S.B. 404                                                 VETOES

May 26, 2004

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, MD 21401

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed Senate Bill 404 - Municipal Corporations - Annexations - Limitations on Uses
of Land and Densities of Development.

This bill authorizes a municipal corporation to impose specified limitations on the
uses of land or densities of development, in an annexation agreement, on the zoning
or rezoning of land under specified circumstances.

House Bill 912, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on May
11, 2004, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign
Senate Bill 404.

Very truly yours,
Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
Governor

Senate Bill No. 404

AN ACT concerning

Municipal Corporations - Annexations - Limitations on Uses of Land and

Densities of Development

FOR the purpose of authorizing a county, as a condition of approving an annexation of
land by a municipal corporation, to require the municipal corporation to limit
the uses of land or densities of development of the annexed land in a certain
manner; authorizing a municipal corporation to provide in an annexation
resolution for the special treatment of the residents and property in the area to
be annexed as to allowable uses of land and densities of development under
certain circumstances; authorizing a municipal corporation and a property
owner to enter into an agreement that imposes conditions on the future use and
development of the area to be annexed under certain circumstances; authorizing
a local legislative body authorizing a municipal corporation to impose certain
limitations on the uses of land or densities of development in an annexation
agreement on the zoning or rezoning of land under certain circumstances;
establishing a certain exception to a certain provision regarding uniformity of
regulations within a zoning district; and generally relating to limitations on
uses of land and densities of development on land annexed by municipal
corporations.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 23A—Corporations—Municipal

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