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Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Section 20-101 - Maryland-Washington Regional District - (a) There is a Maryland–Washington Regional District. (b) The regional...
Subtitle 2 - County Planning Boards
Section 20-201 - Membership - The commissioners from each county are designated as the Montgomery...
Section 20-202 - Powers and Duties - (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a...
Section 20-203 - Regional Functions - (a) The regional functions within the jurisdiction of the Commission...
Section 20-204 - Jurisdiction Over Personnel - (a) Each county planning board shall have administrative control and...
Section 20-205 - Parks and Parklands - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of...
Section 20-206 - Expenses - The expenses of operating each county planning board shall be...
Section 20-207 - Assignment of Other Functions - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, functions not...
Section 20-208 - Compensation of Members - (a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this division, money may be...
Section 20-209 - Authority of Montgomery County Planning Board - In Montgomery County, to the extent authorized by local law,...
Subtitle 3 - Review of Public Projects
Part I - Mandatory Referral Review
Section 20-301 - Prior Approval Required - Subject to §§ 20–303 and 20–304 of this subtitle, a...
Section 20-302 - Jurisdiction - (a) The Commission has exclusive jurisdiction over mandatory referrals made...
Section 20-303 - Commission Disapproval - (a) If the Commission disapproves a referral submitted under §...
Section 20-304 - Commission Failure to Act - (a) In this section, “complete submission” means an explanatory narrative...
Section 20-305 - Uniform Standards of Review - (a) After appropriate public hearings, the Commission shall adopt uniform...
Part II - Permissive Referral Review
Section 20-308 - Recommendations by Commission to Montgomery Community College - On the request of the board of trustees of Montgomery...
Subtitle 4 - Road Grades
Section 20-401 - Authority to Establish - (a) The Commission may establish grades for all roads in...
Subtitle 5 - Building Codes and Permits
Part I - General Provisions
Section 20-501 - Scope of Part - This part applies only in the regional district.
Section 20-502 - Building Permit Required - (a) (1) A person may not construct or alter structurally...
Section 20-503 - Zoning Review - (a) By zoning law, a district council may provide for:...
Section 20-504 - Access Requirements - (a) A permit to construct a building or structure in...
Part II - Montgomery County
Section 20-507 - Scope of Part - This part applies only in the portion of the regional...
Section 20-508 - Building Permits -- Waste Plans - A permit for the construction of a building or structure...
Section 20-509 - Municipal Building Requirements; Regulation of Signs - (a) Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this...
Part III - Prince George's County
Section 20-512 - Scope of Part - This part applies only in the portion of the regional...
Section 20-513 - Building Permits - (a) (1) (i) The County Council may provide for the...
Section 20-514 - County Board of Education -- Compliance - (a) The county board of education shall comply with all...
Section 20-515 - Grading Permits - The county or a unit of the county responsible for...
Section 20-516 - Notice of Entertainment Permit - When an administrative official issues a use and occupancy permit...
Part IV - Expedited Building Permits in Prince George's County
Section 20-519 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...
Section 20-520 - Scope of Part - This part applies only in Prince George’s County.
Section 20-521 - Purpose of Part - The purpose of this part is to encourage environmentally responsible...
Section 20-522 - Procedure - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of...
Section 20-523 - Required Elements - A qualifying redevelopment project shall incorporate environmentally responsible design elements...
Part V - Enforcement
Section 20-526 - Criminal and Civil Enforcement - (a) (1) In Montgomery County, it is a misdemeanor to:...
Subtitle 6 - Prince George's County -- Annexation
Section 20-601 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle applies only in Prince George’s County.
Section 20-602 - Authorized - Subject to this subtitle and any local law adopted by...
Section 20-603 - Petition - (a) (1) A proposal for annexation of an area to...
Section 20-604 - Local Law Required - (a) On verifying that the requirements of § 20–603 of...
Section 20-605 - Required Notice and Hearing - (a) (1) The County Council shall give public notice of...
Section 20-606 - Enactment and Effective Date of Local Law - (a) After the public hearing on the local law, the...
Section 20-607 - Procedures for Referendum Following Enactment of Local Law - (a) A written petition for a referendum on the local...
Subtitle 7 - Municipal Planning and Zoning Authority
Part I - Montgomery County
Section 20-701 - "Prior Established Municipal Corporation" Defined - In this part, “prior established municipal corporation”: (1) means a...
Section 20-702 - Scope of Part - This part applies only in Montgomery County.
Section 20-703 - No Jurisdiction Over Prior Established Municipal Corporation - (a) Except as provided by agreement under § 20–704 of...
Section 20-704 - Agreement With Prior Established Municipal Corporation - (a) The Commission or the county planning board may enter...
Section 20-705 - Recommendations - (a) The Commission or the county planning board may submit...
Section 20-706 - Other Municipal Corporations Not Authorized - A municipal corporation in the regional district that is not...
Part II - Prince George's County
Section 20-709 - Planning and Zoning Authority of Municipal Corporations in Prince George's County - A municipal corporation in Prince George’s County that is in...