Section 23-505 – Civil Fines and Penalties
(a) In addition to all other remedies provided by law, the district council may authorize the county planning board to impose civil monetary fines or penalties and, if the public health, safety, or welfare is threatened, issue stop work orders for a violation of: (1) this division; (2) county subdivision regulations and zoning laws; (3) any law or regulation […]
Section 23-506 – Enforcement; Prosecution of Violations
(a) (1) The district council may provide that the county planning board may enforce the imposition of fines and penalties in a manner consistent with the process requiring notification and hearing under Title 11, Subtitle 2 of this article. (2) The imposition of fines and penalties under this part is not subject to an appeal to the Board […]
Section 23-301 – Sale or Transfer of Lots in Unapproved Subdivisions
(a) (1) An owner or agent of an owner of land located in a subdivision may not transfer or sell land by reference to, exhibition of, or other use of a plat of a subdivision before the plat has been: (i) approved by the county planning board; and (ii) recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit […]
Section 23-302 – Recording Unapproved Subdivision Plat
(a) (1) The clerk of the circuit court of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County may not record a subdivision plat in the regional district unless the plat has been endorsed in writing by the county planning board. (2) A plat is invalid if it is recorded without being endorsed by the county planning board. (b) The Commission may […]
Section 23-401 – Authorized
(a) (1) Within 30 days after the county planning board takes final action on an application for subdivision approval, judicial review may be requested by: (i) a person aggrieved by the action; (ii) in Montgomery County, a person or municipal corporation that appeared at the hearing in person, by attorney, or in writing; or (iii) in Prince George’s County, a […]
Section 23-501 – Enforcement of Conditions
(a) The county planning board or the governing body of the appropriate county may institute injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate action or proceedings to compel the construction and installation of improvements or conservation of resources at a time and according to specifications set by or in accordance with this division. (b) Any court of competent jurisdiction has […]
Section 23-504 – Scope of Part
This part applies only in Montgomery County.
Section 23-105 – Notice and Hearing for Subdivision Regulations
(a) Before the Commission or the governing body of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County may adopt a subdivision regulation or an amendment to a subdivision regulation or amendment, the respective county council shall hold a public hearing on the regulation or amendment. (b) The county council shall publish notice of the time and place of the […]
Section 23-106 – Adequate Public Facilities Requirements
(a) In addition to any other authority granted by this division, the County Council of Montgomery County and the County Council of Prince George’s County, by local law, may impose in their respective counties standards and requirements for the purpose of avoiding scattered or premature subdivision or development of land because of the inadequacy of transportation, […]
Section 23-107 – Reservation of Land for Public Use
(a) The applicable county planning board shall require a plat of any land reserved for public use under this subtitle that shows: (1) the survey location of the land; (2) the names and addresses of the landowners; and (3) any other information required for: (i) filing the plat among the land records of the county in which the land is […]