Ordinance Archives
1939 - 2007
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Ordinance No. 1
Repeal of Articles 1 Thru 27


Ordinance No. 2
Naming and Designating Streets of Leonardtown


Ordinance No. 3
Removal of Building Materials from the Streets


Ordinance No. 4
Obstruction of Sidewalks, Alleys, Roads, Etc.


Ordinance No. 5
Depositing Waste Materials


Ordinance No. 6
Livestock on Sidewalks


Ordinance No. 7
Skating on Sidewalks


Ordinance No. 8
Playing Games on Streets, Sidewalks, Etc.


Ordinance No. 9
Parking


Ordinance No. 10
Dogs Running At Large


Ordinance No. 11
Livestock Running At Large


Ordinance No. 12
Raising Hogs or Pigs


Ordinance No. 13
Shooting Fireworks


Ordinance No. 14
Disturbance of the Peace


Ordinance No. 15
Election of Commissioners


Ordinance No. 16
Buildings; Building Permits


Ordinance No. 17
Licenses for Itinerant Shows


Ordinance No. 18
Permits for Peddlers


Ordinance No. 19
Accumulation of Trash


Ordinance No. 20
Sale of Alcoholic Beverages


Ordinance No. 21
Regulation of Plumbing and Sewerage; Permits


Ordinance No. 22
Extension of Boundaries


Ordinance No. 22-A
Changing Names of Streets


Ordinance No. 23
Repeal of Ordinance No. 10 (Running of Dogs)


Ordinance No. 24
License of Coin-Operated Machines


Ordinance No. 25
Storing of Unused Refrigerators


Ordinance No. 26
Streets and Walks


Ordinance No. 26-A
Possession of Deadly Weapons


Ordinance No. 27
Regulate Plumbing in the Corporate Limits


Ordinance No. 28
Regulate Enclosure of Swimming Pools


Ordinance No. 29
Fire Hydrants


Ordinance No. 29-A
Fire Hydrant Amendment


Ordinance No. 30
Provide the Creation of a Planning Commission


Ordinance No. 30A
Amendment to Ordinance No. 30" Membership of Planning Commission


Ordinance No. 31
Provide for the Creation of a Board of Appeals


Ordinance No. 32
Provide for Regulation, Licensing and Taxing of Trailer Coaches


Ordinance No. 33
Prohibit Loitering in the Corporate Limits


Ordinance No. 33-A
Prohibit Loitering in the Corporate Limits


Ordinance No. 34
Prohibit the Riding of Bicycles


Ordinance No. 35
Provide the Removal of Snow and Ice from the Sidewalks


Ordinance No. 36
Repeal Ordinance No. 18: New Ordinance on Peddlers in the Corporate Limits


Ordinance No. 37
Provide the Keeping of Lots and Vacant Areas Clean


Ordinance No. 37-A
Provide the Keeping of Lots and Vacant Areas Clean


Ordinance No. 38
Allowance of Tax Credits - Real Estate - Base on Age and Income of Taxpayer


Ordinance No. 39
Discounts - Real Estate Tax Payment Made Before October 1


Ordinance No. 39-A
Amend Ordinance No. 39: Discounts for Tax Payments Made Prior to October 1st


Ordinance No. 40
Granting Franchise - Community Antenna Television System


Ordinance No. 41
Prohibit Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages


Ordinance No. 42
To Establish an Open-Air Market for Leonardtown


Ordinance No. 42-A
To Amend the Operations of the Open-Air Market for Leonardtown


Ordinance No. 43
Granting CATV the Right of Operating a Community Antenna for Ten Years


Ordinance No. 43-A
Revision/Update of Ordinance No. 43: Simmons Cable Antenna


Ordinance No. 44
Adopting Refuse Collection Rates (Repealed 5-13-85 Ord. 53)


