For purposes of this Chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated:
(a) Board of directors means the board of directors of an urban district corporation.
(b) Class 1 property means real property used or intended to be used for residential use categories under Chapter 59.
(c) Class 2 property means real property used or intended to be used for commercial or industrial use categories under Chapter 59.
(d) Corporation means an urban district corporation.
(e) Department means a County department, principal office, or other office that the County Executive designates to perform functions under this Chapter. Department does not include an urban district corporation.
(f) Maintaining streetscape amenities means cleaning, repairing rehabilitating, or replacing streetscape amenities.
(g) Maintaining the streetscape includes cleaning sidewalks, driveways, streets, and other public areas; collecting trash; and caring for trees and other plantings. Maintaining the streetscape includes streetscaping of the medians and street sweeping, but does not include maintaining the road or the curbs.
(h) Off-site amenity means a streetscape amenity installed by an optional method developer on a public right-of-way.
(i) On-site amenity means a streetscape amenity installed by an optional method developer on property owned by the optional method developer or on private property not owned by an optional method developer.
(j) Optional method development means property for which the owner has agreed with the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to be responsible for installing and maintaining both on-site and off-site improvements.
(k) Streetscape amenity includes such items as bulletin boards and electronic displays; communication systems; containers for growing things; fountains and pools; drinking fountains; functional and decorative lighting; outdoor seating; restrooms; seating and other street furniture; shelters for pedestrians and persons using public transportation; non-standard paving; sidewalks; trees and other plantings; trash containers; vending booths and kiosks; works of art; any outdoor item that an optional method developer agreed to install and maintain as a condition of site plan approval; and other items of a similar character or purpose.
(l) Urban district corporation means a corporation created under Section 68A-9. (1987 L.M.C., ch. 2, § 2; 1993 L.M.C., ch. 16, § 1; 2023 L.M.C., ch. 14, § 1.)