1812                             Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 644

(1963 Edition), title "Prince George's County," subtitle "59. Park
and Planning Commission," as previously amended by Chapter
449 of the Acts of 1965, and AS LAST AMENDED BY CHAPTER
659 OF THE ACTS OF 1967, to provide FOR THE MARYLAND
NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY that applications for zoning map
amendments upon the same land which has been the subject of
a previous zoning application for a map amendment, filed after
June 1, 1965, for the same zoning classification shall not be
received unless thirty-six (36) months has expired since the
filing of the application for the previous zoning map amendment,
where such previous application was the subject of a decision upon
the merits.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 70-86 of the Montgomery County Code, 1965 title
"Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission," sub-
heading "Article III. Maryland Washington Regional District.,"
subtitle "Zoning Powers of District Councils Generally.," and as
previously amended by Chapter 449, AS LAST AMENDED BY
CHAPTER 659 OF THE ACTS OF 1967, BEING ALSO SECTION
59-80 OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS OF PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY (1963 EDITION), TITLE "PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY," SUBTITLE "59. PARK AND PLANNING
COMMISSION," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments to read as follows:

70-86(59-80).

The county council of Montgomery County and the board of
county commissioners of Prince George's County are respectively
empowered, in accordance with the conditions and procedures speci-
fied in Sections 70-87, 70-88, 70-89, 70-92, 70-93, 70-95, 70-96, 70-98,
and 70-105 (59-81, 59-82, 59-83, 59-86, 59-87, 59-89, 59-90, 59-92
and 59-100) to regulate in the portion of the regional district lying
within its county, (1) the location, height, bulk and size of buildings
and other structures, building lines, minimum frontages, depths and
areas of lots, and percentages of lots which may be occupied; (2)
the sizes of yards, courts, and other open spaces; (3) the erection
of temporary stands and structures; (4) the density and distribution
of population; (5) the uses of buildings and structures for trade,
industry, residence, recreation, agriculture, public activities, or
other purposes; and (6) the uses of land for trade, industry, resi-
dence, recreation, agriculture, forestry, or other purposes. No regu-
lation shall prohibit the use of any land by the owner of such land
or his tenant for farming or other agricultural uses exclusively. The
county council and the board of county commissioners are individu-
ally designated, for the purposes of this section and Sections 70-87,
70-88, 70-89, 70-92, 70-93, 70-95, 70-96, 70-98, and 70-105 (59-81,
59-82, 59-83, 59-86, 59-87, 59-89, 59-90, 59-92, and 59-100) as district
council. Not less than three members of a district council shall
constitute a quorum; except in Montgomery County, not less than
four members of a district council shall constitute a quorum. And
be it further provided that the county council for Montgomery
County, sitting as a district council, shall not receive an application
for a zoning map amendment upon the same land which has been
the subject of a previous zoning application for map amendment,