284                              Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 222

thereof by one insertion in two newspapers of general circulation
respectively in the county in which the property is located, said in-
sertions shall appear in said newspaper at least thirty days prior
to the date of hearing but not more than 38 days before the date of
the hearing, and during said thirty days the text or copy of the text
of the regulations, together with the map or maps forming part of
or referred to in the regulations shall be on file for public examina-
tion in the office of the clerks of the County Commissioners of said
County. The cost of advertising in connection with publication of
proposed amendments in the zoning regulations or maps shall be
paid by the persons or corporations making application for such
changes.

Each District Council is empowered to include in its regulations
provisions for additional notice of the public hearing on any pro-
posal for amendment of its zoning plan or regulations to be given
the owners (as they appear on the assessment rolls of the County)
of properties adjoining or across the road from or in the same
block as or in the general vicinity of the properties involved in the
proposed amendment. Such notice may be given by mail or by post-
ing of the notice on or in the vicinity of the properties involved in
the proposal or both.

For the purposes of this Section, the word "amend" or "amend-
ment" shall be deemed to include any modification of the text or
phraseology of a regulation or of any provision of the regulations
or any repeal or elimination of any regulation or part thereof or any
addition to the regulations or any new regulation or any change in
the number, shape, boundary or area of the districts or of any dis-
trict or any repeal or abolition of any map or any part thereof or
any addition to any map or any new map or any other change in the
map or maps; and for the purpose of this and other sections of this
Act the words "regulate", "regulation" or "regulations" shall be
deemed to include "restrict", "restrictions", "limit", "limitations",
"prohibit" and "prohibitions".

Before the District Council of the Maryland-Washington Regional
District in Montgomery and Prince George's County may amend the
zoning ordinance of either county by changing the zoning classifica-
tion of property within any incorporated municipality, the applica-
tion for such change shall be referred to the governing body of such
incorporated municipality for its recommendation; Provided, how-
ever, that in Montgomery County a two-thirds majority vote of ALL
OF THE MEMBERS OF the District Council shall be required be-
fore said Council may change the zoning classification of property
within any incorporated municipality contrary to the recommen-
dation of such municipality thereon. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION THE TERM "INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY"
SHALL INCLUDE ANY CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, OR ANY
SPECIAL TAXING AREA WHICH HAS AN ELECTED LOCAL
GOVERNING BODY AND PERFORMS GENERAL MUNICIPAL
FUNCTIONS.

IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, A FINAL DECISION OF THE
DISTRICT COUNCIL ON ANY APPLICATION FOR A MAP
AMENDMENT MAY, WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DECISION
IS RENDERED BY RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL, OR