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Maryland House Bill HB1259

Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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33 EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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77 HOUSE BILL 1259
88 L6, N1 2lr0726
99 CF SB 871
1010 By: Delegate Belcastro
1111 Introduced and read first time: February 11, 2022
1212 Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
1313
1414 A BILL ENTITLED
1515
1616 AN ACT concerning 1
1717
1818 Accessory Dwelling Unit Authorization and Promotion Act 2
1919
2020 FOR the purpose of requiring, on or before a certain date, each legislative body to adopt a 3
2121 local law authorizing the development of accessory dwelling units on land zoned for 4
2222 single–family residential use subject to certain requirements; providing for 5
2323 requirements for approval of a zoning use permit application, the calculation of 6
2424 development impact fees or building excise taxes, and restrictions on the ability of a 7
2525 utility to require a certain connection or charge a certain fee; prohibiting a restriction 8
2626 on use in an instrument affecting the transfer or sale of real property or any other 9
2727 interest in real property from imposing or acting to impose certain limitations on the 10
2828 development or use of accessory dwelling units on property zoned for single–family 11
2929 residential use; and generally relating to the development and use of accessory 12
3030 dwelling units. 13
3131
3232 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 14
3333 Article – Land Use 15
3434 Section 1–401(a) and (c), 1–402, and 10–103(a) 16
3535 Annotated Code of Maryland 17
3636 (2012 Volume and 2021 Supplement) 18
3737
3838 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 19
3939 Article – Land Use 20
4040 Section 1–401(b)(16) through (27) and 10–103(b)(15) through (20) 21
4141 Annotated Code of Maryland 22
4242 (2012 Volume and 2021 Supplement) 23
4343
4444 BY adding to 24
4545 Article – Land Use 25
4646 Section 1–401(b)(16); 4–501 through 4–509 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 5. 26
4747 Accessory Dwelling Unit Authorization and Promotion Act”; and 27
4848 10–103(b)(15) 28 2 HOUSE BILL 1259
4949
5050
5151 Annotated Code of Maryland 1
5252 (2012 Volume and 2021 Supplement) 2
5353
5454 BY adding to 3
5555 Article – Real Property 4
5656 Section 2–126 5
5757 Annotated Code of Maryland 6
5858 (2015 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 7
5959
6060 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENER AL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 8
6161 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 9
6262
6363 Article – Land Use 10
6464
6565 1–401. 11
6666
6767 (a) Except as provided in this section, this division does not apply to charter 12
6868 counties. 13
6969
7070 (b) The following provisions of this division apply to a charter county: 14
7171
7272 (16) TITLE 4, SUBTITLE 5 (ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT 15
7373 AUTHORIZATION AND PROMOTION ACT); 16
7474
7575 [(16)] (17) § 5–102(d) (Subdivision regulations – Burial sites); 17
7676
7777 [(17)] (18) § 5–104 (Major subdivision – Review); 18
7878
