Developers and industry leaders to share experiences using relaxed zoning to build a variety of housing types.
WHEATON, Md. – The Montgomery County Planning Board, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), invites community members to attend the third and final panel of its 2024 Speaker Series, “Housing Conversation: From Research to Reality,” on Thursday, October 17, 2024. This three-part series, co-sponsored with National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland, College Park, focuses on the latest housing-policy trends, and highlights what’s working to increase housing options and affordability nationwide.
The panel discussion, “Practitioner’s Panel: Implementation Successes and Areas of Focus” will feature developers and industry experts that have leveraged relaxed zoning and other creative tools to develop Missing Middle and other housing types. We’ll discover what worked, the challenges faced, and what they would do differently.
“Our goal was to learn from our colleagues across the nation to bring realistic and successful solutions to Montgomery County’s housing crisis, and the 2024 Speaker Series has done just that,” said Planning Board Chair Artie Harris. “This final panel is the perfect culmination of our series, offering more insights that we can apply here to shape the future of housing in Montgomery County.”
The panel discussion is a free event and will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters (2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor Auditorium, Wheaton, MD, 20902). RSVPs are strongly encouraged (RSVP for the Oct. 17 panel). It will be livestreamed on the Planning Board’s website and made available on-demand. Each Speaker Series event includes a presentation and discussion from the panelists as well as an in-person audience Q&A. In-person attendees may receive American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) continuing education credits and the event is Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA CES) eligible.
October 17 Panel:
Jack Wilbern, Founding Principal, bwdarchitects
Rosie Hepner, Vice President, ULI Terwilliger Center for Housing
Tony Perez, Senior Associate, Opticos Design, Inc.
Read more about the Speaker Series, including recaps of the previous two events.
About the Montgomery County Planning Board
The Montgomery County Planning Board plans for livable communities by developing large- and small-scale plans, providing guidelines for the pattern and pace of future development, and preserving historic resources throughout the 323,000-acre county. The Planning Board implements plans through its review of development applications and its subdivision decisions. The Planning Board is also responsible for the development and management of Montgomery County’s nationally recognized 36,512-acre park system. No more than three Planning Board members may be from the same political party and all members must be residents and registered voters in Montgomery County when appointed. Current members of the Planning Board include Chair Artie Harris, Vice Chair Mitra Pedoeem, and Planning Board members Shawn Bartley, James Hedrick, and Josh Linden.