For the purpose of these regulations, certain terms are defined
as follows:
A private roadway located in the Urban Road Standards District
which provides secondary service access for vehicles to the rear or
side of abutting properties. The naming of alleys shall end with "alley."
Public roadways which, in addition to providing access to properties abutting thereon, are intended to collect traffic from, or distribute it to, a series of streets within a neighborhood or sub-neighborhood. The naming for collector roads shall be as defined in Tables 2.01.01 and 2.01.02 (Appendix A).[1]
[Amended 1-31-2017 by
Bill No. 2016-10]
The term shall mean Charles County, Maryland, a Body Corporate
and Politic.
The official designated by the County Commissioners to administer
this chapter.
A private access road, drive, or land to an individual lot
or parcel which is contained within the lot or parcel and is not intended
to serve any other lot or parcel of land.
A strip of land on which a limited right-of-way is provided
for one or more designated purposes, without including title to the
land.
The area within the public right-of-way providing a vehicle
connection to a private road, drive or driveway.
The mathematical computation of mailing address hundred blocks
based on Charles County map, scale 600 feet to the inch.
A pathway physically separated from motorized vehicular traffic
by an open space or barrier and either within public right-of-way
or within their own right-of-way.
The mailing address digital number and street name assigned
to any structure or parcel of land.
A public roadway contained within a public right-of-way to
provide direct access to abutting properties. The naming for local
roads shall end with "court," "lane," "street," "avenue," and "way."
They are defined as follows:
COURTA public roadway that ends in a cul-de-sac contained within a public right-of-way to provide access to properties.
STREET/LANE/AVENUEA public roadway that is not a court contained within a public right-of-way to provide access to properties.
WAYA public roadway contained within a public right-of-way consisting of a small loop, or "horseshoe," with two access points with a maximum depth of 300 feet or a one-way "eyebrow" configuration with a maximum depth of 100 feet to provide access to residential dwellings.
The distance for which the front boundary line of the lot
and the street line are coincident.
A hiker-biker path through or within Resource Protection
Zone, the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area, or other environmentally sensitive
areas.
A program for residential local and minor collector roads
to promote and encourage safety and livability by reducing speeds
and/or traffic volumes in residential neighborhoods. Program details
are contained in Appendix I of this chapter.
[Added 5-12-2015 by Bill
No. 2015-03]
Any lot, parcel, dock, pier, or wharf used to identify the
site where a dwelling or place of business and/or storage is to be
erected, located, or situated.
A travel way designed for exclusive use by pedestrians within
public right-of-way or within their own right-of-way.
Refers to non-government-maintained roadways. The naming
of all private roads shall end with "place." The following are the
various types of private roads:
[Amended 1-31-2017 by
Bill No. 2016-10]
PRIVATE DRIVEA private driveway contained within a private easement/right-of-way to provide access to a maximum of seven single-family detached dwellings.
PRIVATE ROADA private road which provides access to multifamily dwelling units, nonresidential units or a maximum of 65 single-family attached dwelling units. A private road may be required to be within an easement/right-of-way.
A building, structure, or parcel of land or the combination
of any of the above.
Refers to government-maintained roadways.
A business or service which is engaged in regularly supplying
a commodity or service of public need such as electricity, gas, water,
sewer, and telephone.
Grants fee simple title for continuous access through, over,
under, and across property.
Measures used to control speed in residential neighborhoods.
During the road design process, this may include road curvature, breaks
in road continuity (for example, roads that end in a T-intersection
instead of long, through roads), traffic circles and roundabouts.
It may also include Level 2 traffic calming measures as described
in the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program (NTCP) contained in Appendix
I of this chapter.
[Added 5-12-2015 by Bill
No. 2015-03]
The direction any street or road travels the longest in distance.
The Maryland State Highway Administration.
A public road located in the Urban Road Standards District. A map of the urban road standards district is shown in Appendix G.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: Tables 2.01.01 and 2.01.02 are included as attachments to this chapter.
[2]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
