# Land Use (GLU)

## Title 7. Other Development Management Tools

### Subtitle 3. Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements

#### Section 7-302

(a) Subject to Sec.Sec. 7-303 through 7-305 of this subtitle, the local governing body of a local jurisdiction may:

  (1) by local law, establish procedures and requirements for the consideration and execution of agreements; and

  (2) delegate all or part of the authority established under the local law to a public principal within the jurisdiction of the local governing body.

(b) The public principal may:

  (1) execute agreements for real property located within the jurisdiction of the local governing body with a person having a legal or equitable interest in the real property, including property that is the subject of annexation of land to a municipal corporation; and

  (2) include a federal, State, or local government or unit as an additional party to the agreement.

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