# Land Use (GLU)

## Title 7. Other Development Management Tools

### Subtitle 5. Housing Expansion and Affordability

#### Section 7-506

(a) Except as otherwise provided or required by State law, a local government may not require that a qualified project under this subtitle be reviewed at more than two public hearings before each of the following:

  (1) the local governing body; and

  (2) the planning commission.

(b) Except as otherwise provided or required by State law, a local government may not require that a qualified project under this subtitle be reviewed at more than one public hearing before each of the following:

  (1) a historic district commission or historic preservation commission; and

  (2) the board of appeals.

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