Maryland § 7-101

§ 7-101.

    To encourage the preservation of natural resources or the provision of affordable housing and to facilitate orderly development and growth, a local jurisdiction that exercises authority granted by this division may enact, and is encouraged to enact, local laws providing for or requiring:

        (1)    the planning, staging, or provision of adequate public facilities and affordable housing;

        (2)    off–site improvements or the dedication of land for public facilities essential for a development;

        (3)    moderately priced dwelling unit programs;

        (4)    mixed use developments;

        (5)    cluster developments;

        (6)    planned unit developments;

        (7)    alternative subdivision requirements that:

            (i)    meet minimum performance standards set by the local jurisdiction; and

            (ii)    reduce infrastructure costs;

        (8)    floating zones;

        (9)    incentive zoning; and

        (10)    performance zoning.