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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

(A)    THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SHALL BE
EMPOWERED TO DEVELOP REGULATIONS AND
SPECIFICATIONS AFFECTING THE DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND HIGHWAYS TO BE USED IN
HOWARD COUNTY AND SHALL PUBLISH [[SAME]] THEM IN
A CODE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE BY THE HOWARD COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AT A MINIMUM CHARGE TO
THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE CODE AND

[[AMENDMENTS THERETO]], ITS AMENDMENTS SHALL

INCLUDE GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS
FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD AND HIGHWAY
SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS DETAILS FOR MISCELLANEOUS
STRUCTURES USED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH SYSTEMS.

(B)    [[FOUR WEEKS PRIOR TO THE
PRESENTATION OF SAID REGULATIONS AND
SPECIFICATIONS OR AMENDMENTS THERETO TO THE
COUNTY COUNCIL, NOTICE SHALL BE PUBLISHED AT
LEAST ONCE EACH WEEK FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS
IN ONE OR MORE NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN HOWARD
COUNTY, STATING THAT THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS AND
SPECIFICATIONS MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE OFFICE OF
THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND FURTHER STATING
THAT ANY INTERESTED PERSON WILL BE HEARD BY THE
DIRECTOR AT A TIME SPECIFIED IN SAID NOTICE.]]

ANY PROPOSED CODE OR AMENDMENTS SHALL BE

SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, WHO SHALL
SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED CODE OR

AMENDMENTS WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF RECEIPT OF

THE PROPOSED CODE OR AMENDMENTS AND THE TIME__AND

PLACE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD OF

PUBLIC WORKS SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN AT LEAST TWO

NEWSPAPERS OF GENERAL CIRCULATION PUBLISHED IN

THE COUNTY. THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS MAY MAKE

RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC WORKS.

(C)    THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SHALL
THEREAFTER PRESENT THE REGULATIONS AND
SPECIFICATIONS, OR AMENDMENTS TO THE COUNTY
COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION [[THEREOF]], BY APPROPRIATE
RESOLUTION.

(D)    [[THE CODE HERETOFORE ADOPTED BY THE
COUNTY COUNCIL BY REFERENCE TO THE CODE DATED
NOVEMBER 27, 1962, AS ADOPTED BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF HOWARD COUNTY SHALL REMAIN IN
FULL FORCE AND EFFECT, SUBJECT TO AMENDMENT OR

MODIFICATION AS PROVIDED HEREIN.]] UNTIL THE

COUNTY COUNCIL ADOPTS STANDARDS AND