Developers now have rules for designing and improving streets in housing additions under the county’s subdivision ordinance.
The rules, approved Monday by the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, mean that streets and sidewalks in subdivisions must be built to the county’s standards. The standards take effect Jan. 1.
“All roads inside the subdivision control ordinance will be county roads,” building and zoning administrator Marc Bonwell said during a public hearing.
The standards dictate the minimum number of access roads and sidewalks depending on the size of the housing development. Sidewalks will also be required along county roads.
Curbs and gutters are required in subdivisions with 26 or more lots, according to the rules.
The Montgomery County Plan Commission gave the standards a favorable recommendation last month.
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