Bill No. 1-15
Concerning: Streets and Roads – Permit Exemption – Purple Line
Revised: 1/15/2015 Draft No. 1
Introduced: January 20, 2015
Enacted: March 3, 2015
Executive: March 13, 2015
Effective: June 12, 2015
Sunset Date: None
Ch. 11 , Laws of Mont. Co. 2015
County Council
For Montgomery County, Maryland
By: Council President at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT to:
(1) exempt a certain State transportation project from certain County permitting requirements; and
(2) general amend County law on streets and roads
By adding
Montgomery County Code
Chapter 49, Streets and Roads
Section 49-19B
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The County Council for Montgomery County, Maryland approves the following Act:
Sec. 1. Section 49-19B is added as follows:
49-19B. Permit exemption for the Purple Line.
(a) The State of Maryland, including its agencies and divisions, is exempt from any permitting requirement in Chapters 8 (“Buildings”), 17 (“Electricity”), 22 (“Fire Safety Code”), and 49 (“Streets and Roads”) for the construction of:
(1) any portion of the Purple Line that is located within the public right-of-way under a valid franchise agreement approved by the County Council under Section 49-21; and
(2) any structure related to the Purple Line owned by the State of Maryland or its agencies or divisions, including any hiker/biker trail that will be owned or maintained by the County.
(b) However, the State of Maryland, and its agencies, divisions, and contractors, must obtain any permit required under Chapter 8, 17, 22, and 49 for the construction or alteration of any structure owned by the County, except the hiker/biker trail, or by a private person or entity.
Approved: