1362                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 630

78.

(a) Authorized; procedure. Each District Council may from time
to time amend its regulations or any regulation, including the maps
or any map. No such amendment shall be passed until it first be
submitted, at least 35 days prior to the hearing required by subsection
(b) (C) hereof, to the Commission for approval, disapproval or sug-
gestions; [and the Commission shall have been allowed a reasonable
time, not less than six (6) months, for consideration and report.]
the Commission's recommendations shall be submitted to the District
Council at least five (5) days prior to the public hearing held by
said District Council on said amendment; if the Commission shall
fail to submit its recommendation within the aforementioned time,
it and its staff shall be deemed to have approved such amendment.
With the Commission'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 Com-
mission'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 the 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 (6) months,) NOT LESS MORE THAN THREE (3)
MONTHS, for consideration and report.

(B) PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PLANNING BOARD PRO-
CEDURE ON ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS. BEFORE ANY
MAP AMENDMENT SHALL BE PASSED IN PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY, IT SHALL FIRST BE SUBMITTED TO THE PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY PLANNING BOARD FOR APPROVAL, DIS-
APPROVAL OR SUGGESTIONS; AND THE SAID PLANNING
BOARD SHALL HAVE BEEN ALLOWED A REASONABLE
TIME, NOT LESS THAN THREE (3) MONTHS, FOR CONSIDER-
ATION AND REPORT. PRIOR TO THE PLANNING BOARD'S
ACTION ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT, IT SHALL RE-
CEIVE A REPORT FROM ITS TECHNICAL STAFF WHICH
SHALL ALSO BE SUBMITTED TO THE APPLICANT AND/OR
HIS ATTORNEY OR AGENT AND ANY PERSON, WHO, IN
WRITING, HAS REQUESTED A COPY OF SAID STAFF RE-
PORT, PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF SAME TO THE PLANNING
BOARD. THE PLANNING BOARD SHALL NOT TAKE ACTION
ON THE SAID AMENDMENT UNTIL AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15)
DAYS AFTER TRANSMITTAL RECEIPT OF THE TECHNICAL
STAFF REPORT TO THE PARTIES IN INTEREST, PROVIDED
THAT IF, PORT. PROVIDED THAT IF, WITHIN THE SAID
PERIOD THE PLANNING BOARD SHALL HAVE RECEIVED
FROM ANY OF THE PARTIES IN INTEREST THE APPLICANT
A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR HEARING, AN OPPORTUNITY
TO EXPLAIN THE APPLICATION, THE SAME SHALL BE
GRANTED PRIOR TO PLANNING BOARD ACTION ON THE
AMENDMENT. AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15) DAYS' NOTICE BY
MAIL OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING SHALL BE
GIVEN TO THE PERSON OR PERSONS, REQUESTING THE
SAME, AND THE SAID NOTICE ALSO SHALL BE SENT TO ALL
PERSONS TO WHOM TECHNICAL STAFF REPORTS HAVE
BEEN SENT INITIALLY. IN ITS NOTICE OF HEARING, THE