<section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-101" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Powers"> <text>This title does not apply to a good–faith division or partition of exclusively agricultural land that is not made for development purposes. </text> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-102" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Powers"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a subdivision plat of land in the regional district may not be admitted to the land records of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County, or received or recorded by the clerks of the courts of the respective county, unless:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the plat has been submitted to and approved by the applicable county planning board; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the chair of the county planning board and the secretary–treasurer of the Commission endorse an approval in writing on the plat.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The recordation of a subdivision plat without the approval of the county planning board is void.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>In Prince George’s County, if the subdivision regulations distinguish between a major subdivision and a minor subdivision, the Commission may provide for the approval of a minor subdivision plat by the planning director.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The planning director’s endorsement in writing on the minor subdivision plat is sufficient evidence of approval for the purpose of filing or recording the plat.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A subdivision in a municipal corporation with subdivision authority under Division II of the Local Government Article that is in the regional district may be recorded in the land records of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the subdivision plat has been submitted to and approved by the municipal corporation; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the appropriate official of the municipal corporation endorses an approval in writing on the plat.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The county planning board may set a schedule of fees to be paid to the Commission for performance of the county planning board’s subdivision functions.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The fees shall be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>based on the estimated costs of services to be performed by the county planning board in connection with the consideration of subdivision plats and incidental work; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>paid into the Commission’s administrative fund established under § 18–307 of this article before a subdivision plat is approved or disapproved.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>After a subdivision plat has been recorded by the clerk of the appropriate circuit court, the plat shall be firmly fixed in a well–bound book kept by the clerk of the court for recording plats.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The clerk may collect a fee that the clerk determines is reasonable for recording a subdivision plat.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>A subdivision plat shall be prepared in a manner required by the Commission by regulation.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An approved subdivision shall have permanent markers, bound stones, or stations:</text> <level label="i"> <text>as required by the Commission; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>that are shown on the subdivision plat.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A copy of an approved subdivision plat shall be provided to the Commission and to the district council of the county where the land is located.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-103" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Powers"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in connection with the approval of a subdivision plat, the appropriate county planning board may require a dedication of land for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an interior subdivision road;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a road that abuts the subdivision for the purpose of creating a new road as part of the plan of subdivision to provide for traffic access to another subdivision road; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the widening of an existing or public road that abuts the subdivision for the purpose of providing additional right–of–way adequate to serve additional traffic that will be generated by the subdivision.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The county planning board may not require a dedication of land under subsection (a) of this section that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>exceeds the area required to produce a total right–of–way for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a secondary road, as defined by local law; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a primary road if the applicable master plan designates the road as a primary or arterial road;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has a width that exceeds the area that is required for a primary road; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>has a width that exceeds the area that is required for a secondary road, unless the applicable master plan designates the road as a primary or arterial road.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, in Montgomery County, in connection with the approval of a subdivision plat, the Commission may require a dedication of land in accordance with the standards and limitations set forth in the subdivision regulations.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The standards established by the subdivision regulations shall relate the area of dedication to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the total size of the subdivision;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the maximum road right–of–way or improvement required for that category of land use as established by local law of the applicable jurisdiction; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the increased traffic, lane, and right–of–way requirements that would be created by the maximum utilization and development of the subject property:</text> <level label="1"> <text>in the property’s present zone classification; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in the property’s higher use zone classification, as shown on an adopted and approved master plan of the applicable jurisdiction.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>In accordance with the standards established by the subdivision regulations and except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the subdivision regulations may require dedication of a road to public use to the full extent of the required right–of–way.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If a road is classified in the subdivision regulations as a limited access or controlled highway, a dedication of a road to public use may be required only for adequate traffic access to those subdivisions to which access is allowed.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>In Prince George’s County, a master plan of transportation shall be approved by the district council.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-104" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Powers"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In exercising the subdivision powers under §§ 23–102 and 23–103 of this subtitle, the Commission or the governing body of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County may adopt subdivision regulations and amendments governing a subdivision in:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the regional district; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the respective portion of the regional district in the county.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the regulations and amendments adopted under this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall be adopted by the respective governing body of the county;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may be amended by the respective governing body of the county; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>shall be effective from:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the date of adoption; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the date designated by the respective governing body of the county.