Maryland Statutes
Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning
Title 8 - Historic Preservation

Subtitle 1 - General Provisions

Section 8-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Section 8-102 - Declaration of Public Purpose - It is a public purpose in the State to preserve...

Section 8-103 - Scope and Construction of Title - (a) The preservation of a designated structure under this title...

Section 8-104 - Regulation of Sites and Structures - (a) The legislative body of each local jurisdiction, by local...

Section 8-105 - Designation of Boundaries for Sites, Structures, and Districts - For the purposes of this title, each local jurisdiction may...

Subtitle 2 - Commission

Section 8-201 - Establishment - A local jurisdiction may create a historic district commission or...

Section 8-202 - Membership - (a) (1) A commission shall consist of at least five...

Section 8-203 - Meetings - (a) A commission shall adopt rules and regulations necessary for...

Section 8-204 - Accepting Gifts - Subject to any requirements of the local jurisdiction that relate...

Section 8-205 - Powers - (a) (1) Subject to any requirements of the local jurisdiction...

Subtitle 3 - Preservation and Permitting

Section 8-301 - Guidelines for Rehabilitation and New Construction Design - (a) A local jurisdiction shall adopt guidelines for rehabilitation and...

Section 8-302 - Application for Changes to Sites or Structures -- in General - (a) A person shall file an application with the commission...

Section 8-303 - Application for Changes to Sites or Structures -- Review of Application - (a) In reviewing an application, a commission shall: (1) use...

Section 8-304 - Plans for Sites or Structures - (a) A commission shall strictly judge plans for sites or...

Section 8-305 - Preservation of Sites or Structures - (a) A commission shall attempt, with the owner of a...

Section 8-306 - Certificate of Approval, Modification, or Rejection - (a) (1) A commission shall file with the building inspector...

Section 8-307 - Failure to Act on Completed Application - If a commission fails to act on a completed application...

Section 8-308 - Appeal of Decision - Any person aggrieved by a decision of a commission may...

Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 8-401 - Conversion of Overhead Facilities - (a) (1) Each local jurisdiction in which a district is...

Subtitle 5 - Enforcement

Section 8-501 - Request for Enforcement - A commission may request that the appropriate enforcement authority of...