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Each application for a local map amendment must follow a form prescribed by the District Council and must include:
(a) A written statement specifying the following:
(1) The election district and municipality or community in which is located the land proposed to be reclassified and the street number, if any, or if none, the location with respect to nearby public roads in common use.
(2) A description by metes and bounds, courses and distances of land, or if the boundaries conform to lot boundaries within a subdivision for which a plat is recorded in the land records of the county, then the lot, block and subdivision designations with appropriate plat reference.
(3) The present zoning classification of the land, the proposed classification and the alternative classification, if any.
(4) The name and address of the owner of the land.
(5) The area of the land proposed to be reclassified, stated in square feet if less than one acre and in acres if one acre or more.
(6) The application number and the date of application of, and action taken on, all prior applications filed within 3 years previously for the reclassification of the whole or any part of the land proposed to be reclassified.
(b) An identification plat prepared by a civil engineer, surveyor or other competent person, and certified thereon by him to be correct and in conformity with this subsection, showing by metes and bounds, courses and distances the land proposed to be reclassified, or if the boundaries conform to lot boundaries within a subdivision for which a plat is recorded among the land records of the county, then a copy of such plat, the land proposed to be reclassified appearing in a color distinctive from that of other land shown on the plat.
(c) A vicinity map shall be furnished by the commission, covering the area within at least 1,000 feet of the boundaries of the land proposed to be reclassified to the extent that such area lies within the county or Prince George's County or the District of Columbia, showing the existing classification of all land appearing on the map as shown in the official zoning map on file in the office of the department or the office of the commission and all roads, streets, alleys, parks and other public or governmental areas in public ownership or on public rights-of-way or proposed on a plan adopted by the commission, and all streams and railroad rights-of-way within the area covered by the map and the names thereof.
(d) If the land proposed to be reclassified lies in whole or in part within an area covered by a sectional highway or zoning plan map adopted by the commission, then a copy of such map shall be furnished by the commission.
(e) On the plat and maps required under the above paragraphs, the land proposed to be reclassified shall appear in a color distinctive from that of the other land shown thereon. The scale of the plat and map required by the above paragraphs shall be noted thereon and shall be not less than 200 feet to the inch if the land proposed to be reclassified is of an area of 10 acres or less and not less than 400 feet to the inch of an area of more than 10 acres. A north direction arrow shall appear on such plat and maps.
(f) Sufficient information to demonstrate a reasonable probability that available public facilities and services will be adequate to serve the proposed development under the Growth Policy standards in effect when the application is submitted.
(g) Such other relevant information as either the District Council or the Hearing Examiner finds necessary to evaluate the impact of a proposed development on public facilities or existing or proposed development near the application site.
(Legislative History: Ord. No. 16-14, § 2.)
Editor’s note-Section 59-H-2.4 [formerly § 104-35] is cited in Montgomery County Council v. Kaslow, 235 Md. 45, 200 A.2d 184 (1964).