1754 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 992

division plats and the work incident thereto, the Commission
may fix the scale of fees to be paid to it for its subdivision
work and may from time to time amend such scale. In the
case of each subdivision plat submitted to the Commission, the
fee thus fixed shall be paid before said plat is approved or
disapproved and carried into the administrative fund of the
Commission provided for in Section 2CC of this Act.

After such approval and upon receipt of such plat by the
Clerk of the Circuit Court, every such plat shall be firmly fixed
in a well bound book to be kept by the Clerk of the Court for
the purpose of recording plats and for the recording of which
the Clerk shall receive such fee as he shall determine to be fair
and reasonable.

Every plat of any subdivision shall be prepared upon paper
or cloth of such size and character, with such notations, in-
formation and markings as the Commission may, by regula-
tion, prescribe, and every approved subdivision of land shall
have such permanent markers, bound stones or stations as the
said Commission shall prescribe, which shall be shown and
designated on the plat thereof. The said Commission, the Dis-
trict Council, and the County Surveyor respectively, of the
county wherein the land lies shall be furnished with copies of
said plat as approved.

I. In exercising the powers granted to it by Section 2H of
this Act, the Commission shall adopt regulations governing the
subdivision of land within the District. Such regulations
may provide for the harmonious development of the District;
for the coordination of roads within the subdivision with other
existing, planned or platted roads or with other features of
the District or with the Commission's general plan or with any
road plat adopted or approved by the Commission; for ade-
quate open spaces for traffic, recreation, light and air; for the
conservation of or production of adequate transportation,
water, drainage and sanitary facilities; for the preservation
of the location of, the volume and flow of water in and other
characteristics of natural streams and other waterways; for
the avoidance of population congestion; and for the avoidance
of such scattered or premature subdivision of land as would
involve danger or injury to health, safety or welfare by reason
of the lack of water supply, drainage, transportation or other
public services or necessitate an excessive expenditure of public
funds for the supply of such services; or conformity of resub-
divided lots to the character of lots within the existing sub-
division with respect to area, frontage and alignment to exist-
ing lots and streets; or for other benefits to the health, comfort,
safety, or welfare of the present and future population of the
District.