{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-12-520","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Local Government § 12–520","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a road\nopened under this subtitle shall be at least 30 feet wide.\n(2) A road opened under this subtitle is a public road.\n(b) If the County Commissioners of Somerset County determine that the\ndifficulty or cost of building a road to the width of 30 feet is excessive, the county may\nbuild portions of roads that are less than 30 feet wide in:\n(1) the Smith’s Island district; and\n(2) the Fairmount district on the road leading from the main county\nhighway to the village of Rumbley.\n(c) (1) The governing body of Anne Arundel County may take over and\nmaintain as a public road any alley or road in the county that is at least 20 feet wide\nif the road or alley was open or dedicated for use as a road or alley before June 1,\n1943.\n(2) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the\ngoverning body may take over and maintain as a public road any alley in the county\nthat is at least 10 feet wide and is in a subdivision platted before July 1, 1953.\n(ii) If an alley described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph\ndoes not satisfy the standards and requirements of the State Highway\nAdministration for the purpose of receiving a share of highway user revenues, the\nexpense of taking over and maintaining the alley shall be paid by a special tax\nimposed on the property owners in the affected subdivision.","path":["Article - Local Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glg\u0026section=12-520","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:58Z","sha256":"366a0e4e3879a7a637db003eee3e80d23ac71ca41296aaab4d1c660ac3440523","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-12-519","next":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-12-521"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}