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Sec. 8-31. Requirement for timely adequate public facilities determination; applicability.

Montgomery County, Md., Code § 8-31 (2026)

Sec. 8-31. Requirement for timely adequate public facilities determination; applicability.Copy Citation

(a)
As provided in subsection (b), the Director may issue a building permit only if the Planning Board has made a timely determination that public facilities will be adequate to serve the proposed development encompassed by the permit application under:
(1)
Chapter 50, if required;
(2)
Chapter 59 for project plans or site plans, if required; or
(3)
Section 8-32 for development if the Planning Board or its designee finds that a new adequate public facilities determination is required under this Article, Section 50-20, or other applicable law.
The work performed after the permit is issued must conform to the uses and amount of development for which the adequacy of public facilities was reviewed.
(b)
Applicability. This Article applies to each applicant for a building permit on a recorded lot for which no valid finding of adequate public facilities has been made, including any recorded lot for which an original finding of adequate public facilities has expired.