7979 [(18)] (19) Title 7, Subtitle 1 (Development Mechanisms); 19
8080
8181 [(19)] (20) Title 7, Subtitle 2 (Transfer of Development Rights); 20
8282
8383 [(20)] (21) except in Montgomery County or Prince George’s County, Title 21
8484 7, Subtitle 3 (Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements); 22
8585
8686 [(21)] (22) Title 7, Subtitle 4 (Inclusionary Zoning); 23
8787
8888 [(22)] (23) § 8–401 (Conversion of overhead facilities); 24
8989
9090 [(23)] (24) for Baltimore County only, Title 9, Subtitle 3 (Single–County 25
9191 Provisions – Baltimore County); 26
9292
9393 [(24)] (25) for Frederick County only, Title 9, Subtitle 10 (Single–County 27
9494 Provisions – Frederick County); 28
9595 HOUSE BILL 1259 3
9696
9797
9898 [(25)] (26) for Howard County only, Title 9, Subtitle 13 (Single–County 1
9999 Provisions – Howard County); 2
100100
101101 [(26)] (27) for Talbot County only, Title 9, Subtitle 18 (Single–County 3
102102 Provisions – Talbot County); and 4
103103
104104 [(27)] (28) Title 11, Subtitle 2 (Civil Penalty). 5
105105
106106 (c) This section supersedes any inconsistent provision of Division II of this article. 6
107107
108108 1–402. 7
109109
110110 (a) In addition to the powers the county may have had under this division before 8
111111 adopting code home rule, a code county may exercise the powers relating to land use stated 9
112112 in Title 10 of the Local Government Article. 10
113113
114114 (b) A code county that chooses to exercise the powers relating to land use stated 11
115115 in Title 10 of the Local Government Article shall be treated as a charter county for purposes 12
116116 of § 1–401 of this subtitle. 13
117117
118118 SUBTITLE 5. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AUTHORIZATION AND PROMOTION ACT. 14
119119
120120 4–501. 15
121121
122122 (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 16
123123 INDICATED. 17
124124
125125 (B) “ACCESSORY DWELLING UN IT” MEANS A SECONDARY DWELLING UNIT 18
126126 ON THE SAME LOT, PARCEL, OR TRACT AS A PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT THAT IS 19
127127 CONSTRUCTED : 20
128128
129129 (1) ATTACHED TO, OR THROUGH THE CONVERSION OF , A PORTION OF 21
130130 THE PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT; 22
131131
132132 (2) ATTACHED TO, OR THROUGH THE FULL OR PARTIAL CONV ERSION 23
133133 OF, AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED ON THE SAME LOT, PARCEL, OR TRACT AS 24
134134 THE PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT; OR 25
135135
136136 (3) AS A NEW BUILDING , DETACHED FROM THE PR IMARY DWELLING 26
137137 UNIT AND ANY EXISTING ACCESSORY STRUCTURES . 27
138138
139139 (C) (1) “DWELLING UNIT” MEANS A SINGLE UNIT PROVIDING COMPLETE , 28
140140 INDEPENDENT LIVING F ACILITIES FOR AT LEA ST ONE PERSON , INCLUDING 29
141141 PERMANENT PROVISIONS FOR SANITATION , COOKING, EATING, SLEEPING, AND 30
142142 OTHER ACTIVITIES ROU TINELY ASSOCIATED WI TH DAILY LIFE. 31 4 HOUSE BILL 1259
143143
144144
145145
146146 (2) “DWELLING UNIT” DOES NOT INCLUDE A U NIT IN A MULTIFAMILY 1
147147 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING . 2
148148
149149 (D) “UTILITY” MEANS WATER OR SEWER DISPOSAL SERVICES PR OVIDED BY: 3
150150
151151 (1) A PRIVATE COMPANY REGULATED UN DER DIVISION I OF THE 4
