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forestry, or other purposes. No regulation shall prohibit the use of any land by the
owner of such land or the holder of any easement or right therein or his tenant for
farming, other agricultural uses exclusively or, within Prince George's County for
the purposes of storing natural or artificial gas at a level below five hundred (500)
feet from the surface of the earth. 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 filed after June 1, 1965, for the same zoning
classification upon which there was a decision on the merits unless thirty-six (36)
months have expired since the filing of the application for the previous zoning map
amendment upon which there was a decision on the merits; and be it further
provided that an application for a zoning map amendment filed with the County
Council for Montgomery County, sitting as a District Council, shall set forth the
names of all persons having a substantial interest in the subject property of the
application, such substantial interest to include all those persons with a share in
such property amounting to five percent (5%) or more whether held in an
individual or corporate capacity of the full cash value of such property exclusive of
all mortgages, deeds of trust, liens and encumbrances, and shall also set forth the
names of all contract purchasers and all those persons holding a mortgage, a deed
of trust, or an option to purchase such property; provided, however, that the
aforegoing time limitation and name requirement shall not apply to applications
filed by the District Council or by the Commission.

(C) IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE HISTORICAL, ARCHEOLOGICAL,
ARCHITECTURAL OR CULTURAL HERITAGE OF AREAS IN
MONTGOMERY AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTIES COMPRISING
THE REGIONAL DISTRICT AND TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE
QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY, IN ADDITION TO ANY
POWER OR AUTHORITY OF THE DISTRICT COUNCILS TO
REGULATE BY ORDINANCE, PLANNING, ZONING OR SUBDIVISION,
EACH DISTRICT COUNCIL IS RESPECTIVELY AUTHORIZED AND
EMPOWERED TO PROVIDE BY ORDINANCE, REGULATIONS FOR THE
PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF SITES,
STRUCTURES          WITH          THEIR          APPURTENANCES          AND

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS, OR DISTRICTS OF HISTORICAL,
ARCHEOLOGICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CULTURAL VALUE
DESIGNATED ON THE ADOPTED AND APPROVED GENERAL PLAN.
THE ENACTMENT AND APPLICATION OF SUCH REGULATIONS
SHALL BE REASONABLE AND APPROPRIATE TO THE PURPOSE OF
THIS SECTION AND ARE LIMITED TO THE PROTECTION,
PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE
SITES, STRUCTURES OR DISTRICTS, AND, IF SUCH ACTION
CONSTITUTES A TAKING OF PRIVATE PROPERTY, PROVISION
SHALL BE MADE FOR JUST COMPENSATION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 24, 1973.