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State seeks to simplify and update Maryland planning principles; lawmakers and stakeholders press for rural, conservation, and implementation detail
Summary
The Department of Planning proposed simplifying Maryland’s land‑use principles in House Bill 286 and adding resilience and equity, while promising a non‑regulatory implementation guide to help local governments apply the rules.
The committee reviewed House Bill 286, a proposed update to Maryland’s State planning principles aimed at simplifying statutory language and adding resilience, equity and implementation guidance.
Maryland Department of Planning officials told the panel the growth policy statute has not been substantially updated in about 15 years and that HB 286 seeks to replace lengthy guidance with eight concise planning principles and an accompanying non‑regulatory implementation guide. The department said it held regional roundtables, engaged the Sustainable Growth Subcabinet and sought…
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