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Ch. 31
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1324
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Washington County.] For purposes of this subsection,
"ordinance" means a permanent rule of law enacted by the
county commissioners, and "resolution" means a formal
expression of the opinion of an official body.
(t) To make reasonable regulations in regard to
buildings and signs to be erected, constructed, or
reconstructed in the county, and to grant building
permits for the same; to formulate a building code,
plumbing code, or electrical code and to provide for
inspections for and enforcement of such codes and to
require reasonable charges for permits and inspections;
to authorize and require the inspection of all buildings
and structures and to authorize the condemnation thereof
as provided under public general laws, in whole or in
part, when dangerous or insecure, and to require that
such buildings and structures be made safe or be taken
down; to require the inspection and licensing of
elevators and to prohibit their use when unsafe or
dangerous or without a license. Any electrical code
formulated under this section shall not apply to
electrical equipment or electrical appliances and devices
used by public utilities in furnishing their services, or
to work performed by public utilities or their affiliated
companies. [This subsection shall be applicable in
Washington County and the County Commissioners shall have
the powers provided herein.] The powers of the County
Commissioners of Charles County are controlled by the
provisions of the local laws of the county and not by the
provisions of this subsection.
(u) To establish and maintain public parks,
gardens, playgrounds, and other recreational facilities
and programs to promote the health, welfare, and
enjoyment of the inhabitants of the county. [This
subsection shall be applicable in Washington County and
the County Commissioners shall have the powers provided
herein.] The powers of the County Commissioners of
Charles County are controlled by the provisions of the
local laws of the county and not by the provisions of
this subsection.
(v) (1) To require, regulate, or provide for the
collection, removal, and disposal of refuse, garbage,
rubbish, filth, or any other matter or thing that is or
may become injurious to the health or comfort of the
inhabitants of the county, and to provide whether the
expense, if any, shall be borne by individual owners or
tenants or shall be paid for in whole or in part by the
county. [This subsection shall be applicable in
Washington County and the County Commissioners shall have
the powers provided herein. ]
(2) To license refuse collectors for hire and
to make it unlawful to collect, remove or dispose of
refuse for hire without a license, to authorize
regulation of commercial refuse collectors including
provision for suspension, revocation and renewal of
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