SB0836 • 2026

Carroll County - District Planning Commission - Authorized

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Carroll County Senators
Last action: 2026-02-10
Official status: In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Effective date: 2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Carroll County - District Planning Commission - Authorized

Authorizing the County Commissioners of Carroll County to enact a local law to divide the county into certain districts, establish a process for the appointment of certain district planning commissions, provide for the membership and term of a certain district planning commission, and provide for the abolishment of a certain district planning commission; providing that a certain district planning commission has the same powers and duties within the district as a county planning commission; etc.

What This Bill Does

Authorizing the County Commissioners of Carroll County to enact a local law to divide the county into certain districts, establish a process for the appointment of certain district planning commissions, provide for the membership and term of a certain district planning commission, and provide for the abolishment of a certain district planning commission; providing that a certain district planning commission has the same powers and duties within the district as a county planning commission; etc.

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Bill History

2026-02-10 Senate
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-06 Senate
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Carroll County - District Planning Commission - Authorized

Official Summary Text

Authorizing the County Commissioners of Carroll County to enact a local law to divide the county into certain districts, establish a process for the appointment of certain district planning commissions, provide for the membership and term of a certain district planning commission, and provide for the abolishment of a certain district planning commission; providing that a certain district planning commission has the same powers and duties within the district as a county planning commission; etc.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*sb0836*

SENATE BILL 836
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By: Carroll County Senators
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2026
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Carroll County – District Planning Commission – Authorized 2

FOR the purpose of authorizing the County Commissioners of Carroll County to enact a 3
local law to divide the county into certain district s, establish a process for the 4
appointment of certain district planning commissions, provide for the membership 5
and terms of a certain district planning commission, and provide for the abolishment 6
of a certain district planning commission; providing that a certain district planning 7
commission has the same powers and duties within the district as a county planning 8
commission; requiring a district planning commission to develop certain plans and 9
regulations and hold public hearings; requiring the district planning commission to 10
perform certain duties; require certain zoning regulations to be administered in the 11
same manner as other land use regulations in the county unless otherwise stated in 12
the regulation; and generally relating to district planning commissions in Carroll 13
County. 14

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 15
Article – Land Use 16
Section 9–601 17
Annotated Code of Maryland 18
(2012 Volume and 2025 Supplement) 19

BY adding to 20
Article – Land Use 21
Section 9–605 22
Annotated Code of Maryland 23
(2012 Volume and 2025 Supplement) 24

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 25
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 26

Article – Land Use 27
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9–601. 1

This subtitle applies to Carroll County. 2

9–605. 3

(A) IN ADDITION TO A PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTED IN ACCORDANCE 4
WITH TITLE 2 OF THIS ARTICLE , THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CARROLL 5
COUNTY MAY ENACT A LOCAL LAW TO: 6

(1) DIVIDE THE COUNTY INTO DISTRICTS OF ANY NUMBER, SHAPE, OR 7
AREA IT MAY DETERMINE; 8

(2) ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF ONE OR MORE 9
DISTRICT PLANNING CO MMISSIONS TO PREPARE AND IMPLEMENT PLANS FOR A 10
DISTRICT; 11

(3) PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP AND TERM OF A DISTRI CT 12
PLANNING COMMISSION; AND 13

(4) PROVIDE FOR THE ABOL ISHMENT OF A DISTRICT PLANNING 14
COMMISSION AT ANY TIME AND FOR ANY REASON. 15

(B) (1) THE DISTRICT PLANNING COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE SAME 16
POWERS AND DUTIES WITH REGARD TO THE D ISTRICT AS A COUNTY PLANNING 17
COMMISSION ESTABLISHED UNDER TITLE 2 OF THIS ARTICLE. 18

(2) THE DISTRICT PLANNING COMMISSION SHALL: 19

(I) DEVELOP PLANS AND RE GULATIONS FOR THE ZO NING, 20
SUBDIVISION, AND PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES TO THE DISTRICT FOR 21
THE ORDERLY GROWTH OF THE DISTRICT; 22

(II) HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS; AND 23

(III) SUBMIT THE PROPOSED PLANS A ND REGULATIONS , 24
INCLUDING THE FULL T EXT OF ANY ZONING REGULATIONS AND MAPS , TO THE 25
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CARROLL COUNTY FOR APPROVAL. 26

(C) ZONING REGULATIONS ADOPTED FOR A DISTRICT SHALL BE 27
ADMINISTERED WITHIN THE DISTRICT IN THE SA ME MANNER AS ALL OTH ER LAND 28
USE REGULATIONS OF THE COUNTY OR AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE DISTRICT 29
ZONE REGULATIONS. 30
SENATE BILL 836 3

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 1
October 1, 2026. 2