1276                            Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 780

access to the lot upon which the building is proposed to be located
shall have the legal status of a public road or shall have been dedi-
cated to public use on May 24, 1939, or corresponds in its exact lo-
cation with the road shown on a sub-division plat approved by the
Commission, or with a Master Plan of Highways or plat adopted by
the Commission, or is on a private right of way or easement ap-
proved as adequate by the Commission.

98.    Building Permits; Zoning Requirements.

(a)  Building permits required.—No building or other structure
shall be erected or structurally altered in the Regional District
without the issuance of a building permit, and no such permit shall
be given except in conformity with the provisions of this sub-title
and of the regulations enacted by the respective District Councils.
Construction or structural alteration of a building or structure shall
not begin until and unless the building permit is approved by the
Commission as to zoning requirements and as to the requirements
of Section 97. No building permit shall be required for buildings
and structures to be used exclusively for purposes of agriculture
upon land used exclusively for agriculture. The beginning of any
construction whatsoever of a building or other structure within the
Regional District without securing the approval of a building per-
mit by the Commission as herein provided is a misdemeanor and
punishable as such under the general penalty provisions of this
Article. In any part of the Regional District in which there does
not now exist provision of law or ordinance designating an adminis-
trative official by whom building permits are to be issued, the ap-
propriate District Council shall designate such official.

(b)   Zoning questions.—A District Council may provide in its
zoning regulations for the issuance of use and occupancy permits
and for certificates by means of which zoning questions may be
raised prior to the preparation of all such structural specifications
of a building as may be required for a complete building permit

99.    Enforcement of Building Permit Requirements.

The construction, reconstruction, erection, structural alteration, or
use of any building or other structure or the use of land or premises
in violation of any of the provisions of this sub-title or of any of the
provisions of any regulation enacted under this sub-title or of any de-
cision made under this sub-title, is a misdemeanor. The willful issu-
ance of a building, use, or occupancy permit in violation of any such
provision or decision is a misdemeanor. The County Council of Mont-
gomery County, the County Commissioners of Prince George's Coun-
ty, or the prosecuting official of either of the counties may prosecute
any such violation. In addition to all other remedies provided by law,
said County Council and said County Commissioners, public officials
of any municipality or political sub-division within the Regional
District, or any neighboring property owner or occupant may in-
stitute injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate action or pro-
ceeding to prevent such unlawful construction, reconstruction,, erec-
tion, alteration, or use. Any court of competent jurisdiction has
jurisdiction to issue restraining orders and temporary or perma-
nent injunctions or mandamus or other appropriate forms of remedy
or relief.