Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission — Regional District (LU Titles 20-27) (MD)
Tracked preemption from the Maryland overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1927-04-29
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:MD
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Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
AND
city.is_in_m_ncppc_regional_district==True- NOT
city.slug∈ {takoma-park,rockville,gaithersburg,laurel,college-park,bowie}
Preempted fields
2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
base_districts[*].zoning_ordinance_source | override | state_chartered_regional_district_zoning | Within the Regional District of Montgomery and Prince George's counties, zoning authority is exercised by the County Council sitting as the District Council under LU §22-201 (MoCo) / §23-201 (PG); the zoning ordinance is state-chartered and amendments to LU Titles 20-27 can directly rewrite the county zoning code without county action. |
review_type | add | m_ncppc_planning_board_subdivision_and_master_plan_review | M-NCPPC Planning Board drafts comprehensive/master/sector plans (adopted by County Council), conducts mandatory subdivision review, and administers Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (APFO) compliance findings. |
Citation
Authority source
Md. Code Ann., Land Use Titles 14-27 (Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Regional District); Title 22 (MoCo zoning); Title 23 (PG zoning); Title 25 (subdivision); Title 26 (forest conservation in Regional District); Title 27 (adequate public facilities)
§ Titles 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
Research notes
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is the only bi-county state-chartered planning agency in the U.S., created in 1927 to coordinate planning for the rapidly-suburbanizing portions of Montgomery and Prince George's counties adjacent to D.C. The Regional District encompasses nearly all of both counties, EXCEPT the six excluded municipalities: Takoma Park, Rockville, Gaithersburg (MoCo); Laurel (partial), College Park, Bowie (PG) — each retain independent municipal zoning under their own charters. The District Council (County Council sitting in zoning capacity) adopts the zoning ordinance under LU §22-201 (MoCo) / §23-201 (PG). MoCo 2014 Zoning Rewrite (ZTA effective Oct. 2014) and PG 2018 Zoning Ordinance Rewrite (effective April 2022) are the current frameworks. HEAA and HB 599/SB 477 apply through the Regional District structure.