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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 80.

THE AGENCY MAY NOT:

(A)    PASS A RESOLUTION TO INITIATE AN URBAN RENEWAL
PROJECT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 473B AND 473C OF THIS
SUBHEADING.

(B)    ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS PURSUANT TO
SECTION 473-I OF THIS SUBHEADING.

(C)    THE POWER TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS, AND TO LEVY
TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 473C(C) OF THIS
SUBHEADING.

473F. INITIATION OF PROJECT

IN ORDER TO INITIATE AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, THE
LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL ADOPT A
RESOLUTION WHICH

(A)    FINDS THAT ONE OR MORE SLUM OR BLIGHTED AREAS
EXIST IN THE MUNICIPALITY;

(B)    LOCATES AND DEFINES THE SLUM OR BLIGHTED AREA;

(C)    FINDS THAT THE REHABILITATION, REDEVELOPMENT,
OR A COMBINATION OF THEM, OF THE AREA OR AREAS, IS
NECESSARY AND IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH,
SAFETY, MORALS OR WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE
MUNICIPALITY.

473G. PREPARATION AND APPROVAL OF PLAN FOR URBAN
RENEWAL PROJECT

(A) IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS
SUBHEADING, THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL HAVE PREPARED AN URBAN
RENEWAL PLAN FOR SLUM OR BLIGHTED AREAS IN THE
MUNICIPALITY, AND SHALL APPROVE THE PLAN FORMALLY. PRIOR
TO ITS APPROVAL OF AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, THE
MUNICIPALITY SHALL SUBMIT THE PLAN TO THE PLANNING BODY
OF THE MUNICIPALITY FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO
ITS CONFORMITY WITH THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE MUNICIPALITY AS A WHOLE. THE PLANNING BODY SHALL
SUBMIT ITS WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION WITH RESPECT TO THE
PROPOSED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN TO THE MUNICIPALITY WITHIN 60
DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE PLAN FOR REVIEW. UPON RECEIPT
OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNING BODY OR, IF NO
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN THE 60 DAYS, THEN
WITHOUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS, THE MUNICIPALITY MAY PROCEED
WITH A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED URBAN RENEWAL
PROJECT. THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON
AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT AFTER PUBLIC NOTICE OF IT BY
PUBLICATION IN A NEWSPAPER HAVING A GENERAL CIRCULATION
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE MUNICIPALITY. THE
NOTICE SHALL DESCRIBE THE TIME, DATE, PLACE AND PURPOSE
OF THE HEARING; SHALL GENERALLY IDENTIFY THE URBAN
RENEWAL AREA COVERED BY THE PLAN; AND SHALL OUTLINE THE
GENERAL SCOPE OF THE URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT UNDER
CONSIDERATION. FOLLOWING THE HEARING, THE MUNICIPALITY