Zoning And Planning
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools [SB-65]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a county board of education to prepare and post on the county's website each year a report that identifies certain information related to transportation services for certain public school students and certain safe alternative routes; requiring the governing body of a county to construct sidewalks and crosswalks necessary to create safe alternative routes for public school students who are ineligible for transportation services based on the distance between a residence and the school; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 02/10/2020
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Baltimore County - Vehicle Height Monitoring Systems [SB-41]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the use of certain vehicle height monitoring systems in Baltimore County to enforce certain State and local laws restricting the presence of certain vehicles during certain times; and applying to Baltimore County certain provisions of law relating to vehicle height monitoring systems; establishing, prior to the installation height monitoring systems, a workgroup to assist in the evaluation of existing truck routes, the identification of areas for vehicle height monitoring enforcement, and the evaluation of existing signage; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 504 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Local Jurisdictions - Zoning Authority - Generating Stations [HB-1592]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing a local jurisdiction to adopt specified zoning regulations for the siting of generating stations; requiring a local jurisdiction that adopts zoning regulations in accordance with the Act to make a specified determination regarding the types of energy generating technologies that the zoning regulations will include; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Y Jameson
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland-Washington Regional District - Prince George's County - Municipal Authority MC/PG 111-17 [HB-1570]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing the legislative body of a municipal corporation in Prince George's County to authorize the erection of a fence that exceeds specified height restrictions or limitations, under specified circumstances; correcting a specified reference to the Maryland-Washington regional district; repealing specified provisions of law authorizing a municipal corporation in Prince George's County to enact specified local laws regulating fences; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Montgomery County Delegation
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Land Bank Authority PG 423-17 [HB-1274]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing the governing body of Prince George's County to enact a law that establishes a specified land bank authority; requiring an ordinance establishing the Authority to include specified articles of incorporation; requiring specified articles of incorporation to be filed, accepted, and amended in a specified manner; authorizing Prince George's County to take specified actions by law; providing for the disposition of property and obligation of the Authority on termination; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Prince George's County Delegation
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Sewerage Systems - Residential Major Subdivisions in Tier III and Tier IV Areas [HB-1355]
[Housing ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing a local jurisdiction to authorize a residential major subdivision served by on-site sewage disposal systems, community sewerage systems, or shared systems in Tier III and Tier IV areas under specified circumstances; exempting specified residential major subdivisions from specified provisions of law; and specifying that the Act does not create new development rights.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Consistency With Comprehensive Plan [HB-1350]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission, rather than the Department of Planning, to provide a copy of application materials for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to each specified unit of local government in which the construction of a generating station is proposed to be located and to specified public officials; requiring the Commission to take final action on the application only after due consideration of the consistency of the application with the jurisdiction's comprehensive plan and zoning; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy L. Afzali
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 392 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Economic Development - Municipal Corporations - Community Revitalization and Improvement Zones [HB-1181]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizing specified municipal corporations to establish, by local law, a specified contracting authority for the purpose of designating a community revitalization and improvement zone for construction of specified facilities; establishing an application process within the Department of Housing and Community Development for designating a zone; authorizing a municipal corporation to issue specified bonds for the benefit of specified zones; requiring the transfer, from the General Fund, of specified increased tax revenue; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Wilson
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
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Washington County - State Highway Rights-of-Way - Tree Planting and Signs [HB-1133]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting in Washington County tree planting in a specified State highway right-of-way to implement a State Watershed Implementation Plan under specified circumstances; requiring the State Highway Administration to negotiate in good faith with commercial property owners in Washington County regarding the placement of directional or promotional signs in State highway rights-of-way; requiring the Administration to coordinate efforts to minimize the fiscal impact on the Transportation Trust Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 4/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/06/2017
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One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credits - Business Incubators, Enterprise Zones, and Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zones [HB-1007]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering specified eligibility criteria for specified credits under the One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credit to include specified persons who establish or expand in specified areas a business facility that, for business incubators, creates a specified aggregate number of qualified positions at the facility under specified circumstances; authorizing specified business incubators to claim a refund of specified project tax credits or start-up tax credits; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn J B Howard
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
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Real Property - Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - Separate Parcels [SB-975]
[Agriculture ]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
