INDEX OF DOCUMENTS

• CODES
• Adopted Codes Effective May 13, 2008
• FEES
• Fee Changes Effective July 1, 2008
• Fee Changes Effective July 3, 2007
• Fee Changes Effective July 1, 2007
• Fee Changes Effective April 11, 2007
• Fee Changes Effective March 1, 2007 - TEMPORARY
• Fee Changes Effective December 12, 2006
• Fee Changes Effective July 1, 2006
• Fee Changes Effective March 1, 2006
• Fee Changes Effective July 1, 2005
• Fees Prior to July 1, 2005
• FORMS
• Benefit Performance
• Bond Information
• Credit Card Authorization Form
• Commercial Construction-Interior Alterations(No Change Of Use)
• Complaint Form
• Commercial New Construction
• Construction Debris Reclamation Facility Permit
• Electrical Business License
• Electrical License Exam
• Electrical License Renewal Package
• Electrical Permit
• Electrical Reciprocal License
• Fast Track Permits Residential Additions(Over 200 Square Feet)
• Home Occupation
• Information Request Form
• Mechanical Permit
• Non-Conforming Use
• Residential Construction For Single Family Dwelling And Townhouse-Additions & Alterations (Decks, Fences, Sheds And Garages)
• Residential New Construction(Single Family Dwellings And Townhouses)
• Parking Requirement
• Permits To Construct In The Right-Of-Way
• Sign Permit
• Sign Variance
• Vendor License
• Well & Septic
• RIGHT OF WAY PERMITTING & PLAN REVIEW
• Applications
• Design Guidelines
• Plan Review Checklists
• Standard Forms and Documents
• WATER RESOURCES
• Applications
• Plan Review Checklists
• Policies And Procedures
• Standard Details
• Standard Forms And Documents
• Standard Notes And Certifications
• Stormwater Management Facility Design Specifications
• Water Resources Technical Policy
• Well & Septic
• ZONING POLICIES AND INTERPRETATIONS
• OTHER LINKS

CODES

• Adopted Codes Effective May 13, 2008

  • Executive Regulation 28-07, Adoption of the 2006 IBC, IRC, IECC, IMC, IFGC

FEES

• Fee Changes Effective July 1, 2008

  • Executive Regulation 10-96, Certification of Agricultural Producers
  • Executive Regulation 11-08, Schedule of Fees for Permits, Licenses and Certifications - Method 2
  • Executive Regulation 12-08, Schedule of Fees for Permits, Licenses and Inspections - Method 3
  • Resolution No. 9-08, Overtime Offset Fees
  • Resolution No. 10-08, Permit Fees and Requirements Related to Construction Debris Reclamation Facility
  • Resolution No. 13-08, Non-Profit Organization Sign Permit and Sign Variance Fees
  • Resolution No. 16-551, Increasing Fees Collected by the Department of Permitting Services

• Fee Changes Effective July 3, 2007

  • Executive Regulation 17-07, Schedule of Fees for Permits, Licenses and Certifications - Method 2

• Fee Changes Effective July 1, 2007

  • Administration Fee for Special Exception Program
  • Annual Fee for Enforcement of Special Exceptions
  • Construction Debris Reclamation Facility
  • Executive Regulation 16-07, Schedule of Fees for Permits, Licenses and Inspections - Method 3
  • Increase in Fees for Equestrian Event Permit
  • Increase in Fees for Nonconforming Use Certification
  • Increase in Fees for Zoning Compliance Letters
  • Increase in Fees for the Administration and Enforcement of Registered Home Occupations
  • Increase in Fees for the Administration and Enforcement of Sign Permits and Licenses
  • Increase in Fees for the Waiving of Parking Standards

• Fee Changes Effective April 11, 2007

  • Executive Regulation, Schedule of Fees for Permits, Licenses and Inspections - Method 3

• Fee Changes Effective March 1, 2007 - TEMPORARY

  • Executive Regulation 30-06T, Schedule of Fees for Permits, Licenses and Certifications - Method 2 (Temporary)

• Fee Changes Effective December 12, 2006

  • Executive Regulation 19-06AM, Non-Profit Organization Sign Permit and Sign Variance Fees

