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Section 20-304 – Commission Failure to Act

    (a)    In this section, “complete submission” means an explanatory narrative accompanied by engineering or architectural drawings that depict the proposed location, character, grade, and extent of the activity subject to a mandatory referral.     (b)    Unless a longer period is granted by the submitting entity, an official referral to the Commission under this part is deemed approved if […]

Section 20-305 – Uniform Standards of Review

    (a)    After appropriate public hearings, the Commission shall adopt uniform standards of review to be followed in reviewing changes to property subject to review.     (b)    (1)    The Commission shall publish a notice of the adoption of the standards of review in a newspaper of general circulation that is published in each county.         (2)    The notice shall:             (i)    include a summary […]

Section 20-308 – Recommendations by Commission to Montgomery Community College

    On the request of the board of trustees of Montgomery Community College, and in accordance with § 16–413 of the Education Article, the Commission may make recommendations to the board concerning real property sites appropriate for acquisition by the board that conform as far as practicable to development plans for land use in Montgomery County.

Section 20-401 – Authority to Establish

    (a)    The Commission may establish grades for all roads in the regional district.     (b)    In Montgomery County, all road grades shall be established in accordance with local law.     (c)    In Prince George’s County, the Department of Public Works and Transportation shall establish road grades.     (d)    Permanent road grading may not occur until a road grade has been established by: […]

Section 20-502 – Building Permit Required

    (a)    (1)    A person may not construct or alter structurally a building or other structure in the regional district without a building permit.         (2)    A building permit shall conform to this division and any local law enacted by the appropriate district council.     (b)    A building permit may not be required for a building or structure to be used exclusively […]

Section 20-503 – Zoning Review

    (a)    By zoning law, a district council may provide for:         (1)    the issuance of use and occupancy permits; and         (2)    a process to raise a zoning question before the preparation of all structural specifications of a building or structure that may be required for a complete building permit.     (b)    In Montgomery County, all building permit applications shall be referred […]

Section 20-504 – Access Requirements

    (a)    A permit to construct a building or structure in a subdivision may not be issued unless the road giving access to the lot where the building or structure is proposed to be located:         (1)    has the legal status of a public road or was dedicated to public use;         (2)    corresponds in its exact location with a road […]

Section 18-401 – Advance Land Acquisition Fund; Sale of Bonds

    (a)    In this section, “Fund” means an Advance Land Acquisition Fund.     (b)    There is an Advance Land Acquisition Fund in each county.     (c)    The purpose of each Fund is to purchase land and related facilities consistent with the purposes of this section and §§ 18–402 and 18–403 of this subtitle.     (d)    The Commission shall administer each Fund.     (e)    Each Fund […]