Ordinance No. 45
Repeal Ordinance No. 23 and Dog Regulations


Ordinance No. 46
Flood Plain Ordinance


Ordinance No. 47
Sewer Use Ordinance


Ordinance No. 48
An Ordinance Establishing a Public Ethics Law for Leonardtown


Ordinance No. 49
An Ordinance Providing an Exclusive Franchise for Garbage Collection in Leonardtown (Walter Wise & Associates)


Ordinance No. 49-A
An Ordinance Providing an Exclusive Franchise for Garbage Collection in Leonardtown (Walter Wise & Associates)


Ordinance No. 49-B
An Addendum to Ordinance No. 49, an Ordinance Providing for an Exclusive Franchise Within the Corporate Limits of Leonardtown, for Garbage Collection


Ordinance No. 49-C
An Addendum to Ordinance No. 49, an Ordinance Providing for an Exclusive Franchise Within the Corporate Limits of Leonardtown for Garbage Collection and for the Regulation of Such Activity


Ordinance No. 50
Adoption of Stormwater Management Regulations


Ordinance No. 51-A
An Ordinance to Authorize and Empower the Commissioners of Leonardtown to Issue and Sell “Sewer System Improvement Bond”


Ordinance No. 51-B
An Ordinance to Insure the Orderly Administration of Registration and Voting in Town Elections


Ordinance No. 51-C
An Ordinance Adopting St. Mary’s County Road Ordinance 76-7 and Specifications and Standards for Highway and Street Construction


Ordinance No. 52
An Ordinance Providing an Off-Premises Alternate Parking Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance


Ordinance No. 53
An Ordinance Adopting Revised Refuse Collection Rates and Repealing Ordinance No. 44


Ordinance No. 53-A
An Ordinance Adopting Revised Refuse Collection Rates


Ordinance No. 54
An Ordinance Providing for Multi-Family Dwellings in Commercial Districts


Ordinance No. 55
Revised Flood Plain Ordinance


Ordinance No. 56
An Ordinance to Repeal Ordinance No. 32: Trailer Coach Ordinance and Enact Revised Trailer Coach Ordinance


Ordinance No. 57 A
Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Requiring Parking for Marinas


Ordinance No. 58
A Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment providing for Occupancy and Operation of Bed and Breakfast Inns


Ordinance No. 59
A Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Establishing Parking Requirements for Shopping Centers


Ordinance No. 60
An Ordinance Relating to Personnel Rules and Regulations

Ordinance No. 61
An Ordinance Establishing Impact Fees


Ordinance No. 61-A
An Amendment to Ordinance 61-A: Impact Fees


Ordinance No. 61-C
An Ordinance concerning Water & Sewer Impact Fees


Ordinance No. 62
An Ordinance Approving the Issue of Water Quality Bond Series 1990


Ordinance No. 63
Minimum Livability Code


Ordinance No. 64
Comprehensive PlanOrdinance No. 65
Infrastructure Bonds, 1990 Series A

Ordinance No. 65-A
An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 65: Infrastructure Bonds, 1990 Series A

Ordinance No. 66
Authorization to Remove Illegally Parked Motor Vehicles from Town Parking Lots

Ordinance No. 67
An Ordinance to Adopt Building Codes

Ordinance No. 68
An Ordinance Adopting the Budget and Setting the Tax Rate for the Fiscal Year 1991

Ordinance No. 69
An Ordinance Establishing the Penalty and Interest Rate to be Charged on Delinquent Property Tax Bills

Ordinance No. 70
Sprinkler Systems (DEFEATED)(VOID)

Ordinance No. 71
An Ordinance Approving the Form and Authorizing the Execution, Issuance, Sale and Delivery of a General Obligation Installment Bond. Maryland Water Quality Financing Administration Act

Ordinance No. 72
Floodplain Management Ordinance

Ordinance No. 73
An Ordinance Adopting the Budget and Setting the Tax Rate of the Fiscal Year 1992

