Md. Code, Land Use § 4-304
This is the official text of Md. Code, Land Use § 4-304, part of Maryland’s Code, Land Use — governs zoning and land use planning.
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§4–304.
Official statutory text
(a) A board of appeals shall adopt rules in accordance with any local law adopted under this division.
(b) A member of a board of appeals shall recuse himself or herself from participating in a matter in which the member may have a conflict of interest or an appearance of a conflict of interest.
(c) (1) (i) A board of appeals shall make a recording of all proceedings with a contemporaneous written record showing the vote of each member on each question or the member’s absence or failure to vote.
(ii) 1. A board of appeals shall immediately file the recording of its proceedings in the office of the board.
2. The recording shall be a public record.
(2) If a recording or a transcript of a recording is not prepared in the normal course of the board’s proceedings, the party who requests a copy of the recording or its transcript shall pay the cost of preparing the recording or transcript.
(b) A member of a board of appeals shall recuse himself or herself from participating in a matter in which the member may have a conflict of interest or an appearance of a conflict of interest.
(c) (1) (i) A board of appeals shall make a recording of all proceedings with a contemporaneous written record showing the vote of each member on each question or the member’s absence or failure to vote.
(ii) 1. A board of appeals shall immediately file the recording of its proceedings in the office of the board.
2. The recording shall be a public record.
(2) If a recording or a transcript of a recording is not prepared in the normal course of the board’s proceedings, the party who requests a copy of the recording or its transcript shall pay the cost of preparing the recording or transcript.
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