Charles County, MD
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2023-04-25
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Division 2: Code of Ordinances and Resolutions
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 276 Streets, Roads and Sidewalks
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Article VII Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program
- 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 276 Art VII Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program
- § 276-36 New residential subdivision roads.
- § 276-37 Existing residential subdivision roads.
- Ch 278 Subdivision Regulations
- 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
[Added 5-12-2015 by Bill
No. 2015-03]
A.
Roadways planned within new residential subdivisions shall include
street geometrics that make roads less desirable for speeding and
cut-through traffic. Speed control measures within residential neighborhoods
in the development district shall be incorporated into the design
of all local and minor collector roads longer than 1,500 feet. The
Highway Engineer may also require evaluation of the need for speed
control measures on other proposed roadways. Speed control measures
for new neighborhood residential streets shall consist of a combination
of any of the following preferred measures:
B.
Additional types of speed control measures, such as speed humps,
chokers, center medians or other traffic calming measures, may be
allowed by the Highway Engineer on a case-by-case basis where preferred
speed control measures are not practical.
C.
Speed control points shall be spaced approximately 500 feet apart
on local roads and 600 feet apart on minor collector roads. The maximum
spacing between speed control points shall be 750 feet.
D.
A speed control point is defined as the location of any one of the
following:
(1)
Any design condition that requires a complete stop, such as at a
T-intersection. Unwarranted stop-sign control at an intersection will
not be permitted; or
(2)
A horizontal curve with a deflection angle of 51° or greater
and a maximum radius of 175 feet for local roads and 300 feet for
minor collector roads; or
(3)
A speed control measure, as identified as a Level II traffic calming
measure in Appendix I. The type of measure and design is subject to
review and approval by the Highway Engineer.
E.
Where proposed residential subdivisions provide roadway connections
to existing residential neighborhoods, an evaluation of the need for
speed control measures along the access route through the existing
neighborhood may be required by the Highway Engineer. Where warranted,
the developer shall install traffic calming measures as described
in the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program (NTCP) contained in Appendix
I of this chapter.
Existing residential neighborhood roads may qualify for speed
control measures in accordance with the criteria identified in the
Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program contained in Appendix I of this
chapter. This program also defines the process for community approval,
design, and prioritization for construction.
