Application for changes to sites or structures -- Review of application.

1. Law
2. Maryland Code
3. Land Use
4. Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning.
5. Historic Preservation.
6. Preservation and Permitting.
7. Application for changes to sites or structures -- Review of application.

    (a)    In reviewing an application, a commission shall:

        (1)    use the guidelines adopted under § 8–301 of this subtitle; and

        (2)    consider:

            (i)    the historic, archaeological, or architectural significance of the site or structure and its relationship to the historic, archaeological, or architectural significance of the surrounding area;

            (ii)    the relationship of the exterior architectural features of the structure to the remainder of the structure and to the surrounding area;

            (iii)    the general compatibility of exterior design, scale, proportion, arrangement, texture, and materials proposed to be used; and

            (iv)    any other factors, including aesthetics, that the commission considers pertinent.

    (b)    A commission shall consider only the exterior features of a structure.

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