2013 Maryland Code
LAND USE
§ 14-101 - Definitions.

§14-101.

(a) In this division the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Commission” means the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.

(c) “Commissioner” means a member of the Commission.

(d) “County” means a county of the State or Baltimore City.

(e) “County planning board” means a planning board for a county established under Title 20, Subtitle 2 of this article.

(f) “District council” means:

(1) for a single county, the county council sitting as the district council of the county with respect to that portion of the regional district in the county under § 22-101 of this article;

(2) for the district council as a whole, the county councils of both counties sitting jointly as the bi-county district council of the regional district under § 22-102 of this article; or

(3) for a municipal corporation, the governing body of the municipal corporation sitting as the district council for the municipal corporation under an agreement authorized under § 20-704(c) of this article.

(g) “Governed special taxing district” or “governed district” means a special taxing district that:

(1) has an elected local governing body; and

(2) performs general municipal functions.

(h) (1) “Local law” means an enactment of the legislative body of a local jurisdiction, whether by ordinance, resolution, or otherwise.

(2) “Local law” does not include a public local law.

(i) “Metropolitan district” means the Maryland-Washington Metropolitan District established under Title 19 of this article.

(j) “Park” includes a public playground, play field, and any other recreational ground, space, or facility.

(k) “Person” means an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, partnership, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity.

(l) “Regional district” means the Maryland-Washington Regional District established under Title 20, Subtitle 1 of this article.

(m) “Road” includes a highway, freeway, boulevard, parkway, street, avenue, lane, alley, viaduct, bridge, and any other way or part of a way.

(n) “Sensitive area” has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of this article.

(o) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, “state” means:

(i) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

(ii) the District of Columbia.

(2) When capitalized, “State” means Maryland.

(p) (1) “Subdivision” means:

(i) the process and configuration of land by which one or more lots, tracts, or parcels of land are divided, consolidated, or established as one or more lots or parcels, or other divisions of land, consistent with criteria established by the legislative body of the local jurisdiction; or

(ii) the land so subdivided.

(2) “Subdivision” includes resubdivision.

(q) (1) “Zoning law” means the legislative implementation of regulations for zoning by a local jurisdiction.

(2) “Zoning law” includes a zoning ordinance, zoning regulation, zoning code, and any similar legislative action to implement zoning controls in a local jurisdiction.