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Ch. 426 2000 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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or more major geographic sections or divisions of the jurisdiction!, provided that the
plan for each geographic section or division is reviewed and if necessary revised or
amended within each 6-year interval].
(C) (1) IN PREPARING A PLAN, A PLANNING COMMISSION SHALL
CAREFULLY AND COMPREHENSIVELY SURVEY AND STUDY:
(I) PRESENT CONDITIONS,
(II) PROJECTIONS OF FUTURE GROWTH OF THE LOCAL
JURISDICTION; AND
(III) THE RELATION OF THE LOCAL JURISDICTION TO NEIGHBORING
JURISDICTIONS.
(2) THE PLANNING COMMISSION SHALL MAKE THE PLAN WITH THE
GENERAL PURPOSE OF GUIDING AND ACCOMPLISHING THE COORDINATED,
ADJUSTED, AND HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOCAL JURISDICTION AND ITS
ENVIRONS.
(3) A PLAN SHALL PROMOTE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRESENT AND
FUTURE NEEDS:
(I) THE HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS, ORDER, CONVENIENCE,
PROSPERITY, AND THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE LOCAL JURISDICTION; AND
(II) EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
(4) A PLAN SHALL PROVIDE FOR:
(I) TRANSPORTATION NEEDS;
(II) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY;
(III) LIGHT AND AIR;
(IV) THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;
(V) THE PREVENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION;
(VI) THE PROMOTION OF A HEALTHFUL AND CONVENIENT
DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION;
(VII) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD CIVIC DESIGN AND ARRANGEMENT;
(VIII) THE WISE AND EFFICIENT EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS;
(IX) ADEQUATE PUBLIC UTILITIES; AND
(X) AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF OTHER PUBLIC REQUIREMENTS.
[(c)] (D) (1) The commission shall have power to promote public interest in
and understanding of the plan.
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