The White Flint Sector Plan development process is moving forward. The Plan was approved by the Montgomery County Planning Board on July 16; the County Executive has sixty days to review and comment on the Plan before the County Council begins hearings. The Council has now scheduled a first public hearing on the Plan for November 3.…
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The Montgomery County Council has set a public hearing for Tuesday, September 22, on the county’s Annual Growth Policy. The AGP controls development in the county through an Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance that mandates what level of development can be supported by existing and planned public schools, water and sewer facilities and transportation options.…
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The Montgomery County Council will hold a public worksession on the new Commercial/Residential Zone on September 17. The CR Zone is a new zoning system, developed first for the White Flint Sector Plan, which encourages mixed-use development and provide numerous incentives for developers to offer public “amenities” in their projects. The CR Zone is intended to replace many of the county’s hundreds of zoning arrangements, offering broad application within the overall policy set by the County Council of encouraging development near transit opportunities.…
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