<section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-101" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="In General"> <text>A municipality may impose a property tax to pay a judgment or decree against it in the State.</text> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-102" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="In General"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not affect any agreement existing before October 1, 1997, between a county and a municipality concerning the imposition of development impact fees.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a county imposes a development impact fee on new residential construction to finance the costs of school construction, a municipality shall assist the county by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>collecting and remitting the fee for new residential construction in the municipality to the county; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>requiring the fee to be paid to the county in accordance with the county development impact fee law or ordinance.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The application of any impact fee paid under subsection (b) of this section shall have a rational nexus to the project for which the fee is assessed.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-103" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="In General"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “junkyard” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a public or private dump;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an automobile junkyard;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an automotive dismantler or recycler facility;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a scrap metal processing facility;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>an outdoor place where old motor vehicles are stored in quantity or dismantled; or</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a lot on which refuse, trash, or junk is deposited.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An ordinance adopted under this section does not apply to a business licensed on or before June 30, 2004, as an automotive dismantler and recycler or a scrap processor under § 15–502 of the Transportation Article.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>By ordinance, the legislative body of a municipality may regulate the location and operation of junkyards in the municipality to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>protect the residents of the municipality from unpleasant and unwholesome conditions and deteriorating neighborhoods;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>preserve the beauty and aesthetic value of rural or residential areas;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>safeguard the public health and welfare;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>promote good civic design; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>promote the health, safety, morals, order, convenience, and prosperity of the community.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The ordinance may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>require that each person who operates or maintains a junkyard obtain an annual license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provide for a reasonable fee for a license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Before adopting an ordinance under subsection (c) of this section, the legislative body of the municipality shall hold a public hearing.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An ordinance adopted in violation of this subsection is void.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The legislative body of the municipality shall publish notice of the date, time, and place of the public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality not less than four times, at weekly intervals, within a period of at least 30 days before the date of the hearing.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who violates an ordinance adopted under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not less than $25.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each day that a violation continues is a separate offense.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The legislative body of the municipality may declare a violation of an ordinance adopted under this section to be a municipal infraction under Title 6, Subtitle 1 of this article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-104" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="In General"> <text>A municipality may contract with a county to dispose of garbage or other matter collected in the municipality at an incinerator or plant operated under § 13–403 of this article.</text> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-105" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="In General"> <level label="a"> <text>The legislative body of a municipality may adopt an ordinance regulating the licensing, location, and operation in the municipality of a business establishment that allows on its premises any activity involving nudity and sexual displays listed under § 4–605 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who violates an ordinance adopted under subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine of not less than $500 or both.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each day that a violation continues is a separate offense.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-106" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="In General"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “conservation area” means an area in a municipality that the legislative body of the municipality finds to be so affected by blight and community or property deterioration as to require comprehensive renovation and rehabilitation.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section does not apply to or affect:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Anne Arundel County;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Calvert County;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Howard County;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Kent County;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Somerset County;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>Wicomico County; or</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>Worcester County.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The legislative body of a municipality may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>establish and define the boundaries of a conservation area in the municipality; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>establish and vest in any unit of the municipality, for a period not exceeding 5 years, exclusive jurisdiction or authority to enforce in the conservation area the laws, ordinances, codes, rules, and regulations the legislative body of the municipality considers expedient.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>This section does not authorize a unit of the municipality established under subsection (c) of this section to interfere with the powers of a law enforcement authority in a municipality.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-201" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers"> <text>This subtitle does not authorize the legislative body of a municipality to adopt an ordinance that is inconsistent with or conflicts with any rule or regulation adopted by the Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission or the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.</text> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-202" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers"> <text>The legislative body of a municipality may adopt ordinances to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>assure the good government of the municipality;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>protect and preserve the municipality’s rights, property, and privileges;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>preserve peace and good order;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>secure persons and property from danger and destruction; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>protect the health, comfort, and convenience of the residents of the municipality.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-203" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers"> <level label="a"> <text>In addition to, but not in substitution of, the powers that have been or may be granted to it, the legislative body of a municipality may exercise the express powers provided in this subtitle by adopting ordinances.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as provided in Article XI–E of the Maryland Constitution, an ordinance adopted by the legislative body of a municipality may not conflict with State law.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-204" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A municipality may change its corporate name.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Before an ordinance under this subsection takes effect, a municipality shall submit the ordinance to the qualified voters of the municipality for their approval at a regular or special municipal election.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A change of name may not affect any right, duty, or obligation of the municipality.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A municipality may have a seal.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A municipality may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>acquire by conveyance, purchase, or condemnation any real or leasehold property needed for a public purpose;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>construct buildings on municipal property for the benefit of the municipality; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>sell, at public or private sale after 20 days’ public notice, and convey to the purchaser any real or leasehold property belonging to the municipality if the legislative body of the municipality determines that the property is no longer needed for public use.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A municipality may grant franchises in accordance with public general law or public local law.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A municipality may grant a franchise for a cable television system as provided in § 1–708 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>For any franchise granted under this subsection, a municipality may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>impose franchise fees; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>adopt rates, rules, and regulations.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A municipality may exercise the licensing authority granted by law.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A municipality may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>establish and regulate markets in the municipality; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>license the sale of merchandise in the markets.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-205" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A municipality may provide for the control and management of its finances.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The municipality may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>designate the banks or trust companies of the State in which the municipality shall deposit all money belonging to the municipality; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provide for the appointment of an auditor or accountant to audit the books and accounts of municipal officers collecting, handling, or disbursing money belonging to the municipality.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A municipality may spend money for any public purpose and to affect the safety, health, and general welfare of the municipality and its occupants.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, a municipality may not spend money under paragraph (1) of this subsection if the money was not appropriated at the time of the annual levy.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, a municipality may spend money only for the purpose for which the money was appropriated.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A municipality may spend money for a purpose different from the purpose for which the money was appropriated or spend money not appropriated at the time of the annual levy if approved by a two–thirds vote of all the individuals elected to the legislative body.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A municipality may provide for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the purchase of materials, supplies, and equipment through the Department of General Services;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>municipal advertising;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>printing and publishing statements of its receipts and expenditures; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>codifying and publishing laws, ordinances, resolutions, and regulations.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as otherwise provided under this article, the Tax – General Article, and the Tax – Property Article, a municipality may establish and collect reasonable fees and charges:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for franchises, licenses, or permits granted by the municipality; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>associated with the exercise of a governmental or proprietary function exercised by a municipality.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A municipality may provide that any valid charge, tax, or assessment made against real property in the municipality is a lien on the property to be collected in the same manner as municipal taxes.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A municipality may enter into an agreement with other municipalities for purposes including:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the joint administration of the municipalities;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the cooperative procurement of goods and services, including construction services;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the provision of municipal services; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the joint funding and management of any project that is centrally located to the municipalities.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-206" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A municipality may establish a merit system in connection with the appointment of any municipal official or employee not elected or appointed under the Maryland Constitution, public general law, or public local law.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In accordance with § 4–303 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, a municipality may request and use the facilities of the Department of Budget and Management in the administration of a merit system established under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A municipality may set the compensation of municipal officers and employees.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A municipality may provide for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a retirement or pension system or a group insurance plan for its officers and employees; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>including its officers and employees in any retirement or pension system operated by or in conjunction with the State, on the terms and conditions set forth in State law.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a municipality may provide for the removal or temporary suspension from office of an appointed municipal officer for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>inefficiency;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>malfeasance;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>misfeasance;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>nonfeasance;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>misconduct in office; or</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>insubordination.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Before removing or suspending any officer, the municipality shall notify the officer and conduct a hearing.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A municipality may provide for filling the vacancy caused by the removal or suspension.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Subject to its municipal charter, a municipality may provide for special elections for municipal purposes at times and places determined by the municipality.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-207" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers"> <level label="a"> <text>A municipality may establish and maintain:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a fire department; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a police force.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A municipality may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>provide for the removal of fire hazards;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>control the use and handling of dangerous and explosive materials; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>prevent the discharge of firearms or other explosive instruments.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A municipality may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>pay rewards for information relating to crime committed in the municipality;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>prohibit vagrancy, vice, gambling, and houses of prostitution in the municipality;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>enforce all ordinances relating to disorderly conduct and nuisances equally:</text> <level label="i"> <text>within the municipality; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>up to one–half mile outside the municipal limits, except where there is a conflict with the powers of another municipality; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>prohibit minors from being on the streets and in public places at certain hours of the night.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-208" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers"> <level label="a"> <text>A municipality may provide for the creation, appointment, duties, and powers of a board of port wardens to exercise jurisdiction in the municipality.