- A. The Secretary may not designate more than six arts and entertainment districts in any calendar year.
B. Limit on Number of Districts.
- (1) A county may not receive more than one designation of an area as an arts and entertainment district in any calendar year.
- (2) A joint application by two or more counties counts as one designation of an area as an arts and entertainment district for each county.
- (3) A joint application by two or more municipalities within the same county counts as one designation of an area as an arts and entertainment district within the county.
- (4) A joint application by a county and a municipality located within an adjoining county counts as one designation of an area as an arts and entertainment district for each county.
- (5) The application for expansion of a designated arts and entertainment district is not considered a new request and is not counted as one additional designation of an area as an arts and entertainment district for the appropriate county or counties.
- (6) A redesignation request is not considered a new district request and is not counted as one additional designation of an area as an arts and entertainment district.
Authority: Economic Development Article, §§2-108, 4-701—4-707, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: November 11, 2002 (29:22 Md. R. 1722)
Regulation .03B amended effective June 15, 2009 (36:12 Md. R. 838); June 27, 2011 (38:13 Md. R. 757); April 1, 2013 (40:6 Md. R. 476); December 22, 2014 (41:25 Md. R. 1486)
Regulation .06D amended effective April 1, 2013 (40:6 Md. R. 476)
Regulation .08B amended effective April 2, 2012 (39:6 Md. R. 410)
Regulation .09B amended effective April 1, 2013 (40:6 Md. R. 476)
Regulation .10A amended effective June 15, 2009 (36:12 Md. R. 838)