1. The Town Council shall establish a schedule of fees, charges and expenses, and a collection procedure for zoning certificates, zoning occupancy permits, appeals, variances, special exceptions, amendments, and other matters pertaining to this chapter. The schedule of fees shall be available in the office of the Zoning Administrator and may be altered or amended only by the Town Council.
2. No certificate, permit, special exception, or variance shall be issued unless or until such costs, charges, fees, or expenses have been paid in full, nor shall any action be taken on proceedings before the Board of Appeals unless or until preliminary charges and fees have been paid in full.
   

1. The regulations, restrictions and boundaries set forth in this chapter may from time to time be amended, supplemented, changed, or repealed by the Town Council.
2. Any proposed amendment, supplement or change shall be referred by the Town Council to the Planning and Zoning Commission for an investigation and recommendation. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall cause such investigation to be made as it deems necessary; may require the submission of all pertinent data and information by any person concerned; may hold such public hearings as provided by its own rules; shall submit its report and recommendations to the Council within a reasonable length of time.
3. After receiving the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Town Council shall hold a public hearing in relation to the proposed amendment, at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. At least 15 days' notice of the time, place, and nature of such hearing shall be published in a paper of general circulation in the community, and in the case of a change in classification of a particular piece of property, said property shall be posted.
4. No change in or departure from the proposed amendment as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be made unless the same be resubmitted to said Planning and Zoning Commission for its further recommendation.
5. Whenever a petition requesting an amendment, supplement, or change has been denied by the Town Council, such petition, or one substantially similar, shall not be reconsidered sooner than one year after the previous denial.
   

1. The Town Council may from time to time amend the provisions of this chapter as they relate to the Critical Area District, amend the land use management classification of properties in the Critical Area District or amend the Critical Area District boundary.
2. In addition, the Town Council shall review and propose any necessary amendments, as required, to the land use management classifications in the Critical Area District at least every four years.
3. All such amendments shall be approved by the Maryland Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Commission as established in the Natural Resources Article, § 8-1809 of the Critical Area Law, Subtitle 18. Standards for Critical Area Commission approval of proposed amendments are as set forth in the Critical Area Law, Subtitle 18, § 8-1809(i). The Critical Area Commission process for approval of proposed amendments are as set forth in the Critical Area Law, Subtitle 18, § 8-1809.
4. Amendment procedures.
   1. Proposed amendments to this chapter as it relates to the Critical Area District may only be initiated by the Planning and Zoning Commission or Town Council.
   2. Amendments involving specific properties shall first be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
   3. For all proposed amendments the Planning and Zoning Commission shall first hold a public hearing related thereto, at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. At least 15 days' notice of the time, place, and nature of the hearing shall be published in a paper of general circulation in the community, and in the case of a change in the land management classification of a particular piece of property, said property shall be posted.
   4. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall then forward proposed amendments to the Town Council.
   5. After receiving the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Town Council shall forward the amendments to the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Commission with tentative approval.
   6. After receiving the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the approval of the Critical Area Commission, the Town Council shall hold a public hearing on the proposed amendments at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. At least 15 days' notice of the time, place, and nature of the hearing shall be published in a paper of general circulation in the community, and in the case of a change in the land management classification of a particular piece of property, said property shall be posted.
5. Requirements for amendments.
   1. Amendments to the Official Critical Area District Maps.
      1. The Town Council may amend the Critical Area District boundary to delete areas of the Town from the Critical Area District when it can be demonstrated that the Critical Area, as mapped on the Official Critical Area District Maps, is incorrectly drawn. The amended Critical Area District boundary shall, at a minimum, encompass all areas as set forth in § 170-3. Evidence sufficient to warrant a determination of a mistakenly drawn Critical Area boundary line shall be based on and substantiated by either:
         1. The Official State Wetland Maps;
         2. The amended Official State Wetland Maps adopted by the State of Maryland; or
         3. The written concurrence by the State of Maryland that the Official State Wetland Map is incorrect.
      2. The Town Council may also elect to add areas to the Critical Area District at any time. Addition or deletion of areas from the Critical Area District shall be processed as amendments to the Critical Area District as per this section.
   2. Land use management classification. When proposing a change of land use management classification, i.e., Intensely Developed Area (IDA), Limited Development Area (LDA) or Resource Conservation Area (RCA), other than by changing a land use management classification through granting of the GA Growth Allocation District, the Town Council shall not approve amendments unless it is found that there was a mistake in the original classification and that the amendment is approved by the Critical Area Commission. Changes to the land use management classification using growth allocation shall be as prescribed in § 170-31.6.
6. Floating zone procedures.
   1. All applications for the rezoning of land to a designated floating zone shall meet the standards for such rezonings and the procedures for first and second readings of this section as well as the procedural requirements established for a rezoning. Change or mistake shall not be a standard for review of applications for floating zone designation. The first and second reading procedures establish a two-stage adoption process requiring the rezoning to be approved on a first reading for conformance to the Comprehensive Plan and general requirements of this section. The second reading requires the completion of a final plan and verification that all requirements have been met prior to the approval of the second or final reading of the rezoning.
   2. The use of first and second readings is intended to permit a developer to request and secure a rezoning without having to spend funds needed to meet all the requirements before there is any certainty that the project will receive approval. The two-stage approval permits the developer to secure zoning and then go to the expense of land development and architectural plans needed to secure building permits after having determined that the Town will rezone a property if the developer meets the requirements of this section.
   3. During stage one of the approval process, the developer shall submit, at a minimum, a general land use map of the surrounding neighborhood showing the relationship between the proposed development and traffic arteries, neighboring land uses, available community services (sewer, water, etc.) general drainage patterns and topographic features. The developer shall furnish a sketch site plan of the proposed development showing tentative building size, shape and location, general parking lot arrangement, access to public streets and patterns of ingress and egress. The developer may be asked to supply additional information as specified for a certain zone or as may be required to make a determination of the impact of the proposed development. This does not eliminate the requirement for a site plan prior to construction as set forth in this chapter; however, this detailed site plan may be submitted at the second stage.
      

In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements, adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals or general welfare. Wherever the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations, ordinances, deed restrictions or covenants, the more restrictive ones or those that impose the higher standards shall govern.