[Amended 10-28-1980; 3-3-1998 by Ord. No. 98-005]
A. All lots shall have frontage on and legal access to
an existing County road or on a subdivision road constructed by the
subdivider. Open section construction may be utilized where all lots
are greater than 20,000 square feet in area.
[Amended 12-14-1999 by Ord. No. 99-002]
B. All subdivision roads shall have a right-of-way at
least 50 feet in width. In addition, the subdivider shall dedicate
such additional rights-of-way or easements as the County Engineer
deems necessary for existing or planned roads, drainage and utilities.
Prior to approval of a subdivision lot, the subdivider shall dedicate
a minimum width of 25 feet from the center line of all county roads
that adjoin the lot and the residual portion of the parcel. If deemed
necessary by the County Engineer, a deed conveying fee-simple title
to all road rights-of-way shall be provided by the subdivider.
C. Closed section construction shall be utilized for
all subdivisions where any lot is less than 20,000 square feet in
area and where two-family or multifamily residential, commercial or
industrial development is proposed.
[Added 12-12-1989 by Ord. No. 89-009]
A. The additional provisions of this section shall apply
to a rural major subdivision only if some or all of the lots are the
result of an approved transfer of subdivision development rights under
Article VIII.
B. All required improvements, right-of-way requirements,
design standards, and requirements for submission of improvement plans
applicable to major subdivisions shall also apply to rural major subdivisions
except as specifically altered by this section.
C. A subdivider may elect to defer the paving of roads in a rural major subdivision, in which case the requirements for guaranties for construction for the road paving in §
162-22B(2) of this chapter shall not apply.
D. Prior to final plat approval the subdivider shall
enter into a written agreement with the County Roads Board, which
shall be recorded in the land records of Caroline County. Said agreement
shall bind the subdivider, his successors and assigns, and any future
lot purchasers to pay for the future completion of road improvements
by means of a front footage assessment.
E. This section shall not become effective until after
the County Roads Board has adopted minimum standards for the initial
improvement by the Subdivider of Roads in rural major subdivisions,
and procedures for the determination and collection of front footage
assessment charges.
F. The subdivider shall provide all lot purchasers with
a copy of the recorded agreement.
G. The actual amount of the front footage assessment
shall be based on the total true cost to the County Roads Board to
improve the road in the rural major subdivision to the current County
standards applicable to that class of road and shall include, if applicable,
entrance culverts to each lot and financing costs for the assessment
period.
H. The front footage assessment shall be determined and
assessed when the building permit for the fifth dwelling unit in the
rural major subdivision has been approved. Nothing in this section
shall prohibit the subdivider or the owners of 51% or more of the
road frontage from requesting the front footage assessment and road
improvement at an earlier date.
I. Upon determination of the front foot assessment, the
County Roads Board shall place the road in its construction schedule.
J. The County Roads Board shall have no responsibility
for maintenance or improvement of the road until after the front footage
assessment is determined and assessed.
The Planning Commission may require the installation
of sidewalks where:
A. Any lot is smaller than 20,000 square feet in area;
B. Two-family or multifamily residential development
is proposed;
C. Commercial or industrial development is proposed;
or
D. They are desirable because of the character of the
neighborhood to continue sidewalks that are existing or proposed in
adjoining subdivisions or to provide pedestrian access to community
facilities, schools, shopping and recreation areas.
Where required by the Caroline County Erosion
and Sediment Control Ordinance, grading and sediment control plans shall be approved prior
to the start of any grading, excavation, fill or other construction
activities integral to the development of the subdivision, including
roads, drainage ditches, sediment basins and buildings.
Every subdivision lot shall be provided with
underground electric and telephone facilities, to be installed at
the subdivider's cost.