1304                             Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 754

(h) to generally organize, coordinate and direct the administra-
tion of the provisions of this Act as they apply to such municipality
COUNTY in order that the objective of remedying slum and blighted
areas and preventing the causes thereof within such municipality
COUNTY may be most effectively promoted and achieved;

(I) TO FORMULATE A WORKABLE PROGRAM FOR UTILIZ-
ING THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY AUTHORIZED BY THE
CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND AND PUBLIC GENERAL
LAWS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT AND REDE-
VELOPMENT IN AN URBAN RENEWAL AREA ;

(i) (J) to exercise all or any part or combination of powers herein
granted.

26A-13. The Redevelopment and Rehabilitation Commission shall
not exercise the authority by this Act conferred until after the Plan-
ning Board shall have adopted a resolution finding that: (1) one or
more slum or blighted areas exist in such municipality THE COUN-
TY; and (2) the rehabilitation, redevelopment, or a combination there-
of, of such area or areas is necessary in the interest of the public
health, safety, morals or welfare of the residents of such municipality
THE COUNTY. (3) LOCATES AND DEFINES THE SAID SLUM
OF BLIGHTED AREAS. Subsequent to the adoption of such resolu-
tion, the Redevelopment and Rehabilitation Commission may proceed
to exercise, on behalf of the municipal corporation, all the authority
granted by this Act.

26A-14. The Redevelopment and Rehabilitation Commission, in
order to carry out the purposes of this Act, shall prepare or cause to
be prepared an urban renewal plan for slum or blighted areas in the
municipality COUNTY, and shall formally approve such plan. Prior
to its approval of an urban renewal project, the Commission shall sub-
mit such plan to the Planning Board of the municipality COUNTY
for review and recommendations as to its conformity with the master
plan for the development of the municipality COUNTY as a whole.
The Planning Board shall submit its written recommendations with
respect to the proposed urban renewal plan to the Commission within
thirty days after receipt of the plan for review; upon receipt of the
recommendations of the Planning Board, or, if no recommendations
are received within said thirty days, then without such recommen-
dations, the Commission may proceed with a public hearing on the
proposed urban renewal project. The Commission may hold a public
hearing on an urban renewal project after public notice thereof by
publication in a newspaper having a general circulation within the
corporate limits of the municipality COUNTY, FOR THREE SUC-
CESSIVE WEEKS. The notice shall describe the time, date, place and
purpose of the hearing, shall generally identify the urban renewal area
covered by the plan, and shall outline the general scope of the urban
renewal project under consideration. Following such hearing, the
Commission may approve an urban renewal project and the plan
therefor, if it finds that: (1) a feasible method exists for the location
of any families who will be displaced from the urban renewal area
in decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations within their
means and without undue hardship to such families; (2) the urban
renewal plan substantially conforms to the master plan of the munici-
pality COUNTY as a whole; and (3) the urban renewal plan will