# Land Use (GLU)

## Title 1. Definitions; General Provisions

### Subtitle 4. Home Rule Counties

#### Section 1-401

(a) Except as provided in this section, this division does not apply to charter counties.

(b) The following provisions of this division apply to a charter county:

  (1) this subtitle, including Parts II and III (Charter county - Comprehensive plans);

  (2) Sec. 1-101(l), (m), and (o) (Definitions - "Plan", "Priority funding area", and "Sensitive area");

  (3) Sec. 1-201 (Planning principles);

  (4) Sec. 1-206 (Required education);

  (5) Sec. 1-207 (Annual report - In general);

  (6) Sec. 1-208 (Annual report - Measures and indicators);

  (7) Title 1, Subtitle 3 (Consistency);

  (8) Title 1, Subtitle 5 (Growth Tiers);

  (9) Sec. 4-104(c) (Limitations - Parking);

  (10) Sec. 4-104(d) (Limitations - Manufactured homes and modular dwellings);

  (11) Sec. 4-104(e) (Limitations - Mixed-use developments);

  (12) Sec. 4-104(f) (Limitations - Land for transportation use);

  (13) Sec. 4-208 (Exceptions - Maryland Accessibility Code);

  (14) Sec. 4-210 (Permits and variances - Solar panels);

  (15) Sec. 4-211 (Change in zoning classification - Energy generating systems);

  (16) Sec. 4-212 (Agritourism);

  (17) Sec. 4-213 (Alcohol production);

  (18) Sec. 4-214 (Agricultural alcohol production);

  (19) Sec. 4-215 (Pollinator-friendly vegetation management);

  (20) Sec. 4-216 (Limitations - Family child care homes and large family child care homes);

  (21) Sec. 4-217 (Patuxent Research Refuge);

  (22) Title 4, Subtitle 5 (Accessory Dwelling Units);

  (23) Sec. 5-102(d) (Subdivision regulations - Burial sites);

  (24) Sec. 5-104 (Major subdivision - Review);

  (25) Title 7, Subtitle 1 (Development Mechanisms);

  (26) Title 7, Subtitle 2 (Transfer of Development Rights);

  (27) except in Montgomery County or Prince George's County, Title 7, Subtitle 3 (Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements);

  (28) Title 7, Subtitle 4 (Inclusionary Zoning);

  (29) Title 7, Subtitle 5 (Housing Expansion and Affordability);

  (30) Sec. 8-401 (Conversion of overhead facilities);

  (31) for Baltimore County only, Title 9, Subtitle 3 (Single-County Provisions - Baltimore County);

  (32) for Frederick County only, Title 9, Subtitle 10 (Single-County Provisions - Frederick County);

  (33) for Howard County only, Title 9, Subtitle 13 (Single-County Provisions - Howard County);

  (34) for Talbot County only, Title 9, Subtitle 18 (Single-County Provisions - Talbot County);

  (35) Title 11, Subtitle 2 (Civil Penalty); and

  (36) Title 12 (Maryland Housing Certainty Act).

(c) This section supersedes any inconsistent provision of Division II of this article.

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Md. Code Ann., Land Use (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)