[Adopted 8-5-1996 by Ord. No. 135]
[Amended 10-3-2016 by Ord. No. 371]
Chapter 152 (Roads, Bridges and Rights-of-Way) of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Caroline County, (the "County Roads Ordinance"),
as may be amended herein and as may hereafter be amended or replaced
by the County Commissioners of Caroline County, Maryland, is hereby
adopted as and for the Ridgely Roads Ordinance. A copy of the County
Roads Ordinance is attached hereto and incorporated herein as if fully
set forth.
A.
Section 152-9 of the County Roads Ordinance shall be amended to read
and apply as follows within the corporate limits of the Town:
(1)
No person shall perform any road construction, as defined in § 152-2
of the County Roads Ordinance, as amended, on any town road or right-of-way,
or the curbing, gutters, culverts, bridges, shoulders or ditches thereof,
unless such person:
(a)
Obtains a permit from the Director of Public Works, the application
for which shall set forth, in writing, the nature and location of
the proposed road construction, the extent of any proposed cuts and
the estimated length of time and cost of the road construction and
be accompanied by an application fee, the amount of which shall be
established and amended by resolution of the Commission; and
(b)
Pays a road construction fee, the amount of which shall be established
and amended by resolution of the Commissioners and which shall be
due at the time the permit application is approved and prior to the
issuance of a permit; provided, however, that the Commissioners reserve
the right, in their sole discretion, to also require adequate security
in a form and amount acceptable to the Commissioners for any construction
that, in the Director of Public Works' opinion, is anticipated
to exceed the amount of the road construction fee.
Notwithstanding § 155-18 above, all references in the County Roads Ordinance to other Caroline County laws, rules, regulations or officials shall be deemed to refer to their equivalents or counterparts, as the case may be, in or of the Commissioners of Ridgely and/or the Town of Ridgely.
[Amended 10-3-2016 by Ord. No. 371]
Whenever conflict or ambiguity arises about this article, it
shall be resolved in favor of an interpretation consistent with furthering
the stated scope of the County Roads Ordinance (§ 152-3
thereof) and shall, whenever reasonable, give due deference to the
interpretation and/or opinion of the Ridgely Director of Public Works.
[Amended 10-3-2016 by Ord. No.
371]
This article shall take effect upon enactment and apply hereafter
to all situations not covered by any grandfathering provision of of
the County Roads Ordinance.
