Md. Code, Land Use § 23-204
This is the official text of Md. Code, Land Use § 23-204, part of Maryland’s Code, Land Use — governs zoning and land use planning.
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§23–204.
Official statutory text
(a) This section applies only in Montgomery County.
(b) The subdivision regulations may:
(1) establish a time period within which the county planning board shall approve or disapprove a preapplication or preliminary plan submission; and
(2) provide that an applicant may:
(i) waive the time period within which the county planning board shall take action in accordance with item (1) of this subsection; and
(ii) consent to an extension of the time period.
(c) (1) A preapplication or preliminary plan submission that has not been approved or disapproved in accordance with this section is considered approved.
(2) If a preapplication or preliminary plan submission is considered to have been approved under this subsection, on demand, the county planning board shall issue a certificate of approval.
(d) If the county planning board disapproves a preapplication or preliminary plan submission, the county planning board shall:
(1) state the grounds for disapproval in the records of the county planning board; and
(2) mail, postage prepaid, a copy of the record stating the grounds for disapproval to all parties of record at their last address.
(b) The subdivision regulations may:
(1) establish a time period within which the county planning board shall approve or disapprove a preapplication or preliminary plan submission; and
(2) provide that an applicant may:
(i) waive the time period within which the county planning board shall take action in accordance with item (1) of this subsection; and
(ii) consent to an extension of the time period.
(c) (1) A preapplication or preliminary plan submission that has not been approved or disapproved in accordance with this section is considered approved.
(2) If a preapplication or preliminary plan submission is considered to have been approved under this subsection, on demand, the county planning board shall issue a certificate of approval.
(d) If the county planning board disapproves a preapplication or preliminary plan submission, the county planning board shall:
(1) state the grounds for disapproval in the records of the county planning board; and
(2) mail, postage prepaid, a copy of the record stating the grounds for disapproval to all parties of record at their last address.
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