168                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 121

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 322 be and it is hereby added to the Code of
Public Local Laws of Charles County (1965 Edition, being Article 9
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Charles
County," to follow immediately after Section 321 thereof, and to be
under the new subtitle "Zoning," and to read as follows:

Zoning
322.

An applicant for an amendment to the Zoning Map may request
that the zoning classification on his property may be amended to
another zoning category conditioned upon a schedule of such specific
terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions, together with pro-
visions for the enforcement thereof, as the applicant believes to be
necessary or advisable to prevent any detrimental effects to the use
or development of adjacent properties, the general neighborhood, and
the County. The application shall be made upon a special form
which shall be provided therefor by the District Council; the form
shall be clearly identified "Application for Conditional Zoning Map
Amendment." An application may be amended to conditional form
by the applicant at any time before the hearing thereon by the Dis-
trict Council. In considering an application for a Conditional Map
Amendment, the District Council PLANNING BOARD AND
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS may give such weight and considera-
tion to the schedule of terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions
proposed by the applicant as it deems proper; and if the District
Council determines IT IS DETERMINED that such restrictions will,
in fact, adequately prevent any detrimental effects to the use or de-
velopment of adjacent properties, the general neighborhood, and the
County, the District Council THE AUTHORITIES may amend the
zoning classification of the property in accordance with the applica-
tion, and it shall cause copies of the schedule to be filed in the Land
Records of the County and in the office of the official charged with the
responsibility for the issuance of building permits IN THE PROPER
PLACES. All such conditions and limitations shall remain in full
force and effect so long as the property remains subject to the ap-
plicable zoning; while they remain in effect, the property shall be
put to no use except as permitted by the schedule or in the alternative
as permitted by the original zoning category applicable to the property
prior to the granting of the amendment. The schedule of conditions

shall be enforced by the District Council or its designated agent in

strict accordance with the enforcement provisions set forth by the
applicant therein. Any amendment to the Zoning Map granted in
accordance with the provisions of this section shall be entered upon
the Zoning Map with the word "conditional" inscribed upon the
property so zoned, together with the citation in the Land Records of
LOCATING REFERENCE TO the schedule of conditions. This
subsection SECTION applies only within Charles County.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1966 IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE AN EMERGENCY
MEASURE AND NECESSARY FOR THE IMMEDIATE PRES-
ERVATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND
HAVING BEEN PASSED BY A YEA AND NAY VOTE SUP-
PORTED BY THREE-FIFTHS OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED