Md. Code, Land Use § 4-207
This is the official text of Md. Code, Land Use § 4-207, part of Maryland’s Code, Land Use — governs zoning and land use planning.
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§4–207.
Official statutory text
(a) On application by a property owner, a legislative body may authorize how the uses allowed in a zoning classification are to be applied to a particular improved property by granting an adaptive reuse.
(b) Before granting an adaptive reuse, the legislative body shall make specific findings, supported by facts in the record, that:
(1) the change is consistent with the plan for the local jurisdiction;
(2) the change is in the public interest and provides a positive benefit to the community; and
(3) literal enforcement of the zoning classification would deprive the owner of all reasonable economically viable use of the property.
(b) Before granting an adaptive reuse, the legislative body shall make specific findings, supported by facts in the record, that:
(1) the change is consistent with the plan for the local jurisdiction;
(2) the change is in the public interest and provides a positive benefit to the community; and
(3) literal enforcement of the zoning classification would deprive the owner of all reasonable economically viable use of the property.
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