Charles County, MD
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Division 2: Code of Ordinances and Resolutions
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 278 Subdivision Regulations
- Division 1: Code of Public Local Laws
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 (Reserved)
- Ch 5 Artificial Tanning Devices
- Ch 8 Bond Sales
- Ch 10 (Reserved)
- Ch 13 (Reserved)
- Ch 15 Building Code
- Ch 17 Building Projects
- Ch 21 Circuit Court
- Ch 24 Code Supplements
- Ch 27 Commissioners, County
- Ch 30 (Reserved)
- Ch 34 Dredging Operations
- Ch 37 Elderly Care Homes
- Ch 38 Election Districts
- Ch 41 Electrical Apparatus and Wiring
- Ch 44 (Reserved)
- Ch 45 False Alarms
- Ch 48 Fiscal and Administrative Services, Department of
- Ch 51 Firearms
- Ch 54 Volunteer Fire Companies, Rescue Squads, Mobile Intensive Care Units and Dive Rescue Units
- Ch 58 Garbage
- Ch 62 Heritage Commission
- Ch 64 Housing Cooperatives
- Ch 67 Hucksters
- Ch 69 Human Relations Commission
- Ch 70 Human Resources Committee
- Ch 72 Hunting
- Ch 75 Landings, Public
- Ch 77 Land Records
- Ch 79 Massage Establishments
- Ch 80 Medical Treatment and Facilities
- Ch 81 Minimum Livability Code
- Ch 85 Nuisances; Public Health
- Ch 87 Officers and Employees
- Ch 90 (Reserved)
- Ch 97 Planning and Growth Management, Department of; Facilities, Department of
- Ch 100 Right to Farm
- Ch 104 Roads and Bridges
- Ch 108 (Reserved)
- Ch 111 (Reserved)
- Ch 114 Scholarships
- Ch 116 Schools
- Ch 119 Self-Liquidating Projects
- Ch 122 Sewers and Drainage Systems
- Ch 125 Sheriff
- Ch 127 Smoking and Tobacco Products
- Ch 130 Trailers and Trailer Parks
- Ch 133 Trash Disposal
- Ch 136 (Reserved)
- Ch 140 Women's Commission
- Ch 145 Zoning
- Division 2: Code of Ordinances and Resolutions
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 147 Advocacy Council for Children, Youth and Families
- Ch 148 Affirmative Action
- Ch 150 Appeals, Board of
- Ch 153 (Reserved)
- Ch 158 Clean Energy Loan Program
- Ch 162 Deferred Compensation Program
- Ch 164 Drug Enforcement and Education Special Reserve Fund
- Ch 166 Education Reimbursement Guidelines
- Ch 170 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 175 Grants
- Ch 178 Housing Authority Board
- Ch 180 (Reserved)
- Ch 185 Liability Indemnification
- Ch 187 Mental Health Services
- Ch 189 (Reserved)
- Ch 190 Nursing Scholarship Program
- Ch 192 Occupational Safety and Health
- Ch 197 Personnel Regulations
- Ch 200 Planning Commission
- Ch 203 Purchasing Procedures
- Ch 208 School Crossing Guards
- Ch 209 (Reserved)
- Ch 210 Sheriff's Office
- Ch 211 Substance Abuse Advisory Council
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 215 Agricultural Preservation Districts
- Ch 216 Alarm Systems
- Ch 218 Ambulances, Private
- Ch 224 Building Construction
- Ch 226 Cable Communications
- Ch 227 Car Sales
- Ch 228 Contractors
- Ch 230 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 234 Electrical Standards
- Ch 235 Farming
- Ch 236 Fees
- Ch 238 Flood Damage Control
- Ch 240 Gambling Permits
- Ch 241 Gas Standards
- Ch 244 Grading and Sedimentation Control
- Ch 245 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 247 Homeowners' Associations
- Ch 249 Impact Fees
- Ch 252 Land Use
- Ch 254 Landfills
- Ch 257 Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Courts
- Ch 260 Noise Control
- Ch 265 Real Property Transactions
- Ch 269 Scrap Metal Processors
- Ch 271 Senior Citizens Clubs
- Ch 274 Stormwater Management
- Ch 275 Watershed Protection and Restoration Program
- Ch 276 Streets, Roads and Sidewalks
- Ch 278 Subdivision Regulations
- Ch 278 Art I General Provisions
- § 278-1 Purpose.
- § 278-2 Effective date.
- § 278-3 Authority and territorial limit.
- § 278-4 Conformance to standards; plat approval required.
- § 278-5 Recordation of final plat required.
- § 278-6 Severability.
- § 278-7 Computation of time.
- § 278-8 Transition provisions.
- § 278-9 through § 278-10. (Reserved)
- Ch 278 Art II Word Usage; Definitions
- § 278-11 Word usage.
- § 278-12 Definitions.
- § 278-13 through § 278-14. (Reserved)
- Ch 278 Art III Subdivision Types
- § 278-15 Purpose.
- § 278-16 Major subdivisions.
- § 278-17 Minor subdivisions.
- § 278-18 Resubdivision of lots.
- § 278-19 Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Overlay Zone: lot consolidations and lot reconfigurations.
- Ch 278 Art IV Procedures for Processing Subdivision Applications
- § 278-20 Purpose.
- § 278-21 Application processing authority.
- § 278-22 Minor subdivision application review procedures.
- § 278-23 Major subdivision applications review stages.
- § 278-24 Major subdivisions: preapplication review (optional).
