Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 1 - Powers
Section 5-103 - Notice and Hearing for Regulations

(a)    Before adoption of a subdivision regulation, the legislative body shall hold a public hearing on the subdivision regulation.
    (b)    The legislative body shall publish a notice of the public hearing at least once in a weekly or daily newspaper that circulates in the local jurisdiction.
    (c)    The notice shall contain:
        (1)    the text of the subdivision regulation or, at the discretion of the legislative body, a brief and accurate summary of the nature and contents of the subdivision regulation sufficient to inform an individual of ordinary intelligence of the nature and contents of the subdivision regulation; and
        (2)    the time and place of the public hearing.
    (d)    When the legislative body adopts a subdivision regulation, the legislative body shall file a certified copy of the subdivision regulation with the clerk of the circuit court in which the local jurisdiction is located for recording.