Evening star., 1946-11-13
County SetsUp
Road Standards
In Subdivisions
Montgomery Bourd
Approves Ordinance.
Permits Required

Permits Required
An ordinance establishing stand-
ards Of road construction In new
subdivisions In the suburban area
OF Montgomery County today bore
the approval Of the county COM
missioners:
The ordinance, approved at the
commissioners meeting yesterday in
Rockville, contains virtually the
same regulations as those adopted
temporarily several months ago.
Adoption Of another ordinance pre-
scribing road construction standards
In the county's rural area is ex-
pected next week.
The regulations provide that no
work may be done on any street.
road. alley or driveway unless q
permit Is granted by the county
engineer. Before the permit is is
sued, the county engineer must
ascertain from the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission whether II has an
proved preliminary plan for the
subdivision in which the road con-
struction is proposed.
A fee Of 10 per cent of the esti-
mated cost of the work is charged
by the county engineer when his
once does the engineering work
and 2 per cent of the estimated
cost when the applicant for the
permit furnishes the engineering
work. :.
3O-F0ot Minimum Width,
Permits will be valid for go DAYS
from their issuance. If the work
has not begun within that time.
the permit viii be invalid and 4
new permit viii be required. &
All streets and roads are TO be
graded to minimum width of 80
feet. according to the regulations,
unless greater width Is required
by the planning commission. In
addition. concrete curbs and cutters
must be constructed on each side
OF the street In accordance with
plans and specifications approved
by the county engineer.
In certain cases, the county en-
gineer may authorize a minimum
width Of graded roadway Of a feet.
plus three-foot bitches, with q
minimum surfacing width Of IS feet.
Otherwise, there must be a mini
mum paved width of 26 feet be-
tween inside faces of curbs.
Three types of surfacing mater
ials are recommended In the regu-
lations. They include an asphalt
penetration macadam, similar sur
face with q gravel base and an as.
phaltic plant wearing surface with
a gravel base.
$50 Fine Provided.
Violators of any Of the regula-
tions are subject to a fine of NOT
more than $50 or 80 days in Jail In
default Of the fine.
The commissioners authorized the
transfer to the Board Of Education
OF 81 1892 900 as part OF the latters
school construction program. The
funds come out Of a $2,O73, 900 bond
issue sold by the commissioners
about two months ago.
The Chevy Chase Citizens Com
mittee, sections and 2, was author
lied to levy an assessment AGAINST
property owners on the north side
OF Oliver street, between Cedar
parkway and Wisconsin avenue.
and on the east side OF Wisconsin
avenue. from Oliver street to Graf
ton street, to defray the cost of new
sidewalks.
Arthur w. Defenderfer, committee
chairman. said the lowest bid for the
work was $1.24 linear foot.
Private School Authorized.
MRS. Ella G. Saunders Warren was
granted a permit to operate a pri-
vate school for boys In OakdaIe
subject to the fire marshal's inspec.
ton.
A petition by residents of Martins
Addition to Chevy Chase, asking
that the high bank and shrubbery
on the southeast corner of Brooke.
vilie road and Thornapple street
De removed, was referred to Conn
William H. Prescott. The
petitioners said the bank and shrub
oery oostruct motorists vision and
constitute a trafiic hazard.
Erection Of two S,o00-gallon oil
storage tanks on the Hecht Co. site
AZ Ellsworth avenue and Fenton
street, Silver Spring, was approved.
A hearing win be held at 1880
am. December II In the Rockville
Courthouse on q petition by James
2. Hicks for a permit to operate q
tourist home at 12o6 Rockville pike,
near Rockville.