Md. Code Ann., Corps. & Ass'ns § 5-6B-32
Building and zoning codes effect
Effective Oct 1, 2014Added as Corporations and Associations § 5-6B-19 by Acts 1986, c. 833; Acts 1986, c. 834. Renumbered as Corporations and Associations § 5-6B-32 by Acts 2014, c. 567, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.State of Maryland
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- (1) Except as provided in §§ 5-6B-08 through 5-6B-10 and § 5-6B-12 of this subtitle, the provisions of this subtitle are statewide in their effect.
- (2) Except as provided in this subtitle, a county, city, or other jurisdiction may not enact any law, ordinance, or regulation which would impose a burden or restriction on a cooperative housing corporation that is not imposed on all other property of similar character not a cooperative housing corporation. Any such law, ordinance, or regulation is preempted by the subject and material of this title and is void.
- (b) The provisions of all laws, ordinances, and regulations concerning building codes or zoning shall have full force and effect to the extent that they apply to property which is a cooperative housing corporation and shall be construed and applied with reference to the overall nature and use of the property without regard to the form of ownership. A law, ordinance, or regulation concerning building codes or zoning may not establish any requirement or standard governing the use, location, placement, or construction of any land and improvements which comprise a cooperative project, unless the requirement or standard is uniformly applicable to all land and improvements of the same kind or character not comprising cooperative projects.
Added as Corporations and Associations § 5-6B-19 by Acts 1986, c. 833; Acts 1986, c. 834. Renumbered as Corporations and Associations § 5-6B-32 by Acts 2014, c. 567, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.