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HOWARD COUNTY

RESULTS. BEFORE GRANTING SUCH A VARIANCE, THE BOARD
SHALL MAKE A WRITTEN FINDING AS PART OF THE RECORD
THAT THE CONDITIONS OR SITUATION, DESCRIBED IN DETAIL,
IS PECULIAR TO THE LOT OR BUILDING, THAT THIS
CONDITION OR SITUATION CAUSES THE DIFFICULTY OR
HARDSHIP, AND THAT THE VARIANCE CAN BE GRANTED WITHOUT
IMPAIRMENT TO THE PURPOSE AND INTEGRITY OF THIS ACT.
HOWEVER, NO VARIANCE SHALL INCREASE THE MAXIMUM AREA
OF SIGNS PERMITTED NOR PERMIT SIGNS PROHIBITED BY
SECTION 3.605 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

3.615 - STANDARDS

IN THE EVENT ANY ZONING REGULATION OF HOWARD
COUNTY OR OTHER APPLICABLE LAW CONTAINS A HIGHER
STANDARD OF COMPLIANCE THAN THE TERMS OF THIS ACT,
THEN SUCH HIGHER STANDARD SHALL PREVAIL.

3.616 - SEVERABILITY

IF ANY CLAUSE, SENTENCE, PART OR PARTS OF THIS
SUBTITLE, OR OF ANY SECTION THEREOF SHALL BE HELD
UNCONSTITUTIONAL OR INVALID, SUCH UNCONSTITIONALITY
OR INVALIDITY SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF THE
REMAINING PARTS OF THIS SUBTITLE OR OF ANY SECTION
THEREOF. THE COUNTY COUNCIL HEREBY DECLARES THAT IT
WOULD HAVE PASSED THE REMAINING PARTS OF THE SUBTITLE
OR ANY SECTION THEREOF IF IT HAD KNOWN SUCH CLAUSE,
SENTENCE, PART OR PARTS OF ANY SECTION THEREOF SHOULD
BE DECLARED INVALID OR UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

SECTION 2. AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE
COUNTY COUNCIL OF HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND, That this
Act shall take effect sixty (60) days after its
enactment. This Bill, having been approved by the
Executive and returned to the Council, stands enacted
on March 14, 1972.

COUNCIL BILL NO. 2

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments
subsection G to Section 1.106 of Title I of the
Howard County Code title "Administration",