(a) Public works. The Director shall have control over County roads, sidewalks, storm drains, and bridges in matters pertaining to engineering design, construction, improvement, and maintenance. Subject to the powers conferred on the Office of Planning and Zoning, the Director shall construct, maintain, repair, improve, protect, preserve, rebuild, and control the roads, sidewalks, storm drains, bridges, and other appurtenances as the Director may consider necessary or advisable.
(b) Joint functions. The Director and the Planning and Zoning Officer shall act jointly in matters pertaining to the opening, altering, closing, vacating, straightening, and widening of County roads in accordance with the General Development Plan and matters pertaining to location, planning, and functional classification (designating right-of-way widths) of new County roads, sidewalks, storm drains, bridges, and other appurtenances based on the General Development Plan.
(1985 Code, Art. 25, § 25-4-101) (Bill No. 67-98; Bill No. 20-00; Bill No. 63-04)