152152 PUBLIC UTILITIES ARTICLE; 5
153153
154154 (2) THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION 6
155155 REGULATED UNDER DIVISION II OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES ARTICLE; 7
156156
157157 (3) A SANITARY COMMISSIO N REGULATED UNDER TITLE 9, SUBTITLE 8
158158 6 OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE; OR 9
159159
160160 (4) A MUNICIPAL AUTHORIT Y REGULATED UNDER TITLE 9, SUBTITLE 10
161161 7 OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 11
162162
163163 4–502. 12
164164
165165 THIS SUBTITLE APPLIES ONLY TO THE DEVELOPM ENT OF ACCESSORY 13
166166 DWELLING UNIT S ON LAND ZONED FOR SINGLE–FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE . 14
167167
168168 4–503. 15
169169
170170 (A) IT IS THE POLICY OF THE STATE TO PROMOTE AND ENCOU RAGE THE 16
171171 CREATION OF ACCESSOR Y DWELLING UNITS ON LAND ZONED FOR SINGLE–FAMILY 17
172172 RESIDENTIAL USE IN ORDER TO MEET THE HOUSING NEEDS OF THE CITIZENS OF 18
173173 MARYLAND. 19
174174
175175 (B) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBTITLE AND SU BJECT TO 20
176176 PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THIS SUBTITLE DOES N OT ALTER OR 21
177177 ABROGATE ANY ZONING POWER OR RELATED AUT HORITY GRANTED TO A LOCAL 22
178178 JURISDICTION UNDER T HIS TITLE. 23
179179
180180 (2) LOCAL JURISDICTIONS S HALL ESTABLISH POLIC IES THAT 24
181181 FURTHER THE INTENT O F THIS SUBTITLE. 25
182182
183183 4–504. 26
184184
185185 (A) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2023, EACH LEGISLATIVE BODY SHALL 27
186186 ADOPT A LOCAL LAW AUTHORIZING THE DEVE LOPMENT OF ACCESSORY DWELLING 28 HOUSE BILL 1259 5
187187
188188
189189 UNITS ON LAND ZONED FOR SINGLE –FAMILY RESIDENTIAL U SE IN ACCORDANCE 1
190190 WITH THIS SECTION . 2
191191
192192 (B) A LOCAL LAW ADOPTED UNDER TH IS SECTION SHALL APP LY TO ALL 3
193193 LAND IN THE LOCAL JU RISDICTION ZONED FOR SINGLE–FAMILY RESIDENTIAL U SE, 4
194194 PROVIDED THAT : 5
195195
196196 (1) THE PARTY DEVELOPING THE ACCESSORY DWELLI NG UNIT OWNS 6
197197 AND HAS THE EXCLUSIV E RIGHT TO USE THE LOT, PARCEL, OR TRACT ON WHICH THE 7
198198 ACCESSORY DWELLING U NIT IS TO BE DEVELOP ED; AND 8
199199
200200 (2) THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW DWELLING UNITS ON THE LO T, 9
201201 TRACT, OR PARCEL IS NOT OTHERWISE PROHIBITED DUE TO : 10
202202
203203 (I) LIMITATIONS ON AVAIL ABLE SAFE DRINKING W ATER; 11
204204
205205 (II) THE EXISTENCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS DUE TO 12
206206 LIMITATIONS ON SEWAGE DISPOSAL ; OR 13
207207
208208 (III) RISKS ASSOCIATED WIT H FIRES, FLOODS, OR LANDSLIDES . 14
209209
210210 (C) A LOCAL LAW ADOPTED UN DER THIS SECTION SHALL: 15
211211
212212 (1) REQUIRE THAT THE TOTAL SQUARE FOO TAGE OF THE ACCESSOR Y 16
213213 DWELLING UNIT BE LESS THAN THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF TH E PRIMARY 17
214214 DWELLING UNIT ; 18
215215
216216 (2) REQUIRE THAT THE FINAL DESIGN FOR THE ACCESSORY 19
217217 DWELLING UNIT SATISFY ALL RELEVANT BUILDIN G CODE REQUIREMENTS ; 20
218218
219219 (3) AUTHORIZE CONSTRUCTI ON OF AN ACCESSORY D WELLING UNIT 21
220220 BEFORE OR DURING THE CONSTRUCT ION OF THE PRIMARY D WELLING UNIT, UNLESS 22
221221 THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ACCESSORY DWELLI NG UNIT WOULD RESULT IN THE 23
