2013 Maryland Code
LAND USE
§ 8-303 - Application for changes to sites or structures -- Review of application.
§8-303.
(a) In reviewing an application, a commission shall:
(1) use the guidelines adopted under § 8-301 of this subtitle; and
(2) consider:
(i) the historic, archaeological, or architectural significance of the site or structure and its relationship to the historic, archaeological, or architectural significance of the surrounding area;
(ii) the relationship of the exterior architectural features of the structure to the remainder of the structure and to the surrounding area;
(iii) the general compatibility of exterior design, scale, proportion, arrangement, texture, and materials proposed to be used; and
(iv) any other factors, including aesthetics, that the commission considers pertinent.
(b) A commission shall consider only the exterior features of a structure.
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