{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-23-204","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Land Use § 23–204","heading":"","body":"(a) This section applies only in Montgomery County.\n(b) The subdivision regulations may:\n(1) establish a time period within which the county planning board shall approve or disapprove a preapplication or preliminary plan submission; and\n(2) provide that an applicant may:\n(i) waive the time period within which the county planning board shall take action in accordance with item (1) of this subsection; and\n(ii) consent to an extension of the time period.\n(c) (1) A preapplication or preliminary plan submission that has not been approved or disapproved in accordance with this section is considered approved.\n(2) If a preapplication or preliminary plan submission is considered to have been approved under this subsection, on demand, the county planning board shall issue a certificate of approval.\n(d) If the county planning board disapproves a preapplication or preliminary plan submission, the county planning board shall:\n(1) state the grounds for disapproval in the records of the county planning board; and\n(2) mail, postage prepaid, a copy of the record stating the grounds for disapproval to all parties of record at their last address.","path":["Article - Land Use"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glu\u0026section=23-204","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:47Z","sha256":"a7aa730468381423b7832c996f748dc3dfcd4438f034d01964500a3ba23fb651","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-23-203","next":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-23-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}