and show that the word "Planning" is not an oxymoron in Montgomery County.
Do you think that the rest of MoCo should look like Bethesda or Chevy Chase?
Here is a list of upcoming planning board meetings. Come find out what is planned in your neighborhood!
And who knows whether, as an added bonus, you get to meet Rollin Stanley too!
From: Montgomery County Planning Department, Zoning Code Rewrite Team <pamela.dunn@mncppc-mc.org>
Date: Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 3:35 PM
Subject: Zoning Rewrite Project Open Houses
Attend one of six open houses scheduled around Montgomery County in April and early May to learn more about the project. At the open house meetings, attendees can view graphics and other materials that explain what's being considered, such as potentially reducing the number of zones and how new zones might apply in communities.
Participants at each open house will see exactly how what's proposed applies to their neighborhood. Each meeting will provide information on six different master plan areas. To see what master plan area applies to your property, go to
montgomeryplanning.org/gis/interactive/masterplans.shtm
WHEN/WHERE/DETAILS:
5-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 10 Park and Planning Headquarters
8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
Master plans: Capitol View, East Silver Spring, Forest Glen, Four Corners, North & West Silver Spring, Silver Spring Central Business District, Takoma Park
5-8 p.m. Thursday, April 12
Eastern County Regional Services Center
3300 Briggs Chaney Rd, Silver Spring
Master plans: Cloverly, Fairland, Kemp Mill, Sandy Spring/Ashton, White Oak
5-8 p.m. Monday, April 16Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center
4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda
Master plans: Bethesda Central Business District, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Friendship Heights Central Business District, North Bethesda/Garrett Park, Potomac Subregion, Westbard, Woodmont Triangle
5-8 p.m. Monday, April 23Upcounty Regional Services Center
12900 Middlebrook Road, Suite 1000, Germantown
Master plans: Agricultural & Rural Open Space, Boyds, Clarksburg, Damascus, Germantown (1989 and 2009)
5-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 24Wheaton Regional Library
11701 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton
Master plans: Aspen Hill, Kensington/Wheaton, Olney, Upper Rock Creek, Wheaton Central Business District
5-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 1
Rockville Memorial Library, 2nd floor
21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville
Master plans: Gaithersburg & Vicinity, Great Seneca Science Corridor, Shady Grove, Twinbrook, White Flint
zoningmontgomery.org
Yes, come out and find out what the developers and the planning department, under Rollin Stanley, have planned for your neighborhood, whether you want it or not. Although, Rollin Stsnley might not be there -- he may be attending one of the 'mediation' classes he is now required to take.
ReplyDeleteFrom Neighborhood Montgomery:
ReplyDeleteIt is very important that citizens attend the meeting for their neighborhood. The draft zoning codes contains many changes--for example, accessory apartments with greater densities for these apartments, and greater densities for some commercial properties. There are changes in substance and in process covering a wide range of subjects.
You will see that six meetings are currently scheduled at a variety of locations from April 10 to May 1.
Please check now to see which meeting is for your neighborhood, and put it on your calendar right now, and then be there. It's worth it to take the time now to learn about the changes before the changes become law.