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If the governing body of the county designates an effective date for the subdivision regulations, the effective date may not affect:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the county planning board’s administration of the regulations; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the county planning board’s functions under §§ 23–102 and 23–103 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>In Montgomery County:</text> <level label="i"> <text>within 3 days after adopting a subdivision regulation or amendment, the district council shall submit the regulation or amendment to the County Executive; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>within 10 days after the subdivision regulation or amendment is submitted, the County Executive shall approve or disapprove the regulation or amendment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the County Executive disapproves the subdivision regulation or amendment, the County Executive shall return the regulation or amendment to the district council with the reasons for the disapproval stated in writing.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>By the affirmative vote of eight of its members, the district council may enact the subdivision regulation or amendment over the disapproval of the County Executive.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A subdivision regulation or amendment that has not been disapproved by the County Executive in accordance with this subsection is considered to be approved.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection and subsection (d) of this section, the subdivision regulations may include provisions for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the harmonious development of the regional district;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the coordination of roads within the subdivision with:</text> <level label="1"> <text>existing planned or platted roads;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>features of the regional district;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>that county’s general plan; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a transportation plan adopted by the Commission as part of that county’s general plan;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <level label="1"> <text>adequate open spaces for transportation, recreation, light, and air, by dedication or otherwise;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the dedication to public use or conveyance of areas designated for dedication under the zoning and subdivision regulations; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>in lieu of dedication, the payment of a monetary fee that meets the requirements of subsection (d) of this section;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the reservation of land for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>public buildings, including schools;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>parks and playgrounds;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>roads;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>mass transit facilities, including busways or light rail facilities; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>any other public purpose;</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the conservation or production of adequate transportation, water drainage, and sanitary facilities;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>the preservation of the location of, the volume and flow of water in, and other characteristics of natural streams and other waterways, including the establishment of a stormwater management program in Montgomery County for the purpose of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>allowing the county to accept monetary contributions;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>granting an easement; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>dedicating land;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>the proper management of growth and development;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>the avoidance of a scattered or premature subdivision that otherwise may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>result in danger or injury to health, safety, or welfare due to the lack of water supply, drainage, transportation, or other public services; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>necessitate an excessive expenditure of public funds for the supply of services;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>the conformity of resubdivided lots to the character of lots within the existing subdivision with respect to area, frontage, and alignment to existing lots and roads;</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>except for agricultural or recreational purposes, the control of subdivision or building in floodplain areas and in streams and drainage courses, and on unsafe land areas;</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>the preservation of outstanding natural or cultural features and historic sites or structures;</text> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>any benefit to the health, comfort, safety, or welfare of the present and future population of the regional district;</text> </level> <level label="xiii"> <text>the extent and manner to which the following actions shall be taken before the approval of a plat:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the grading and improvement of roads;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the building of curbs, gutters, and sidewalks;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the installation of water, sewer, and other utility mains, piping, connections, and facilities; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the planting or conservation of trees; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="xiv"> <text>in Montgomery County:</text> <level label="1"> <text>adequate recreational facilities; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in lieu of providing recreational facilities, the payment of a fee that does not exceed the cost of providing adequate recreational facilities to serve the subdivision.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>Unless each person that owns a legal or equitable interest in the property has provided written approval, the subdivision regulations may not provide for a reservation of land for traffic, recreation, or any other public purpose for a period longer than 3 years.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A property that is reserved for public use under the subdivision regulations shall be exempt from all State, county, and local taxes during the period of reservation.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a monetary fee that is paid in lieu of a dedication of land for the use and benefit of the subdivision in cases where dedication would be impractical under subsection (c)(1)(iii) of this section shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be based on the current market value of the land after the land is approved for development; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <level label="1"> <text>be used by the Commission to purchase open spaces; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>be used by the Commission to develop or otherwise improve land or recreational facilities that will assist in supplying the overall recreational needs of the subdivision if:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>the Commission determines that suitable land is not available for acquisition to serve the subdivision from which a fee has been exacted; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>adequate open space has previously been acquired and is available to serve the subdivision.