222222 NEED FOR A VARIANCE FROM THE ZONING LAW OF THE LOCAL JURISDI CTION IN 24
223223 ORDER TO CONSTRUCT T HE PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT; AND 25
224224
225225 (4) EXCLUDE THE DEVELOPM ENT OF AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT 26
226226 FROM THE CALCULATION OF DENSI TY AND THE APPLICATION OF ANY MEASURES 27
227227 LIMITING RESIDENTIAL GROWTH THAT PERTAIN TO THE LOT, PARCEL, OR TRACT 28
228228 PROPOSED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACCESSORY DWELLI NG UNIT. 29
229229
230230 (D) A LOCAL LAW ADOPTED UN DER THIS SECTION MAY NOT: 30
231231 6 HOUSE BILL 1259
232232
233233
234234 (1) REQUIRE, AS A CONDITION TO DE VELOPING AN ACCESSOR Y 1
235235 DWELLING UNIT , THAT THAT THE LOT, PARCEL, OR TRACT EXCEED THE MINIMUM 2
236236 SIZE REQUIRED FOR A PRIMARY DWELLING UNI T IN THE ZONE OR DISTRICT; 3
237237
238238 (2) ESTABLISH SETBACK REQUI REMENTS FROM THE SID E AND REAR 4
239239 LOT LINES FOR AN ACC ESSORY DWELLING UNIT THAT IS CONVERTED FR OM AN 5
240240 EXISTING ACCESSORY S TRUCTURE IF: 6
241241
242242 (I) THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED ACCESSORY D WELLING 7
243243 UNIT IS IDENTICAL TO THE EXISTING ACCESSO RY STRUCTURE; AND 8
244244
245245 (II) THE DIMENSIONS OF TH E PROPOSED ACCESSORY 9
246246 DWELLING UNIT ARE ID ENTICAL TO OR SMALLE R THAN THE EXISTING ACCESSORY 10
247247 STRUCTURE; 11
248248
249249 (3) FOR AN ACCESSORY DWELLING U NIT OTHER THAN A UNIT THAT 12
250250 MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF ITEM (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, ESTABLISH SETBACK 13
251251 REQUIREMENTS THAT EX CEED 4 FEET FROM THE SIDE A ND REAR LOT LINES ; OR 14
252252
253253 (4) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED I N SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION , 15
254254 REQUIRE THE CREATION OF ADDITIONAL OFF –STREET PARKING AS A CONDITION TO 16
255255 DEVELOPING AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT . 17
256256
257257 (E) A LOCAL LAW ADOPTED UNDER THIS S ECTION MAY: 18
258258
259259 (1) IMPOSE REASONABLE LI MITATIONS ON THE MAX IMUM SQUARE 19
260260 FOOTAGE OF AN ACCESS ORY DWELLING UNIT ; 20
261261
262262 (2) REQUIRE THAT EXISTIN G OFF–STREET PARKING LOST TO THE 21
263263 DEVELOPMENT OF AN AC CESSORY DWELLING UNIT BE REPLACED WITH AN 22
264264 EQUIVALENT AMOUNT OF NEW OFF–STREET PARKING ON THE PROPERTY ; AND 23
265265
266266 (3) ALLOW AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT OF NEW ON –STREET PARKING 24
267267 TO BE SUBSTITUTED FO R THE NEW OFF–STREET PARKING UNDER ITEM (2) OF THIS 25
268268 SUBSECTION, IF SUFFICIENT CURB AREA EXISTS ALONG THE FRONT LINE OF THE 26
269269 PROPERTY OR MAY BE CREATED BY RE MOVING ACCESS TO THE OFF–STREET 27
270270 PARKING LOST TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE A CCESSORY DWELLING UN IT. 28
271271
272272 4–505. 29
273273
274274 (A) A LOCAL JURISDICTION S HALL APPROVE OR DENY A COMPLETE 30
275275 APPLICATION FOR A ZONING USE PERMIT FOR AN ACCESSORY DWE LLING UNIT 31 HOUSE BILL 1259 7
276276
277277
278278 WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT BY THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKI NG 1
279279 ZONING DECISIONS . 2
280280
