Each road, except those listed in subsections (m)-(n), must be classified as designated in the applicable master or sector plan. This Section defines the vehicular functions of each road classification.
(a) A Freeway is a road meant exclusively for through movement of vehicles at a high speed. Access must be limited to grade-separated interchanges.
(b) A Controlled Major Highway is a road meant exclusively for through movement of vehicles at a lower speed than a Freeway. Access must be limited to grade-separated interchanges or at-grade intersections with public roads.
(c) A Major Highway is a road meant nearly exclusively for through movement of vehicles at a moderate speed. Access must be primarily from grade-separated interchanges and at-grade intersections with public roads, although driveway access is acceptable in urban and denser suburban settings.
(d) A Parkway is a road meant exclusively for through movement of vehicles at a moderate speed. Access must be limited to grade-separated interchanges and at-grade intersections. Any truck with more than 4 wheels must not use a Parkway, except in an emergency or if the trust is engaged in Parkway maintenance.
(e) An Arterial is a road meant primarily for through movement of vehicles at a moderate speed, although some access to abutting property is expected.
(f) A Country Arterial is an Arterial, typically in the County’s agricultural reserve.
(g) A Minor Arterial is a 2-lane Arterial meant nearly equally for through movement of vehicles and access to abutting property.
(h) A Business District Street is a road meant for circulation in commercial and mixed-use zones.
(i) An Industrial Street is a road meant for circulation in industrial zones.
(j) A Primary Residential Street is a road meant primarily for circulation in residential zones, although some through traffic is expected.
(k) A Country Road is a road that has the function of a Primary Residential Street, typically in the County’s agricultural reserve.
(l) A Principal Secondary Residential Street is a Secondary Residential Street meant to carry somewhat more through traffic.
(m) A Secondary Residential Street is a road meant to provide access between a residential development with fewer than 200 dwelling units and one or more higher classification roads as defined in subsections (b) through (l).
(n) A Tertiary Residential Street is a road meant to provide direct access to a residential development with 75 or fewer swelling units. A Tertiary Residential Street must not be built unless the Planning Board allows its use when the Board approves a preliminary subdivision plan or site plan.
(o) A Rustic Road or an Exceptional Rustic Road means a road classified as either under Article 8.
(p) An Alley is a right-of-way intended to provide secondary service access to the rear or side of lots or buildings and not intended for transporting through traffic. An alley may be used to provide primary vehicular access if the Planning Board and the Director of Transportation concur that the dimensions and specifications proposed in a project, preliminary subdivision , or site plan would provide adequate primary vehicular access. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 103-12; 1971 L.M.C., ch. 24, §§ 2, 3; 1987 L.M.C., ch. 9, § 1.; 1993 L.M.C., ch. 9, § 2; , § 1; , § 1.)
Editor’s note—, § 3, states: Sec. 3. Any regulation in effect when this Act takes effect that implements a function transferred to another Department or Office under Section 1 of this Act continues in effect, but any reference in any regulation to the Department from which the function was transferred must be treated as referring to the Department to which the function is transferred. The transfer of a function under this Act does not affect any right of a party to any legal proceeding begun before this Act took effect.
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49-31, formerly Section 49-34, was renumbered, amended and retitled pursuant to 2007, ch. 8, § 1. Former Section 49-31 was renumbered Section
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