A licensed halfway house and group home shall ensure that its sites comply with Health-General Article, §§8-406 and 10-518, Annotated Code of Maryland, as follows:
- A. A small halfway house or private group home is considered conclusively a single-family dwelling for purposes of zoning, and may be located in all residential zones;
- B. A large halfway house or private group home is considered conclusively a multi-family dwelling for purposes of zoning and may be located in zones of similar density; and
- C. A halfway house or a private group home may not be made subject to any special exception, conditional use permit, or procedure that differs from that required for a single-family dwelling or a multi-family dwelling of similar density in the same zone.
Authority: Health-General Article, §§7.5-204, 8-402, 8-404, 10-901, and 10-1402, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: July 1, 2016 (43:10 Md. R. 585)
Regulation .02A amended effective May 27, 2024 (51:10 Md. R. 526)