§ 12-508. Agritourism building requirements
West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: April 11, 2023
Effective: April 11, 2023
MD Code, Public Safety, § 12-508
§ 12-508. Agritourism building requirements
(a)(1) In this section, “agricultural building” means a structure designed and constructed to house farm implements, hay, grain, poultry, livestock, or other horticultural products.
(b) This section applies only to:
(1) Allegany County, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Calvert County, Carroll County, Cecil County, Charles County, Dorchester County, Frederick County, Garrett County, Harford County, Howard County, Kent County, Montgomery County, Prince George's County, Queen Anne's County, St. Mary's County, Somerset County, and Talbot County; or
(c) The Standards do not apply to the construction, alteration, or modification of an agricultural building for which agritourism is an intended subordinate use.
(d) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f) of this section, an existing agricultural building used for agritourism is not considered a change of occupancy that requires a building permit if the subordinate use of agritourism:
(e) In Allegany County, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Calvert County, Carroll County, Cecil County, Garrett County, Howard County, Kent County, Prince George's County, Queen Anne's County, St. Mary's County, and Worcester County, an existing agricultural building used for agritourism is not considered a change of occupancy that requires a building permit if:
(f)(1) In Montgomery County, an existing agricultural building used for agritourism is not considered a change of occupancy that requires a building permit as provided in this subsection.
(g) An agricultural building used for agritourism:
Credits
Added by Acts 2006, c. 135, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 531, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2018, c. 241, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 493, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2019, c. 70, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 71, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2020, c. 331, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2021, c. 334, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2022, c. 94, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 95, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 96, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 97, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2023, c. 49, § 2, eff. April 11, 2023.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 12-508, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 12-508
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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