(a) A local jurisdiction shall adopt guidelines for rehabilitation and new construction design for designated sites, structures, and districts that are consistent with those generally recognized by the Maryland Historical Trust. (b) The guidelines adopted under this section may include: (1) design characteristics intended to meet the needs of particular types of sites, structures, and districts; and (2) identification […]
(a) A person shall file an application with the commission before constructing, reconstructing, altering, moving, or demolishing a site or structure located within a locally designated district if any exterior changes are involved that would affect the historic, archaeological, or architectural significance of the site or structure, any portion of which is visible or intended to […]
(a) In reviewing an application, a commission shall: (1) use the guidelines adopted under § 8–301 of this subtitle; and (2) consider: (i) the historic, archaeological, or architectural significance of the site or structure and its relationship to the historic, archaeological, or architectural significance of the surrounding area; (ii) the relationship of the exterior architectural features of the structure to […]
(a) A commission shall strictly judge plans for sites or structures determined by research to be of historic, archaeological, or architectural significance. (b) Unless the plans would seriously impair the historic, archaeological, or architectural significance of the surrounding site or structure, a commission may not strictly judge plans: (1) for a site or structure of little historic, archaeological, […]
(a) A commission shall attempt, with the owner of a site or structure, to formulate an economically feasible plan to preserve the site or structure if: (1) an application is submitted for construction, reconstruction, or alteration affecting a site or the exterior of a structure or for the moving or demolition of a structure; and (2) the commission […]
(a) (1) A commission shall file with the building inspector of the local jurisdiction a certificate of the commission’s approval, approval with conditions, or modification, or written notice of rejection of an application or plan submitted to the commission for review. (2) An applicant may not begin work on a project submitted to the commission for review until […]
If a commission fails to act on a completed application within 45 days after the date when the completed application was filed, the application shall be considered approved unless: (1) the applicant and the commission agree to an extension of the 45–day period; or (2) the application is withdrawn.
Any person aggrieved by a decision of a commission may appeal the decision in the manner provided for an appeal from the decision of the planning commission of the local jurisdiction.
