a) In this section, “restriction” means a restriction, moratorium, or capacity limitation imposed on development as a result of a local law enacted under this subtitle. (b) (1) If an adequate public facility law has resulted in a restriction within a priority funding area, on or before July 1 every 2 years, a local jurisdiction shall report on […]