(a) A public road, bridge, sidewalk or bikeway must not be constructed, reconstructed, repaired, graded, improved or maintained by any person unless the construction, reconstruction, repair, improvement, grading or maintenance fully complies with this Chapter and any regulations issued under it.
(b) The closure of any private road must meet the standards and requirements of Chapter 22, and the owner of the private road must obtain a permit from the Department of Permitting Services if required under Section 49-11A.
(c) The County Executive may issue regulations under method (2) to implement this Chapter, except where a different method is specified.
(d) Any violation of this Chapter or any regulation issued under it is a Class B violation, except when expressly provided otherwise. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 24-2; 1910, ch. 484, § 177H; 1912, ch. 109, § 177H; 1912, ch. 790, § 456; 1918, ch. 229, § 177H; 1939, ch. 473; 1983 L.M.C., ch. 22, § 54; 1985 L.M.C., ch. 31, § 29; 2007 L.M.C., ch. 8, § 1; 2016 L.M.C., ch. 34, § 1; 2022 L.M.C., ch. 31, §1.)
Editor’s note—Section 49-1, formerly Section 49-2, was renumbered, amended, and retitled pursuant to 2007, ch. 8, § 1.
Former Section 49-1, regulations and ordinances-authority to adopt, etc., derived from Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 24-1; 1910, ch. 484, § 177H; 1912, ch. 109, § 177H; 1912, ch. 790, § 456; 1918, ch. 229, § 177H; 1939, ch. 473; 1971 L.M.C., ch. 3, § 2; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 48; 1985 L.M.C., ch. 31, § 29, was repealed by 2007, ch. 8, § 1.
See County Attorney Opinion dated 7/29/98 explaining that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority, Housing Opportunities Commission, and the fire corporations must comply with County permit requirements and mandatory referral.