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A board of port wardens may regulate the placement or construction of structures or other barriers in or on the waters of the municipality.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The board may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>issue licenses to build wharves or piers; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>issue permits for mooring piles, floating wharves, buoys, and anchors.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>When issuing licenses or permits under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the board shall consider:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the present and proposed uses of the waters;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the effect of the present and proposed uses of the waters on marine life, wildlife, conservation, water pollution, erosion, and navigational hazards;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the effect of the proposed use of the waters on congestion in the waters;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the effect of the proposed use of the waters on other riparian property owners; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the present and projected needs for any proposed commercial or industrial use in or on the waters of the municipality.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The board shall ensure that the improvements do not render navigation too close and confined.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The board may regulate the materials for and construction of the improvements.</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>This subsection does not affect the zoning power of the municipality.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Unless a person has been granted a license or permit from the board of port wardens, a person may not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>build a wharf or pier;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>move any earth or other material for the purpose of building a wharf or pier; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>place or construct mooring piles, floating wharves, buoys, or anchors.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person may not build a wharf or pier:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a greater distance into the water than approved by the board; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>in a different form or of different materials than approved by the board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A person who violates this subsection is subject to a fine set by the legislative body of the municipality.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A person aggrieved by a decision of a board of port wardens may appeal the decision:</text> <level label="1"> <text>to the legislative body of the municipality; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if authorized by ordinance, to the circuit court of the appropriate county.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-209" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not affect any public general law or public local law relating to health or the powers and duties of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Secretary of Health; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a county board of health.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A municipality may appoint a board of health and establish its powers and duties.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A municipality may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>establish quarantine regulations;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>authorize the removal or confinement of individuals having infectious or contagious diseases;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>prevent and remove nuisances;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>prevent the introduction of contagious diseases into the municipality; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>regulate any place where noxious things are manufactured, offensive trades are conducted, or that may cause unsanitary conditions or conditions detrimental to health.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A municipality may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>regulate or prohibit the throwing or depositing of dirt, garbage, trash, or liquids in a public place; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provide for the proper disposal of these materials.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A municipality may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>regulate the interment of bodies; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>control the location and establishment of cemeteries.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-210" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers"> <text>A municipality may provide for, maintain, and operate community and social services to preserve and promote the health, recreation, and welfare of the residents of the municipality.</text> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-211" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers"> <level label="a"> <text>A municipality may adopt regulations regarding the erection of buildings and signs in the municipality, including:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a building code; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>requirements for building permits.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A municipality may provide for the inspection of and require repairs to the following on private property:</text> <level label="1"> <text>drainage and sewage systems;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>electric lines and wires;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>gas pipes;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>plumbing apparatus; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>water pipes.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-212" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers"> <level label="a"> <text>It is the policy of the State that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the orderly development and use of land and structures requires comprehensive regulation through implementation of planning and zoning controls; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>planning and zoning controls shall be implemented by local government.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>To achieve the public purposes of the policy set forth under subsection (a) of this section, the General Assembly recognizes that local government action will displace or limit economic competition by owners and users of property.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>It is the policy of the State that competition and enterprise shall be displaced or limited for the attainment of the purposes of the State policy for implementing planning and zoning controls as set forth in this article and elsewhere in public general law and public local law.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>This section does not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>grant to a municipality powers in any substantive area not otherwise granted to the municipality by other public general law or public local law;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>restrict a municipality from exercising any power otherwise granted to the municipality;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>authorize a municipality or its officers to engage in any activity that is otherwise beyond the power of the municipality or its officers; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>preempt or supersede the regulatory authority of any State unit.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-213" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers"> <text>A municipality may adopt zoning regulations, subject to any right of referendum of the voters at a regular or special election as may be provided by the municipal charter.</text> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-214" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers"> <level label="a"> <text>Section 18–301 of this article applies to the use of federal or State financial assistance for commercial or industrial redevelopment projects.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, “authority” means a commercial district management authority.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A municipality may establish an authority for any commercial district in the municipality.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>For each authority established, a municipality shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>specify the membership, organization, jurisdiction, and geographical limits of the authority;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provide financing for the authority through fees that may be charged to, or taxes that may be imposed against, any business subject to the authority’s jurisdiction; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>specify the purposes of the authority, including:</text> <level label="1"> <text>promotion;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>marketing; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the provision of security, maintenance, or amenities in the district.