Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT 5-612

  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
The Plan shall contain recommendations for the most desirable general pattern of land use in the State. The recommendations shall be based on the best available information concerning:

(1) environmental and natural factors, including climate, soil and underground conditions, topography, and water sources and bodies of water;

(2) present and prospective economic bases of the State;

(3) water and sewerage facilities;

(4) trends of industrial, population, or other developments;

(5) habits and standards of life of the people of the State; and

(6) the relation of land use in the State to land use in adjoining areas.