Ordinance No. 74
An Ordinance Adopting Forest Conservation

Ordinance No. 75
An Ordinance Concerning Observer’s Conduct at Open Meetings of the Town of Leonardtown


Ordinance No. 76
An Ordinance to Enable the Town to Install Curb Stops on Property Owners Property


Ordinance No. 77
An Ordinance Adopting the Budget and Setting the Tax Rate for FY 1994


Ordinance No. 78
An Ordinance to Provide for the Codification of the Ordinances of the Town of Leonardtown, County of St. Mary’s, Into a Municipal Code to be Designated the “Code of the Town of Leonardtown”


Ordinance No. 79
An Ordinance Adopting the Budget and Setting the Tax Rate for FY 1995


Ordinance No. 80
An Ordinance Adopting the FY 1997 Budget and Establishing the Property Tax Rate for FY 1997


Ordinance No. 81
An Ordinance for the purpose of Granting the Cable Television Franchise for the Town of Leonardtown to American Cable TV of St. Mary’s

(Original Document is Missing)

Ordinance No. 82
An Ordinance Concerning Rates for Water and Sewer Services


Ordinance No. 83
An Ordinance to Adopt the Budget and Establish the Property Tax Rate for FY 1998


Ordinance No. 84
An Ordinance to Adopt the Budget and Establish the Property Tax Rate for FY 1999


Ordinance No. 85
An Ordinance to Adopt the Animal Control Regulations


Ordinance No. 86
An Ordinance Adopting the Budget and Setting the Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2000


Ordinance No. 87
An Ordinance to Authorize and Empower the Commissioners of Leonardtown to Issue and Sell a General Obligation Bond or Bonds and to be Designated, as Applicable, “The Commissioners of Leonardtown Tudor Hall Project Bond: or “The Commissioners of Leonardtown Tudor Hall Project Bonds”


Ordinance No. 88
An Ordinance Concerning the Granting of a Fee Simple Deed of Trust or Similar Instrument on the Project Site of the Resort at Breton Bay Project


Ordinance No. 89
An Ordinance Adopting the FY 2001 Budget


Ordinance No. 90
An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance in order to Revise Existing Provisions and Establish New Provisions Relating to Construction of Communication Towers in Leonardtown; Define Specific Types of Towers; Amend the Zoning Ordinance to Make Commercial Communication Tower Uses Subject to Conditional Use Approval


Ordinance No. 91
An Emergency Ordinance Concerning the Establishment and Declaration of McIntosh Run Municipal Park as a Public Park


Ordinance No. 92
An ordinance relating to Storm Water management


Ordinance No. 93
An Ordinance to amend Zoning Shopping Center District from C-CS to I/O


Ordinance No. 94
A ordinance to amend home occupancy permits


Ordinance No. 95
Ordinance amendment, general provisions text amendments and Planning and Zoning commission


Ordinance No. 96
Site development plans and standards


Ordinance No 97
Planned Unit development article VPUD-5


Ordinance No. 98
R-P Recreation and Parks District Article X


Ordinance No. 99
Article IV-PUD-M, Article V C-G, Article VII C-H amended


Ordinance No. 100
An ordinance adopting the budget and setting the tax rate for fiscal year 2002


Ordinance No. 101
Concerning issuance of obligation bond for WWTP update


Ordinance No. 102
Emergency Ordinance Amendment, Sign regulation text, addition previously adopted


Ordinance No. 103
Emergency Ordinance Amendment, Sign Ordinance, Downtown


Ordinance No. 104
Ordinance Amending the C-M Zoning District


Ordinance No. 105
Emergency Ordinance to Issue General Obligation Bonds for BNR Upgrade of WWTP


Ordinance No. 106
Ordinance to Adopt the Budget and Set the Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2003


Ordinance No. 107
Emergency Ordinance to Amend the Current Zoning Ordinance to revise existing provisions


Ordinance No. 108
Emergency Ordinance to Amend the Zoning Ordinance in order to revise existing provisions


