Montgomery County                               2409

Article III. Powers as to Codes, Ordinances, etc.

Section 2. Subsections (a) and (d) of Section 2-24, Chapter 2, titled
"Administration," of the Montgomery County Code 1965, is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

2-24. Powers to adopt codes, rules, regulations, standards and ordinances
—Generally; administration and enforcement.

(a) Generally. The Council is authorized to prescribe by law for
minimum standards in the form of building, fire, electrical, plumbing,
health, waste and trash removal, billboard, street construction, humane
treatment of animals, plant disease and blight control and other regulations
and codes to safeguard life, health or property or to promote public safety,
morals or welfare by regulating:

(1)    Buildings and other structures. The design, erection, construc-
tion, repair, alteration, quality of materials, use, occupancy, location and
maintenance of private and public buildings and other structures;

(2)    Plumbing, heating and electrical fixtures. The installation and
maintenance of plumbing, heating, and electrical fixtures in such buildings
and structures and lines, wiring, piping and conduits in connection there-
with ;

(3)    Disposal of waste, sewage, garbage, etc. The disposal of wastes,
sewage and drainage and the dumping and accumulation of loose earth,
rocks, trash, rubbish, garbage, ashes, junk, refuse and debris and limiting
the height of weeds and treatment and disposal of diseased or blighted
plant life and trees on any public or privately-owned land in the County,
and providing for the removal by the county of such matter from privately-
owned land at the expense of the landowner when such owner has refused
or failed to remove the matter after due notice and opportunity for a
hearing;

(4)    Billboards, signs and other advertising matter. The erection and
maintenance of billboards and other similar structures, signs, posters,
window and outdoor display advertising of any kind whatsoever;

(5)    Streets, highways, sidewalks, etc. The location, repair, use,
grading, surfacing and other construction of streets, roads, highways,
alleys, driveways and sidewalks for public use, and of curbs, gutters and
drainage and other structures in connection therewith, whether or not
maintenance by the County Government is thereafter to be requested;

(6)    Animals. The humane treatment of animals whether on public
or private property;

(7)    Manufacturing establishments, slaughterhouses, canneries, etc.
Places of manufacturing soap and candles and fertilizers, slaughterhouses,
packing houses, canneries, factories, workshops, mines, manufacturing
plants and any and all places where offensive trades may be carried on,
or which may involve or give rise to unsanitary conditions or conditions
detrimental to health.

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(d) Regulations for administration and enforcement. The Council
is authorized to prescribe by law for the County Executive to adopt and
amend regulations for the administration and enforcement of such stand-
ards, including bonds, permit and licenses and appropriate fees therefor,
reports, schedules and inspection of premises necessary to such adminis-