MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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[such] THE use has been destroyed to the extent of not
more than [seventy-five per centum (75%)] 75 PERCENT of
the reconstruction value of the building in which [such]
THE lawful non—conforming use was carried on; or (3) an
extension of an existing lawful non—conforming use on the
same lot as [such] THE lot existed as a single lot under
single ownership at the time of the enactment of the
regulation which made the then existing use on [such] THE
lot non-conforming. Nothing in this section [shall be
held to authorize] AUTHORIZES the validation,

ratification, or legalization of any violation of law or
regulation existing at the time of the action by the
District Council under this section.

[82. ] 8-109.

(a)    No clerk of the circuit court of Montgomery
County or of Prince George's County, no administrative
official, no licensing body or board, and no person
whatever [shall] MAY issue a license or permit for any
commercial or industrial purpose or for the conducting of
any commercial or industrial enterprise or business
whatsoever in a residential zone, that is, in any
district designated on the zone maps as residential
within the Regional District, unless [such] THE purpose,
enterprise, or business is allowed by the applicable
zoning ordinance under permitted uses or special
exceptions granted by the Board of Appeals.

(b)    However, in the case of a lawful
non-conforming use existing at the time of the enactment
of the respective zoning ordinances within that portion
of the Regional District in Montgomery and Prince
George's Counties comprising the Maryland—Washington
Metropolitan District, created by Chapter 448 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1927, as amended,
the particular use may be continued, and appropriate
licenses may be issued, limited, however, to the
particular use already existing in each case.

(c)    In addition, the Board of License
Commissioners of Montgomery County, within its
discretion, may issue and renew [such] alcoholic beverage
licenses as have been heretofore issued by [said] THE
Board for premises on which lawful non—conforming uses
exist[; provided that no]. NO license [shall] MAY be
issued which is less restrictive than any which has been
issued for [such] THE premises heretofore.

(d)    In addition, in the case of a lawful
non—conforming use existing at the time of the enactment
of zoning ordinances under the provisions of this
[subheading] TITLE in that portion of the Regional
District in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties,