MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                      1573

by subsection (c) hereof, to the commission for approval, disap-
proval or suggestions; the commission's recommendations shall be
submitted to the district council at least five (5) days prior to the
public hearing held by such district council or in Montgomery
County, a Hearing Examiner or board as herein provided, on such
amendment; if the commission shall fail to submit its recommenda-
tion within the aforementioned time, it and its staff shall be deemed
to have approved such amendment. With the commission's resolu-
tion transmitting its recommendations with respect to applications
for zoning amendments under this section, there shall be trans-
mitted a copy of the report of the commission's technical staff
thereon.] In Montgomery County, in all applications which seek a
classification other than that which is attached to the subject proper-
ties on a local Master Plan, approved by the district council, under
the provisions of Section 70-74(e) of this Code, such applications
shall be granted only by the affirmative vote of five members of the
district council; provided, however, that in the event such application
for reclassification is recommended for approval by the commission
or in the event such application is for a zoning classification created
after the approval of such master plan by the council, then an affir-
mative vote of four members of the district council shall be required
to grant such application or applications. In all other cases, an appli-
cation shall not be granted except by affirmative vote of a least four
members of the district council. [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 com-
mission for its approval, disapproval or suggestions; and the com-
mission shall have been allowed a reasonable time, not more than
three (3) months, for consideration and report.]

(b) [Prince George's County planning procedure on zoning map
amendments.] Referral to Planning Boards and Municipalities.
Before any map amendment shall be passed [in Prince George's
County], it shall first be submitted to the [Prince George's County]
appropriate Planning Board and to the governing body of the in-
corporated municipality in which the land is located, for approval,
disapproval, or suggestions. [The County Commissioners for Prince
George's County are authorized to] Each District Council may pro-
vide by ordinance procedures to be followed by [the Prince George's
Planning Board] the Planning Boards and Municipalities in con-
sidering zoning map amendments to the extent that such provi-
sions are not in conflict with the provisions of this subtitle.

[(c) Hearing. Before any regulation or regulations authorized
by this article may be passed, the district council or in Montgomery
County, a Hearing Examiner or board, shall hold a public hearing
thereon and shall give notice of