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the subdivision is in a municipal corporation in Prince George’s County that is not in the metropolitan district but is in the regional district, on request by the municipal corporation, the mandatory fee in lieu of dedication received by the Commission shall be paid to and used by the municipal corporation to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>purchase open space for the use and benefit of the subdivision; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>develop or otherwise improve land or recreational facilities that will assist in supplying the overall recreational and open space needs of the subdivision.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-105" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Powers"> <level label="a"> <text>Before the Commission or the governing body of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County may adopt a subdivision regulation or an amendment to a subdivision regulation or amendment, the respective county council shall hold a public hearing on the regulation or amendment.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The county council shall publish notice of the time and place of the public hearing in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the regional district in the respective county at least 30 days before the hearing.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-106" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Powers"> <level label="a"> <text>In addition to any other authority granted by this division, the County Council of Montgomery County and the County Council of Prince George’s County, by local law, may impose in their respective counties standards and requirements for the purpose of avoiding scattered or premature subdivision or development of land because of the inadequacy of transportation, water, sewerage, drainage, school, or other public facilities.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection does not apply to any property located in an infrastructure finance district approved before January 1, 2000.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the County Council of Prince George’s County shall impose adequate public facilities standards and requirements under subsection (a) of this section with respect to schools.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-107" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Powers"> <level label="a"> <text>The applicable county planning board shall require a plat of any land reserved for public use under this subtitle that shows:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the survey location of the land;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the names and addresses of the landowners; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>any other information required for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>filing the plat among the land records of the county in which the land is located; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the proper indexing of the plat.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The plat shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>comply with all requirements for recording of plats among the land records; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>be recorded by the clerk of the court of the county in which the land is located.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-108" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Powers"> <text>The subdivision regulations in force before April 28, 1959, within the respective portions of the regional district in Montgomery County and Prince George’s County are considered to have been adopted in the manner required under this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-201" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Plat Approval"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The appropriate county planning board shall approve or disapprove a subdivision plat within 30 days after the plat is submitted to the county planning board.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the county planning board does not take action in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the plat shall be considered approved; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the county planning board shall issue a certificate of approval on demand.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An applicant may consent to an extension.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A plat submitted to the county planning board shall contain the name and address of a person that may be sent notice of a hearing.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The county planning board shall hold a hearing before taking action on a subdivision plat, unless:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the county planning board approves the plat exactly as the plat was submitted by the applicant to the county planning board; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the applicant waives the hearing requirement in the application.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At least 5 days before a hearing, the county planning board shall send notice of the hearing to the address included with the plat in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Subdivision regulations may include provisions for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>notice to owners of properties that would be substantially affected by approval of a subdivision plat;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>public hearings on the applications; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>an appeal to the district council from a decision approving or disapproving a subdivision plat.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The grounds for disapproval of a plat shall be stated on the records of the county planning board.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-202" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Plat Approval"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies only in Montgomery County.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The subdivision regulations shall provide that before the county planning board takes action on a preliminary subdivision plan, the plan shall be referred to the County Executive for a recommendation as to whether public facilities are adequate to support and service the area of the proposed subdivision.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The County Executive shall return the preliminary subdivision plan to the county planning board with a recommendation of approval or disapproval based on:</text> <level label="i"> <text>criteria developed by the County Executive and approved by the district council; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>standards set forth in the county subdivision regulations.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection applies to property that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is located in a municipal corporation or governed special taxing district; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>shares a common boundary line, or a part of a common boundary line, with property located entirely in a municipal corporation or governed district.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>This subsection does not apply to a municipal corporation that exercises zoning, planning, and subdivision authority under Division I of this article.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The subdivision regulations and zoning law shall provide that, before any action is taken by the county planning board on an application for a preliminary subdivision plan, project plan, or site plan review for property described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, a copy of the application shall be referred promptly to the municipal corporation or governed district for review and comment.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>If the municipal corporation or governed district chooses to comment, the municipal corporation or governed district promptly shall forward its written comments to the county planning board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>On referral of a preliminary plan proposing the resubdivision of residentially zoned property located in a municipal corporation or governed special taxing district, the municipal corporation or governed district shall make an initial determination whether to transmit a recommendation concerning the plan to the county planning board.