Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 5 - Growth Tiers
Section 1-506 - Adoption; Documentation

(a)    Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, a local jurisdiction that chooses to adopt growth tiers is not required to adopt all of the tiers.
    (b)    A municipal corporation that exercises planning and zoning authority shall adopt Tier I and may adopt Tier II.
    (c)    A county shall adopt Tiers I, III, and IV, and may adopt Tier II.
    (d)    If a local jurisdiction does not adopt all of the tiers authorized under this section, the local jurisdiction shall document the reasons the jurisdiction is not adopting a particular tier.