{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-7-502","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Land Use § 7–502","heading":"","body":"(a) In this section, “qualified project” means a residential project that:\n(1) consists of new construction or substantial renovation, as annually established and identified by the Department of Housing and Community Development in the Multifamily Rental Financing Program Guide;\n(2) is on property that:\n(i) 1. was formerly owned by the State;\n2. consists of more than one building;\n3. includes at least one building that was built more than 50 years before the date of application for the project; and\n4. is appropriate for redevelopment as determined by the Secretary of Housing and Community Development; or\n(ii) 1. is currently or was formerly owned by the federal government;\n2. is greater than 80 acres in size; and\n3. was the site of a former U.S. military reservation;\n(3) contains at least 25% of units that are affordable dwelling units; and\n(4) is deed–restricted to include 25% of units that are affordable dwelling units for a period of at least 40 years.\n(b) (1) In accordance with this subsection, a local jurisdiction shall allow the density of a qualified project to exceed the density otherwise authorized in a district or zone.\n(2) In an area zoned for single–family residential use, a qualified project may include middle housing units.\n(3) In an area zoned for multifamily residential use, a qualified project:\n(i) shall have a density limit that exceeds by 30% the allowable density in that zone for uses that are not part of a qualified project; and\n(ii) may consist of mixed–use.\n(4) Subject to § 7–509 of this subtitle, a qualified project may consist of mixed–use development with density limits that do not exceed the highest allowable density in the local jurisdiction’s multifamily residential zones:\n(i) in an area zoned for nonresidential use; or\n(ii) on land that:\n1. is currently or was formerly owned by the federal government;\n2. is more than 80 acres in size; and\n3. was the site of a former U.S. military reservation.\n(5) In an area zoned for mixed–use, a qualified project may consist of residential development with density limits that do not exceed the greater of the following:\n(i) the highest allowable density in the local jurisdiction’s residential zones; or\n(ii) six units per gross acre.\n(6) If a qualified project is allowed to exceed the density otherwise authorized by a local jurisdiction in a district or zone under this section, the qualified project may not also exceed the authorized density under § 7–503 or § 7–504 of this subtitle.","path":["Article - Land Use"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glu\u0026section=7-502","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:47Z","sha256":"1c55c6120559df905cdb9f04879eb4437bee433101aa53350de8268fbe0e78d1","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-7-501","next":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-7-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}