§ 23-204. Preapplication and preliminary submissions -- Montgomery County.

   (a) Scope of section. -- This section applies only in Montgomery County.

(b) Time limits. -- The subdivision regulations may:

   (1) establish a time period within which the county planning board shall approve or disapprove a preapplication or preliminary plan submission; and

   (2) provide that an applicant may:

      (i) waive the time period within which the county planning board shall take action in accordance with item (1) of this subsection; and

      (ii) consent to an extension of the time period.

(c) Effect of failure to act. --

   (1) A preapplication or preliminary plan submission that has not been approved or disapproved in accordance with this section is considered approved.

   (2) If a preapplication or preliminary plan submission is considered to have been approved under this subsection, on demand, the county planning board shall issue a certificate of approval.

(d) Disapproval. -- If the county planning board disapproves a preapplication or preliminary plan submission, the county planning board shall:

   (1) state the grounds for disapproval in the records of the county planning board; and

   (2) mail, postage prepaid, a copy of the record stating the grounds for disapproval to all parties of record at their last address.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 28, § 7-116(b); 2012, ch. 426, § 2.