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Montgomery County Zoning Code Update

The document provides information about upcoming meetings and drafts related to rewriting Montgomery County's zoning code. On January 11, staff will present a draft zone conversion chart to the Zoning Advisory Panel. On January 25, the consultant team will present another discussion draft covering general development standards. Master Plans are being analyzed to ensure compatibility with the new zoning code. Community groups can schedule presentations from the project team to discuss the rewrite. The November 2011 draft incorporated recently passed mixed-use zones and introduced new employment zones.

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Montgomery County Zoning Code Update

The document provides information about upcoming meetings and drafts related to rewriting Montgomery County's zoning code. On January 11, staff will present a draft zone conversion chart to the Zoning Advisory Panel. On January 25, the consultant team will present another discussion draft covering general development standards. Master Plans are being analyzed to ensure compatibility with the new zoning code. Community groups can schedule presentations from the project team to discuss the rewrite. The November 2011 draft incorporated recently passed mixed-use zones and introduced new employment zones.

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DiscussionoftheNovember2011draft(DevelopmentStandards,Uses andUseStandardsforallZones)willcontinueonJanuary11whensta bringsadraftzoneconversioncharttotheZAPmeeting.Therewrite teamishappytoacceptfeedbackonthedraftviaouronlinecomment tooloremail. OnJanuary25,theconsultantteamwillreturntopresentanother discussiondraft,coveringgeneraldevelopmentstandards,totheZAP panel.Thisdraftwillincludeparking,landscapingandlighting requirements.

MasterPlanAnalysis
MasterPlansarecriticaltotheplanningprocessinMontgomery CountyandtheRewriteTeamisanalyzingeachoftheCounty'sMaster PlanstoensurethatthenewZoningCodeiscompatiblewithPlan goalsandrecommendations.MasterPlanguidelinesregardinguses, heightsanddensityare beingcarefullyfactored intozoneconversion recommendations.The newZoningCodewill strengthenourcommunity planningeortsby providingtheCountywith animprovedzoning "toolkit"whichwillallow plannerstonetune heightsanddensitiesin newMasterPlans.

Stawillpresentadraft zoneconversionchartto discusswiththeZoning AdvisoryPanel: 7pm Wed,January11 Auditorium 8787GeorgiaAve SilverSpring Anyoneiswelcometo attendthemeetingand observetheZAPdiscussion, butparticipationislimited tomembersoftheZAP panel.OnJanuary12, meetingmaterialswillbe availableonourwebsite.

Let'sChat
Inviteourteamtoattend yournextcommunitygroup meeting!Wewillgivean overviewpresentationabout theprojectandanswer questionsspecictoyour neighborhood.Toschedule apresentation,contact projectmanagerPamela Dunn.

Commercial,MixedUseandIndustrialZones
TheNovember2011draftincorporatedthefamilyofmixeduse CommercialResidential(CR)ZonesrecentlypassedbyCountyCouncil. ItalsointroducedafamilyofEmploymentZones,whicharedesigned toallowlimitedresidentialusesinareasoftheCountythatare primarilyautoorientedretailandoceparktypeuses.Industrially zonedlandintheCountywillremainsubstantivelythesameasitexists today. PamelaDunn,ProjectManager MontgomeryCountyPlanningDepartment www.zoningmontgomery.org

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