J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                            283

of the Maryland-Washington Regional District Act, as enacted by
Chapter 992 of the Acts of 1943 and as most recently amended by
Chapter 690 of the Acts of 1953, CHANGING THE TIME AL-
LOWED THE COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION AND
REPORT TO EACH DISTRICT COUNCIL ON AMENDMENTS
AND CHANGES OF REGULATIONS, MAPS OR PLANS,
requiring that applications for changes in zoning classifications
of property within incorporated municipalities within the Mary-
land-Washington Regional District be submitted to the governing
body of the municipality for its recommendation before the changes
shall be effective, providing that in Montgomery County a two-
thirds majority vote of the District Council shall be required
before the Council may make such changes contrary to the recom-
mendations of such municipalities, and relating generally to zoning
in Montgomery County. AND PROVIDING A PROCEDURE FOR
APPEAL FROM DECISIONS OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY ON APPLICATIONS FOR ZON-
ING MAP AMENDMENTS AND RELATING GENERALLY TO
ZONING AND ZONING AMENDMENTS WITHIN SUCH
REGIONAL DISTRICT AND ZONING AND AMENDMENTS
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Chapter 660 of the Acts of 1955 be and the same is hereby
repealed.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That Section 2-S of the Maryland-
Washington Regional District Act, as enacted by Chapter 992 of
the Acts of 1943 and as most recently amended by Chapter 690 of
the Acts of 1953, be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, and to read as follows:

2-S. Each District Council may from time to time amend its reg-
ulations 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 six months TWO MONTHS (UNLESS SUCH TIME IS EX-
PRESSLY EXTENDED BY SUCH DISTRICT COUNCIL FOR
CAUSE FOR AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING
FOUR MONTHS) for consideration and report. With the Commis-
sion's resolution transmitting its recommendations with respect to
applications for zoning amendments under this Section there shall
be transmitted a copy of the report of the Commission's technical
staff thereon. Similarly, 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 Commission shall
have been allowed a reasonable time, not less than six months TWO
MONTHS (UNLESS SUCH TIME IS EXPRESSLY EXTENDED
BY SUCH DISTRICT COUNCIL FOR CAUSE FOR AN ADDI-
TIONAL PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING FOUR MONTHS) for
consideration and report. Before any regulation or regulations
authorized by this Act may be passed, the District Council shall hold
a public hearing thereon and shall give notice of the time and place