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§ 7-101. Local authority

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 7. Other Development Management Tools (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Development Mechanisms (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2012
MD Code, Land Use, § 7-101
§ 7-101. Local authority
Currentness
To encourage the preservation of natural resources or the provision of affordable housing and to facilitate orderly development and growth, a local jurisdiction that exercises authority granted by this division may enact, and is encouraged to enact, local laws providing for or requiring:
(1) the planning, staging, or provision of adequate public facilities and affordable housing;
(2) off-site improvements or the dedication of land for public facilities essential for a development;
(3) moderately priced dwelling unit programs;
(4) mixed use developments;
(5) cluster developments;
(6) planned unit developments;
(7) alternative subdivision requirements that:
(i) meet minimum performance standards set by the local jurisdiction; and
(ii) reduce infrastructure costs;
(8) floating zones;
(9) incentive zoning; and
(10) performance zoning.

Credits

Added by Acts 2012, c. 426, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2012.
MD Code, Land Use, § 7-101, MD LAND USE § 7-101
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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