Marvin Mandel, Governor                        1911

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7.02 Conflict With Other Laws

Whenever the regulations made under the authority of this [sub-
title] article require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other
open spaces, or require a lower height of building or less number
of stories, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied
or impose other higher standards than are required in any other
statute or local ordinance or regulations, the provisions of the regu-
lations made under authority of this [subtitle] article shall govern.
Whenever the provisions of any other statute or local ordinance or
regulation require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other
open spaces, or require a lower height of building or a less number
of stories, or requires a greater percentage of lot to be left un-
occupied, or impose other higher standards than are required by the
regulations made under authority of this [subtitle] article, the pro-
visions of such statute or local ordinance or regulation shall govern;
provided, however, that within the limits of the Maryland-Washing-
ton regional district as said district is now or shall hereafter be
defined by law, in Montgomery and Prince George's counties—in
which district there is now in effect city and regional planning and
zoning, which are being administered by existing agencies under
existing law—this [subtitle] section ARTICLE shall NOT be con-
strued wherever possible as supplemental to Chapter 992 of the
Laws of Maryland of 1943, as amended; and within the said district
the several additional and supplemental powers or any of them
vested by this [subtitle] article in the "municipality", and/or the
"council", shall NOT be construed to be vested exclusively in and
may NOT be exercised within their discretion only by the respec-
tive board of county commissioners OR COUNTY COUNCILS
acting as the district council, as provided in said Chapter 992, as
amended; and within the said district in like manner the several
additional and supplemental powers or any of them vested by this
[subtitle] article in the "commission" and in the "board of appeals",
respectively, shall be construed NOT to be vested exclusively in and
may NOT be exercised only, within their discretion, by the Mary-
land-National Capital Park and Planning Commission , THE RE-
SPECTIVE PLANNING BOARDS, and/or the respective board
of zoning appeals of the county affected; and provided further, that
insofar as the provision of this [subtitle] article may be inconsistent
with or contrary to the provisions of Chapter 992 of the Laws of
Maryland of 1943, as amended; such provisions shall have no appli-
cation within the Maryland-Washington regional district, but nothing
contained herein shall be deemed or construed to affect the validity
of said Chapter 992, as amended; and provided further, that nothing
in [this subtitle] Sections 3.00 to 8.00 inclusive, shall apply to
Baltimore City.

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7.03 Powers Supplemental to Powers of Chartered Counties; Con-
flict of Laws, etc. of Chartered Counties

Anything contained in this [subtitle] article to the contrary not-
withstanding, the powers conferred herein shall be construed wher-
ever possible as additional and supplemental to the express powers
to enact laws relating to planning and zoning granted to and con-
ferred upon the charter counties of Maryland by Section 5 of Article