{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-4-216","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Local Government § 4–216","heading":"","body":"(a) A new municipality that is eligible to assume planning and zoning\nauthority and the county commissioners or county council shall cooperate in\ndeveloping the first comprehensive land use plan of the municipality.\n(b) Unless the county commissioners or county council expressly approves\notherwise, the initial zoning designations used by the municipality shall comply with\n§§ 4–104(e) and 4–516 of this title, including the 5–year zoning classification\nrestriction.","path":["Article - Local Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glg\u0026section=4-216","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:58Z","sha256":"a71fdca8015495c8a46af078a2cd2007403af10d83dca7f7b1c1e4b2b849c4a4","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-4-215","next":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-4-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}