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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

OF HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND, that new Section 18.700 of
Title 18 be and is hereby added to the Howard County
Code, Title "Public Works," to follow immediately
after Subtitle 6 thereof, and to be under new Subtitle
7 entitled "Fees" under said Title, and to read as
follows:

18.700 APPROVAL OF SUBDIVISION PLANS - REVIEW
AND INSPECTION FEES.

(A)    THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SHALL
PREPARE A PROPOSED FEE SCHEDULE TO COVER THE COST
OF SERVICES PERFORMED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS RELATED TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF
SUBDIVISION PLANS FOR THE PHYSICAL INSPECTION AND
APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND STORM
DRAINAGE STRUCTURES AS SHOWN ON THE APPROVED
SUBDIVISION PLANS. THE DIRECTOR SHALL SUBMIT IT
TO THE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD WHICH SHALL SET A TIME
AND DATE OF A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADVERTISE THE
SAME IN TWO SEPARATE INSERTIONS AT WEEKLY
INTERVALS IN ONE OR MORE OF THE NEWSPAPERS
PUBLISHED IN THE COUNTY. WITHIN FIFTEEN (15)
DAYS SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE OF THE HEARING, THE
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD SHALL FORWARD THE PROPOSED FEE
SCHEDULE WITH ITS RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS TO
THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, WHO SHALL FORWARD THE
PROPOSED SCHEDULE AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND
FINDINGS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD TO THE COUNTY
COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION BY RESOLUTION.

(B)    THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE SHALL COLLECT
THE FEE PROVIDED HEREIN AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE
FINANCIAL ASSURANCE REQUIREMENT SET FORTH IN
SECTION 16.103 OF THIS CODE IS POSTED.

Section 2.         AND, BE IT FURTHER ENACTED BY THE

COUNTY COUNCIL OF   HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND, that this

Act shall take effect sixty (60) days after its
enactment.

This Bill, having been approved by the Executive and
returned to the Council stands enacted on September
13, 1972.