[Adopted 6-23-1921 by Ord. No. 37; amended
in its entirety 4-18-2018 by Ord.
No. 487]
All roads, public alleys, curbs and gutters laid within the
corporate limits of St. Michaels shall be under the complete control
and jurisdiction of The Commissioners of St. Michaels and shall be
constructed under the supervision of said Commissioners, or such agent
or supervisor as they shall designate.
A.
All public roads shall be constructed and maintained with asphalt
or other material surface that provides a safe driving surface. New
roads shall be constructed in accordance with Chapter 290.
B.
All alleys shall be constructed and maintained in working condition
with gravel that provides a safe driving surface.
All curbs and gutters shall be constructed of cement. All curbs
and gutters shall be properly faced. The inside gutter line shall
correspond with the outside curbline. The gutter shall have a gradual
and upward inclination toward the middle of the street. The Commissioners
may elect to authorize a departure from the specifications of this
section as they deem appropriate.
It shall be unlawful to plant any post or tree, or create other
obstruction, in the street outside the established curbline, nor shall
any such be planted within the line of the curb upon the sidewalk
without the written permission of said Commissioners first had and
obtained.
No person shall maliciously or recklessly destroy, damage or
deface any curb, gutter, sidewalk or other work in the public way
in course of construction or after completion. Violations of this
provision shall be enforced by the police and shall constitute a misdemeanor
in addition to a municipal infraction.
Any person or persons, or its agent or agents, who shall violate
any provisions of any section of this article wherein a penalty for
violation of the same has not been heretofore provided shall be charged
with a municipal infraction which shall carry a fine of $250 plus
the costs of any repairs.
A.
No person or persons shall dig, alter or tear up any roadbed, street,
curb, gutter or public alley within the limits of St. Michaels, for
any purpose whatsoever, without first obtaining a permit to do so
from the Commissioners of St. Michaels.
B.
No person or persons shall damage, intentionally or not, any roadbed,
street, curb, gutter or public alley within the limits of St. Michaels,
for any purpose whatsoever, including damage caused by deliveries
to a property.
C.
Responsibility for repairs due to damage caused by a property owner
or delivery to a property will be borne by the property owner to whom
such deliveries and/or services were rendered. Method and extent of
correction shall be determined by the Town.
D.
If the owner or owners of record of any lot or premises fronting
on or binding on any street or alley of the Town of St. Michaels shall
fail to pay or repay the costs of any work authorized by this section
after due notice has been provided by the delivery of certified mail
or the posting of the subject property, the Commissioners of St. Michaels
may assess the cost of the work and all costs of collection against
the property which shall constitute a lien thereon and collect the
same in the same manner that other taxes are collected.
