APPENDIX F.
COUNTY LAWS APPLICABLE TO MUNICIPALITIES*

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   *Editor’s note—Former Appendix F, Montgomery County Personnel Regulations, appear in the Code of Montgomery County Regulations (COMCOR), which is available in the Reference Section of the Rockville Library and can be accessed on-line at http://www.amlegal.com/codes/client/montgomery-county_md/.  COMCOR may also be purchased on-line at https://secure.cartsvr.net/catalogs/categories.asp?catid=3897&fileID=1563

NOTE:   The information contained in Appendix F is correct to the best of our knowledge. To be sure the information you are looking for is correct, please check with the municipality directly. 

   If you believe there is an error on this chart, please contact Tammy Seymour, Office of the County Attorney, 240-777-6789, or by e-mail at [e-mail]

Municipality (Listed alphabetically)                  Page

Town of Barnesville through Town of Glen Echo             F-2

Town of Kensington through Town of Washington Grove         F-15

Footnotes for both tables                     F-28

   The following Explanation identifies some of the elements outlined in Sec. 1-203. Applicability of County legislation within municipal corporations.

Explanation of Table Information

1.   NCA:   New chapters adopted by the County apply; specific exemptions approach.

   NNC:   New chapters adopted by the County do not apply; specific adoption approach.

2.   Most chapters in the County Code are optional for the municipalities.  Chapters and sections that are not optional are so indicated.

   A.   Health:   Code chapters/sections enacted under public health law apply throughout the County.  Municipalities can, however, exceed the State requirements in local law.

   B.   Tax:   Code chapters/sections enacted under taxation law apply throughout the County

3.   Municipal Chapters published by State.

4.   Chapters 24A, 33A, 50 and 59 have been adopted pursuant to the authority granted under Division II of the Land Use Article.

Town of Barnesville - Town of Glen Echo

 

