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Md. Code, Land Use § 7-104

This is the official text of Md. Code, Land Use § 7-104, part of Maryland’s Code, Land Use — governs zoning and land use planning.

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§7–104.

Official statutory text

(a) In this section, “restriction” means a restriction, moratorium, or capacity limitation imposed on development as a result of a local law enacted under this subtitle.

(b) (1) If an adequate public facility law has resulted in a restriction within a priority funding area, on or before July 1 every 2 years, a local jurisdiction shall report on the restriction to the Department of Planning.

(2) The report shall include:

(i) the location of the restriction;

(ii) the type of infrastructure affected by the restriction;

(iii) the proposed resolution of the restriction, if available;

(iv) the estimated date for the resolution of the restriction, if available;

(v) if a restriction was lifted, the date the restriction was lifted;

(vi) the local law or resolution that lifted the restriction;

(vii) any waiver of the restriction that was proposed; and

(viii) any waiver of the restriction that was implemented.

(c) (1) On or before January 1 every 2 years, the Department of Planning shall prepare and publish a report on the statewide impacts of adequate public facility laws.

(2) The report shall include the identification of:

(i) geographic areas and facilities within priority funding areas that fail to meet local adequate public facility standards; and

(ii) improvements to facilities scheduled or proposed in the local jurisdiction’s capital improvement program.

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