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§ 8-101. Definitions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLand UseEffective: October 1, 2012

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Land Use (Refs & Annos)
Division I. Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning [Titles 1-13] (Refs & Annos)
Title 8. Historic Preservation (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2012
MD Code, Land Use, § 8-101
§ 8-101. Definitions
Currentness
In general
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
Appurtenance and environmental setting
(b) “Appurtenance and environmental setting” includes:
(1) paved or unpaved walkways and driveways;
(2) trees;
(3) landscaping;
(4) pastures;
(5) croplands;
(6) waterways; and
(7) rocks.
Commission
(c) “Commission” includes a historic district commission or a historic preservation commission.
Demolition
(d) “Demolition” includes any willful neglect in the maintenance and repair of a structure, other than the appurtenance and environmental setting of the structure, that:
(1) is not due to a financial inability to maintain and repair the structure; and
(2) threatens to result in a substantial deterioration of the exterior features of the structure.
District
(e) “District” means a significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites, structures, or objects united historically or aesthetically by plan or development.
Person
(f) “Person” includes a unit of local government.
Routine maintenance
(g) “Routine maintenance” means work that:
(1) does not alter the exterior fabric or features of a site or structure; and
(2) has no material effect on the historical, archaeological, or architectural significance of the site or structure.
Site
(h) “Site” means the location of:
(1) an event of historic significance; or
(2) a structure or ruin that possesses historic, archaeological, or cultural significance.
Structure
(i)(1) “Structure” means a combination of material to form a construction that is stable.
(2) “Structure” includes:
(i) a building;
(ii) a stadium;
(iii) a reviewing stand;
(iv) a platform;
(v) staging;
(vi) an observation tower;
(vii) a radio tower;
(viii) a water tank or tower;
(ix) a trestle;
(x) a bridge;
(xi) a pier;
(xii) paving;
(xiii) a bulkhead;
(xiv) a wharf;
(xv) a shed;
(xvi) a coal bin;
(xvii) a shelter;
(xviii) a fence;
(xix) a display sign that is visible or intended to be visible from a public way; and
(xx) a part of a structure.

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Added by Acts 2012, c. 426, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2012. Amended by Acts 2012, c. 427, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012.
MD Code, Land Use, § 8-101, MD LAND USE § 8-101
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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