{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-2-105","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Land Use § 2–105","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) A planning commission shall have the powers necessary to enable the commission to fulfill its functions, promote planning, and execute the purposes of this division.\n(2) On a planning commission’s request, all public officials shall provide to the commission, within a reasonable time, available information that the commission may require for the performance of the planning commission’s functions.\n(3) In the performance of the planning commission’s functions, a planning commission and its members, officers, and employees may enter on any land and make examinations and surveys.\n(4) A planning commission may accept and use gifts and public or private grants for the performance of the commission’s functions.\n(b) (1) A planning commission’s expenditures, other than gifts, shall be made in accordance with:\n(i) the conditions of the legislative body; and\n(ii) the amount appropriated by the legislative body.\n(2) The legislative body shall provide the funds, equipment, and accommodations necessary for the performance of the planning commission’s functions.\n(c) (1) A planning commission shall:\n(i) adopt rules for the conduct of its business; and\n(ii) keep records of its resolutions, transactions, findings, and determinations.\n(2) The records required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be open to the public.","path":["Article - Land Use"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glu\u0026section=2-105","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:47Z","sha256":"65db7fe8881da0c5674597ffd819bb41607ad46859c61cc8887aa7d0e5a9c60d","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-2-104","next":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-3-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}