Section 20-605 – Required Notice and Hearing
(a) (1) The County Council shall give public notice of a hearing on the local law introduced under § 20–604 of this subtitle. (2) The notice required under this subsection shall be published at least four times at not less than weekly intervals in a newspaper of general circulation in the area proposed to be annexed. (3) The notice […]
Section 20-606 – Enactment and Effective Date of Local Law
(a) After the public hearing on the local law, the County Council may enact the local law in accordance with the usual requirements and practices applicable to legislative enactments of the County Council. (b) The local law may not become effective until at least 45 days following its final enactment.
Section 20-607 – Procedures for Referendum Following Enactment of Local Law
(a) A written petition for a referendum on the local law may be filed during the 45 days following the final enactment of the local law. (b) A petition filed under this section must be signed by: (1) at least 20% of the residents of the area to be annexed under the local law; and (2) owners of at […]
Section 20-514 – County Board of Education — Compliance
(a) The county board of education shall comply with all building regulations the County Council adopts for the regional district. (b) The county board of education shall provide: (1) fire escapes for all school buildings in use before May 7, 1943, if the buildings are more than one story in height; and (2) fire escapes for all buildings constructed […]
Section 20-701 – “Prior Established Municipal Corporation” Defined
In this part, “prior established municipal corporation”: (1) means a municipal corporation subject to Article XI–E of the Maryland Constitution that includes land added to the regional district under Chapter 596 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1957; and (2) includes: (i) Barnesville; (ii) Brookeville; (iii) Gaithersburg; (iv) Laytonsville; (v) Rockville; (vi) Poolesville; and (vii) Washington Grove.
Section 20-515 – Grading Permits
The county or a unit of the county responsible for issuing grading permits shall place conditions on a grading permit issued under Subtitle 4, Division 3 of the Prince George’s County Code (2007 Edition) if: (1) the permit involves at least 10 acres of land in the county portion of the regional district; and (2) the county […]
Section 20-702 – Scope of Part
This part applies only in Montgomery County.
Section 20-516 – Notice of Entertainment Permit
When an administrative official issues a use and occupancy permit that under the applicable county zoning law allows entertainment to be held for an association, a club, a society, or another organization or the public, the official promptly shall transmit a copy of the permit or give other notice of the issuance of the permit […]
Section 20-703 – No Jurisdiction Over Prior Established Municipal Corporation
(a) Except as provided by agreement under § 20–704 of this subtitle, the Commission, county planning board, and district council may not exercise any planning or zoning power in any prior established municipal corporation in the county. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this part: (1) the county may not impose the administrative tax provided for under § […]
Section 20-519 – Definitions
(a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “County unit” includes: (1) the Commission; (2) the county Department of Environmental Resources; (3) the county Department of Public Works and Transportation; (4) the county fire/EMS department; (5) the county health department; and (6) the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. (c) “Development” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of this article. (d) “Development […]