Maryland Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Section 7-117

      The Commission shall approve or disapprove a subdivision plat within 30 days after its submission. Otherwise the plat shall be deemed to have been approved, and a certificate to that effect shall be issued by the Commission upon demand. In Prince George's County, each office to which a preliminary subdivision plan is referred shall return one copy of the plan to the planning board within 30 days with comments noted on it. If the reply is not made within 30 days by any office to whom referred, the plan shall be deemed to be approved by it. In Prince George's County, the Commission shall approve or disapprove a preliminary subdivision plan within 70 days after its submission, excluding the month of August and the period between December 20 and January 3 when calculating this 70-day period. Otherwise, the preliminary subdivision plan shall be deemed to have been approved, and a certificate to that effect shall be issued by the Commission upon demand. The applicant for the Commission's approval may waive either or both of these requirements and consent to the extension of the periods. However, in Prince George's County, no such waiver may be for a period greater than the original period allowed for approval of the plat or preliminary plan. The ground of disapproval of any plat shall be stated upon the records of the Commission. Any plat submitted to the Commission shall contain the name and address of a person to whom notice of hearing may be sent. No plat may be sent by mail to the address not less than five days before the date fixed therefor. In his application, however, the applicant may waive the hearing and notice, and the approval of any plat exactly as submitted by the applicant is a waiver of the hearing and notice. The subdivision regulations may include provisions for notice to owners of properties that would be substantially affected by approval of any subdivision plat and for public hearings on the applications and may include provisions for an appeal to the district council from a decision approving or disapproving a subdivision plat.