The regulations contained herein are adopted under the authority of Article 66B Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended, and shall be in addition to any regulations pertaining to land subdivision adopted by the State Department of Health or other agency of the State of Maryland, and in the case of any conflict, the more exacting regulation shall prevail. This ordinance does not apply to land taken by the exercise of eminent domain by any public agency. This Ordinance has been established for the purpose of guiding and accomplishing the coordination and harmonious development of the unincorporated territory of Kent County, Maryland, in order to promote, in accordance with present and future needs, the health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare of the citizens of the county. The following general rules of construction shall apply to the regulations of this Ordinance. The singular number includes the plural and the plural the singular, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary.
Words used in the present tense include the past and future tenses, and the future the present.
Words and terms not defined herein shall be interpreted in accord with their normal dictionary meaning and customary usage. Alley A narrow public thoroughfare, not exceeding 16 feet in width, which provides a secondary means of vehicular access to abutting properties, and which is not intended for general circulation. Building A line within a lot, so designated on a plat of subdivision, between which line and the street line of any abutting street, no building or structure may be erected. Collector Street A street which is intended to collect- traffic from the minor streets within a neighborhood or a portion thereof and to distribute such traffic to major thoroughfares, in addition to providing access to properties abutting thereon. A public way intended for pedestrian use and excluding motor vehicles, which cuts across a block in order to furnish improved access to adjacent streets or properties.