1912                             Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 672

25A, and to the extend that any of the provisions of this [subtitle]

article may be inconsistent with or contrary to any local laws, ordi-
nances, or regulations adopted by virtue of or pursuant to such ex-
press powers, such provisions of this [subtitle] article shall not
apply to the chartered counties of Maryland.

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7.04 Severability Clause

If any clause, sentence, part or parts of this [subtitle] article,
or of any section thereof shall be held unconstitutional, such un-
constitutionally shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts
of this [subtitle] article or of any section thereof. The legislature
hereby declares that it would have passed the remaining parts of
this [subtitle] article or any section thereof, if it had known such
clause, sentence, part or parts of any section thereof should be de-
clared unconstitutional.

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7.05 Repeal of Inconsistent Law

Except as otherwise provided herein, all acts and parts of acts,
laws and parts of laws, ordinances and parts of ordinances, incon-
sistent herewith or contrary hereto, are hereby repealed to the ex-
tent of such inconsistency, provided, however, that [Sections 1-9]
Section 2.00 and all laws and ordinances passed pursuant thereto
shall not be affected hereby, and that this [subtitle] article shall
be deemed to be in addition to said [Sections 1-9] Section 2.00 and
not in substitution therefor.

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8.00    Historic Area Zoning

8.01    Declaration of Public Purpose

(a)  The preservation of structures of historic and architectural
value is a public purpose in this State. The board of county com-
missioners or county council of every county in the State and
the mayor and city council, by whatever name known, of every
municipal corporation in this State and the mayor and city council
of Baltimore City have power by ordinance or resolution to regu-
late the construction, alteration, repair, moving and demolition of
such structures within their respective limits. Hereafter in this
[subtitle] section such counties and municipal corporations are re-
ferred to as "county" or "counties" or "municipal corporation" as
the case may be.

(b)  The purpose of an ordinance or resolution in any county or
municipal corporation shall be (1) to safeguard the heritage of the
county or municipal corporation by preserving the district therein
which reflects elements of its cultural, social, economic, political, or
architectural history; (2) to stabilize and improve property values
in such a district; (3) to foster civic beauty; (4) to strengthen the
local economy; and (5) to promote the use and preservation of
historic districts for the education, welfare, and pleasure of the
residents of the county or municipal corporation.

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8.02    Power to Establish Districts