{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-4-509","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Local Government § 4–509","heading":"","body":"(a) Unless the zoning classification is amended under the procedures\nrequired by the county, for 5 years after the effective date of the unified charter, the\nland of a merging municipality that does not have planning and zoning powers may\nnot be placed in a zoning classification that allows a land use substantially different\nfrom the use allowed by the master plan or plan of the county or agency that has\nplanning and zoning jurisdiction over the land before the merger.\n(b) This subtitle does not grant planning and zoning powers to a unified\nmunicipality if none of the merging municipalities has planning and zoning powers.","path":["Article - Local Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glg\u0026section=4-509","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:58Z","sha256":"dc584a390fa0e61f8d3e46612d91e4727d408efb0a2c54ee7d558a5a496d0675","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-4-508","next":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-5-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}