Marvin Mandel, Governor                       1901

[Provided, however, that nothing in this subtitle shall prevent
the construction of group houses on land zoned or rezoned for such
purposes prior to June 1, 1961.]

[Provided, further, that group houses may be constructed in Anne
Arundel County in varied type housing developments in accordance
with rules and regulations of the local legislative body, which such
rules and regulations shall contain the following requirements for
varied type housing developments:]

[(a) Shall be located on tracts of land platted under one control
or ownership, and consisting of not less than thirty (30) acres of
ground in gross area, and]

[(b) Shall contain provisions for a density of not more than seven
(7) dwelling units per gross acre, and no portion of any such varied
type housing development hereafter platted and recorded among the
land records of Anne Arundel County shall be amended in any
fashion so as to increase the density to more than seven (7) dwelling
units per gross acre, and]

[(c) Shall be so designed that a minimum of ten per cent of the
gross area in said varied type of housing development shall be
devoted to community recreational and/or open space use for the
inhabitants of such development, and]

[(d) No more than fifty percent of the total number of dwelling
units to be constructed shall be of the multiple family dwelling type
(i.e., 3 or more dwelling units in one structure), and a minimum of
twenty-five percent of the total number of dwelling units in said
varied type housing development shall be of the single family type.]

[Nothing in this section shall apply to the City of Annapolis.]

[(j) Zoning Jurisdiction in Cecil County. Any incorporated town
in Cecil County which exercises zoning powers under this subtitle
has jurisdiction for such purposes within its own corporate limits
and over the area around the town within one mile from the cor-
porate limits, and this jurisdiction prevails over the zoning powers
of the county.]

[(k) Zoning restrictions in Carroll County. In Carroll County,
notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, the County Com-
missioners, upon the zoning or rezoning of any land or lands, may
impose such restrictions, conditions or limitations as may be deemed
by them to be appropriate to preserve, improve or protect the gen-
eral character and design of the lands and improvements being zoned
or rezoned, or of the surrounding or adjacent lands and improve-
ments and may, upon the zoning or rezoning of any land or lands,
retain or reserve the power and authority to approve or disapprove
the design of buildings, construction, landscaping or other improve-
ments, alterations, and changes made or to be made on the subject
land or lands to assure conformity with the intent and purpose of
this article and of the county zoning ordinance.]

[(1) Zoning restrictions in Frederick County. In Frederick
County, notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, the County
Commissioners, upon the zoning or rezoning of any land or lands,
may impose such restrictions, conditions or limitations as may be
deemed by them to be appropriate to preserve, improve or protect