§ 49-79. Maintenance and improvements.

(a) County roads. Each rustic road and exceptional rustic road must be maintained and improved in a manner that preserves the road's significant features which the Council identified under subsection 49-78(d), but this requirement does not preclude improvements to promote safety or movement of farm equipment. The County Executive must establish guidelines by regulation under method (2) for maintenance and improvement of rustic roads and exceptional rustic roads.

(b) State and park roads. The Executive must encourage the State Highway Administration and the County Parks Department to maintain and improve rustic roads owned by the State or Park Commission in a manner consistent with this Article.

(c) Public utilities. Public utility work on or near a rustic road or exceptional rustic road is limited by this Article only when the work will damage a structure identified as a significant feature of the road which the Council identified under subsection 49-78(d). Each public utility must make all reasonable efforts to limit irreparable damage to any significant feature when working on or near a rustic road or exceptional rustic road.

(d) If this Article conflicts with Chapter 24A, Chapter 24A prevails. (1993 L.M.C., ch. 9, § 1; 1996 L.M.C., ch. 31, § 1; , § 1.)