Maryland Code, Land Use § 7-504

(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) “Controlled by” means a business structure in which a nonprofit organization is a managing member, general partner, or otherwise controlling entity with a for-profit member or partner as demonstrated by an attorney licensed in the State.

(3) “Nonprofit organization” means an organization that is qualified as tax-exempt under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and has been designated as such for at least 3 years.

(4) “Qualified project” means a residential project that:

(b)(1) In accordance with this subsection, a local jurisdiction shall allow the density of a qualified project to exceed the density otherwise authorized in a district or zone.

(2) In an area zoned for single-family residential use, a qualified project may include middle housing units.

(3) In an area zoned for multifamily residential use, a qualified project:

(4) Subject to § 7-509 of this subtitle, in an area zoned for nonresidential use, a qualified project may consist of mixed-use development with density limits that do not exceed the highest allowable density in the local jurisdiction's multifamily residential zones.

(5) In an area zoned for mixed-use, a qualified project may include 30% more housing units than are allowed in that zone for uses that are not part of a qualified project.

(6) If a qualified project is allowed to exceed the density otherwise authorized by a local jurisdiction in a district or zone under this section, the qualified project may not also exceed the authorized density under § 7-502 or § 7-503 of this subtitle.