Title

Town of Barnesville NCA

Town of Brookville NCA

Chevy Chase Village NNC

Chevy Chase View NCA

Chevy Chase Sec. 3 NCA

Town of Chevy Chase NNC

Chevy Chase Sec. 5 NCA

City of Gaithersburg NNC

Town of Garrett Park NNC

Town of Glen Echo NCA

1	Gen. provisions	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes
1A	Struc. of gov’t.	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes
2	Administration	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes
2	Administration10 Sec. 2-42	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
2A	Administrative procedures act	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes
2B	Agricultural land preservation	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no
3	Air quality control	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
3A	Alarms	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
4	Amusements	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes
5	Animal control11	yes	yes	yes1	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
5	Animal control29	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
5A	Arts & Humanities	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes
6	Auction sales	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	no	yes
6A	Beverage containers	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes
7	Bicycles	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
7	Bicycles	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
7A	Off-the-road vehicles	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes
8	Buildings	yes	yes	yes34	yes30	yes30	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
8A	Cable communications	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
9	Reserved	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
9A	Reserved	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
10	Reserved	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
10A	Child care	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes
10B	Common ownership communities	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes
11	Consumer protection	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
11A	Condominiums	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes
11B	Contracts, Procurement	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	no
11C	Cooperative housing	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes
12	Courts	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes
13	Detention center & rehabilitation	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes
13A	Reserved	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
14	Development Districts	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes
15	Eating & drinking establishments	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
16	Elections	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes
17	Electricity	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
18	Elm disease	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
18A	Environmental sustainability	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	yes36	no	yes
19	Erosion, sediment control, stormwater mgt	yes	yes	yes31	yes31	yes31	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
19A	Ethics	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	no
20	Finance	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	no
20A	Special obligation debt	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	no
21	Fire & rescue services	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
22	Fire safety code	yes	yes	yes35	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
22A	Forest conservation13	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
23	Gaming	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no
23A	Group homes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no
23B	Financial assistance non-profit service organizations	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes
24	Health & sanitation11	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
24	H&S, disclaimer for certain pregnancy resource centers	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
24	H&S, Sec. 24-1	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
24	H&S, Secs. 24-2 through 24-6	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
24	H&S, Sec. 24-7, catastrophic health insurance plan	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes
24	H&S, Sec. 24-8, massage business licensing	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
24	H&S, Sec. 24-8B, bodywork establishments	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
		health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
24	H&S, Sec. 24-9, smoking in public places	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes
		health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
24	H&S, Secs. 24-10 through 24-11, tobacco products to minors	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
24	H&S, Secs. 24-22 through 24-27, health planning	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
24	H&S, Secs. 24-34 through 24-39 Mental	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes
24	H&S, Secs. 24-54 through 24-61, Victims	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes
24A	Historic resources preservation	no	yes28	yes28	yes	yes28	yes28	yes28	no	yes28	yes28
24B	Homeowners’ associations	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no
25	Hospital, sanitarium, nursing care	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
25A	Housing, moderately priced	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no
25B	Housing policy	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no
26	Housing, building maintenance	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
27	Human rights, civil liberties	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
27A	Individual water & sewer sys.	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
28	Reserved	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
29	Landlord-tenant relations	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes
29A	Legislative oversight	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	yes
30	Licensing & regulations	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no
30A	Municipal revenue program	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
30B	Economic development	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes
30C	Motor vehicle towing, private property	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	yes	no	no
31	Motor vehicles & traffic	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes38	yes	yes	yes	no	yes
31A	Motor vehicle repair, towing regs.	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes
31B	Noise control	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes
31C	New home warranty, building licensing	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes
32	Offenses - Victim advocate	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes
33	Personnel	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	no
33A	Planning procedures	no	yes28	yes28	yes28	yes28	yes28	yes28	no	yes28	yes28
33B	Pesticides	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
34	Plumbing & gas fitting	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
35	Police	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes
36	Pond safety	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
36A	Public serv co., underground facilities	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes
37	Public welfare	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes
38	Quarries	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes
38A	Radio, TV, appliance repair	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
39	Rat Control	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
40	Real property	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
41	Recreation & rec. facilities	no	no	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no	no
41A	Rental assistance	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes
42	Revenue authority	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes
42A	Ride sharing, transportation management	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes
43	Reserved	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
44	Schools & camps	no	yes	yes32	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
		health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
44A	Secondhand personal property	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
45	Sewers, sewage disposal, drainage	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
46	Slaughterhouse	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes
46	Slaughterhouse	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
47	Vendors	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
48	Solid waste	no	yes	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes37	no	no
49	Streets & roads	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no
49A	Reserved	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
50	Subdivision of land	no	yes28	yes28	yes	yes28	yes28	yes28	no	yes28	yes28
51	Swimming pools	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
51A	Tanning facilities	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
52	Taxation	tax	tax	tax	tax	tax	tax	tax	tax	tax	tax
53	Taxicabs	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes
53A	Tenant displacement	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes
54	Transient lodging facilities	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	yes
54A	Transit facilities	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes
55	Tree canopy	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	yes	no	no	yes
56	Urban renewal &  community. development	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no
56A	Video games	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes
57	Weapons	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes
58	Weeds	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes
59	Zoning	no	no	yes28	yes28	yes28	yes28	yes28	no	yes28	yes28
60 - 70 (Special taxing area chapters) and 71-86 (reserved chapters) are not included in this table
87	Wash. Suburban Transit District	no	no	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no	no

 

Footnotes on Page 28.

Town of Kensington - Town of Washington Grove

 

