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<section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="3-204" title_number="3" title_name="Comprehensive Plan" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Development and Adoption">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Each local jurisdiction shall adopt a plan that includes:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the elements required under Subtitle 1 of this title; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the planning principles set forth in § 1–201 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, only a legislative body that has adopted a plan may adopt regulations implementing the planning principles stated in § 1–201 of this article in the plan.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>This subsection does not limit the Department of Planning from exercising any authority granted under the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a legislative body may adopt, modify, remand, or disapprove:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the whole plan or part of the plan;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a plan for one or more geographic sections or divisions of the local jurisdiction; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>an amendment to the plan.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The legislative body may hold a public hearing before remanding or disapproving and shall hold a public hearing before adopting or modifying:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the whole plan or part of the plan;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a plan for one or more geographic sections or divisions of the local jurisdiction; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>an amendment to the plan.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The planning commission shall hold a public hearing before submitting a new recommended plan to the legislative body, if the legislative body remands or disapproves:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the whole plan or part of the plan;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a plan for one or more geographic sections or divisions of the local jurisdiction; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>an amendment to the plan.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The recommendation of the planning commission shall be considered approved if the legislative body fails to approve, modify, remand, or disapprove the recommended plan in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection within 90 days after the date that the planning commission certifies an attested copy of the recommended plan to the legislative body in accordance with § 3–203(f) of this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, if the legislative body determines that there are exigent circumstances so that the legislative body is unable to act in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection, by resolution the legislative body may extend the deadline in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph for no more than one 60–day extension.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
