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Terms Used In Maryland Code, LAND USE 6-103

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(a) Before adopting a plat, a planning commission shall hold a public hearing on the plat.

(b) At least 10 days before the public hearing, the planning commission shall publish a notice of the time and place of the hearing, with a general description of the area covered by the plat, in a newspaper of general circulation in the local jurisdiction in which the area is located.