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(e)  Maps to be furnished.—For the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of this section, the Commission shall supply every such
clerk, administrative official, licensing body or board, and every
other official or body empowered to issue any license or permit,
with a copy of the map or maps showing the residential, commercial,
industrial, and other zones or districts in the Regional District.

(f)  Invalid licenses or permits.—Every license or permit issued
in violation of this section shall be invalid; and the issuance of any
such license or permit is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor and
punishable as such under the general penalty provisions of this Ar-
ticle.

83.    Special Exceptions to Zoning Regulations.

A District Council of Prince George's County or the County Board
of Appeals of Montgomery County in its zoning regulations may
provide that the Board of Zoning Appeals of Prince George's County-
or the County Board of Appeals of Montgomery County or the Dis-
trict Council, OR IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AN ADMINISTRA-
TIVE OFFICER DESIGNATED BY THE DISTRICT COUNCIL,
in appropriate cases and subject to appropriate principles, standards,
rules, conditions, and safeguards set forth in the regulations, may
make special exceptions to the provisions of the zoning regulations
in harmony with their general purposes and intent. THE DE-
CISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN MONT-
GOMERY COUNTY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO AN APPEAL TO
THE BOARD OF APPEALS. The District Council may also
authorize the Board of Zoning Appeals to interpret the zoning maps
or pass upon disputed questions of lot lines or district boundary
lines or similar questions as they arise in the administration of the
regulations.

84.    Appeals to the Board of Zoning Appeals of Prince George's
County.

(a)   Authorized.—Appeals to the Board of Zoning Appeals of
Prince George's County may be taken by any person, board, asso-
ciation, corporation, or official aggrieved by the grant or refusal of
a building permit or the grant or withholding of an occupancy or
use permit or any other administrative decision based or claimed to
be based in whole or part upon any zoning regulation or map enact-
ted by the District Council of that county.

(b) Powers of Board.—Upon appeals, the Board of Zoning Appeals
shall have the following powers:

(1) To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged by the appel-
lant that there is error in any refusal of a building, use, or occupan-
cy permit or in any other order, requirement, decision, or determina-
tion made by a building official or by the Commission when passing
upon an application for a building or other permit or by any other
administrative officer or body in the administration of any zoning
regulation enacted pursuant to this sub-title. Nothing contained
in this paragraph shall be deemed to authorize the Board of Zoning
Appeals to reverse or modify any refusal of a permit or any other
order, requirement, decision, or determination which conforms to
the provisions of this sub-title and the regulations made under this
sub-title and which, therefore, was not erroneous.