PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 10

3.05.

(a) It shall be the function and duty of the commission to make and approve a
plan which shall be recommended to the local legislative body for adoption and which
shall serve as a guide to public and private actions and decisions to insure the
development of public and private property in appropriate relationships and which shall
include any areas outside of its boundaries which, in the commission's judgment, bear
relation to the planning responsibilities of the commission. The elements of the plan may
be expressed in words, graphics, or other appropriate form. They shall be interrelated and
each element shall describe how it relates to each of the other elements and to the
statement of objectives, principles, policies, and standards.

(1) The plan shall contain [as] AT a minimum the following elements:

(i) A statement of goals and objectives, principles, policies, and
standards which shall serve as a guide for the development and economic and social
well-being of the jurisdiction;

(ii) A land use plan element which shall show proposals for the most
appropriate and desirable patterns for the general location, character, extent, and
interrelationship of the manner in which the community should use its public and private
land at specified times as far into the future as is reasonable. Such land use may include,
without being limited to, public and private, residential, commercial, industrial,
agricultural, and recreational land uses;

(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;

(iv) A community facilities plan element which shall show proposals for
the most appropriate and desirable patterns for the general location, character, and
extent of public and semipublic buildings, land, and facilities for specified times as far
into the future as is reasonable. Such facilities may include, without being limited to,
parks and recreation areas, schools and other educational and cultural facilities, libraries,
churches, hospitals, social welfare and medical facilities, institutions, fire stations, police
stations, jails, or other public office or administrative facilities;

(v) If current geological information is available, a mineral resources
plan element that:

1. Identifies undeveloped land that should be kept in its
undeveloped state until the land can be used to provide or assist in providing a continuous
supply of minerals, as defined in § 15-801(i) of the Environment Article;

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