• Fee Changes Effective July 1, 2006

  • Executive Regulation 10-06AM Schedule of Fees for Permits, Licenses and Certifications - Method 2
  • Executive Regulation 11-06 Permit Fees and Requirements Related to Construction Debris Reclamation Facility
  • Executive Regulation 12-06 Schedule of Fees for Permits, Licenses and Inspections - Method 3
  • Increase in Fees for Equestrian Event Permit
  • Increase in Fees for the Administration and Enforcement of Registered Home Occupations
  • Increase in Fees for the Waiving of Parking Standards
  • Increase in Fees for Zoning Compliance Letters
  • Increase in the Annual Fee for the Enforcement of Special Exceptions
  • Resolution 15-1459 Increase the Fee Schedule for the Administration and Enforcement of Sign Permits and Licenses and Add Fees for Signs Subject to MNHCPPC Site Plans
  • Resolution 15-1460 The establishment of a Fee for Nonconforming Use Certification Article 59-G-4

• Fee Changes Effective March 1, 2006

  • Schedule of Fees for Permits, Licenses and Certifications - Method 2 (Building, Electrical, Fire Code Plan Review, Vendor, Well Location) 26-05AM

• Fee Changes Effective July 1, 2005

  • Schedule of fees for Permits, Licenses and inspections - Method 3 (Right of Way, Sediment Control, Stormwater, Floodplain, Special Protection Areas, Benefit Performances, Individual Water-Supply and Sewage-Disposal)
  • Schedule of Fees for Permits, Licenses and Certifications - Method 2 (Building, Electrical, Fire Code Plan Review, Vendor, Well Location)
  • Permit Fees and Regulations Related to Construction Debris Reclamation Facility
  • Increase I the Annual Fee for Enforcement of Special Exceptions and Revision to Index Fees to Labor cost Increases Resolution No. 15-997
  • Increase in the Fee Schedule for the Administration and Enforcement of sign Permits and Licenses and revision to Index Fees to Labor cost Increases Resolution No. 15-1001
  • Increase in Fees for the Waiving of Parking Standards and Revision to Index Fees to Labor cost Increases Resolution No. 15-998
  • Increase in Fees for Zoning Compliance Letters and Revision to Index Fees to Labor Cost Increases Resolution No. 15-999
  • Increase in Fees for the Administration and Enforcement of Registered home Occupations and Revision to Index Fees to Labor Cost Increases Resolution No. 15-1000
  • Establishing a Fee for Equestrian Event Permit Resolution No. 15-1002

• Fees Prior to July 1, 2005

  • Automation Enhancement Fee
    
  • Increase in the Fee Schedule for the Administration and Enforcement of Sign Permits and Licenses 
    
  • Increase in the Annual Fee for the Enforcement of Special Exceptions 
    
  • The Establishment of a Fee for the Waiving of Parking Standards  
    
  • The Establishment of a Fee for the Administration and Enforcement of Registered Home Occupations  
    
  • The Establishment of a Fee for Zoning Compliance Letters 
    
  • Executive Regulation 15-03AM, Schedule of Fees for Permits, Licenses and Inspections - METHOD 2 (effective July 9, 2003)  
    
  • Fee Schedule Effective July 1, 2004 Supercedes (Executive Regulation No. 15-03AM, Schedule of Fees for Permits, Licenses and Certification  
    
  • Executive Regulation 14-03, Schedule of Fees for Permits, Licenses and Inspections - METHOD 3 (effective July 1, 2003)  
    

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FORMS

• Benefit Performance

  • Benefit Performance
    
  • Benefit Performance Fact Sheet
    
  • Application For Benefit Performance Permit
    
  
  

• Bond Information

  • Bond Information
    
  • Letter Of Credit
    
  • Performance Bond
    
  
  

• Credit Card Authorization Form

  • DPS Credit Card Authorization Form
    
  
  

• Commercial Construction-Interior Alterations(No Change Of Use)

  • Submittal Guidelines-Fast Track Criteria
    
  • Submittal Guidelines-Modular Furniture
    
  • Submittal Guidelines for Kiosk
    
  • Commercial Building Application
    
  
  

• Complaint Form

  • Complaint Form
    
  
  

