Section 1-408 – Sensitive Areas Element
(a) A sensitive areas element shall include the goals, objectives, principles, policies, and standards designed to protect sensitive areas from the adverse effects of development. (b) Beginning October 1, 2013, the Department of Natural Resources shall provide a statewide forest resource inventory to local jurisdictions at least every 5 years, to be available for the local comprehensive […]
Section 1-204 – Other Potentially Applicable Laws
(a) Other public general laws that may affect land use in a local jurisdiction under this division, Division II of this article, or otherwise, include: (1) the Local Government Article; and (2) Title 8, Subtitle 18 of the Natural Resources Article. (b) The inclusion or exclusion of a provision of public general law in this section may not be […]
Section 1-205 – Adoption of Local Law
The requirement or authorization for a local jurisdiction to enact a local law to implement a provision of this division is not intended to alter in any way the form or legislative mechanism that the applicable enabling authority requires for the local jurisdiction to enact the local law, whether by ordinance, resolution, or otherwise, as […]
Section 1-206 – Required Education
(a) (1) In this subsection, “planning commission” includes a planning commission or board established under: (i) Title 2 of this article; (ii) Division II of this article; or (iii) Title 10 of the Local Government Article. (2) Within 6 months after appointment to a planning commission, a member shall complete an education course that includes education on: (i) the role of the […]
Section 1-207 – Annual Report — in General
(a) In this section, “planning commission” includes a planning commission or board established under: (1) Title 2 of this article; (2) Division II of this article; or (3) Title 10 of the Local Government Article. (b) On or before July 1 of each year, a planning commission shall prepare, adopt, and file an annual report for the previous calendar year […]
Section 1-208 – Annual Report — Measures and Indicators
(a) In this section, “National Center” means the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education at the University of Maryland, College Park Campus. (b) (1) The General Assembly finds that: (i) in addition to reporting on past land use indicators and measures, local jurisdictions should strive to achieve future land use goals that implement and achieve the visions […]
Section 1-301 – “Action” Defined
In this subtitle, “action” means: (1) the adoption of a local law or regulation concerning: (i) a special exception under § 1–101(p) of this title (Definitions – “Special exception”); or (ii) plan implementation and review under § 1–417 of this title or § 3–303 of this article; (2) a requirement under § 9–505(a)(1) of the Environment Article and § […]
Section 1-302 – Scope of Subtitle
This subtitle applies to: (1) a special exception under § 1–101(p) of this title (Definitions – “Special exception”); (2) plan implementation and review under § 1–417 of this title or § 3–303 of this article; (3) §§ 9–505(a)(1), 9–506(a)(1), and 9–507(b)(2) of the Environment Article (Water and sewer plan review); and (4) § 4–414(c) of the Local Government Article […]
Section 1-303 – Consistency — General Requirement
Except as provided in § 1–304 of this subtitle, when a provision in a statute listed under § 1–302 of this subtitle requires an action to be “consistent with” or have “consistency with” a comprehensive plan, the term shall mean an action taken that will further, and not be contrary to, the following items in […]
Section 1-304 – Consistency — Priority Funding Area
(a) This section applies to plan implementation and review under § 1–301(1)(ii) of this subtitle. (b) In a priority funding area, if § 1–417 of this title or § 3–303 of this article requires an action to be “consistent with” or have “consistency with” a comprehensive plan, the term shall mean an action taken that will further, […]