Within territorial limits of County. This Part 4 applies to all land, property, and buildings and other structures within the territorial limits of the County, including the incorporated territory of any municipality in the County, unless the governing body of the municipality has passed appropriate resolutions or ordinances on road names and address numbers.
Coordination between County and municipalities. As it relates to the implementation of this Part 4, the County and the municipalities shall coordinate:
The Department of Planning and Zoning shall maintain
a Road Naming and Addressing Manual that describes the criteria, procedures,
and methods used to name roads and to assign address numbers to properties
in the County.
Maps. The Department of Planning and Zoning shall
keep a set of maps of the County that displays the address system
and the names and route numbers of roads.
Public hearing. At least seven days but not more than
30 days before adoption of the Official Road Name List, the County
Commissioners shall hold a public hearing and give the public an opportunity
to comment on the proposed road names.
The County Commissioners may hold a public hearing
on the proposed changes before adoption if the County Commissioners
consider it necessary to receive public comment on the proposed amendments.
The Department of Planning and Zoning shall incorporate
into the Official Road Name List any new road opened, platted, or
created if the road meets the criteria contained in the Road Naming
and Addressing Manual.
The Department of Planning and Zoning may approve
or disapprove the name of any new road to prevent duplicate, similar
sounding, or confusing road names.
For any new road opened, platted, or created, the
subdivider or developer shall reimburse the Department of Public Works,
Roads Division, for all costs to install road signs.
For any new private road, the subdivider or developer
shall submit to the Department of Planning and Zoning a binding agreement
indicating the party who shall be responsible for:
Required. All property in the unincorporated and incorporated
areas of the County containing a home, business, or other primary
use or structure shall have an address number assigned in accordance
with the criteria and procedures specified in the Road Naming and
Addressing Manual.
The Department of Planning and Zoning shall assign
the address number and notify the applicant within 10 business days
after receiving the application for a building permit.
Utility company to notify of application for new electric
service. The utility company supplying the electricity in the service
area in which a building to be numbered is located shall notify the
Department of Planning and Zoning by mail within 10 days of receipt
of an application for installation of a new electric service, using
the form prescribed by the Department of Planning and Zoning.
Following the initial assignment of new addresses,
the Department of Planning and Zoning shall notify the owner of the
property of the new address by U.S. Mail, first class postage prepaid.
The Department of Planning and Zoning shall use the
name and address of the property owner from the records of the Maryland
Department of Assessments and Taxation.
Use of address number. The owner, tenant, or occupant of the property shall use only the address number assigned under this Part 4 as the street or location address of the property.
The owner of improved property shall place on the
property, in a location visible from the road on which the address
number is assigned, figures at least three inches high showing the
address number of the house or building.
The owner may satisfy the requirement of Subsection C(1) of this section by placing the numbers on a mailbox or sign only if the home or building is clearly identifiable in relation to the mailbox or sign.
The owner of the property shall display all address
numbers in accordance with guidelines prepared by the Department of
Planning and Zoning who may revise the guidelines.