PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 631

BLIGHTED AREAS IN THE MUNICIPALITY, AND SHALL APPROVE THE PLAN
FORMALLY. PRIOR TO ITS APPROVAL OF AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, THE
MUNICIPALITY SHALL SUBMIT THE PLAN TO THE PLANNING BODY OF THE
MUNICIPALITY FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO ITS CONFORMITY
WITH THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUNICIPALITY AS A
WHOLE. THE PLANNING BODY SHALL SUBMIT ITS WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION
WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN TO THE MUNICIPALITY
WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE PLAN FOR REVIEW. UPON RECEIPT OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNING BODY OR, IF NO RECOMMENDATIONS ARE
RECEIVED WITHIN THE 60 DAYS, THEN WITHOUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS, THE
MUNICIPALITY MAY PROCEED WITH A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED URBAN
RENEWAL PROJECT. THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN
URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT AFTER PUBLIC NOTICE OF IT BY PUBLICATION IN A
NEWSPAPER HAVING A GENERAL CIRCULATION WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF
THE MUNICIPALITY. THE NOTICE SHALL DESCRIBE THE TIME, DATE, PLACE, AND
PURPOSE OF THE HEARING, SHALL GENERALLY IDENTIFY THE URBAN RENEWAL
AREA COVERED BY THE PLAN, AND SHALL OUTLINE THE GENERAL SCOPE OF THE
URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT UNDER CONSIDERATION. FOLLOWING THE HEARING,
THE MUNICIPALITY MAY APPROVE AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT AND THE PLAN
THEREFOR IF IT FINDS THAT:

(1)     A FEASIBLE METHOD EXISTS FOR THE LOCATION OF ANY FAMILIES
OR NATURAL PERSONS WHO WELL BE DISPLACED FROM THE URBAN RENEWAL
AREA IN DECENT, SAFE, AND SANITARY DWELLING ACCOMMODATIONS WITHIN
THEIR MEANS AND WITHOUT UNDUE HARDSHIP TO THE FAMILIES OR NATURAL
PERSONS;

(2)     THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN CONFORMS SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE
MASTER PLAN OF THE MUNICIPALITY AS A WHOLE; AND

(3)     THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN WILL AFFORD MAXIMUM
OPPORTUNITY, CONSISTENT WITH THE SOUND NEEDS OF THE MUNICIPALITY AS A
WHOLE FOR THE REHABILITATION OR REDEVELOPMENT OF THE URBAN RENEWAL
AREA BY PRIVATE ENTERPRISE

(B)     AN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN MAY BE MODIFIED AT ANY TIME. IF
MODIFIED AFTER THE LEASE OR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY IN THE URBAN
RENEWAL PROJECT AREA THE MODIFICATION MAY BE CONDITIONED UPON
WHATEVER APPROVAL OF THE OWNER, LESSEE, OR SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST AS
THE MUNICIPALITY CONSIDERS ADVISABLE IN ANY EVENT, IT SHALL BE SUBJECT
TO WHATEVER RIGHTS AT LAW OR IN EQUITY AS A LESSEE OR PURCHASER, OR HIS
SUCCESSOR OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, MAY BE ENTITLED TO ASSERT. WHERE
THE PROPOSED MODIFICATION WILL CHANGE SUBSTANTIALLY THE URBAN
RENEWAL PLAN AS APPROVED PREVIOUSLY BY THE MUNICIPALITY, THE
MODIFICATION SHALL BE APPROVED FORMALLY BY THE MUNICIPALITY, AS IN THE
CASE OF AN ORIGINAL PLAN.

(C)     UPON THE APPROVAL BY THE MUNICIPALITY OF AN URBAN RENEWAL
PLAN OR OF ANY MODIFICATION OF IT, THE PLAN OR MODIFICATION SHALL BE
CONSIDERED TO BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FOR THE RESPECTIVE URBAN

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