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The purpose of this Chapter is to provide zoning requirements designed to:
A. control street congestion;
B. promote health, public safety, and general welfare;
C. provide adequate light and air;
D. promote the conservation of natural resources;
E. prevent environmental pollution;
F. avoid an undue concentration of population; and
G. promote or facilitate adequate transportation, water, sewerage, schools, recreation, parks, and other public facilities.
This Chapter applies to that portion of the Maryland-Washington Regional District in Montgomery County, except for certain municipalities in Section 1.3.2, and applies to all structures, lands, and uses over which the County has jurisdiction under the laws of the State of Maryland.
Annexation of Additional Area to the Regional District
Any area annexed into that portion of the Maryland-Washington Regional District in Montgomery County after October 30, 2014 will immediately upon annexation be automatically classified in the most nearly comparable zone until a Sectional or District Map Amendment for such area has been adopted by the District Council. The Commission must recommend to the District Council zoning for the annexed area within 6 months after the effective date of such annexation.
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