{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-4-104","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Local Government § 4–104","heading":"","body":"(a) In this section, “special district” means a special tax area or district,\nsanitary district, park or planning district, soil conservation district, or public agency\nexercising specific powers in a defined area that does not exercise general municipal\nfunctions.\n(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a\nmunicipality located in a special district may not exercise, divest, or duplicate in the\nmunicipality’s corporate limits any special power or duty conferred on the special\ndistrict.\n(2) Subject to the consent of the special district, a municipality may,\nwithin its corporate limits, provide recreational facilities within a special district’s\njurisdiction.\n(c) A municipality may not exempt an area from any property tax, special\nbenefit assessment, or service charge imposed to support a special district.\n(d) A local law conferring a special power or duty on a special district does\nnot authorize the special district to exercise that power or perform that duty in an\narea where a municipality continues to exercise the power or perform the duty.\n(e) A municipality may not amend or repeal its charter or exercise its\npowers of annexation or incorporation as to affect the power of:\n(1) the Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission,\nrelating to zoning; or\n(2) the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, relating to\nsanitation, including sewer, water, and similar facilities.\n(f) Article XI–E of the Maryland Constitution, this division, and Division I\nof the Land Use Article do not authorize a municipality, through procedures under\nthis title or other changes in the municipal charter, to exercise planning authority,\nsubdivision control, or zoning jurisdiction in a political subdivision in which a State,\nregional, or county unit exercises planning authority, subdivision control, or zoning\njurisdiction.","path":["Article - Local Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glg\u0026section=4-104","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:58Z","sha256":"7f6842dc1b0fd2f3832f71ede8bdf92a95fb73e8799b871f46a3a6ed7a5d15c7","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-4-103","next":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-4-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}