Section 15-107 – Designation of Full-Time Commissioners
(a) The Montgomery County Council may designate a commissioner from that county to serve on a full–time basis as the chair or vice chair of the Commission. (b) With the approval of a majority of the members of the County Council, the County Executive of Prince George’s County may designate a commissioner from that county to serve […]
Section 15-108 – Compensation
(a) (1) (i) Each commissioner other than the chair is entitled to an annual salary of $5,600. (ii) The chair of the Commission is entitled to an annual salary of $6,100. (2) All salaries shall be paid monthly from the administrative tax collected by the Commission under § 18–307 of this article. (3) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, each […]
Section 11-205 – Failure to Respond
(a) If a person that receives a citation for a violation fails to pay the fine by the date of payment set forth in the citation and fails to file a notice of intention to stand trial, the zoning official shall mail a notice of the violation to the person’s last known address. (b) If the person […]
Section 15-109 – Executive Director, Secretary-Treasurer, and General Counsel
(a) (1) The Commission shall appoint an executive director, a secretary–treasurer, and a general counsel. (2) The executive director, secretary–treasurer, and general counsel serve at the pleasure of the Commission. (3) The Commission shall set the compensation of the executive director, secretary–treasurer, and general counsel. (b) The executive director and the secretary–treasurer shall be bonded. (c) Of the three officers appointed […]
Section 11-206 – Adjudication of Violation in District Court
In a proceeding before the District Court, a violation shall be adjudicated in the same manner and to the same extent as a municipal infraction under §§ 6–108 through 6–115 of the Local Government Article.
Section 15-110 – Employees and Contractors
The Commission may: (1) appoint or contract for the services of planning, engineering, legal, administrative, auditing, clerical, staff, or other employees necessary to administer this division on a regional basis; and (2) set the compensation of employees and contractors.
Section 11-207 – Judgments and Court Costs
(a) All fines, penalties, or forfeitures collected by the District Court for zoning violations shall be remitted to the county in which the zoning violation occurred. (b) If the District Court finds that a person has committed a civil zoning violation, the person shall be liable for the costs of the court proceedings.
Section 15-111 – Bonds of Officers and Employees
The Commission may require any officer or employee to post security in a form and amount the Commission approves.
Section 11-208 – Request for Adjudication
The governing body of a county may authorize the county attorney to seek adjudication of a civil zoning violation.
Section 11-209 – Finding of Violation Not a Criminal Conviction
A finding by the District Court of a violation under this subtitle is not a criminal conviction and does not impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily imposed by a criminal conviction.