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Ch. 381 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
(c) (1) In preparing a plan, a planning commission shall carefully and
comprehensively survey and study:
(i) Present conditions;
(ii) Projections of future growth of the local jurisdiction; and
(iii) The relation of the local jurisdiction to neighboring
jurisdictions.
(2) The planning commission shall make the plan with the general
purpose of guiding and accomplishing the coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious
development of the local jurisdiction and its environs.
(3) A plan shall promote, in accordance with present and future needs:
(i) The health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity, and
the general welfare of the local jurisdiction; and
(ii) Efficiency and economy in the development process.
(4) A plan shall provide for:
(i) Transportation needs;
(ii) The promotion of public safety;
(iii) Light and air;
(iv) The conservation of natural resources;
(v) The prevention of environmental pollution;
(vi) The promotion of a healthful and convenient distribution of
population;
(vii) The promotion of good civic design and arrangement;
(viii) The wise and efficient expenditure of public funds;
(ix) Adequate public utilities; and
(x) An adequate supply of other public requirements.
(d) (1) The commission shall have power to promote public interest in and
understanding of the plan.
(2) The commission shall consult with public officials and agencies,
public utility companies, civic, educational, professional, and other organizations, and
citizens about protecting or executing the plan.
(E) (1) A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT EXERCISER ZONING AUTHORITY
SHALL INCLUDE A MUNICIPAL GROWTH ELEMENT IN A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
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