MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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body, and petitions of abutting property owners, and the
evidentiary value which may be accorded to any or all of
these; and (4) procedures for hearing, notice, costs, and
fees, amendment of applications, stenographic records,
reverter, lapse, and reconsideration de novo of
undeveloped zoning amendments. The existing provisions
of the Regional District Law and of the ordinances
enacted by the respective district councils relating to
the aforegoing matters shall remain in full force and
effect unless or until specifically superseded or amended
in accordance with the power and authority granted
herein, but no such amendment may be made by a district
council, in a year in which the council is elected, after
the 31st day of October and until the newly elected
council is duly qualified and has taken office.

In Montgomery County, in all applications which seek
a classification other than that which is attached to the
subject properties on a local master plan, approved by
the district council, under the provisions of
[Title]SECTION 7-108(e) of this article, these
applications shall, be granted only by the affirmative
vote of five members of the district council. If the
application for reclassification is recommended for
approval by the Commission or if the application is for a
zoning classification created after the approval of the
master plan by the council, then an affirmative vote of
four members of the district council is required to grant
the application or applications. In all other cases, an
application may not be granted except by affirmative vote
of at least four members of the district council.

8-106.

(j) In Prince George's County, the district
council, the applicant, or any [part] PARTY to the
circuit court review who is an aggrieved party, may
secure a review of any final judgment of the Prince
George's County Circuit Court under this title by appeal
to the Court of Special Appeals. The appeal shall be
taken in the manner provided by law for appeals from law
courts in other civil cases. Each member of the district
council in Prince George's County is entitled to vote on
whether the district council shall appeal to the Court of
Special Appeals, regardless of whether the member
participated in the hearing on the matter or in the
decision.

8-110.

(A) A district council, in its zoning regulations,
may provide that the board of zoning appeals or the
district council, or in Montgomery County, [[as]] AN
administrative office or agency designated by THE
DISTRICT council, in appropriate cases and subject to
appropriate principles, standards, rules, conditions, and
safeguards set forth in the regulations, may either grant
or deny, upon conditions as may be deemed necessary to