Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-06-08
Report OF Rural Advisory Committee

other project is feasible when pre-
scented and is to the public interest
and not merely of speculative
financial advantage to the promot-
err thereof.
(c) That in all subdivisions or
developments of this nature, rea-
sonable areas must be set aside for
schools, Fairgrounds and other re-
quired public facilities at locations
acceptable to the Planning Com
mission with the right of appeal
to the County Council and courts.
Matters pertaining to the location
of subdivisions, grades, width of
roads, size of lot areas, setbacks,
etc. are technical matters which
must be left for consideration by a
planning commission.
(d) That consideration be Civ
en- to coming proper areas for light
industries, manufacturing, ETC.,
particularly adjacent to railroad
facilities.
In the matter of building stand
ards and structure requirements,
such standards are, of course,
necessary. 1t, therefore, follows
that to enforce these standards a
system of building inspection is
likewise necessary. Expert advice
before this Committee, as we'll as
other considerations, indicated that
it is not practical to apply rigid
standards nor building inspection
to private residences nor to farm
buildings. 1t is, therefore, recon-
mended that no building inspection
be required for the erection, re-
pair and/or replacement of farm
buildings, houses, ETC., which are
used for farm purposes. 1t is fur
Their recommended that no build
ing permits be required in incorpo-
rated towns where ordinances, ETC.,
now provide for the issuance for
such permits by the town.
Realizing the responsibility of
local government in such matters,
it is recommended that the build
ing, electrical and plumbing serv-
ice be not expanded at this time
in the interests of economy, and
it is suggested that suitable certi-
ficates of compliance with the pre-
building code be required
from registered architects, plumb
ers, electricians, or other proper
authority, as the case may be. The
overlapping of services is a matter
which concerns this Committee and
should be avoided. The Fire Mar
shall, Sanitary Commission, Power
Company, and Health Department,
at present, all make inspections in
specified areas. Building permits
should be required for all subdivi-
sions constructed outside the areas
Of incorporated towns where per-
inits are issued by local authority
and cost for such certifcation
should be at the expense of the
owner. 8iteH
1t is the feeling of this Commit
tee that any Planning Commission
for the Upper County should work
closely with the Incorporated towns
within the area, that copies Of
rules, ordinances, regulations, etc.
should be forwarded to these towns
and other governmental agencies
within the area administered by
the Commission with the request
for consideration and passage of
parallel ordinances by the incor-
porated towns in cases where the
of the town is involved,
looking forward to uniform regu-
Iations within the planning area.
That all ordinances of the County
Council pertaining to planning and
coming specifically exempt incor-
pcrated towns or political subdivi-
sions exercising control in the area
from regulation by the Commission
except upon request of the town
or governmental agency
laving jurisdiction over the area
10 which the request is applicable.
The matter of establishing a
separate planning commission for
he Upper County has been given
careful and extended thought. 1t
S recognized that there might be
come advantages in the solution of
these problems through the extern
sion of the present bi-county plan
ming commission to the entire
County, but it is the
feeling of this Committee that the
;normous advantage accruing from
in Upper County Planning Com
mission composed of members of
he area and possessing the point !
If view Of the residents of such |