J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                     1363

PLANNING BOARD MAY STIPULATE THE TOTAL TIME
THAT WILL BE ALLOTTED TO THE HEARING, WHICH TIME
SHALL BE DIVIDED EQUALLY BETWEEN THE PROPONENTS
AND THE PROTESTANTS AS THE CASE MAY BE. THE PLAN-
AMENDMENT. THE PLANNING BOARD MAY SHALL TAKE
ACTION, BY RESOLUTION, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING
A HEARING OR AT ANY TIME THEREAFTER, WITHIN
THE TIME LIMITATIONS OF THIS SECTION. THE PLAN-
NING BOARD'S RESOLUTION TRANSMITTING ITS REC-
OMMENDATIONS ON SUCH APPLICATIONS SHALL IN-
CLUDE A ONLY ITS SUMMARY STATEMENT SETTING
FORTH THE BASIS FOR ITS ACTION.

(C)   HEARING. BEFORE ANY REGULATION OR REGULA-
TIONS AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUB-HEADING MAY BE
PASSED, THE DISTRICT COUNCIL SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC
HEARING THEREON AND SHALL GIVE NOTICE OF THE
TIME AND PLACE THEREOF BY ONE INSERTION IN TWO
NEWSPAPERS OF GENERAL CIRCULATION RESPECTIVELY
IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED.
THE INSERTIONS SHALL APPEAR IN SAID NEWSPAPER AT
LEAST THIRTY (30) DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF HEARING
BUT NOT MORE THAN THIRTY-EIGHT (38) DAYS BEFORE
THE DATE OF THE HEARING. DURING THIS THIRTY-DAY
PERIOD THE TEXT OR COPY OF THE TEXT OF THE REGULA-
TIONS, TOGETHER WITH THE MAP OR MAPS FORMING PART
OF OR REFERRED TO IN THE REGULATIONS, SHALL BE ON
FILE FOR PUBLIC EXAMINATION IN THE OFFICE OF THE
COUNTY COUNCIL OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY OR IN THE
OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. THE COST OF ADVERTIS-
ING IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLICATION OF PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS IN THE ZONING REGULATIONS OR MAPS
SHALL BE PAID BY THE PERSONS OR CORPORATIONS MAK-
ING APPLICATION FOR SUCH CHANGES.

(D)    REFERRAL TO INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES.
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 ZON-
ING CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY WITHIN ANY INCOR-
PORATED MUNICIPALITY, THE APPLICATION FOR SUCH
CHANGE SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE GOVERNING BODY
OF SUCH INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY FOR ITS RECOM-
MENDATION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN MONTGOM-
ERY COUNTY A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL THE
MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL SHALL BE REQUIRED
BEFORE SAID COUNCIL MAY CHANGE THE ZONING CLASSI-
FICATION OF PROPERTY WITHIN ANY INCORPORATED
MUNICIPALITY CONTRARY TO THE RECOMMENDATION OF
SUCH MUNICIPALITY THEREON. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION THE TERM "INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY"
SHALL INCLUDE ANY CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, OR ANY SPE-
CIAL TAXING AREA WHICH HAS AN ELECTED LOCAL GOV-
ERNING BODY AND PERFORMS GENERAL MUNICIPAL
FUNCTIONS.