Sec. 59-D-1.2. Development plan general requirements.

   (a)   In order to assist in achieving the flexibility of the design needed for the implementation of the purposes of these zones, the applicant must submit a development plan as a part of the application for reclassification. A site plan that conforms to all non-illustrative elements of the approved development plan must later be approved under Division 59-D- 3 before any building permit is issued.

   (b)   A copy of the development plan must be submitted to the Planning Board; the applicant may be required to submit additional copies for review by other government agencies and the public.

   (c)   The District Council must not grant reclassification to any of these zones until it has received the Panning Board's recommendation on the development plan. The development plan must satisfy the stated purposes of the applicable zone.

   (d)   The fact that a development plan complies with all of the stated general regulations, development standards, or other specific requirements of the zone does not, by itself, create a presumption that the proposed development would be desirable, and is not sufficient to require the approval of the development plan or the granting of the application.

(Legislative History: Ord. No. 10-45, § 3; Ord. No. 11-7, § 2; Ord. No. 12-69, § 3; Ord. No. 15-63, § 2.)

   Editor’s note—Section 59-D-1.2 is quoted in Manian v. County Council for Montgomery County, 171 Md. App. 38, 908 A.2d 665 (2006).  Section 59-D-1.2 is cited in Pleasant Investments Ltd. Partnership v. Dept. of Assessments & Taxation, 141 Md. App. 481 (2001).