Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 1 - Requirement and Elements
Section 3-112 - Municipal Growth Element

(a)    The municipal growth element shall include:
        (1)    the municipal corporation’s:
            (i)    future municipal growth areas outside the existing corporate limits;
            (ii)    past growth patterns;
            (iii)    capacity of land areas available for development, redevelopment, and in–fill;
        (2)    the land area needed to satisfy demand for development at densities consistent with long–term development policy;
        (3)    the relationship of the long–term development policy to a vision of the municipal corporation’s future character;
        (4)    rural buffers and transition areas;
        (5)    protection of sensitive areas that could be impacted by development planned within the proposed municipal growth area;
        (6)    population growth projections;
        (7)    public services and infrastructure needed to accommodate growth within the proposed municipal growth areas, including those necessary for:
            (i)    libraries;
            (ii)    recreation;
            (iii)    water and sewerage facilities;
            (iv)    public safety, including emergency medical response;
            (v)    stormwater management systems sufficient to ensure water quality both inside and outside the proposed municipal growth area; and
            (vi)    public schools sufficient to accommodate student population consistent with State rated capacity standards established by the Interagency Commission on School Construction;
        (8)    any burden on services and infrastructure for which the municipal corporation would be responsible for development in areas near to and outside of the proposed municipal growth area; and
        (9)    anticipated financing mechanisms to support necessary public services and infrastructure.
    (b)    On request of a municipal corporation, the Department of Planning shall provide technical assistance for the purposes of developing the municipal growth element of the comprehensive plan.