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<section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="22-104" title_number="22" title_name="Zoning" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Montgomery County district council or the Prince George’s County district council, in accordance with the requirements of this division as to the portion of the regional district located in the respective county, may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>by local law adopt and amend the text of the zoning law for that county; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>by local law adopt and amend any map accompanying the text of the zoning law for that county.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The local law may regulate:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>the location, height, bulk, and size of each building or other structure, and any unit in the building or structure;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>building lines;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>minimum frontage;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the depth and area of each lot; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>the percentage of a lot that may be occupied;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the size of lots, yards, courts, and other open spaces;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the construction of temporary stands and structures;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the density and distribution of population;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the location and uses of buildings and structures and any units in those buildings and structures for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>trade;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>industry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>residential purposes;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>recreation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>agriculture;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>public activities; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>other purposes; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>the uses of land, including surface, subsurface, and air rights for the land, for building or for any of the purposes described in item (5) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The exercise of authority by a district council under this section is limited by §§ 17–402 and 25–211 of this article.</text>
  </level>
</section>