Establishing that, unless a deed expressly provides otherwise, the grant of an agricultural land preservation easement governing two or more separate parcels of land owned by the same grantor under separate deeds or two or more parcels separately identified and described in the same deed does not consolidate the parcels; establishing that a parcel of land subject to an agricultural land preservation easement may be conveyed separately to a specified child of a specified grantor with specified approval under specified conditions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin D Ready
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 662 on 05/25/2017
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Public Service Commission - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Consistency With Comprehensive Plan [SB-931]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission, rather than the Department of Planning, to provide a copy of application materials for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to each appropriate unit of local government in which the construction of a generating station is proposed and to specified public officials; requiring the Commission to take final action on the application only after due consideration of the consistency of the application with the jurisdiction's comprehensive plan and of efforts to resolve specified issues; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Frederick County - Ethics - Prohibited Contributions to Planning Commission Members [HB-882]
[Ethics ]
[Elections ]
Prohibiting a specified applicant from making a contribution to a member of the Planning Commission in Frederick County who is a candidate for Frederick County Council or Frederick County Executive during a specified period of time; prohibiting a specified member of the Planning Commission from voting or participating in the proceedings on a specified application if the member, the treasurer, or the political committee of the member received a contribution from a specified applicant; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol L. Krimm
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Frederick County - Ethics - Prohibited Contributions to Planning Commission Members [SB-805]
[Ethics ]
[Elections ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a specified applicant from making a contribution to a member of the Planning Commission in Frederick County who is a candidate for Frederick County Council or Frederick County Executive during a specified period of time; prohibiting a specified member of the Planning Commission from voting or participating in the proceedings on a specified application if the member, the treasurer, or the political committee of the member received a contribution from a specified applicant; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald N Young
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2017
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Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Old Goucher Revitalization District [HB-832]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Community Development ]
Exempting an applicant for a specified Class B-D-7 license in a specified Old Goucher Revitalization District in the 43rd alcoholic beverages district in Baltimore City from specified zoning requirements; creating an exception under which the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City may issue specified new Class B-D-7 licenses in specified alcoholic beverages districts under specified circumstances; providing that a specified Class B-D-7 license may be transferred within the Old Goucher Revitalization District; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie L. McIntosh
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2018
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Natural Resources - State-Owned Land - Wind Facilities [HB-867]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to use land that is owned and managed by the Department for the generation of electricity from a facility utilizing wind energy, subject to a specified exception.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 03/01/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Temporary Family Health Care Structures - Permits [SB-532]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Community Development ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring a legislative body to consider a temporary family health care structure a permitted accessory use in a single-family residential zoning district on specified lots if the structure is used by a caregiver of a mentally or physically impaired person under specified circumstances; specifying the procedures for an individual to apply for a specified permit; prohibiting a local department of planning and zoning from denying an application under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017
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Baltimore City - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - Appeals Authority [SB-541]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Limiting the authority of the Baltimore City Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals to hear and decide appeals to instances when the Board is authorized to hear and decide the appeals by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City by local law or the Charter of Baltimore City; stating that the Act does not prohibit an administrative official or unit from making a specified decision under specified circumstances; and establishing that the Act does not alter or impair the right to appeal provided under specified provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 596 on 05/25/2017
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Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Issuance of Licenses Near Places of Worship [SB-559]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Religion ]
Authorizing the Baltimore County Board of License Commissioners to transfer, convert, and issue a specified license for an establishment that is at least 100 feet away from a place of worship under specified circumstances and subject to specified restrictions and qualifications; and making a specified exception to a prohibition against issuing a license for an establishment that is within 300 feet of a place of worship or school.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J Kasemeyer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 664 on 05/25/2017
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Baltimore City - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - Appeals Authority [HB-447]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Limiting the authority of the Baltimore City Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals to hear and decide appeals to instances when the Board is authorized to hear and decide the appeals by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City by local law or the Charter of Baltimore City; stating that the Act does not prohibit an administrative official or unit from making a specified decision under specified circumstances; and establishing that the Act does not alter or impair the right to appeal provided under specified provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis S. Anderson
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2018