1526                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 713

George's County (1963 Edition) as amended, being Article 17 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Prince George's
County," subtitle "Park and Planning Commission," subheading "Re-
gional District," be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, and that Section 70-89 (a) of the Montgomery
County Code (1965 Edition) as amended by Chapter 711 of the Acts
of 1969, being Article 16 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land, title "Montgomery County," subtitle "Bi-County District Laws,"
subheading "Maryland-National Park and Planning Commission," be
and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

59-83 (70-89).

(a) Authorized; procedure. After duly advertised public hearing
each District Council may from time to time amend its regulations
or any regulation, including the maps or any map, in accordance
with such procedures as may be established in the respective zoning
ordinances. Such procedures and ordinances may include, but shall
not be limited to: Procedures limiting the times during which amend-
ments may be adopted; provisions for hearings and preliminary
determinations by an examiner, board or other agency, procedures
for quorums, number of votes required to enact amendments and
variations or increases therein based upon such factors as master
plans, recommendations of the hearing examiner, planning board,
municipality, or other body, and petitions of abutting property own-
ers, and the evidentiary value which may be accorded to any or all
of these; and the procedures for hearing, notice, costs, and fees,
amendment of applications, stenographic records, reverter, lapse,
and reconsideration de novo of undeveloped zoning amendments. The
existing provisions of the Regional District Law and of the ordi-
nances heretofore enacted by the respective District Councils relat-
ing to the aforegoing matters shall remain in full force and effect
unless or until specifically superseded or amended in accordance with
the power and authority granted herein, provided that no such
amendment shall be made by a District Council, in a year in which
the Council is elected, after the 31st day of October and until the
newly elected Council is duly qualified and has taken office. IN
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, NO SPECIAL EXCEPTION
SHALL BE GRANTED BY THE DISTRICT COUNCIL IN A
YEAR IN WHICH THE COUNCIL IS ELECTED AFTER THE
31ST DAY OF OCTOBER AND UNTIL THE NEWLY ELECTED
COUNCIL IS DULY QUALIFIED AND HAS TAKEN OFFICE.
In Montgomery County, in all applications which seek a classification
other than that which is attached to the subject properties on a
local master plan, approved by the district council, under the provi-
sions 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
affirmative vote of four members of the district council shall be re-
quired to grant such application or applications. In all other cases,
an application shall not be granted except by affirmative vote of at
least four members of the district council.