281281 (B) APPROVAL OF A COMPLETE APPLICATION UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL 3
282282 BE PERFORMED IN A MI NISTERIAL MANNER . 4
283283
284284 (C) IF AN APPLICANT REQUE STS A DELAY IN THE R EVIEW OF AN 5
285285 APPLICATION, THE 90 DAY REVIEW PERIOD REQUIRED UNDER SUBSE CTION (A) OF 6
286286 THIS SECTION SHALL BE TOLLED FOR THE DURATION OF THE DELAY. 7
287287
288288 (D) THIS SECTION MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO ALTE R THE APPELLATE OR 8
289289 JUDICIAL REVIEW PROCE SSES FOR A ZONING USE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR AN 9
290290 ACCESSORY DWELLING U NIT. 10
291291
292292 4–506. 11
293293
294294 (A) A LOCAL JURISDICTION M AY NOT CHARGE A DEVELOPMENT IMPACT 12
295295 FEE OR A BUILDING EXCISE TAX ON AN ACCESSORY DWEL LING UNIT WITH A TOT AL 13
296296 SQUARE FOOTAGE LESS THAN 750 SQUARE FEET. 14
297297
298298 (B) A DEVELOPMENT IMPACT F EE OR A BUILDING EXCISE TAX CHARGED 15
299299 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACCESSORY DWEL LING UNIT THAT IS AT LEAST 750 16
300300 SQUARE FEET SHALL BE ASSESSED PR OPORTIONATELY IN REL ATION TO THE 17
301301 SQUARE FOOTAGE OF TH E PRIMARY DWELLING U NIT. 18
302302
303303 4–507. 19
304304
305305 (A) (1) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO AN ACCE SSORY DWELLING 20
306306 UNIT THAT IS DEVELOP ED IN CONJUNCTION WI TH A NEW OR SUBSTANT IALLY 21
307307 RENOVATED PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT . 22
308308
309309 (2) A UTILITY MAY NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF A SEPARATE 23
310310 CONNECTION BETWEEN AN ACCESSORY DWELLING U NIT AND THE WATER OR SEWER 24
311311 MAIN IF THE EXISTING CONNECTION BETWEEN T HE PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT AND 25
312312 THE WATER OR SEWER MAIN IS DETERMINED T O BE SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE 26
313313 ADDITION OF THE ACCE SSORY DWELLING UNIT . 27
314314
315315 (B) IF AN ACCESSORY DWELL ING UNIT IS INTEGRAT ED INTO THE EXISTING 28
316316 CONNECTION BETWEEN T HE PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT AND THE WATER OR SEWER 29
317317 MAIN, A UTILITY MAY NOT CH ARGE A CONNECTION FE E ASSOCIATED WITH THE 30
318318 INTEGRATION OF THE A CCESSORY DWELLING UN IT. 31
319319 8 HOUSE BILL 1259
320320
321321
322322 (C) A PERSON DEVELOPING AN ACCESS ORY DWELLING UNIT MA Y ELECT TO 1
323323 USE A METER THAT IS SHARED WITH THE PRIMARY DWE LLING UNIT TO TRACK THE 2
324324 DELIVERY OF WATER FR OM A UTILITY. 3
325325
326326 4–508. 4
327327
328328 (A) ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, AND EACH SEPTEMBER 30 5
329329 THEREAFTER , EACH LOCAL JURISDICT ION SHALL REPORT THE FOLLOWING 6
330330 INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING FOR THE PREVIOUS FIS CAL 7
331331 YEAR: 8
332332
333333 (1) THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY, SINGLE–FAMILY DWELLING UNIT S IN 9
334334 THE LOCAL JURISDICTION, WITH THE ZONING DESIGNATI ON FOR THE DWELLING 10
335335 UNITS; 11
336336
337337 (2) A LIST OF ALL ZONING DESIGNATIONS IN THE LOCAL 12
338338 JURISDICTION IN WH ICH ACCESSORY DWELLI NG UNITS ARE PERMITT ED; 13
339339
340340 (3) THE NUMBER OF ILLEGA L ACCESSORY DWELLING U NITS KNOWN 14
341341 TO BE IN THE LOCAL J URISDICTION; 15
342342
