Virtual Montgomery County Planning Board meetings continue during March 2022; public welcome to testify in person starting in April 2022.
WHEATON, MD – The Montgomery County Planning Board and the Montgomery County Planning Department, both part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), have announced their March 2022 calendar of meetings. As we work towards full reopening, the Planning Board invites the public to continue to participate virtually in meetings. However, please note that the Montgomery County Planning Board is now scheduled to welcome vaccinated individuals wishing to testify in person starting in April 2022. Participants who wish to testify in person must sign up in advance and must show proof of vaccination and identification to enter the auditorium. Face masks are optional and attendees will be able to stay after their scheduled item has concluded. A virtual participation option will also continue to be available.
Throughout March 2022, residents can participate in Planning Board meetings by testifying virtually and watching the meetings on the Planning Board’s live stream. Community members may sign up to testify and provide comments through Microsoft Teams or over the phone to the Board during the meeting on specific agenda items. Written testimony may be submitted in advance of the meeting. For accessibility accommodations, contact us.
There are many ways to participate in Planning Board meetings:
- Watch the Planning Board meeting live online, and on demand.
- Listen live over the phone to the Planning Board meeting by calling: 866-774-0898 Password: 24252020
- Sign up to testify via Microsoft Teams or over the phone during the Planning Board meeting. To testify, fill out the Sign Up to Testify form by 12 noon on the day before the Planning Board meeting.
- On the afternoon before the meeting, you will receive an email with a phone number to call during a designated time to provide your testimony for a specific agenda item. Submitting this form online by the deadline is the only way to testify on meeting items.
- If you have questions, send an email to mcp-chair@mncppc-mc.org or leave a message at 301-495-4605 and a staff member in the Planning Board Chair’s office will contact you.
- Email your written testimony with comments on specific Planning Board agenda items to mcp-chair@mncppc-mc.org by 12 noon on the day before the Planning Board meeting. Items received after this date and time will not be included in the record.
- If you are signing up to testify on a Consent Agenda Item listed on the Planning Board agenda, please note that the Chair will determine the time for a full hearing on any Consent Agenda Items at the beginning of the Planning Board Meeting, and it may be the same day or it may be a date in the future, based upon the Board’s schedule. Accordingly, please be prepared to testify on the same day and provide any written materials by 12 noon the day before the meeting.
- For ADA accommodations or to request materials in alternate formats, consult the Montgomery Planning Accessibility webpage or contact the Montgomery Planning ADA Coordinator at 301-495-1324.
For more details, review the list of events below and visit www.montgomeryplanning.org. These events are subject to change.
March 1 – The Montgomery County Council will hold a virtual Public Hearing on the designation of the Potomac Overlook Historic District to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation (1:30 – 2:30 p.m.) Consult the County Council’s agenda for more information. Watch online via live stream.
Montgomery Planning staff will brief the Montgomery County Council on the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan. Consult the County Council’s agenda for more information. Watch the meeting online via live stream.
March 2 – The Historic Preservation Commission will hold its meeting online. To testify on an agenda item, sign up no later than 9 a.m. the day before the hearing. Consult the HPC meeting webpage for agenda information.
March 3 – The Planning Board will hold its meeting online. Consult the Planning Board’s agenda, posted 10 days before the meeting for more information. Watch the meetings online via live stream or review previous meetings on demand.
March 7 – The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing, and Economic Development (PHED) Committee will hold its first work session for the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan. Consult the County Council’s agenda for more information. Watch online via live stream.
March 9 – The Takoma Park Minor Master Plan Amendment planning team will brief the City Council of Takoma Park on the existing conditions of the study area of the Minor Master Plan Amendment (6:30 p.m.). Consult the City Council’s agenda for more information, including how to watch the briefing online via live stream.
March 10 –There is no Planning Board meeting scheduled. Consult the Planning Board’s agenda, posted 10 days before the meeting for more information. Watch the meetings online via live stream or review previous meetings on demand.
March 14 – The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing, and Economic Development (PHED) Committee will hold its first work session for the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan. Consult the County Council’s agenda for more information. Watch online via live stream.
March 17 – The Planning Board will hold its meeting online. Consult the Planning Board’s agenda, posted 10 days before the meeting for more information. Watch the meetings online via live stream or review previous meetings on demand.
March 21 – The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing, and Economic Development (PHED) Committee will hold its first work session for the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan. Consult the County Council’s agenda for more information. Watch online via live stream.
March 23 – The Historic Preservation Commission will hold its meeting online. To testify on an agenda item, sign up no later than 9 a.m. the day before the hearing. Consult the HPC meeting webpage for agenda information.
March 24 – The Planning Board will hold its meeting online. Consult the Planning Board’s agenda, posted 10 days before the meeting for more information. Watch the meetings online via live stream or review previous meetings on demand.
March 28 – The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing, and Economic Development (PHED) Committee will hold its first work session for the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan. Consult the County Council’s agenda for more information. Watch online via live stream.
March 29 – Montgomery Planning, along with the City of Takoma Park, will be holding its first presentation to the community for the Takoma Park Minor Master Plan Amendment (6 – 8 p.m.). Participants will hear a presentation on the Existing Conditions within the study area of the Minor Master Plan Amendment. They will also have an opportunity to interact with the planning team and ask questions regarding the Existing Conditions findings, plan process, and timeline. Registration for this event is required, which closes at 5 p.m. on March 28. When registering, please note if you need any special accommodations, such as translation services and ADA accommodations, to access this event. We require one week of notice for live translation services (deadline is 5 p.m. on March 22).
March 31 – The Planning Board will hold its meeting online. During the meeting, the Planning Board will hear Existing Conditions reports on the Pedestrian Master Plan and the Takoma Park Minor Master Plan Amendment. Consult the Planning Board’s agenda, posted 10 days before the meeting for more information. Watch the meetings online via live stream or review previous meetings on demand.