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<section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="20-504" title_number="20" title_name="Maryland-Washington Regional District" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Building Codes and Permits">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A permit to construct a building or structure in a subdivision may not be issued unless the road giving access to the lot where the building or structure is proposed to be located:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>has the legal status of a public road or was dedicated to public use;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>corresponds in its exact location with a road shown on a subdivision plat approved by the Commission or with a master plan of transportation or plat adopted by the Commission; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>is on a private right–of–way or easement approved as adequate by the county council in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>By local law, the county council may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>adopt standards to assure that a private right–of–way or easement is adequate to provide access to a lot where a building is proposed to be located; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>delegate to the executive branch or county planning board the authority to approve a private right–of–way or easement that is adequate under item (1) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
