WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 335

governing body of a municipal corporation or the Planning Board shall not affect
the right of appeal to the circuit court by any party; limiting the scope of certain
delegated authority; and generally relating to revitalization overlay zones in Prince
George's County.

BY adding to

Article 28 - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

Section 8-112.3

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1990 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 28 - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

8-112.3.

(A)     THIS SECTION APPLIES TO REVITALIZATION OVERLAY ZONES CREATED
BY THE DISTRICT COUNCIL FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY.

(B)     (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) PARAGRAPHS (2) AND (3) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, FOR ANY PORTION OF A REVITALIZATION OVERLAY ZONE SITUATED
WITHIN A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, THE DISTRICT COUNCIL MAY PROVIDE THAT
ANY OR ALL OF THE POWERS OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL MAY BE EXERCISED BY
THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MAY EXERCISE THE
POWERS OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL IN REGARD TO:

(I)      DESIGN STANDARDS;

(II)     PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS;

(III)   SIGN DESIGN STANDARDS;

(IV)   VARIANCES FOR LOT SIZE, SETBACK REQUIREMENTS, AND
SIMILAR REQUIREMENTS; AND

(V)     LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.

(2) WHEN EXERCISING POWERS DELEGATED TO IT BY THE DISTRICT
COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO THE SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL^: REQUIREMENTS AND
STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE DISTRICT COUNCIL FOR A REVITALIZATION
OVERLAY ZONE.

(3) (I) WHEN EXERCISING AUTHORITY DELEGATED UNDER
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE GOVERNING BODY OF A MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION MAY NOT IMPOSE ANY STANDARD OR REQUIREMENT STRICTER
THAN STANDARDS OR REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD APPLY HAD THE DISTRICT
COUNCIL NOT DELEGATED ITS AUTHORITY TO THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.

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