1498 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 714

SEC. 18. And be it further enacted, That any such regula-
tion imposing a lower height limitation, less percentage of lot
occupancy, wider or larger courts, deeper yards or other
more strict limitations than those provided by State, county,
municipal or other local regulation shall, within the area for
which it is imposed, prevail over the said limitations provided
by such State, county, municipal or other local regulation.

SEC. 19. And be it further enacted, That each District
Council may from time to time amend its regulations or any
regulation, including the maps or any map; but no such
amendment shall be passed unless the same be first submitted
to the Commission for approval, disapproval or suggestions,
and the Commission shall have been allowed a reasonable time,
not less than thirty days, for consideration and report. Simi-
larly, in the original zoning regulations enacted by the District
Councils, there shall be no change in or departure from the
plan submitted by the Commission until and unless such
change or departure shall first be submitted to the Commission
for its approval, disapproval or suggestions, and the Commis-
sion shall have been allowed a reasonable time, not less than
thirty days, for consideration and report. Before any regula-
tion or regulations authorized by this Act may be passed, the
District Council shall hold a public hearing thereon and shall
give thirty days notice of the time and place thereof in two
newspapers of general circulation respectively in the county
in which the property is located, and during said thirty days
the text or copy of the text of the regulations, together with
the map or maps forming part of or referred to in the regula-
tions shall be on file for public examination in the office of the
clerks of the County Commissioners of said County. The
cost of advertising in connection with publication of proposed
amendments in the zoning regulations or maps shall be paid
by the persons or corporations making application for such
changes.

Each District Council is empowered to include in its regu-
lations provisions for additional notice of the public hearing
on any proposal for amendment of its zoning plan or regula-
tions to be given the owners (as they appear on the assess-
ment rolls of the county) of properties adjoining or across
the road from, or in the same block as or in the general
vicinity of the properties involved in the proposed amend-
ment. Such notice may be given by mail or by posting of the
notice on or in the vicinity of the properties involved in the
proposal or both.

For the purposes of this section, the word "amend" or
"amendment" shall be deemed to include any modification of
the text or phraseology of a regulation or of any provision