Land Development Division
What we do
The Land Development Division is responsible for ensuring the protection of the County's land and water resources, the protection of the environment, the safety of residents and businesses through its engineering and inspection functions related to stormwater management; sediment control; floodplain management; special protection areas; storm drain design and construction; roadside tree protection; tree canopy enhancement; record plat approval; well and septic system reviews and approvals; and work in the public right-of-way. If you don't find what you're looking for, please consult our staff directory.
Right of Way
Permits
Standards and Guidelines
Roadway Standards and Guidelines
- Driveway Construction Permit Policy Guidelines
- Residential EV Charging Guidelines
- 2016 Specifications for Utility Construction Permit
- Guidelines for Control of Runoff on Small Lots
- Guidelines for Awning & Canopy Over the Public Right-of-Way
- Intersection Chokers
- Median-Pedestrian Refuge Island
- Mid-Block Chokers
- Mont. Co. Road Design Standard
- Outdoor Café Seating
- Residential Traffic Circle
Tree Guidelines
Forms and Documents
Peer Review Certification 🆕
Peer Reviewer Indemnification 🆕
Peer Review Project Notice 🆕
Applications
Plan Review Checklists
Sample Forms
- Declaration of Covenants for Liability within A Storm Drain Easement
- Declaration of Covenants for Maintenance and Liability within a ROW
- Public Improvement Easement
- ROW Permit Conditions
- Sample Covenant Document- Open Space/Private Storm Drainage
- Sample Covenant Document- Road Construction Pro Rata Share
- Sample Letter of Credit
- Sample Performance Bond
- Storm Drain Easement Sample
Peer Review Certification 🆕
Peer Reviewer Indemnification 🆕
Peer Review Project Notice 🆕
Water Resources
Design Guidelines
Plan Review Checklists
- As Built
- Filtration
- Floodplain Delineation Study
- Floodplain District Permit Review
- Sediment Control - ESD
- Underground Storage
- Water Quality Inlets
Standard Details
- Bricking of Riser
- CMP Band Detail for SWM Practices
- Guideline for Sediment Control Dewatering Device Usage
- Modified Dewatering Device for Traps, Basins, Ponds
- Diversion Manhole
- Modified Pipe Trap ST-1 with Dewatering Device
- Construction Specification for Modified Pipe Outlet Trap ST-1
- Trash Rack
- Turf Reinforcement Detail
- Vertical Trash Rack
Standard Plan Elements
- ESD Inspection Checklist
- Facility Guidelines
- Inspector Check-off for Biofiltration Facilty
- Inspector Check-off for Infiltration Trench
- Inspector Check-off for Mont. Co. Sand Filters
- Inspector Check-off for Separator Sand Filter
- Inspector Check-off for SM Underground Structure
Technical Instructions
Standard Notes and Certifications
- Approval Block- Horizontal (ePlans)
- Approval Block- Vertical (ePlans)
- Certfications
- Concrete Specifications
- Construction Specifications for Shallow Facilities
- Flow Splitter Notes
- Record Drawing Certification
- Related Required Permits Table
- Sequence of Construction (Exempt from Forest Conservation Law)
- Sequence of Construction (Subject to Forest Conservation Law)
- SPA Note for Clarksburg
- SPA Note for Piney Branch
- SPA Note for Ten Mile Creek
- SPA Note for Upper Paint Branch
- SPA Note for Upper Rock Creek
- Sand Specification Notes
- Standard Erosion and Sediment Control Notes
- Tree Canopy Notes
- Tree Canopy Table 🆕
Stormwater Management Facility Design Specs
- Biofiltration
- Bio Swale
- Construction Specs for Corrugated Metal Pipe
- Flow Splitting Criteria
- Drywell
- Grassed Swale
- Infiltration Trench
- Landscaping Guidelines
- Landscape Infiltration
- Micro Infiltration Trench
- Micro Bioretention
- Montgomery County Sand Filter
- Permeable Pavements
- Rain Garden
- Rooftop Disconnection
- Non-Rooftop Disconnect
- Separator Sand Filter
- Stormwater Soil Testing
- Underground Detention Facilities
Forms and Documents
- Application for Floodplain District Permit
- Application for Floodplain Study
- Application for Forest Harvest Permit
- Application for Sediment Control Permit
- Application for Stormwater Management Concept
- Approved Shade Tree List
- Builder's Sediment Control Plan Requirements
- Covenant Document
- DEP Stormwater Facilities Data Form
- Developer/Builder Sediment Control Transfer Agreement
- Drainage Statement
- Easement Document
- IF-1 Form
- Landscape Certification Letter for As-Built Plans
- Notice of Intent Requirements
- Peer Review Program Manual
- Peer Review Program Certification
- Peer Reviewer Indemnification Amendment
- Peer Review Project Notification
- Pond Summary Sheet
- Runoff Statement
- Sample Downstream Land Owner Notification
- Sample Letter of Credit
- Sample Performance Bond
- Sediment Control Plan Revision Guide
- Shop Drawing Checklist
- Stormwater Management Concept Summary Table
- Waiver Concurrence for State and Federal Projects
Well and Septic
Standards and Guidelines
- Guidelines for Well Permit Plan
- Guidelines for Geothermal Systems
- Guidelines for Percolation Testing
- Guidelines for Septic Permit Plan
- Guidelines for Septic System Abandonment
- Guidelines for Septic System Repair
- Guidelines for Building Permits
- Guidelines for Well and Septic Setbacks
- Guidelines for Final Well and Septic Plan
- Guidelines for Well and Septic Setbacks to Stormwater Management
- Guidelines for Accessory Buildings
- Percolation Test Expiration Policy
- Percolation Testing Requirements for Deep and Shallow Systems
- Septic System Installation Requirements
- Bay Restoration Fund (BRF) Guidance
- Habitable Space Worksheet
- Nonconventional Septic Systems
- Types of Septic Systems
- Procedures for Well Abandonment
Resources
- DPS Homeowner's Guide to Septic Systems
- Guia Para El Mantenimiento De Los Sistemas Septicos De Viviendas Particulares
- DPS Homeowner's Guide to Well Water
- Maryland Dept. of the Environment (MDE)
- WSSC
- Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency - Septic Systems
- Environmental Protection Agency - Wells
- Maryland Dept. of the Environment - Onsite Systems Division
- Bay Restoration Fund
- Water Systems Council
- Water Quality Videos
Inspections
Permits
Right Of Way
Forms and Documents
- Drainage Inspection Requirements Card
- ESD Inspection Checklist
- Inspector Check-off List for Biofiltration Facility- BF
- Inspector Check-off List for Infiltration Trench
- Inspector Check-off List for Montgomery County Sand Filters
- Inspector Check-off List for Separator Sand Filter
- Inspector Check-off List for SM Underground Structure
- Inspector Check-off List for Stormwater Management Ponds
- Inspector Check-off List for Sand Mound Systems
- Sediment Control Notices of Violation and Citations Information
- Información Sobre Violación y Citaciones de Control de Sedimento