Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-03-31
Public Local Law.


Code Of Public Local Laws for Prince
Georges county as codified by Duckett and
Claggett, and any amendments thereof. in
so far as they relate to subdivisions of lands
within the Washington Suburban SAM
tary District. be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Section 2. That no plat or plan Of any
subdivision of land into streets, avenues.
alleys. lots and blocks in Montgomery and
Prince Georges counties, within the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary District, shall be
admitted to the Land Records of either of
said counties, or received or recorded by
the Clerks of the Courts of said counties
until the said plat or plan has been APP
proved in writing by the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission. When so re-
ceived every such plat shall be firmly fixed
in a well bound book to be kept by the Clerk
of the Court for the purpose of recording
plats and for the recording Of which the
Clerk shall receive such fee as he shall
determine to be fair and reasonable.
Section 8. Every plat or plan of any
subdivision Of land into streets, avenues.
alleys, lots and blocks shall be prepared
upon paper or cloth of such size and char
acter. with such notations. information and
markings as the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission may, by rule, pre-
scribe and every subdivision of land as
above set forth. shall have such perma-
ment markers, bound stones or stations as
the said Commission shall by general or
special rule prescribe of which shall be
shown and designated on the plat thereof.
The said Commission and the County Sur
veyor of the county wherein the land lies
shall be furnished with copies of said plat
when approved.
Section 4. The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission shall proceed when.
and as, practicable to survey and plan
general and permanent system Of high
ways. streets. roads, avenues, alleys and
drives within the district under their juris-
diction, without authority. however. to
change the location or to relocate any county
or State road, and every subdivision Of land
as heretofore defined within the sanitary
district shall conform. as nearly as may
by said Commission be deemed practical
BILE. to said general and permanent plan.
The said Commission is authorized to re-
quire to be preserved on any plat a con-
tinuity of width. name, parking, building
line with relation to its general plan.
Section S. The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission shall have the au-
thority to establish grades for streets. roads
and sidewalks within the sanitary district.
except the State highways. county roads
and streets, alleys and sidewalks within
any incorporated town and as to county
roads and streets and alleys within incor-
porated towns any grade established by
] the authorities having control over said
streets. alleys and roads shall be submit
ted to said Commission for its approval
and until approved or until such GRADE IL
established by said Commission, as thu
case may be, no grading Of permanent
nature shall be made.
Section 6. The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission may. at the reques
of any incorporated town within the SAM
tary district. remap said incorporated town
preserving all present lot and block. street
alley or property lines by numbering all
squares or blocks consecutively, and when
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cipal authorities and recorded, all convey =
ances made thereafter shall be by such
square numbers and all tax and other
county and official references shall be by
such square numbers and all subdivisions
of land thereafter within such municipality
shall take such consecutive square or block
numbers as may be given by said Commits
sion. The expense of such map shall be
borne by the municipality requiring the
same.
Section T. For the purpose Of enabling
said Commission to make its survey, plans
and plats and to establish the permanent
system of streets and highways, herein
provided for. the said Commission, may,
in addition to the tax rate il is authorized
to certify to the respective County Com
missioners for the purpose of providing for
the interest and sinking fund of its general
water and sewer bonds, certify to the re-
spective County Commissioners an addi-
tional tax rate, not exceeding two cents On
the one hundred dollars, which shall be
levied. collected and paid over as said
taxes ore now provided for the said bonds.
All sums received by said Commission
from the additional tax rate shall be pre-
served in separate fund and used only for
the purposes set forth in this Act The Com
mission shall require payment from each
person or persons submitting a plat for
approval an amount approximately equal
to the cost Of labor involved in determin-
ing whether said plat shall be approved
or not. which sum shall be paid before said
plat is approved and carried into the fund
provided for in the above section, not
within the Sanitary District.
Section 8. Nothing in this Act shall be
taken to abrogate, alter or impair any pro-
vision Of any existing contract between the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion and the Incorporated towns within
said district, or to repeal Section 2 OF Chap
ter 692 Of the Acts Of 1920 or any re-
enactment thereof
Section 8. Any person interested in any
subdivision Of land in said district who
may feel aggrieved by any ruling or re-
quirement Of the said Commission under
this Act may appeal to the County Com
missioners Of the county within which the
land lies. who shall upon petition setting
forth such grievance. set a date. notify all
parties concerned. and after hearing,