• Commercial New Construction

  • Agency Contacts
    
  • Application For Permits To Construct In The Right Of Way
    
  • Commercial Building Application
    
  • Commercial Checklist
    
    • Commercial Canopies Checklist
      
    • Commercial Change of Use Checklist
      
    • Commerical Dumpster Enclosures Checklist
      
    • Commerical Retaining Walls Checklist
      
    • Commerical Satellite Dishes Checklist
      
    • Commerical Trailer - Modular Units-sheds Checklist
      
  • Commercial Energy Code
    
  • Fire Protection System Application
    
  • Sediment Control Application
    
  • Submittal Guidelines-Commercial
    
  • Use & Occupancy Application
    
  • Use & Occupancy Procedure & Requirement
    
  
  

• Construction Debris Reclamation Facility Permit

  • Construction Debris Reclamation Facility Permit Application
    
  
  

• Electrical Business License

  • Application for Sole Proprietorship Or Partnership Business License
    
  • Application For Electrical Contractor Business License
    
  • Electrical Contractor Business License Procedure
    
  • Electrical Insurance Information
    
  • Preventing Electrical Signature Fraud
    
  
  

• Electrical License Exam

  • Application For Electrical Exam
    
  • Application For Electrical Re-Exam
    
  • Apprentice License Procedure
    
  • Electrician License Procedure For Master & Limited Master
    
  • Homeowners Electrical Exam Affidavit
    
  • Homeowners Electrical Exam Procedure
    
  • Journeyman License Procedure
    
  
  

• Electrical License Renewal Package

  • Preventing Electrical Signature Fraud
    
  • Renewal Procedure For Electrical Contractor's Business License Master or Limited Master, Journeyman, and Apprentice
    
  • Renewal Application For Electrician License
    
  • Renewal Application for Electrical Contractor's Business License
    
  
  

• Electrical Permit

  • Application For Electrical Permit
    
  • Preventing Electrical Signature Fraud
    
  
  

• Electrical Reciprocal License

  • Procedure For Statewide Reciprocal License(Master and Ltd. Master)
    
  • Application For Statewide Reciprocal License
    
  • Procedure For Reciprocal License(Other Jurisdictions)
    
  • Application For A Reciprocal License Other Jurisdictions
    
  
  

• Fast Track Permits Residential Additions(Over 200 Square Feet)

  • Building Permit Notice
    
  • Home Improvement Submittal Guide
    
  • Residential Building Permit Application
    
  • Residential Energy Code (Short Version)
    
  • Site Plan Requirements for 1 Story Additions, Decks & Sheds
    
  • Site Plan Requirements for New Single-Family Dwellings, 2 Story & 2nd Story Additions
    
  
  

• Home Occupation

  • Home Occupation Permit
    
  
  

• Information Request Form

  • Information Request Procedures and Fees
    
  • Request For Information Form
    
  • Request For Septic System Location
    
  
  

• Mechanical Permit

  • Application For Mechanical Permit
    
  • Liquid propane piping and storage
    
  • Mechanical Permit Procedures
    
  • Refrigeration piping, hydronic piping, fuel oil piping and storage
    
  
  

• Non-Conforming Use

  • Application for Non-Conforming Use
    
  
  

• Residential Construction For Single Family Dwelling And Townhouse-Additions & Alterations

  • Building Permit Notice
    
  • Plan Submittal Guidelines for Sunroom
    
  • Demolition Submittal Guidelines
    
  • Demolition in Your Residential Neighborhood - Information and Resources
    
  • Fence Submittal Guidelines
    
  • Fire Protection System
    
  • Home Improvement Submittal With Fees
    
  • Notice of Required Residential Building Inspections
    
  • Residential Building Application (Decks, Fences, Sheds And Garages)
    
  • Residential Code Notes
    
  • Residential Deck Construction Details
    
  • Residential Energy Code (Short Version)
    
  • Residential Special Inspection Report/Certification
    
  • Shed Guidelines
    
  • Plan Submittal Guidelines for Additions/Alterations
    
  
  

• Residential New Construction(Single Family Dwellings And Townhouses)

  • Agency Contact List
    
  • Application For Permits To Construct In The Right Of Way
    
  • Building Permit Notice
    
  • Notice of Required Residential Building Inspections
    
  • Plan Submittal Guidelines for New Construction (Single Family Dwellings And Townhouses)
    
  • Residential Building Application
    
  • Residential Code Notes
    
  • Residential Energy Code (Short Version)
    
  • Right of Way Letter of Permission
    
  
  

