HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(4) [It is also empowered to] A LOCAL

LEGISLATIVE BODY MAY provide civil penalties for [such] ANY
violation OF THIS ARTICLE OR OF ANY ORDINANCE OR REGULATION
MADE UNDER IT.

Article 66D - Maryland-National Capital Park and

Planning Commission

8-112.1.

(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other section of this
article or any other law to the contrary, and with respect
to any land within the corporate limits of a municipal
corporation in Prince George's County which is within the
boundaries of the Maryland-Washington Metropolitan District
and is either zoned for residential or commercial use or
adjacent to residential or commercial zones, the legislative
body of such a municipal corporation in Prince George's

County may, by ordinance, for the purpose of the

preservation, improvement, or protection of the general
character and design of lands and improvements within the
corporate limits of the municipality, impose stricter or
additional conditions, restrictions, or limits upon
fences, residential parking, and residential storage than
are otherwise required by state, regional, or county
regulations issued pursuant to State, regional, or county
authorities or agencies exercising zoning and planning
jurisdiction over the municipal corporation.

(2) A VIOLATION OF ANY RESTRICTION OR

LIMITATION IMPOSED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION MAY
BE CLASSIFIED BY THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE MUNICIPAL

CORPORATION IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY AS A MUNICIPAL

INFRACTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 23A, § 3(B) OF THE CODE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1981.

Approved May 19, 1981.

CHAPTER 640

(House Bill 734)

AN ACT concerning

Nursing Homes - Fee or Charge Increases

FOR the purpose of requiring certain notice of any fee or
charge increase for services provided by a nursing
home; and providing that in the event of the failure to
give the required notice the existing fee or charge
will continue for a certain period of time.