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<section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="1-407" title_number="1" title_name="Definitions; General Provisions" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Home Rule Counties">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In addition to implementing the planning principle in § 1–201(b)(1) of this title, the land element shall address:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the general distribution, location, and extent of uses of the land for housing, business, industry, agriculture, recreation, education, public buildings and grounds, open space, and other categories of public and private uses of land appropriate to the county;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>desired patterns and locations of growth considering effective and efficient delivery of community facilities and public services and the protection and preservation of vulnerable natural and historic resources;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>community facilities in accordance with subsection (d) of this section; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>if applicable:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>mineral resources in accordance with subsection (e) of this section; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>fisheries in accordance with subsection (f) of this section.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The land element shall be informed by the following State plans:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the Maryland the Beautiful Plan, as described in § 5–104 of the Natural Resources Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the Maryland Land Preservation and Recreation Plan, as described in § 5–906 of the Natural Resources Article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the Statewide Historic Preservation Plan, as required under the National Historic Preservation Act.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Department of Planning shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>provide a charter county with the best available population and demographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau and State–level land use data; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>facilitate, to the extent possible, the provision of data relevant to the preparation of the land element from other State and federal agencies.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The land element may include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>designation of existing and proposed land use patterns using land use maps that depict the types of uses with ranges of density or intensity;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>identification of areas of future planned mixed–use development for which special regulations may be necessary to ensure development in accordance with the principles and standards of the comprehensive plan;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>identification and depiction of historic district boundaries and historically significant properties meriting protection; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>identification of areas of resource protection and preservation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The land element shall include a community facilities subelement in accordance with this subsection.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>On a schedule that extends as far into the future as is reasonable, the community facilities subelement shall propose the most appropriate and desirable patterns for the general location, character, service areas, and extent of public and semipublic buildings, land, and facilities.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The community facilities subelement may include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>fire stations;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>institutions;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>jails;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>libraries;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>parks and recreation areas;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>police stations;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>schools and other educational facilities;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>cultural facilities;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>social welfare and medical facilities; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="x">
        <text>other public office or administrative facilities.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If current geological information is available, the land element shall include a mineral resources subelement in accordance with this subsection.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The mineral resources subelement shall identify:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>undeveloped land that should be kept in its undeveloped state until the land can be used to assist in providing a continuous supply of minerals, as defined in § 15–801 of the Environment Article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>appropriate postexcavation uses for the land that are consistent with the county’s land planning process.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The mineral resources subelement shall incorporate land use policies and recommendations for regulations to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>balance mineral resource extraction with other land uses; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>prevent the preemption of mineral resources extraction by other uses to the extent feasible.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Before the plan is adopted, the Department of the Environment shall review the mineral resources subelement to determine whether the proposed plan is consistent with the programs and goals of the Department.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the charter county is located on the tidal waters of the State, the land element shall include a fisheries subelement in accordance with this subsection.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The fisheries subelement shall designate areas on or near the tidal waters for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>loading, unloading, and processing finfish and shellfish; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>docking and mooring commercial fishing boats and vessels.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The areas designated under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be geographically located to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>facilitate the commercial harvesting of finfish and shellfish; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>ensure reasonable access to the waterways of the State by commercial watermen.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The land element may include a priority preservation area subelement developed in accordance with § 2–518 of the Agriculture Article.</text>
  </level>
</section>
