ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 548

authorizing the County Commissioners to adopt certain codes relating to
construction or rehabilitation of certain structures or improvements; and
generally relating to the abatement of zoning violations and violations of codes
relating to construction in Carroll County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 66B - Land Use
Section 14.03

Annotated Code of Maryland
(2003 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
The Public Local Laws of Carroll County
Section 3-108

Article 7 - Public Local Laws of Maryland
(2000 Edition and October 2002 Supplement, as amended)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 66B - Land Use

14.03.

(a)     This section applies to Carroll County.

(b)     (1) The County Commissioners may appoint one of the members of the
Board of County Commissioners to the planning and zoning commission.

(2) (i) The County Commissioners shall designate one alternate
member of the planning, commission who may sit on the planning and zoning
commission in the absence of a member of the planning and zoning commission.

(ii) When the alternate is absent, the County Commissioners may
designate a temporary alternate.

(c)      If a plat is approved and recorded in accordance with this article before the
transfer of the land, § 5.05 of this article does not apply to a contract for sale or
negotiation for sale of property zoned industrial, commercial, or both industrial and
commercial.

(D) (1) IF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABATE A VIOLATION OF A ZONING
ORDINANCE, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS AGAINST THE PROPERTY
THE REASONABLE COSTS OF THE ABATEMENT.

(2) (I) THE ASSESSMENT SHALL BE:

1. ADDED TO THE ANNUAL TAX BILL OF THE PROPERTY TO
BE COLLECTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS ORDINARY TAXES ARE COLLECTED; AND

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