Evening star., 1946-09-04
Road Standards
Code Is SET Up
lin Montgomery
Program to Provide
Minimum Width
And Street Grading

A set of minimum standards to be
followed by Montgomery County
builders and developers in con-
structing roads in new subdivisions
was on the county ordinance books
today.
The standards were approved yes
terday by the county commissioners
pending final adoption of an ordi-
nance to include these and other
specifications in regulating road and
street construction in new subdivi-
sions.
The ne& program provides that all
new streets shall be graded in ac-
cordance with the approved profile
and have minimum width of 30
feet, with adequate slopes or retain
ing walls, unless a greater width is
required for sidewalks or the WASH
lngton Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion requires the street to be graded
to the full width of the dedicated
right Of way. Concrete curbs and
cutters also are required on each
side OF the street.
The paved surface of such streets
and roads shall have a minimum
width of rs feet between curbs and
shall conform to the cross section
and specifications indicated by the
county engineer.
Rural Type Subdivisions.
In rural type subdivisions, how
ever, where, in the Judgment of the
county engineer, the county highway
cross-section would be suitable, the
builder may construct a street with
a minimum graded roadway "a feet
wide, plus 3-foot bitches, making .
total graded width between the two
bitches Of 80 feet and a minimum
surfaced width Of l8 feet. The curb
and gutter requirement also may be
waived by the county engineer in
such cases.
Time Limit on Permits.
No permits will be issued by the
county engineer for road and street
construction, it was announced, un-
less the work conforms to the regu-
lations outlined by the board.
In addition, all permits issued BY
the county engineer shall state that
work to be done shall start within
so days and completed in a 'trea-
sonable" time II this is not done.
the commissioners said, the permit
will be invalid and a new permit
must be obtained.
The board ordered that bids be
requested on a proposal to con-
struct curbs and cutters along
Amherst avenue, Silver Spring, at
an estimated cost of $1,855.
/ Opposition to the proposal was
voiced by Mrs. G. L. Caswell. 10403
/ Amherst avenue, who contended
that there is no necessity for the
work.
School Permit Weighed.
The commissioners. took under
advisement an application by the
/ Parsons Countryside School, Silver
Spring. for permit renewal after
three residents Of the area appeared
In protest.
George T. Fuchs, 92l6 Woodland
road; c. H. Crawford, 9222 Wood
land road, and M. c. PEPPER, Gals
Woodland road, said that the odor
from stables in the rear of the
school constitutes a nuisance and
that the condition has created q
health menace by increasing the
number of flies and rats in the
neighborhood
| While emphasizing that they have
no objection to the school itself,
they asked that the stables be re-
moved before any permit is granted.
The next regular meeting of the
board will be held at pm. next
Wednesday since the absence of
some of the commissioners on the
regular meeting day, Tuesday, will
result in lack of a quorum. Those
members of the board who are able
to attend. however, will appear
Tuesday to hear applications for
permits.