Storm Drain or Paving Permit & Inspection Process
A Storm Drain Permit is required to construct an enclosed storm drain system within a Montgomery County right of way. A Paving Permit is required to pave a county roadway or right of way. You may apply for these permits separately or as a combined permit. Construction must conform to the County’s Drainage Design Criteria and Roadway Design Standard. The permit will ensure the pipes and storm drain structures are installed properly, reduces roadway and property flooding and ensures the roadway pavement will accommodate the safe movement of vehicular traffic.
- If the proposed storm drain installation and roadway paving is within Montgomery County’s public right of way, a permit is required. If the proposed roadway storm drain and paving work is in a state or municipal right of way, you must obtain a permit from that jurisdiction.
- If a storm drain system needs to be replaced or upgraded, a permit is required.
- If a storm drain is to be constructed in a public storm drain easement a permit is required
- If an existing roadway needs to be rebuilt a permit is required.
- If publicly maintained storm drain pipes and/or structures are located within private property, the property owner must grant an easement to Montgomery County.
- If the proposed work is within an existing roadway system, the applicant must also submit a site specific Temporary Traffic Control Plan(TTCP) to be approved by Montgomery County Department of Transportation.
- Unless exempt, the project may be subject to forest conservation requirements, as administered by MNCPPC; roadside tree protection requirements, as administered by DPS; and, sediment control permit requirements as administered by DPS
Plans must be prepared, signed and sealed by a professional engineer or professional land surveyor, who is licensed to practice in the State of Maryland. All plans must be computer generated in proper scale, submitted along with a copy of the soils report. When submitting electronically you will need to meet the ePlans submittal requirements for Storm Drain and Paving Permits
Plan review will take approximately 2-3 weeks for each review cycle. Once the plans are approved and signed, the applicant submits a complete permit package, pays any permit fee balance and posts the associated bond after which, the permit will be issued.