Chap

Title

Town of Kensington NNC

Town of Laytonsville NNC

Village of Martin’s Addition NCA

Village of North Chevy Chase NCA

Town of Poolesville NNC

City of Rockville NNC

Town of Somerset NNC

City of Takoma Park NCA

Town of Washington Grove NNC

1	Gen. provisions	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes14	no	yes	no
1A	Struc. of gov’t.	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
2	Administration	no	no	yes	yes	no	yes14	no	yes	no
2	Administration10 Sec. 2-42	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
2A	Administrative procedures act	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
2B	Agricultural land preservation	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
3	Air quality control	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	no
3A	Alarms	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
4	Amusements	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
5	Animal control11	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes1	no	yes15	yes	yes
5	Animal control29	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
5A	Arts & Humanities	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	no
6	Auction sales	no	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no
6A	Beverage containers	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
7	Bicycles	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
7	Bicycles	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
7A	Off-the-road vehicles	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
8	Buildings	yes	yes	yes30	yes30	yes	no	yes16	yes	yes 30
8A	Cable communications	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes12	yes16	no	yes
9	Reserved	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
9A	Reserved	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
10	Reserved	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
10A	Child care	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
10B	Common ownership communities	no	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no
11	Consumer protection	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
11A	Condominiums	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	no
11B	Contracts, Procurement	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
11C	Cooperative housing	no	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no
12	Courts	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
13	Detention center & rehabilitation	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
13A	Reserved	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
14	Development Districts	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
15	Eating & drinking establishments	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
16	Elections	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
17	Electricity	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
18	Elm disease	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes
18A	Environmental sustainability	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
19	Erosion, sediment control, stormwater mgt	yes	yes	yes31	yes31	yes	no	yes	yes19	yes 31
19A	Ethics	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
20	Finance	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
20A	Special obligation debt	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
21	Fire & rescue services	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
22	Fire safety code	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
22A	Forest conservation13	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	no
23	Gaming	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
23A	Group homes	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	no
23B	Financial assistance non-profit service organizations	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
24	Health & sanitation11	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
24	H&S, disclaimer for certain pregnancy resource centers	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
24	H&S, Sec. 24-1	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	yes
24	H&S, Secs. 24-2 through 24-6	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
24	H&S, Sec. 24-7, catastrophic health insurance plan	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	yes
24	H&S, Sec. 24-8, massage business licensing	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
24	H&S, Sec. 24-9, smoking in public places	no	yes	yes	yes	no	yes20	no	yes	yes
		health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
24	H&S, Secs. 24-10 through 24-11, tobacco products to minors	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
24	H&S, Sec. 24-11B, bodyworks establishment	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
		health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
24	H&S, Secs. 24-22 through 24-27, health planning	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
24	H&S, Secs. 24-34 through 24-39 Mental	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	yes
24	H&S, Secs. 24-54 through 24-61, Victims	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	yes
24A	Historic resources preservation	yes28	no	yes28	yes	no	no	yes28	yes28	no
24B	Homeowners’ associations	no	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no
25	Hospital, sanitarium, nursing care	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
25A	Housing, moderately priced	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
25B	Housing policy	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
26	Housing, building maintenance	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes
27	Human rights, civil liberties	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
27A	Individual water & sewer sys.	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
28	Reserved	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
29	Landlord-tenant relations	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes
29A	Legislative oversight	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
30	Licensing & regulations	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
30A	Municipal revenue program	no	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	no
30B	Economic development	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
30C	Motor vehicle towing, private property	no	no	no	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no
31	Motor vehicles & traffic	yes	no	17	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no
31A	Motor vehicle repair, towing regs.	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no
31B	Noise control	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes3	yes16	no	yes4
31C	New home warranty, building licensing	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
32	Offenses - Victim advocate	no2	no	yes	yes	no	no	no2	yes	no
33	Personnel	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
33A	Planning procedures	yes28	no	yes28	yes28	no	no	yes28	yes28	no
33B	Pesticides	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes
34	Plumbing & gas fitting	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	no
35	Police	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
36	Pond safety	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	no
36A	Public serv co., underground facilities	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
37	Public welfare	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	no
38	Quarries	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
38A	Radio, TV, appliance repair	no	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no
39	Rat Control	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
40	Real property	no18	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes
41	Recreation & rec. facilities	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
41A	Rental assistance	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	no
42	Revenue authority	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
42A	Ride sharing, transportation management	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
43	Reserved	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
44	Schools & camps	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
		health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
44A	Secondhand personal property	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
45	Sewers, sewage disposal, drainage	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
46	Slaughterhouse	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	no
46	Slaughterhouse	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
47	Vendors	no6	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	no
48	Solid waste	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	no
49	Streets & roads	no	no7	no	yes33	yes6	no	no7	no	no
49A	Reserved	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
50	Subdivision of land	yes28	no	yes28	yes	no	no	yes28	yes28	no
51	Swimming pools	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
51A	Tanning facilities	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health	health
52	Taxation	tax	tax	tax	tax	tax	tax	tax	tax	tax
53	Taxicabs	no	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no
53A	Tenant displacement	yes	no	yes