{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-4-207","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Land Use § 4–207","heading":"","body":"(a) On application by a property owner, a legislative body may authorize how the uses allowed in a zoning classification are to be applied to a particular improved property by granting an adaptive reuse.\n(b) Before granting an adaptive reuse, the legislative body shall make specific findings, supported by facts in the record, that:\n(1) the change is consistent with the plan for the local jurisdiction;\n(2) the change is in the public interest and provides a positive benefit to the community; and\n(3) literal enforcement of the zoning classification would deprive the owner of all reasonable economically viable use of the property.","path":["Article - Land Use"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glu\u0026section=4-207","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:47Z","sha256":"64d57c51e0f42483a090ad2bf933d6d8f7572fa4c3ef70cbaac2a4987c15bdae","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-4-206","next":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-4-208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}