Maryland Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Section 8-118

      (a)      No permit for the erection of any building within a subdivision within the regional district may be issued unless the road giving access to the lot upon which the building is proposed to be located has the legal status of a public road or was dedicated to public use on May 24, 1939, or corresponds in its exact location with the road shown on a subdivision plat approved by the Commission or with a master plan of highways or plat adopted by the Commission, or is on a private right-of-way or easement approved as adequate by the governing body of the county in which the private right-of-way or easement is located or as provided in subsection (b) of this section.

      (b)      The governing body of the county in which the private right-of-way or easement is located may by law, ordinance, or regulation:

            (1)      Adopt standards to assure that a private right-of-way or easement is adequate to provide access to a lot on which a building is proposed to be located; and

            (2)      Delegate to the executive branch or planning board the authority to approve a private right-of-way or easement which is adequate under item (1) of this subsection.