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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 284

Defined terras: "Consolidated hearing" § 11-501
"Coordinator" § 11-101 "Development permit" § 11-101
"Joint hearing" § 11-501 "Local government" § 11-101
"State unit" § 11-101

11-521. EXTENSION OF DEADLINES FOR STATE UNIT.

(A)  DEADLINE FOR HEARING.

A STATE UNIT IS ENTITLED TO AN EXTENSION OF THE TIME
SPECIFIED IN § 11-515 OF THIS SUBTITLE, IF THE STATE UNIT:

(1)  DETERMINES, IN WRITING, THAT:

(I)  THE APPLICATION AND APPENDICES ARE LACKING
IN SPECIFIC REQUIRED INFORMATION; OR

(II)  TECHNICAL INFORMATION, TESTS, OR STUDIES
ARE NEEDED FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION;

(2)  STATES THE SPECIFIC INFORMATION, TESTS, AND
STUDIES NEEDED;

(3)  STATES THE TIME REQUIRED FOR THEIR COMPLETION, IF
THE INFORMATION, TESTS, OR STUDIES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE
SUBMITTED BY OR FOR THE APPLICANT; AND

(4)  DELIVERS THE WRITTEN DETERMINATION TO THE
COORDINATOR AND TO THE APPLICANT AT LEAST 10 DAYS BEFORE THE
SCHEDULED HEARING DATE.

(B)  DEADLINE FOR DETERMINATION.

A STATE UNIT IS ENTITLED TO AN EXTENSION OF THE TIME
SPECIFIED IN § 11-520 OF THIS SUBTITLE, IF THE STATE UNIT:

(1)  DETERMINES, IN WRITING, THAT:

(I)  THE APPLICATION AND APPENDICES ARE LACKING
IN SPECIFIC REQUIRED INFORMATION;

(II)  TECHNICAL INFORMATION, TESTS, OR STUDIES
ARE NEEDED FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION; OR

(III)  NEW INFORMATION REQUIRING FURTHER
EVALUATION HAS BEEN OBTAINED FROM THE PUBLIC HEARING;

(2)  STATES THE SPECIFIC INFORMATION, TESTS, AND
STUDIES NEEDED;

(3)  STATES THE TIME REQUIRED FOR THEIR COMPLETION, IF
THE INFORMATION, TESTS, OR STUDIES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE
SUBMITTED BY OR FOR THE APPLICANT; AND