343343 (4) THE NUMBER OF APPLIC ATIONS TO LEGALIZE A N ILLEGAL 16
344344 ACCESSORY DWELLING U NIT SUBMITTED TO THE LOCAL JURISDICTION A ND THE 17
345345 RESULTS OF PROCESSIN G THE APPLICATIONS ; 18
346346
347347 (5) THE NUMBER OF LEGAL ACCESSORY DWELLING U NITS IN THE 19
348348 LOCAL JURISDICTION ; 20
349349
350350 (6) THE NUMBER OF APPLIC ATIONS FOR NEW ACCES SORY DWELLING 21
351351 UNITS ACCEPTED FOR P ROCESSING; 22
352352
353353 (7) THE NUMBER OF ACCESS ORY DWELLING UNIT AP PLICATIONS 23
354354 THAT WERE APPROVED AND THAT RECEIVED AL L REQUIRED PERMITS ; 24
355355
356356 (8) FOR EACH ACCESSORY D WELLING UNIT APPLICATION IDENTIFIED 25
357357 IN ITEM (7) OF THIS SUBSECTION , A STATEMENT ON : 26
358358
359359 (I) WHETHER THE ACCESSOR Y DWELLING UNIT IS: 27
360360
361361 1. ATTACHED TO OR CONVERTED FROM A PORTION OF 28
362362 THE PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT; 29
363363 HOUSE BILL 1259 9
364364
365365
366366 2. ATTACHED TO OR C ONVERTED FROM A N ACCESSORY 1
367367 STRUCTURE LOCATED ON THE SAME LOT, PARCEL, OR TRACT AS THE PRIMARY 2
368368 DWELLING UNIT ; OR 3
369369
370370 3. DETACHED FROM THE PR IMARY DWELLING UNIT AND 4
371371 ANY OTHER ACCESSORY STRUCTURES LOCATED O N THE LOT, PARCEL, OR TRACT; 5
372372
373373 (II) THE SIZE OF THE ACCESSORY DWELLI NG UNIT; 6
374374
375375 (III) THE NUMBER OF BEDROO MS IN THE ACCESSORY DWELLING 7
376376 UNIT; AND 8
377377
378378 (IV) THE LEVEL OF ACCESSI BILITY OF THE ACCESSORY 9
379379 DWELLING UNIT ; 10
380380
381381 (9) THE NUMBER OF ACCESS ORY DWELLING UNIT AP PLICATIONS 11
382382 THAT WERE DENIED ; AND 12
383383
384384 (10) FOR EACH ACCESSORY D WELLING UNIT APPLICA TION IDENTIFIED 13
385385 IN ITEM (9) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE REASON THAT THE APPLICATION WAS 14
386386 DENIED. 15
387387
388388 (B) THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SHALL ESTABL ISH THE METHODS 16
389389 USED BY THE LOCAL JU RISDICTIONS TO REPOR T THE INFORMATION REQUIRED 17
390390 UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. 18
391391
392392 (C) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2023, AND EACH DECEMBER 31 19
393393 THEREAFTER , THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR 20
394394 AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE 21
395395 GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE DEVELOPMENT O F ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS 22
396396 THROUGHOUT THE STATE. 23
397397
398398 (2) THE INFORMATION IN THE R EPORT SHALL BE DISAG GREGATED 24
399399 BY LOCAL JURISDICTIO N. 25
400400
401401 (3) THE REPORT SHALL CONT AIN RECOMMENDATIONS TO FURTHER 26
402402 THE GOALS OF THIS SU BTITLE. 27
403403
404404 4–509. 28
405405
406406 THIS SUBTITLE MAY BE CITED AS THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT 29
407407 AUTHORIZATION AND PROMOTION ACT. 30
408408 10 HOUSE BILL 1259
409409
410410
411411 10–103. 1
412412
413413 (a) Except as provided in this section, this division does not apply to Baltimore 2
414414 City. 3
415415
416416 (b) The following provisions of this division apply to Baltimore City: 4
417417
418418 (15) TITLE 4, SUBTITLE 5 (ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT 5
419419 AUTHORIZATION AND PROMOTION ACT) 6
420420
