Ch. 631                                    1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

State or nation, the commission shall attempt with the owner of the structure to formulate
an economically feasible plan for the preservation of the SITE OR structure. Unless in
these circumstances the commission is satisfied that the proposed construction,
alteration, or reconstruction will not materially impair the [historic value] HISTORIC,
ARCHEOLOGICAL, OR ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE of the SITE OR structure, the
commission shall reject the application [for reconstruction or alteration], filing a copy of
its rejection with the building inspector by whatever name known of the county or
municipal corporation. [An application for any such reconstruction or alteration, if
rejected, shall not be renewed within a period of one year after the rejection.]

(b) If an application is submitted for CONSTRUCTION, reconstruction, OR
alteration, or for THE moving or demolition of a SITE OR structure that the commission
[deems] CONSIDERS TO BE of unusual importance and no economically feasible plan
can be formulated, the commission shall have ninety days from the time it concludes that.
no economically feasible plan can be formulated to negotiate with the owner and other
parties in an effort to find a means of preserving the [building] SITE OR STRUCTURE.

8.10.

In the case of a SITE OR structure [deemed] CONSIDERED to be valuable for [the
period of architecture it represents and important to the neighborhood within which it
exists] ITS HISTORIC, ARCHEOLOGICAL, OR ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, the
commission may approve the proposed [reconstruction or] CONSTRUCTION,
RECONSTRUCTION, alteration, MOVING, OR DEMOLITION despite the fact the changes
come within the provisions of § 8.09 [above] OF THIS SUBTITLE if:

(1)     [the] THE SITE OR structure is a deterrent to a major improvement
program which will be of substantial benefit to the county or municipal corporation;

(2)     [retention] RETENTION of the SITE OR structure would cause undue
financial hardship to the owner; or

(3)      [the] THE retention of the SITE OR structure would not be to the best
interests of a majority of persons in the community.

8.11.

[All meetings of a commission shall be open to the public] THE COMMISSION
SHALL ADOPT SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE
PROPER TRANSACTION OF ITS BUSINESS. Any interested person or [his] A PERSON'S
representative is entitled to appear and be heard AT ANY PUBLIC HEARING
CONDUCTED by the commission [before it reaches a decision on any matter. The
commission shall keep an open record of its resolutions, proceedings, and actions which
shall be kept available for public inspection during reasonable business hours].

8.12.

The commission shall file with the building inspector by whatever name known of
the county or municipal corporation a certificate of its approval, modification, or
rejection of all applications and plans submitted to it for review. Work shall not be
commenced on any such project until such a certificate of approval has been filed, and the
building inspector shall not issue a building permit for such change or construction unless

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