• 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.