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In order to promote the health, safety, welfare, morals and comfort of its citizens, the county is hereby authorized to establish, develop and operate a coordinated and comprehensive public recreational program designed to meet the needs of all age groups of the citizens from a community, educational, fraternal, athletic and social standpoint. To carry out the purposes of this chapter the county is hereby authorized to provide and make available such recreational facilities and services as community buildings, recreation centers, playgrounds, rooms for public assembly, dances, games, nursery or other schools, swimming pools, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, athletic fields, bowling alleys, pool or billiard rooms, gymnasiums, golf courses, parties, fishing grounds, picnic grounds, cafeterias or restaurants for the serving of food and beverages and all other facilities and conveniences necessary or appropriate to provide the public recreational program herein authorized. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 2-68.)
Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this chapter shall be applicable throughout the county and within the recreation district, it being the intent hereof that limited recreational services may be provided hereunder throughout the county, the cost thereof to be defrayed from county-wide revenues, and that more complete recreational services may be provided hereunder in the recreation district, the cost of the latter to be defrayed from special taxes levied in the district. The department of recreation shall perform its functions both county-wide and within the recreation district, within the limitations of the funds appropriated for each area. Ordinances, rules and regulations adopted by the council hereunder may apply throughout the county or be confined to the recreation district, as the council shall designate. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 2-78; 1968 L.M.C., ch. 5, § 3.)
The county is hereby authorized to acquire by grant, purchase, lease or condemnation any land or improvements necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this chapter and may construct such buildings and make such other improvements as are necessary or appropriate for such purposes, either on the land so acquired or on land held or acquired by the United States of America, the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, the state or any other public agency; provided, that if the consent of any government or agency thereof is required by law for the use of such land, such consent shall first be obtained. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 2-69; 1969 L.M.C., ch. 36, § 3.)
In order to carry out the objectives of this chapter, the county executive is hereby authorized to adopt and amend, from time to time, regulations, under method (2) of section 2A-15 of this Code, for the government and use of all land, buildings and other recreational facilities acquired or constructed by or committed to the care or supervision of the county hereunder. Such regulations may include provisions limiting the use of any such recreational facility for reasons of health, safety, comfort or morals; for fees for the use of any such facility or service in connection therewith, provided, that such fees shall not exceed the cost of providing the same; for the issuance of permits by the director of recreation to individuals or groups of individuals for the use of any such facility, which permits may grant exclusive use thereof or limit the permittee to a particular area or facility. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 2-70; 1970 L.M.C., ch. 10, § 1; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 43; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 27, § 27.)
There is hereby established a special taxing area, to be known as the "recreation district," the boundaries of which shall include all of the county with the exception only of that area now or hereafter included within the incorporated boundaries of the City of Rockville, the City of Gaithersburg and the Town of Washington Grove. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 2-77.)
Any violation of this Chapter or a regulation adopted under this Chapter is a Class A violation. Each day that a violation continues is a separate offense. (2004 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 1.)
Division 1. Generally.
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