Md. Code, Land Use § 17-113
This is the official text of Md. Code, Land Use § 17-113, part of Maryland’s Code, Land Use — governs zoning and land use planning.
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§17–113.
Official statutory text
(a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) (1) “Business” means a lawful activity conducted primarily:
(i) for the purchase, sale, lease, or rental of property;
(ii) for the manufacture, processing, or marketing of products or other personal property;
(iii) for the sale of services to the public; or
(iv) by a nonprofit organization.
(2) “Business” does not include a farm operation.
(c) “Displaced”, with respect to a person, means moving from real property, or moving the person’s personal property from real property:
(1) wholly or partly as a result of the Commission’s acquisition of the real property; or
(2) as the result of a written order of the Commission to vacate the real property for a public works program or project the Commission undertakes.
(d) “Farm operation” means an activity that:
(1) is conducted primarily for the production of one or more agricultural products, including timber, for sale or home use; and
(2) customarily produces those products in sufficient quantity to be able to contribute materially to the operator’s income.
(e) “Relocation payment” means a payment the Commission makes to a displaced person in accordance with this part.
(b) (1) “Business” means a lawful activity conducted primarily:
(i) for the purchase, sale, lease, or rental of property;
(ii) for the manufacture, processing, or marketing of products or other personal property;
(iii) for the sale of services to the public; or
(iv) by a nonprofit organization.
(2) “Business” does not include a farm operation.
(c) “Displaced”, with respect to a person, means moving from real property, or moving the person’s personal property from real property:
(1) wholly or partly as a result of the Commission’s acquisition of the real property; or
(2) as the result of a written order of the Commission to vacate the real property for a public works program or project the Commission undertakes.
(d) “Farm operation” means an activity that:
(1) is conducted primarily for the production of one or more agricultural products, including timber, for sale or home use; and
(2) customarily produces those products in sufficient quantity to be able to contribute materially to the operator’s income.
(e) “Relocation payment” means a payment the Commission makes to a displaced person in accordance with this part.
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