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approval of plats of subdivision [for interior subdivision roads,
roads abutting the subdivision where it is necessary to create a
new road as a part of the plan of subdivision to provide for traffic
access to another subdivision road, and widening of existed platted
or public roads abutting the subdivision where such widening is
necessary in order to provide additional right of way adequate to
serve additional traffic to be created by the subdivision but in such
case no more dedication may be required than will produce a total
right of way for a secondary road, as defined by the duly adopted
Road Code, or by the appropriate County Ordinance or Regulation
or for a primary road if an existing and duly adopted master plan
of highways of the Commission designates such road as a primary
or arterial road. In no case whatsoever shall dedication of a width
wider than that for a primary road be required, and no more than
that necessary for a secondary road unless an existing and duly
adopted master plan of the Commission designates the road as a
primary or arterial road provided, however, that in Prince George's
County the said master plan for highways is approved by the Dis-
trict Council.]

PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN LIEU OF THE ABOVE
LANGUAGE, IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY THE COMMISSION
SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO REQUIRE DEDICATION OF
STREETS AND ROADS IN CONNECTION WITH THE AP-
PROVAL OF PLATS OF SUBDIVISION in accordance with such
standards and limitations as may be set forth in the subdivision
regulations. Such standards shall relate the area of dedication to the
total size of the subdivision, the maximum street right-of-way or im-
provement required for that category of land use as established in the
Road Code of the applicable jurisdiction, and to the increased traffic,
lane, and right-of-way requirements which would be created by maxi-
mum utilization and development of the subject property in its present
zone classification or that higher use shown on any adopted or ap-
proved Master Plan of the applicable jurisdictions. Subject to these
standards, the subdivision regulations may require dedication to
public use to the full extent of the required right of way in each case,
except those roads classified in the local subdivision regulations as
limited access and controlled highways wherein dedication may be
required only for adequate traffic access to those subdivisions to which
access is permitted.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1968.

Approved April 10, 1968.

CHAPTER 420
(House Bill 60)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Subsections (15)
(d) and (15)(h) of Section 108 of Article 52 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1967 Supplement), title "Justices of the Peace,"
subtitle "Trial Magistrates System," to vest authority in the Chief
Judge to determine whether the People's Court of Montgomery