Sec. 49-29. Pedestrian sidewalks, bikeways, and wheelchair traffic.
Montgomery County, Md., Code § 49-29 (2026)
Sec. 49-29. Pedestrian sidewalks, bikeways, and wheelchair traffic.LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The County must construct bikeways and sidewalks when it is constructing, reconstructing, or relocating a County road, except:
(1)
any sidewalk or sidepath in front of a lot that is larger than 25,000 square feet for a single-family detached dwelling in a rural zone;
(2)
any sidewalk or sidepath on any roadway that is classified as rustic or exceptional rustic;
(3)
any sidewalk or sidepath on a neighborhood street or neighborhood yield street serving fewer than 75 dwelling units if the Planning Board and Department of Transportation find that a sidewalk is not expected to be necessary for pedestrian movement;
(4)
any sidewalk if the site is located in an environmentally sensitive area with limits on the amount of impervious surface allowed.
Each bikeway and sidewalk must conform to approved capital improvements programs and be consistent with applicable area master plans and transportation plans adopted by the Planning Board.
(b)
To promote the safety of bicycle and wheelchair travel throughout the County, the County Executive must adopt, by Method (3) regulation, standards and specifications to build and maintain ramps at curbed intersections and stormwater gratings and other openings along roads and streets, in each case of a design and type that is not a hazard to bicycle and wheelchair traffic and is consistent with Americans with Disabilities Act best practices guidelines published by the United States Department of Justice. These ramps, gratings, and openings must be built and maintained as part of each project under subsection (a).