The approval of an address or assignment of
a road name is not a representation, guarantee, or warranty of any
kind and shall create no liability upon the Town of Oakland, its officials
or employees.
The Mayor and Town Council of Oakland may impose
fees commensurate with those costs incurred in the processing, review
and evaluation of road naming and/or address assignment by resolution
passed by the Mayor and Town Council of Oakland.
The Mayor and Town Council of Oakland may from
time to time amend, supplement, change or modify this chapter. No
such amendment, supplement, change or modification shall become effective
until such time as a duly advertised public hearing has been held
at which interested parties and citizens have had an opportunity to
be heard. Notice shall be given as follows:
A.
At least 15 days prior to the date fixed for public
hearing, publish a notice containing the amendment, supplement, change,
or modification to this chapter; the date, time, and place fixed for
the hearing; and the general nature of such hearing in at least one
newspaper of general circulation.
A person affected by a decision of the Town
of Oakland which has been made in connection with the administration
of the road naming provisions of this chapter may appeal said decision
to the Mayor and Town Council of Oakland. Said person shall file in
the office of the Town Clerk a written petition requesting a hearing
and setting forth a brief statement for the reason of appeal within
14 days after the day of the decision of the representatives of the
Town of Oakland. Upon receipt of such petition, the Mayor and Town
Council of Oakland shall set a time and place for such hearing and
shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. At such hearing,
the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show
why said decision should be modified or withdrawn. The hearing shall
be held not later than 30 days after the day on which the petition
was filed, provided that, upon application of the petitioner, the
Mayor and Town Council of Oakland may postpone the date of the hearing
for a reasonable time beyond such thirty-day period if, in its judgment,
the petitioner has submitted a good and sufficient reason for such
postponement. After such hearing the Mayor and Town Council shall
sustain, modify or withdraw the decision of the Garrett County Planning
and Land Development Office depending upon its findings based in favor
of proper emergency management. Any decision pursuant to this article
shall automatically become effective if a written petition for a hearing
is not filed in the office of the Clerk within 14 days after such
decision is made. The proceedings at such hearing, including the findings
and decision of the Mayor and Town Council, shall be summarized, reduced
to writing and entered as a matter of public record in the office
of the Mayor and Town Council of Oakland. Such records shall also
include a copy of every notice or decision issued in connection with
the matter. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Mayor and
Town Council of Oakland may seek relief therefrom in any court of
competent jurisdiction, as provided by the laws of this state.