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the municipal corporation or governed district chooses to transmit a recommendation, the municipal corporation or governed district shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>hold a hearing before it transmits the recommendation to the county planning board; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provide reasonable public notice of the hearing.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A recommendation transmitted under this subsection shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be in writing; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>based on the record of the hearing, include all pertinent findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting the recommendation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A municipal corporation or governed district may recommend denial of a plan under this subsection only if the municipal corporation or governed district determines that the plan does not comply with a particular provision of the subdivision regulations.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>If a municipal corporation or governed district recommends denial of a plan, it shall transmit a written record of the hearing to the county planning board for inclusion in the record compiled by the county planning board.</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>A municipal corporation or governed district shall be considered to have waived its right to make a recommendation under this subsection unless it transmits its written recommendation and complete record, if required, to the county planning board within 45 days after the delivery of the plan and application by the county planning board.</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>A two–thirds majority vote of the members of the county planning board then present and participating is required to override a recommendation of a municipal corporation or governed district to deny a residential resubdivision application.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-203" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Plat Approval"> <text>The county planning board may provide in the subdivision regulations for: </text> <level label="1"> <text>a preapplication procedure;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>subdivision approval; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>tentative or conditional approval or disapproval of preliminary plans.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-204" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Plat Approval"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies only in Montgomery County.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The subdivision regulations may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>establish a time period within which the county planning board shall approve or disapprove a preapplication or preliminary plan submission; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provide that an applicant may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>waive the time period within which the county planning board shall take action in accordance with item (1) of this subsection; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>consent to an extension of the time period.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A preapplication or preliminary plan submission that has not been approved or disapproved in accordance with this section is considered approved.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a preapplication or preliminary plan submission is considered to have been approved under this subsection, on demand, the county planning board shall issue a certificate of approval.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If the county planning board disapproves a preapplication or preliminary plan submission, the county planning board shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>state the grounds for disapproval in the records of the county planning board; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>mail, postage prepaid, a copy of the record stating the grounds for disapproval to all parties of record at their last address.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-205" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Plat Approval"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies only in Prince George’s County.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The county planning board shall approve or disapprove a preliminary subdivision plan within 70 days after the complete plan application is submitted to the county planning board.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the county planning board does not take action in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the plan shall be considered approved; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the county planning board shall issue a certificate of approval on demand.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The 70–day time period under paragraph (1) of this subsection does not include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the month of August; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>December 20 through January 3.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Each office to which the county planning board refers a preliminary subdivision plan shall return to the county planning board one copy of the plan and any comments noted on it within 30 days after the referral.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If an office does not reply in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection, the plan shall be considered to be approved by the office.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>An applicant may consent to an extension not greater than 70 days.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-206" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Plat Approval"> <text>In Prince George’s County, the subdivision regulations may provide for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the classification of a subdivision as a major or minor subdivision; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a sketch plan that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>in the case of a minor subdivision, may be approved by the planning director and filed as the record plat; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>in the case of a major subdivision, may be required before the submission of a preliminary plan of subdivision.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-207" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Plat Approval"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the subdivision regulations may provide for tentative approval of a plat before improvements and installations.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Tentative approval of a plat may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>be entered on the plat; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>entitle the plat to be filed or recorded.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Instead of requiring the completion of improvements or installation of utilities before the approval of a plat, the county planning board or county may accept security to secure the construction of improvements and installation of utilities at a time and according to specifications set by or in accordance with the subdivision regulations.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The county planning board or county may enforce the security by any appropriate legal or equitable remedy.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection applies only in Montgomery County.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The county planning board, or a designee of the county planning board, may tentatively approve a subdivision plat subject to the completion of specified conditions.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A tentative approval of a subdivision plat under this subsection may not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be entered on the subdivision plat; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>allow the subdivision plat to be filed or recorded.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The county planning board, through its chair or a designee, may not endorse a subdivision plat that is subject to specified conditions before all the conditions are completed.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>If all the conditions specified in the tentative approval are completed, a postcompletion hearing before the county planning board is not required before the subdivision plat is approved and submitted to the land records of Montgomery County.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-301" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Unapproved Plats and Subdivisions"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>An owner or agent of an owner of land located in a subdivision may not transfer or sell land by reference to, exhibition of, or other use of a plat of a subdivision before the plat has been:</text> <level label="i"> <text>approved by the county planning board; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the property is located.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who violates this subsection is subject to a penalty of $100 for each lot or parcel transferred or sold in violation to be paid to the district council.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The description of a lot or parcel by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer or other document used in the process of transferring or selling does not exempt the transaction from the penalties or remedies provided in this section.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The district council may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>enjoin the transfer, sale, or agreement in any circuit court; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>recover the penalty by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-302" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Unapproved Plats and Subdivisions"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The clerk of the circuit court of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County may not record a subdivision plat in the regional district unless the plat has been endorsed in writing by the county planning board.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A plat is invalid if it is recorded without being endorsed by the county planning board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Commission may institute proceedings against the clerk of the circuit court of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County to compel the clerk to strike from the county land records a subdivision plat that is recorded but not approved in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A court of competent jurisdiction may issue appropriate orders for purposes of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-401" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Judicial Review"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Within 30 days after the county planning board takes final action on an application for subdivision approval, judicial review may be requested by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a person aggrieved by the action;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>in Montgomery County, a person or municipal corporation that appeared at the hearing in person, by attorney, or in writing; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>in Prince George’s County, a municipal corporation that appeared at the hearing in person, by attorney, or in writing.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A petition for judicial review filed under this section may be made to the circuit court for the appropriate county.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The court may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>affirm or reverse the action; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>remand the action to the county planning board for further consideration.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If a petition for judicial review is filed under this section, a copy of the petition shall be served on the county planning board in accordance with Maryland Rule 7–202(d).</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On receiving a copy of the petition, the county planning board shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>promptly give notice of the petition to all parties to the proceeding before it; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>within 30 days after the filing of the petition, file with the circuit court:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the originals or certified copies of all papers and evidence presented to the county planning board in the proceeding before it; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a copy of its opinion and resolution deciding the application.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Any party to the proceeding in the circuit court aggrieved by the judgment of the court may appeal from the judgment to the Appellate Court of Maryland.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The review proceedings provided by this section are exclusive.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-501" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <text>The county planning board or the governing body of the appropriate county may institute injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate action or proceedings to compel the construction and installation of improvements or conservation of resources at a time and according to specifications set by or in accordance with this division.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Any court of competent jurisdiction has jurisdiction to issue restraining orders, temporary or permanent injunctions, mandamus, or other appropriate forms of remedy or relief.</text> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-504" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <text>This part applies only in Montgomery County.</text> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-505" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <text>In addition to all other remedies provided by law, the district council may authorize the county planning board to impose civil monetary fines or penalties and, if the public health, safety, or welfare is threatened, issue stop work orders for a violation of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>this division;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>county subdivision regulations and zoning laws;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>any law or regulation that the Commission or the county planning board is exclusively authorized to administer; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>any decision made by the Commission or the county planning board under its respective authority.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A fine not to exceed $500 may be imposed for each violation under this part.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The district council may establish a schedule of fines for each violation and may adopt procedures, consistent with this part, for imposing and collecting the fines.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Each day a violation occurs is a separate violation under this part.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-506" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The district council may provide that the county planning board may enforce the imposition of fines and penalties in a manner consistent with the process requiring notification and hearing under Title 11, Subtitle 2 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The imposition of fines and penalties under this part is not subject to an appeal to the Board of Appeals.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The district council may provide for the county planning board, through counsel, to prosecute violations for which civil monetary fines or penalties are imposed.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A violation of a local law implementing the State Forest Conservation Law shall be enforced in accordance with Title 5, Subtitle 16 of the Natural Resources Article and not in accordance with this part.</text> </level> </section>