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§ 10-201. Statement of policy

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 10. Baltimore City Zoning (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Powers (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2012
MD Code, Land Use, § 10-201
§ 10-201. Statement of policy
Currentness
Planning and zoning controls
(a) It is the policy of the State that:
(1) the orderly development and use of land and structures requires comprehensive regulation through the implementation of planning and zoning controls; and
(2) planning and zoning controls shall be implemented by local government.
Limitation of free business enterprise and competition
(b) To achieve the public purposes of this regulatory scheme, the General Assembly recognizes that local government action will limit free business enterprise and competition by owners and users of property through the planning and zoning controls set forth in this title and elsewhere in the public general and public local laws.

Credits

Added by Acts 2012, c. 426, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2012.
MD Code, Land Use, § 10-201, MD LAND USE § 10-201
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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