• Parking Requirement

  • Accessible Parking Spaces
    
  
  

• Permits To Construct In The Right-Of-Way

  • Application For Work In Public Right Of Way Permit (Including Driveway)
    
  • Property Dedicated To Public Use
    
  
  

• Sign Permit

  • Non-Profit Organization Sign Permit Fee
    
  • Sign Permit Instructions
    
  • Sign Permit Application
    
  
  

• Sign Variance

  • Non-Profit Organization Sign Variance Fee
    
  • Sign Variance Process
    
  • Sign Variance Application Procedure
    
  • Application For Sign Variance
    
  
  

• Vendor License

  • Affidavit
    
  • License Procedure For Vendors
    
  • Door to Door Vendor
    
  • Regular Route Vendor
    
  • Site Specific Vendor
    
  • The Vendor Law
    
  • Application For Vendor/Operator
    
  
  

• Well & Septic

  • Request For Septic System Location
    
  • Well & Septic Permit Application
    
  • Well & Septic Procedure & Requirement
    
  
  

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RIGHT OF WAY PERMITTING & PLAN REVIEW

• Applications

  • Application for Work In Public Right Of Way Permit (Including Driveway)
    
  • Application for Record Plat
    
  • Property Dedicated To Public Use Application (Engineer Plan)
    
  • Property Dedicated To Public Use Permit Checklist
    
  • Property Dedicated To Public Use Scope Of Work
    
  
  

• Design Guidelines

  • Montgomery County Department of Transportation Design Standards
    
  •  Utility Specifications  
    
  •  Intersection Chokers  
    
  •  Median-Pedestrian Refuge Island  
    
  •  Mid-Block Chokers  
    
  •  Outdoor Cafe Seating  
    
  •  Raised Crosswalk  
    
  •  Residential Traffic Circle  
    
  •  Sidewalk Offset For Bus Shelters Within Limited Width Rights-Of-Way  
    
  •  Speed Hump Flat Top Profile  
    
  •  Speed Hump Watts Profile  
    
  •  Temporary Asphalt Entrance  
    
  
  

• Plan Review Checklists

  •  Grade Establishment Checklist  
    
  •  Record Plat Review Checklist  
    
  •  Sight Distance Certification Form  
    
  •  Storm Drain Paving Checklist  
    
  •  Use Permit submittal checklist for Commercial Development  
    
  
  

• Standard Forms and Documents

  •  Bonds Estimating Prices - January 1999
    
  •  Covenant Document (Open Space/Private Storm Drainage) Sample  
    
  •  Covenant Document (Road Construction Pro Rata Share) Sample  
    
  •  Declaration of Covenants for Maintenance and Liability within a Public Right of Way  
    
  •  Declaration of Covenants for Maintenance and Liability within a Storm Drain Easement  
    
  •  Policy on Land Cover within the Public Right-of-Way
    
  •  Public Improvements Agreement Sample  
    
  •  Public Improvements Easement Sample  
    
  •  Storm Drain Easement Sample  
    
  •  Sump Pump Pamphlet
    
  •  Utility Specifications  
    
  
  

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WATER RESOURCES

• Applications

  • Application for Floodplain Study/Permit
    
  • Sediment Control Application
    
  • Stormwater Management Concept Application
    
  
  

• Plan Review Checklists

  •  As-Built  
    
  •  Filtration  
    
  •  Pond  
    
  •  Sediment Control  
    
  •  Water Quality Inlets  
    
  •  Underground Storage  
    
  
  

• Policies And Procedures

  •  Stormwater Management Bonds  
    
  
  

• Standard Details

  •  Asphalt Dike  
    
  •  Baffle & Inflow  
    
  •  Bricking of Riser  
    
  •  CMP Band Detail  
    
  •  Construction Entrance  
    
  •  Dewatering Device Detail  
    
  •  Dewatering Device Usage  
    
  •  Diversion Manhole  
    
  •  Erosion Control Mating  
    
  •  Fabric Channel  
    
  •  Inlet Protection  
    
  •  Pipe Outlet Trap Drawing  
    
  •  Pipe Outlet Trap Specs  
    
  •  Riprap Dewatering Trap No. 1  
    
  •  Riprap Dewatering Trap No. 2  
    
  •  Riprap Dewatering Trap No. 3  
    
  •  Sandbag & Jersey Barrier  
    
  •  Sediment Tank  
    
  •  Separator Sand Filter  
    
  •  Silt Fence on Asphalt  
    
  •  Super Silt Fence  
    
  •  Trash Rack  
    
  •  Turf Reinforcement Detail  
    
  •  Underground Detention Facilities  
    
  •  Vertical Trash Rack  
    
  •  Wash Rack No. 1  
    
  •  Wash Rack No. 2  
    
  
  