421421 [(15)] (16) § 5–102(d) (Subdivision regulations – Burial sites); 7
422422
423423 [(16)] (17) Title 7, Subtitle 1 (Development Mechanisms); 8
424424
425425 [(17)] (18) Title 7, Subtitle 2 (Transfer of Development Rights); 9
426426
427427 [(18)] (19) Title 7, Subtitle 3 (Development Rights and Responsibilities 10
428428 Agreements); 11
429429
430430 [(19)] (20) Title 7, Subtitle 4 (Inclusionary Zoning); and 12
431431
432432 [(20)] (21) Title 11, Subtitle 2 (Civil Penalty). 13
433433
434434 Article – Real Property 14
435435
436436 2–126. 15
437437
438438 (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 16
439439 INDICATED. 17
440440
441441 (2) “ACCESSORY DWELLING UN IT” HAS THE MEANING STATED IN § 18
442442 4–501 OF THE LAND USE ARTICLE. 19
443443
444444 (3) “RESTRICTION ON USE ” INCLUDES ANY COVENAN T, 20
445445 RESTRICTION, OR CONDITION CONTAIN ED IN: 21
446446
447447 (I) A DEED; 22
448448
449449 (II) A DECLARATION ; 23
450450
451451 (III) A CONTRACT; 24
452452
453453 (IV) THE BYLAWS OR RULES O F A CONDOMINIUM OR 25
454454 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATI ON; 26 HOUSE BILL 1259 11
455455
456456
457457
458458 (V) A SECURITY INSTRUMENT ; OR 1
459459
460460 (VI) ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT AFFECTING: 2
461461
462462 1. THE TRANSFER OR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY ; OR 3
463463
464464 2. ANY OTHER INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY . 4
465465
466466 (B) (1) IF A PROPERTY OWNER HAS THE EXCLUSIVE RI GHT TO USE THE 5
467467 PROPERTY AND ABIDES BY ALL APPLICABLE LA WS AND REGULATIONS , A 6
468468 RESTRICTION ON USE R EGARDING LAND USE MAY NOT IMPOSE OR AC T TO IMPOSE 7
469469 AN UNREASONABLE LIMI TATION ON THE ABILITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNER TO: 8
470470
471471 (I) DEVELOP AN ACCESSORY DWELLIN G UNIT ON A PROPERTY 9
472472 ZONED FOR SINGLE –FAMILY RESIDENTIAL U SE; OR 10
473473
474474 (II) USE AN ACCESSORY DWELLIN G UNIT AS A RENTAL U NIT. 11
475475
476476 (2) FOR THE PURPOSE OF PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION , AN 12
477477 UNREASONABLE LIMITAT ION INCLUDES A LIMIT ATION THAT: 13
478478
479479 (I) SIGNIFICANTLY INCREAS ES THE COST OF DEVEL OPING AN 14
480480 ACCESSORY DWELLING U NIT OR THE COST O F OPERATING THE ACCE SSORY 15
481481 DWELLING UNIT AS A R ENTAL UNIT; OR 16
482482
483483 (II) PROHIBITS, EITHER EXPLICITLY OR BY EFFECT OF THE 17
484484 RESTRICTIONS , THE DEVELOPMENT OF A N ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT OR THE USE 18
485485 OF AN ACCESSORY DWEL LING UNIT AS A RENTA L UNIT. 19
486486
487487 (C) THIS SECTION MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO PROH IBIT A RESTRICTION 20
488488 ON USE FROM INCLUDIN G REASONABLE DESIGN AND AESTHETIC GUIDEL INES FOR 21
489489 ACCESSORY DWELLING U NITS. 22
490490
491491 (D) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A RESTRICTI ON ON USE ON HISTORI C 23
492492 PROPERTY THAT IS LIS TED IN, OR DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE 24
493493 MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR INCLUSION IN , THE 25
494494 MARYLAND REGISTER OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES. 26
495495
496496 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 27
497497 October 1, 2022. 28