3756

LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 892

records and [shall] be [so] recorded by the clerk of the
court of the county in which the land is situated.

(f) Present regulations retained. The subdivision
regulations heretofore adopted by the Commission and now
in effect within the respective portions of the Regional
District in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties
[shall be] ARE deemed to have been adopted in accordance
with the provisions of this section[; and these] THESE
regulations [shall] apply respectively within the
portions of the Regional District within each county
until modified in accordance with this section.

[72,] 7-117.

The commission shall approve or disapprove a
subdivision plat within [thirty (30)] 30 days after [the]
ITS submission [thereof; otherwise]. OTHERWISE the plat
shall be deemed to have been approved, and a certificate
to that effect shall be issued by the commission upon
demand. In Prince George's County, each office to which
a preliminary subdivision plan is referred [will] SHALL
return one copy of the plan to THE PLANNING Board within
[thirty (30)] 30 days with [its] comments noted [thereon;
if such] ON IT. IF THE reply is not made within [thirty
(30) ] 30 days by any office to whom referred, the plan
shall be deemed to be approved by it. In Prince George's
County, the commission shall approve or disapprove a
preliminary subdivision plan within [seventy (7 0)] 70
days after [the] ITS submission [thereof; otherwise].
OTHERWISE, the preliminary subdivision plan shall be
deemed to have been approved, and a certificate to that
effect shall be issued by the commission upon demand.
The applicant for the commissions approval may waive
either or both of these requirements and consent to the
extension of [such] THE periods[; provided, however,
that]. HOWEVER, in Prince George's County no such waiver
may be for a period greater than the original period
allowed for approval of [such] THE plat or preliminary
plan. The ground of disapproval of any plat shall be
stated upon the records of the commission. Any plat
submitted to the commission shall contain the name and
address of a person to whom notice of hearing may be
sent[; and no plat shall]. NO PLAT MAY be sent by mail
to [said] THE address not less than five [(5)] days
before the date fixed therefor. In his application,
however, the applicant may waive [such] THE hearing and
notice, and the approval of any plat exactly as submitted
by the applicant [shall be deemed] IS a waiver of [such]
THE hearing and notice. The subdivision regulations may
include provisions for notice to owners of properties
that would be substantially affected by approval of any
subdivision plat and for public hearings on [such] THE
applications and may include provisions for an appeal to