[Adopted 1996, ch. 658, § 1 (Ch. 75, Art. III,
of the 1990 Code of Public Local Laws)]
If at least 2/3 of property owners in a proposed road construction
district present a written petition to the Cecil County Council requesting
the creation of a road construction district for road construction
or repair projects, the Cecil County Council may, by ordinance, establish
a road construction district.
A.
On receipt of a written petition under § 110-12 of this article, the Cecil County Council shall conduct a public hearing to consider the petition.
B.
Notice of the time and location of the public hearing shall be provided
by:
C.
At a public hearing conducted under this section, the Cecil County
Council shall determine:
(1)
The scope of the project and advise the property owners of the approximate
cost and estimated individual levies for the project;
(2)
The feasibility of including the road in the County road system and
assuming the road construction or repair project;
(3)
Whether the road is able to be included in the County road system under § 110-17 of this article upon completion of the project; and
(4)
Whether to proceed with plans and specifications for the project
and to set a date for a final hearing that may only be changed pursuant
to notice provided under this section.
At a final hearing conducted under this section, the Cecil County
Council may:
A.
Establish the district and designate the area within the road construction
district;
B.
Establish the project scope and cost estimate;
C.
Establish the estimated individual levies based on the benefits accruing
to each of the lots or parcels of land in the road construction district
to the extent it is benefitted by the road construction;
E.
Determine the time period for property owners to reimburse the County
for its costs.
Cecil County may contract with owners for the purchase of land
required for use in connection with a road construction district.
Upon completion of the project, the Cecil County Council may:
A.
Fix and levy a benefit charge on all real property within the road
construction district that is sufficient to meet the costs of the
project, including interest paid and administrative, notice, and advertisement
costs; and
B.
Establish the benefit charge levied under Subsection A of this section to be a lien on the real property that is assessed and to be paid annually in the same manner as County taxes by all property owners in the road construction district for the period of time established by the Cecil County Council.
If a road construction project is completed according to County
specifications, the road shall be included as part of the County road
system.
The minimum right-of-way that may be purchased under this article
is 30 feet.