Montgomery County, MD - Disability Network Directory

Disability Network Directory / Disability Services

Disability Network Directory
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Parking

Respect the Space Accessible Parking Flyer: Information about accessible parking and installation of accessible parking spaces as mandated by the Maryland Accessibility Code (COMAR 05.02.02) and the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG)

Senate Bill 940 - Vehicle Laws - Parking for Individuals with Disabilities - Zoning (Enacted October 1, 2010): Bill clarifies that a local jurisdiction is required to provide an exception to local zoning ordinances when necessary to bring an existing parking lot into compliance with Maryland Accessibility Code requirements for parking spaces for individuals with disabilities and provides that a person may comply with Maryland Accessibility Code requirements governing certain disabled parking spaces by restriping the parking lot.

Montgomery County Division of Traffic Engineering & Operations - Department of Transportation
100 Edison Park Drive, 4th Floor Gaithersburg, MD 20878 E-mail: mcdot.trafficops@montgomerycountymd.gov	240-777-0311 (V)
To obtain a disability parking sign for a non-residential building, please put your request in writing and mail it to the Division of Traffic Engineering & Operations. This department is responsible for installing and maintaining traffic signs and pavement markings, overseeing the installation and maintenance of streetlights, managing neighborhood traffic calming, roadway safety investigations and data collection programs, and overseeing the occupancy of our public right of way to ensure that work zone activities and special events occur with appropriate traffic controls. If you are requesting an on street residential Disability Parking Space to be installed on the residential street in front of your home go to www.mva.maryland.gov/About-MVA/INFO/12100/12100-01T.htm. If that space happens to be on a Montgomery County maintained road, MCDOT will get the letter from MVA and follow up with installing the sign. Outside of that MCDOT does not provide signs for any private parking lot, residential or not.

Montgomery County Office of Human Rights
21 Maryland Avenue, Suite 330 Rockville, MD 20850	240-777-8450 (V) 240-777-8480 (TTY)
Conduct investigations on complaints of discrimination and harassment in the business sector or housing discrimination complaint. Also provide information on requirements for townhouse and condominium developments.

Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services
Hadi Mansouri, Division Chief Building Construction Division 255 Hungerford Drive, 2nd Floor Rockville, MD 20850	240-777-6233 (V)
Responsible for issuance and building permits / technical assistance on local building codes, ADA, parking requirements, restrooms, and accessibility. Call to file a complaint or for zoning information.

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Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA)
E-mail: mvacs@mdot.state.md.us	1-800-950-1682 (Customer Service)
Driver's licenses, handicap tags, disability placards/licenses, identification cards and residential street parking signs. To obtain an application download online, call Customer Service, or drop by any full service office:
Gaithersburg - Full Service 15 Metropolitan Grove Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for all services. Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon) for driver's license services only. Glenmont - Express Office Glenmont Shopping Center 12335 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20906 Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (noon). Walnut Hill - Express Office Walnut Hill Shopping Center 16516 S. Westland Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon). White Oak - Full Service 2131 Industrial Parkway Silver Spring, MD 20904 Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for all services. Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon) for driver's license services only.

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