- § 278-25 Major subdivisions: conceptual and preliminary subdivision plan review procedures.
- § 278-26 Major subdivision improvement plans.
- § 278-27 Subdivision improvements required.
- § 278-28 Forest conservation requirements.
- § 278-29 Bonding or guarantee of improvements.
- § 278-30 Bonding procedure.
- § 278-31 Major subdivisions: final plat review procedures.
- § 278-32 Endorsements and certifications on major subdivision plats.
- § 278-33 Plat approval not acceptance of dedication offers.
- § 278-34 Deed of conveyance required.
- § 278-35 Protection against defects.
- § 278-36 Maintenance of dedicated areas until acceptance.
- § 278-37 Standards for plat preparation and submittal.
- § 278-38 Establishment of restrictive covenants.
- § 278-39 through § 278-42. (Reserved)
- Ch 278 Art V General Design Requirements
- § 278-43 Purpose.
- § 278-44 General site design standards.
- § 278-45 Adequate public facility standards.
- § 278-46 Lot and block standards.
- § 278-47 Revisions to approved conceptual subdivision plan and preliminary subdivision plan.
- § 278-48 Cluster subdivisions and planned developments.
- § 278-49 Reservation or dedication of land for parks, open space, schools and other public facilities.
- § 278-50 Land suitability.
- § 278-51 Forest conservation, landscaping and tree planting standards.
- § 278-52 Habitat protection areas.
- § 278-53 Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Overlay Zones.
- § 278-54 Forest conservation easement plat notes.
- § 278-55 Historic, archeological sites, and designated scenic and/or historic roads.
- § 278-56 through § 278-57. (Reserved)
- Ch 278 Art VI Recreational Facilities, Open Space and Homeowners' Associations
- § 278-58 Purpose.
- § 278-59 Neighborhood parks required.
- § 278-60 Recreation areas purpose and standards.
- § 278-61 Provision of open space.
- § 278-62 Open space requirement; ownership.
- § 278-63 Management of common open space property.
- § 278-64 Bond for improvements.
- § 278-65 Homeowners' associations.
- § 278-66 Flexibility in administration authorized.
- § 278-67 through § 278-70. (Reserved)
- Ch 278 Art VII Roads and Sidewalks
- § 278-71 Purpose.
- § 278-72 Functional classification of roads.
- § 278-73 Coordination with surrounding roads, sidewalks and trails.
- § 278-74 General layout of roads.
- § 278-75 Requirements for development adjoining existing roadways.
- § 278-76 Planned improvements.
- § 278-77 Sidewalk requirements.
- § 278-78 General construction standards and specifications.
- § 278-79 Access to public roads.
- § 278-80 Private rights-of-way and access easements.
- § 278-81 Handicapped accessibility.
- § 278-82 Road names and house numbers; private road signage.
- § 278-83 Reservation of land for right-of-way and other public purposes.
- § 278-84 Regulations of reservation; taxes.
- § 278-85 Termination of reservation; renewal.
- § 278-86 through § 278-89. (Reserved)
- Ch 278 Art VIII Utilities
- § 278-90 Purpose.
- § 278-91 Utility ownership and easement rights.
- § 278-92 Underground utilities.
- § 278-93 Utilities to be consistent with internal and external development.
- § 278-94 Location of utilities.
- § 278-95 Streetlights requirements.
- § 278-96 Location standards for streetlights.
- § 278-97 Utilities and wetlands permits.
- § 278-98 through § 278-100. (Reserved)
- Ch 278 Art IX Administration and Enforcement
- § 278-101 Powers and Duties of Planning Commission.
- § 278-102 Application and other fees.
- § 278-103 Technical Review Committee.
- § 278-104 Modifications and variations from subdivision regulations.
- § 278-105 Amendments.
- § 278-106 Appeals.
- § 278-107 Violations and penalties.
- § 278-108 Severability.
- § 278-109 through § 278-110. (Reserved)
- Ch 281 Taxation
- Ch 283 Telephone Access to 911 Emergency Assistance
- Ch 284 (Reserved)
- Ch 287 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 291 Water and Sewers
- Ch 295 Disposable Products
- Ch 297 Zoning Regulations
- Ch 298 Forest Conservation
- Ch 299 Resilience Authority
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of
Charles County 6-24-1996 by Ord. No. 96-68[1]. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
County Commissioners — See Ch. 27.
Electrical apparatus and wiring — See Ch. 41.
Land records — See Ch. 77.
Facilities Department — See Ch. 97.
Roads and bridges — See Ch. 104.
Sewers and drainage systems — See Ch. 122.
Board of Appeals — See Ch. 150.
Planning Commission — See Ch. 200.
Building construction — See Ch. 224.
Electrical standards — See Ch. 234.
Flood damage control — See Ch. 238.
Gas standards — See Ch. 241.
Grading and sediment control — See Ch. 244.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 274.
Streets, roads and sidewalks — See Ch. 276.
Water and sewers — See Ch. 291.
Zoning regulations — See Ch. 297.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Appendix A, Summary of Subdivision Application Criteria
Attachment 2 - Appendix B, Model Certifications and FormsAttachment 3 - Appendix C, BondsAttachment 4 - Appendix D, Model Homeowners' Association DocumentsAttachment 5 - Appendix E, Usable Lot Area Reference InformationAttachment 6 - Appendix F, Area of Special Geotechnical Concerns[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 278,
Subdivision Regulations, adopted 12-26-1968 by Ord. No. 68-35.
