3225

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNT?

PREVIOUS APPLICATION. AFTER TWO SUCH APPLICATIONS ON
SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME LAND SHALL HAVE BEEN ACTED
UPON, A PERIOD OF FOUR CALENDAR YEARS MUST ELAPSE
BEFORE ANOTHER APPLICATION MAY BE FILED.

(C)    STAFF STUDIES OF ANY AGENCY OR COMMISSION
IN THE NATURE OF LAND DEVELOPMENT PLANS WHICH HAVE NOT
BEEN SUBJECTED TO THE PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF A MASTER PLAN SHALL NOT
BE USED AS ANY PART OF THE BASIS FOR THE APPROVAL OF
APPLICATIONS IN ZONING CASES.

(D)    A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT MAY NOT BE APPROVED
SUBJECT TO A CONDITION OR QUALIFICATION WHICH IS NOT
UNIFORMLY APPLICABLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO ALL LAND
IN THE SAME ZONING CLASSIFICATION.

(E)    NO ZONING CLASSIFICATION SHALL BE A
FLOATING ZONE.

(F)    STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS MAY NOT APPEAR
IN A REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY ON BEHALF OF ANY PRIVATE
PARTY IN ANY ZONING CASE.

(G)    THE COUNCIL MAY BY LAW REQUIRE THAT,
SUBSEQUENT TO THE GRANTING OF A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT,
A SITE PLAN SHALL BE FILED AND APPROVED AS A
PREREQUISITE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT.
SUCH LAW SHALL CONTAIN STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL AND
SHALL REQUIRE THAT NOTICE OF THE FILING OF THE SITE
PLAN BE GIVEN TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS AND TO ANY
MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH THE LAND IS LOCATED AND THAT A
PUBLIC HEARING SHALL BE HELD PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL OF
THE SITE PLAN.

SECTION 709. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ALL PUBLIC
OFFICIALS PARTICIPATING IN THE DECISION ON, OR THE
PROCESSING OF, ANY APPLICATION IN ANY ZONING CASE
SHALL FILE A PUBLIC STATEMENT UNDER OATH, NOT LATER
THAN JULY 1 OF EACH YEAR, WITH THE CLERK OF THE
CIRCUIT COURT FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, DISCLOSING
ANY INTEREST IN LAND LOCATED IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
HELD BY HIMSELF OR HIS SPOUSE DURING THE PRECEDING
YEAR. AS USED HEREIN, INTEREST INCLUDES BOTH LEGAL
AND EQUITABLE INTEREST AND INCLUDES THE OWNERSHIP OF
MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT OF THE STOCK IN ANY CORPORATION
WHICH HOLDS AN INTEREST IN LAND IN PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY. ALL PUBLIC OFFICIALS PARTICIPATING IN THE
DECISION ON, OR THE PROCESSING OF, AN APPLICATION IN A
ZONING CASE SHALL ANNUALLY FILE COPIES OF THEIR