(a) (1) A planning commission shall prepare a plan by carefully and comprehensively surveying and studying: (i) the present conditions and projections of future growth of the local jurisdiction; and (ii) the relation of the local jurisdiction to neighboring jurisdictions. (2) A planning commission shall make the plan with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing the coordinated, adjusted, and […]
(a) (1) A planning commission shall: (i) make and approve a plan; and (ii) recommend the plan to the legislative body for adoption. (2) A planning commission may recommend adoption of: (i) the whole plan; (ii) successive parts of the plan, which correspond to geographic sections or divisions of the local jurisdiction; and (iii) an amendment to the plan. (b) (1) The elements of the […]
(a) (1) When a local jurisdiction initially implements the zoning powers under this division, the planning commission shall recommend the boundaries of the original districts and zones and appropriate regulations to be enforced in the districts and zones. (2) The planning commission shall make a preliminary report on the proposed districts, zones, and regulations and hold at least […]
(a) Each local jurisdiction shall adopt a plan that includes: (1) the elements required under Subtitle 1 of this title; and (2) the visions set forth in § 1–201 of this article. (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, only a legislative body that has adopted a plan may adopt regulations implementing the visions stated in […]
(a) This section applies only to a local jurisdiction where the legislative body has adopted a whole plan or a plan for one or more geographic sections or divisions of the local jurisdiction. (b) A publicly or privately owned street, square, park, or other public way, ground, or open space, a public building or structure, or a […]
(a) (1) When developing a municipal growth element of the comprehensive plan, a municipal corporation shall consult with the counties in which the municipal corporation is located. (2) A municipal corporation shall provide a copy of a municipal growth element to the counties in which the municipal corporation is located before approval of the element. (b) (1) The municipal corporation […]
