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Maryland Military Installation Joint Land Use Studies (LU §22-301) (MD)

Tracked preemption from the Maryland overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
2008-10-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:MD
Other Maryland preemptions
Maryland Land Use Article — Zoning & Planning Enabling AuthorityMaryland Historic District Enabling Authority (LU §8-201)Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area — Worcester County OverlayMaryland Priority Funding Areas (PFA) — Smart Growth ActMaryland Rural Legacy Program — Designated Rural Legacy AreasMaryland Forest Conservation Act (FCA)Maryland Wetlands of Special State Concern (WSSC) & Nontidal WetlandsChesapeake Bay Critical Area Program — IDA / LDA / RCA Overlay

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

AND
  • city.near_military_installation == True
  • OR
    • parcel.in_aicuz_apz1 == True
    • parcel.in_aicuz_apz2 == True
    • parcel.in_aicuz_clear_zone == True
    • parcel.aicuz_dnl_db ≥ 65
    • parcel.in_jlus_study_area == True

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
review_typeaddinstallation_commander_notice_and_commentLocalities containing or adjacent to a military installation must give the installation commander notice and opportunity to comment on zoning changes, comprehensive-plan amendments, and major-development applications affecting the installation's JLUS study area or AICUZ-mapped noise / accident-potential zones.
base_districts[*].aicuz_compatibility_standardsoverridejlus_or_aicuz_overlay_standardsJLUS-derived overlay restricts incompatible uses (residential, schools, hospitals) within APZ-1, APZ-2, Clear Zones, and 65+ dB DNL noise contours surrounding Aberdeen Proving Ground (Harford), Fort Meade (Anne Arundel), NSA Bethesda / Walter Reed (MoCo), Andrews AFB / JBA (PG), NAS Patuxent River (St. Mary's), and Indian Head (Charles).

Citation

Authority source
Md. Code Ann., Land Use §§22-301 through 22-308 (Joint Land Use Studies; Military Installation Overlay Districts — recodified from former Art. 66B)
§ §§22-301 through 22-308
https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glu§ion=22-301

Research notes

Maryland hosts six Tier-1 military installations: Aberdeen Proving Ground (Harford County, Army RDT&E), Fort Meade (Anne Arundel, NSA/Cyber Command headquarters), NSA Bethesda / Walter Reed (Montgomery, Navy medical), Joint Base Andrews (Prince George's, Air Force / presidential), NAS Patuxent River (St. Mary's, Navy test/eval), and NSF Indian Head (Charles, Navy ordnance R&D). Each has a completed or in-progress JLUS coordinated through DoD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) and Maryland Department of Commerce. LU §22-301 is the enabling delegation for Military Installation Overlay Districts (MIODs); substantive standards come from JLUS recommendations and the DoD AICUZ program. Federal conflict check: DoD encroachment policy (DoDI 4715.13), Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) buffer-acquisition partnerships, and FAA Part 77 apply in parallel.