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Terms Used In Maryland Code, LAND USE 24-304

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(a) (1) Before entering into an agreement, a person having a legal or equitable interest in real property, or the person’s representative, shall request that the county planning board consider negotiating and executing an agreement.

(2) A request under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be made as part of a regulatory plan authorized by this division.

(b) Except as provided under subsection (c) of this section, the county planning board may agree to negotiate and enter into an agreement.

(c) The county planning board may not enter into an agreement unless the county planning board has:

(1) held a public hearing on the proposed agreement; and

(2) determined that the proposed agreement is consistent with the Commission’s general plan.

(d) A public hearing for a regulatory plan satisfies the requirement for a public hearing in subsection (c) of this section.