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>An authority may not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>exercise the power of eminent domain;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>purchase, sell, construct, or lease, as lessor, office or retail space; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>except as otherwise authorized by law, engage in competition with the private sector.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Any fee or tax imposed under this subsection shall be used only for the purposes stated in this subsection and may not revert to the general fund of the municipality.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-215" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies only to a municipality that has urban renewal authority granted under Article III, § 61 of the Maryland Constitution.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to subsection (e) of this section, a municipality may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>acquire property of any kind in the municipality, including any right, interest, franchise, easement, or privilege attached to the property, by purchase, lease, gift, condemnation, or any other legal means for development or redevelopment of the property, including comprehensive renovation or rehabilitation; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>sell, lease, convey, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any property acquired under item (1) of this subsection, to any person or public or quasi–public entity:</text> <level label="i"> <text>whether or not the property has been developed, redeveloped, altered, or improved; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>regardless of how the property was acquired.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A municipality shall provide just compensation to the owner of any property acquired by the municipality under subsection (b) of this section if the property is taken by eminent domain.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The amount of compensation paid to an owner under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be determined by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an agreement by the parties to the transaction; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a jury award.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A municipality shall pay the amount of compensation determined under paragraph (2) of this subsection to the owner before taking the property.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Any property needed, or taken by eminent domain, by a municipality for the purposes in subsection (b) of this section or in connection with the exercise of any power of a municipality under this section is considered to be needed or taken for a public use or benefit.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Before acquiring a single–family or multifamily dwelling unit or other structure under this section, a municipality shall find that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the dwelling unit or structure has deteriorated to an extent that constitutes a serious and growing menace to the public health, safety, and welfare;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the dwelling unit or structure is likely to continue to deteriorate;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the continued deterioration of the dwelling unit or structure will contribute to the blighting or deterioration of the area immediately surrounding the dwelling unit or structure; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the owner of the dwelling unit or structure has not corrected the deterioration.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The legislative body of a municipality shall adopt an ordinance for each acquisition of property made under this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-216" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers"> <level label="a"> <text>A municipality may establish and maintain any park, garden, playground, or recreational facility that the municipality determines is for the benefit of the health and welfare of the municipality and its residents.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a municipality may acquire by gift, grant, bequest, or devise and hold property absolutely or in trust for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>parks or gardens;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the erection of statues, monuments, buildings, or structures; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>any public use.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The municipality shall acquire, hold, or use property under this subsection on the terms and conditions required by the grantor or donor and accepted by the municipality.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The municipality shall provide for the administration of any property accepted by the municipality under this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Subject to the terms and conditions of the original grant, the municipality may convey any property accepted by the municipality under this subsection if the municipality determines that the property is no longer needed for public purposes.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A municipality may establish, maintain, and support a municipal band or musical organization.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-217" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers"> <text>A municipality may require the owners of property to keep the sidewalks on the property clean and free from snow, ice, or other obstructions.</text> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-218" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers"> <text>The express powers contained in this subtitle are intended to and shall be deemed to incorporate and include the power and authority contained in Title 5, Subtitle 8, Part II of the General Provisions Article.</text> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-301" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Private Communities"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Private community” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a community governed by a homeowners association, as defined under the Maryland Homeowners Association Act;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a condominium, as defined under the Maryland Condominium Act; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a cooperative housing corporation, as defined under the Maryland Cooperative Housing Corporation Act.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Residential street service” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>removing snow, ice, or other obstructions from roadways;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>lighting roadways and maintaining the lighting equipment;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>collecting leaves, recyclable materials, or garbage along roadways; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>maintaining roadways.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Roadway” means a paved surface that provides vehicular access or is designated for parking.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="5-302" title_number="5" title_name="Powers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Private Communities"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The governing body of a municipality that provides residential street service may make an agreement with a private community that qualifies under paragraph (2) of this subsection concerning:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the provision of residential street service to the private community by the municipality; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>instead of providing residential street service, the reimbursement to the private community of an amount not to exceed the cost that the municipality would incur to provide residential street service.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The governing body of a municipality may make an agreement under this section with a private community that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>lies wholly or partly in the municipality; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>has at least one–quarter mile of roadway.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An agreement entered into under this section may require the private community to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>pay any insurance rider that the municipality requires to enable vehicles owned or contracted by the municipality to operate on a roadway in the private community; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>regarding a roadway in the private community that is to be used to provide residential street service:</text> <level label="i"> <text>allow the roadway to be dedicated to public use; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>unless maintenance of the roadway is provided by the municipality, maintain the roadway at a level of service satisfactory to the municipality.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section>