Sec. 23-103. Obligation for road improvements

Any person seeking to undertake building, alteration, reconstruction, or other development or redevelopment on land which fronts on an existing or proposed public road shall be responsible for constructing or upgrading said road to an approved standard. No person shall undertake any building, alteration, reconstruction, or other development or redevelopment on a property, and no building permit shall be issued for such activities unless the Department has determined compliance with the requirements of this Subtitle. The road shall be constructed to its ultimate cross section in accordance with the Design and Construction Standards, to an alignment approved by the Department.

Any person required to obtain a haul road permit pursuant to the provisions of this Subtitle shall be required to install pavement for a sufficient distance, as determined by the inspector, from an existing road onto the site wherein the facility is located, as would effectively prevent the deposit of debris, fill, refuse, or other sediment on an existing road during the ordinary course of hauling operations, unless other methods consistent with said purpose, and approved by the inspector, are employed.

No person shall undertake any road construction without having first obtained a permit from the Department in accordance with the provisions of this Subtitle, unless specifically exempted.

All road construction shall conform to the requirements of this Subtitle and to the approved plans, specifications, and terms of a permit issued by the Department, and, unless otherwise stated in the approved plans and the permit, to the Design and Construction Standards.

Where the Director has waived or deferred requirements for improvements to an other public road, any further improvements to the roadway shall be at the sole expense of the owners of the abutting properties to the extent that the improvements to be made include those improvements which were previously waived or deferred. The County shall not be obligated to assume responsibility for the maintenance, repair, or improvement of the road or portion of the road where road construction requirements have been waived or deferred.

Where the Director has waived or deferred requirements for improvements on or along County-maintained roads, any further improvements to the roadway shall be at the sole expense of the owners of the abutting properties to the extent that the improvements to be made include those improvements which were previously waived or deferred.

No person shall establish or create an entrance or intersection of a road, driveway, haul road, or other vehicular way into any County road unless the Director has determined compliance with the requirements of this Subtitle.