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<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>
