# Land Use (GLU)

## Title 1. Definitions; General Provisions

### Subtitle 5. Growth Tiers

#### Section 1-506

(a) Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, a local jurisdiction that chooses to adopt growth tiers is not required to adopt all of the tiers.

(b) A municipal corporation that exercises planning and zoning authority shall adopt Tier I and may adopt Tier II.

(c) A county shall adopt Tiers I, III, and IV, and may adopt Tier II.

(d) If a local jurisdiction does not adopt all of the tiers authorized under this section, the local jurisdiction shall document the reasons the jurisdiction is not adopting a particular tier.

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