Md. Code, Land Use § 3-202
This is the official text of Md. Code, Land Use § 3-202, part of Maryland’s Code, Land Use — governs zoning and land use planning.
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§3–202.
Official statutory text
(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 plan may be expressed in words, graphics, or any other appropriate form.
(2) The elements of the plan shall be interrelated and each element shall describe how it relates to each of the other elements.
(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 plan may be expressed in words, graphics, or any other appropriate form.
(2) The elements of the plan shall be interrelated and each element shall describe how it relates to each of the other elements.
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