THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1121

regulate and control Zoning Districts within the bounds of
said County, regulate the use, height, area, bulk and type
of construction of buildings and the use of land. Such
regulations shall be made in accordance with a master or
comprehensive plan.

The County Commissioners of Howard County may
designate within the County certain Districts of such
number, shape and area as may be deemed best suited to
carry out the purposes of this sub-title, and within such
districts they may, by appropriate regulations, restrict,
control, limit [or] and regulate the erection, alteration,
repair and use of buildings and the use of land and regu-
late and control the number of families which may be
housed on any lot and in any building [per acre of land].
All such regulations shall be uniform for each class or
kind of building or structure or use throughout each Dis-
trict, but the regulations in one District may differ from
those in other Districts.

362. The County Commissioners shall appoint a Board
of Zoning Appeals and a Zoning Commissioner [for] of
Howard County and confer such duties, powers and
authority upon each [said Zoning Commissioner] as may
be necessary and advisable for the proper administration
and enforcement of this sub-title, including the power to
summon and compel the attendance of witnesses.

The Board shall consist of three members who shall
serve for a term of three years, provided, however, that
of the first appointed members one shall be appointed for
a term of one year, one for a term of two years and one
for a term of three years. One member shall be designated
by the County Commissioners as Chairman. Annually
thereafter the Commissioners shall appoint one member
to succeed the member whose term has expired. Vacancies
shall be filled by the Commissioners for the unexpired
term of any member whose place becomes vacant.

363. Any person, persons, taxpayer, officer, depart-
ment, board or bureau of the County, jointly or severally
aggrieved by any decision of the [Zoning Commissioner]
Board of Zoning Appeals of Howard County, [may, within
thirty days after the filing of such decision in the office of
the Zoning Commissioner, appeal to the Circuit Court for
Howard County.

The said Court shall hear all such appeals de novo with-
out the intervention of a jury and shall have power to

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