{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-5-106","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Local Government § 5–106","heading":"","body":"(a) In this section, “conservation area” means an area in a municipality that\nthe legislative body of the municipality finds to be so affected by blight and\ncommunity or property deterioration as to require comprehensive renovation and\nrehabilitation.\n(b) This section does not apply to or affect:\n(1) Anne Arundel County;\n(2) Calvert County;\n(3) Howard County;\n(4) Kent County;\n(5) Somerset County;\n(6) Wicomico County; or\n(7) Worcester County.\n(c) The legislative body of a municipality may:\n(1) establish and define the boundaries of a conservation area in the\nmunicipality; and\n(2) establish and vest in any unit of the municipality, for a period not\nexceeding 5 years, exclusive jurisdiction or authority to enforce in the conservation\narea the laws, ordinances, codes, rules, and regulations the legislative body of the\nmunicipality considers expedient.\n(d) This section does not authorize a unit of the municipality established\nunder subsection (c) of this section to interfere with the powers of a law enforcement\nauthority in a municipality.","path":["Article - Local Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glg\u0026section=5-106","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:58Z","sha256":"5bee2786c30ba8fbfcb087712580779ac387465ae59153a1d34ee633263fb6fd","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-5-105","next":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-5-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}