Ordinance No. 109
An ordinance adopting the Budget and setting the Tax Rate for fiscal year 2004


Ordinance No. 110
Critical Area Program Amendment / Addition of Modified Buffer Areas


Ordinance No. 111
An Ordinance Adopting the Budget and Setting the Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2005


Ordinance No. 112
Leonardtown Comprehensive Land Use Plan


Ordinance No. 113
Leonardtown Comprehensive Zoning Map


Ordinance No. 114
Amend the Code of Leonardtown – Chapter 131-10.A. Text Revisions – Subdivision Regulations


Ordinance No. 115
Amend the Code of Leonardtown – Chapter 131-11.A. Text Revisions – Subdivision Regulations


Ordinance No. 116
Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment – Article V, Section 155-27 – CB District – Height, Bulk and Area Requirements


Ordinance No. 117
Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment – Article V, Section 155-31 – CO District – Height, Bulk and Area Requirements


Ordinance No. 118
Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment – Article X, Section 155-45.E. – IO District – Special Exceptions


Ordinance No. 119
Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment – Article XX, Section 155-135 – Board of Zoning


Ordinance No. 120
An ordinance for the Budget and Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2006


Ordinance No. 121
An ordinance concerning – Sale of Real Property 1660 Courthouse Drive, Lot 1, Town Property Subdivision, Plat EWA 58, Folio 57


Ordinance No. 122
Road Construction - Maintenance Guarantee and Bond


Ordinance No. 123
Planned Infill and Re-Development District “PIRD”


Ordinance No. 124
Adopting the Budget and Setting the Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2007


Ordinance No. 125
Public Works Agreements and Development Security and Guarantees


Ordinance No. 126
Water and Sewer Capacity Allocation Charges and Connection Fees


Ordinance No. 127
Development Impact Fees


Ordinance No. 128
Water and Sewer System Repairs/Upgrades in Streets


Ordinance No. 129
Wastewater Impact Fees

Ordinance No. 130
Adopting the Budget and Setting the Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2008

Ordinance No. 131
Leonard's Grant Approval of Development Agreements

Ordinance No. 132
Sewer Allocations for New Construction

Ordinance No. 133
Annual Salary for the Mayor and Councilpersons

Ordinance No. 134
Adopting the Budget and Setting the Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2009

Ordinance No. 135
Time Limits for Permits and Approvals; Extensions

Ordinance No. 136
Amendment to Accessory Use or Building Definition

Ordinance No. 137
Accessory Buildings

Ordinance No. 138
Swimming Pool Setback Requirements

Ordinance No. 139
Mixed Use Planned Unit Development - Amendment to Article IV

Ordinance No. 140
Administrative Variances

Ordinance No. 141
Addition of Wineries to R-P Districts

Ordinance No. 142
Adding Alternates to Zoning Boards

Ordinance No. 143
Property Acquisition

Ordinance No. 144
Adopting the Budget and Setting the Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2010

Ordinance No. 145
Comprehensive Land Use Plan Adoption

Ordinance No. 146
Comprehensive Zoning Map Adoption

Ordinance No. 147
Adopting the Budget and Setting the Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2011

Ordinance No. 148
New SWM Ordinance

Ordinance No. 149
Chapter 155 Zoning

Ordinance No. 150
Signage Ordinance.pdf

Ordinance No. 151
Chapter 112 Property Maintenance

Ordinance No. 152
Chapter 147 Abandoned Vehicles

Ordinance No. 153
Adopting the Budget and Setting the Tax Rate For Fiscal Year 2012

Ordinance No. 154
Adopting the Budget and Setting the Tax Rate For Fiscal Year 2013

Ordinance No. 155
Clark Farm - Approval of Development Agreements

Ordinance No. 156
Town of Leonardtown Code of Ethics

Ordinance No. 157
Adopting the Budget and Setting the Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2014

Ordinance No. 158
Rules of Procedure for Appeals Conducted By the Board of Appeals