Maryland Land Use Section 3.07

      (a)      A planning commission may recommend adoption of:

            (1)      A whole plan;

            (2)      Successive parts of a plan, with parts that correspond to major geographic sections or divisions of the local jurisdiction; and

            (3)      Any amendment to the plan.

      (b)      (1)      Before recommending the adoption of the plan or any part or amendment, a planning commission shall hold at least one public hearing.

            (2)      The planning commission shall publish once a notice of the time and place of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the local jurisdiction.

      (c)      At least 60 days prior to the public hearing, the planning commission shall provide copies of the recommended plan and all amendments to the plan to:

            (1)      All adjoining planning jurisdictions; and

            (2)      All State and local jurisdictions that have responsibility for financing or constructing public improvements necessary to implement the plan.

      (d)      The planning commission shall include the recommendation of each jurisdiction that comments on the plan's recommendations in the planning commission's report to the local legislative body.

      (e)      (1)      The planning commission shall approve the plan or any part or amendment of the plan by resolution of the commission carried by the affirmative votes of not less than a majority of the commission membership.

            (2)      The resolution shall refer expressly to the text, map, and descriptive, and other matter that the commission intends to form the whole or part of the plan.

            (3)      The action taken shall be recorded on the map, plan, text or other matter by the identifying signature of:

                  (i)      The chairman of the planning commission;

                  (ii)      The secretary of the commission; or

                  (iii)      Both the secretary and the chairman.

      (f)      An attested copy of the plan or part of the plan shall be certified to the local legislative body.