• Standard Forms And Documents

  •  Covenant Document  
    
  •  Covenant Document (DEP maintenance)  
    
  •  DEP Stormwater Facilities Data Form  
    
  •  Downstream Notification Letter  
    
  •  Easement Document  
    
  •  Easement Document (DEP maintenance)  
    
  •  Facility Guidelines  
    
  •  IF-1 Form  
    
  •  Inspector Check-off List (Bio Retention)  
    
  •  Inspector Check-off List (Infiltration)  
    
  •  Inspector Check-off List (MCSF)  
    
  •  Inspector Check-off List (Ponds)  
    
  •  Inspector Check-off List (SEPSF)  
    
  •  Inspector Check-off List (Underground Storage)  
    
  •  Pond Summary Sheet  
    
  •  Shop Drawing Checklist  
    
  •  Standard Phasing Letter  
    
  
  

• Standard Notes And Certifications

  •  Approval Block (Horizontal)  
    
  •  Approval Block (Vertical)  
    
  •  Certifications (Design, Owner/Developer, Cut/Fill, Structural, Maintenance)  
    
  •  Flow Splitter Notes  
    
  •  Montgomery County MD-378 Specifications (2005)  
    
  •  Related Required Permits Table  
    
  •  Rough Grading Notes  
    
  •  Sequence of Construction (Exempt from Forest Conservation Law)
    
  •  Sequence of Construction (Subject to Forest Conservation Law)
    
  •  Shallow Facilities Specifications  
    
  •  SPA Note (Clarksburg)  
    
  •  SPA Note (Piney Branch)  
    
  •  SPA Note (Upper Paint Branch)  
    
  •  Sand Specification Notes  
    
  •  Standard Sediment Control Notes  
    
  
  

• Stormwater Management Facility Design Specifications

  •  Biofiltration  
    
  •  Construction Specifications for Corrugated Metal Pipe  
    
  • Drywell for Driveway/Hardscaping
    
  • Drywell for Roof Drain
    
  •  Flow Splitting Criteria  
    
  •  Infiltration Trench  
    
  •  Landscaping Guidelines  
    
  •  Montgomery County Sand Filter  
    
  •  Separator Sand Filter  
    
  •  Topsoiling  
    
  •  Underground Detention  
    
  
  

• Water Resources Technical Policy

  •  Access Requirements for Underground SWM Facilities  
    
  •  Height of Embankment for Water Quality Structures (WRTP-3)  
    
  •  Safety Storm Criteria for Permanent Ponds Used As Sediment Basins (WRTP-1) 
    
  
  

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ZONING POLICIES AND INTERPRETATIONS

•  1928-30 Policy  
  
•  Additions 
  
•  Application for vendor license 
  
•  Application for Vendor Renewals 
  
•  Bay Windows, Balcones And Vestibules  
  
•  Benefit Performance Fact Sheet  
  
•  Building Across Lot Line Policy  
  
•  Established Building Line  
  
•  Established Building Line Example 
  
•  Fence And Wall Restictions Model 
  
•  Flag-Shaped Or Pipestem Lot Model  
  
•  Heat Pumps, A/C Units, Chimneys, Evaes And Overhangs 
  
•  Lawn Maintenance 
  
•  License Procedure For Vendors 
  
•  Lot Width Requirements Model 
  
•  Lot With No Rear Yard 
  
•  Minimum Setback Requirements 
  
•  Scanning Guidelines for Document Submit 
  
•  Side Lot Lines Come To A Point At The Rear 
  
•  Steps, Stoops, Porches And Decks 
  
•  Types Of Lots  
  
•  Yard Requirements For Corner Lots 
  

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OTHER LINKS

•  Department of Public Works and Transportation  
  
•  Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission  
  
•  Montgomery County Code  
  
•  Maryland State Highway Administration 
  

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