Ch. 495                                    1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(iii) A transportation plan element which shall show proposals for the
most appropriate and desirable patterns for the general location, character, and extent of
the channels, routes, and terminals for transportation facilities, and for the circulation of
persons and goods at specified times as far into the future as is reasonable. THE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN ELEMENT SHALL ALSO PROVIDE FOR BICYCLE AND
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND TRAVELWAYS. AN ESTIMATE OF THE PROBABLE
UTILIZATION OF ANY PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT SHALL BE INCLUDED. Such
channels, routes, TRAVELWAYS, and terminals may include, without being limited to, all
types of highways or streets, BICYCLE WAYS, SIDEWALKS, railways, waterways, airways,
routings for mass transit, and terminals for people, goods, and vehicles related to
highways, airways, waterways, and railways;

4.01.

(a) (1) For the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals, or the general
welfare of the community the legislative body of counties and municipal corporations are
hereby empowered to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of
buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, off-street
parking, the size of yards, courts and other open spaces, the density of population and the
location and use of buildings, signs, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or
other purposes.

(2) (I) IF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION REGULATES OFF-STREET PARKING, THE LEGISLATIVE BODY SHALL
REQUIRE SPACE FOR THE PARKING OF BICYCLES IN A MANNER THAT THE
LEGISLATIVE BODY CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE.

(II) THE LEGISLATIVE BODY MAY ALLOW A REDUCTION. IN THE
NUMBER OF REQUIRED AUTOMOBILE PARKING SPACES BASED ON THE
AVAILABILITY OF SPACE FOR PARKING BICYCLES.

7,03.

Except as provided in §§ 3.05(a)(1)(III),(v), (vi), and (viii), (4), and (b), 3.06(b) and
(c), 4.01(A)(2), 4.09, 5.03(e), 7.01(c). 10.01. 11.01, and 12.01 of this article, this article
does not apply to the chartered counties of Maryland. This section supersedes § 7.02 of
this article and any inconsistent provision of Article 28 of the Code.

Article - Transportation

2-103.1.

(c) (1) The Consolidated Transportation Program shall;
(i) Be revised annually; and
(ii) Include:

1.       A list of Program priorities:

2.       A statement of the Department's projected annual operating
costs, set forth separately for the Office of the Secretary and for each modal
administration;

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