Maryland § 12-530

§ 12-530.

    (a)    This section does not apply to a privately owned road in Calvert County that was constructed on or before September 30, 2011.

    (b)    By ordinance, the County Commissioners of Calvert County may:

        (1)    regulate the grading, constructing, improving, maintaining, and repairing of county roads and new roads intended for future public use, including roads proposed for any subdivision approved by the Calvert County Planning Commission, whether recorded or proposed, including sidewalks, curbs, gutters, driveway entrances, storm drainage facilities, and appurtenances to be located in the subdivision;

        (2)    establish standards for utility cuts in and across county rights–of–way;

        (3)    regulate access to county–owned roads;

        (4)    establish minimum standards to which a new road in a subdivision in Calvert County must be constructed before the issuance of a building permit for a lot served by the road;

        (5)    regulate the engineering and constructing of any new public road, bridge, sidewalk, curb, gutter, and storm drainage facility proposed for acceptance into the county roads system;

        (6)    regulate the acceptance of any new public road, bridge, sidewalk, curb, gutter, and storm drainage facility into the county roads system;

        (7)    establish fees to defray the cost of reviewing plans and performing inspections for the construction of roads and for utility cuts in accordance with an ordinance enacted under this section; and

        (8)    provide for a civil penalty for violation of an ordinance enacted under this section.

    (c)    A violation of an ordinance enacted under this section shall be enforced in the same manner and to the same extent as provided for municipal infractions under §§ 6–108 through 6–115 of this article.

    (d)    In addition to any remedies provided for under an ordinance enacted under this section, the County Commissioners of Calvert County may seek other remedies provided by law.