For Immediate Release: Friday, February 7, 2025
The County Council will hold public hearings to receive testimony on new items introduced to the Council as follows:
Subdivision Regulation Amendment (SRA) 25-01, Administrative Subdivision - Expedited Approval Plan, would create an administrative subdivision process for a Commercial to Residential Reconstruction expedited approval plan, and generally amend the subdivision provisions.
Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 25-01, Self-Storage - Civic and Institutional (Street Activation and Vacancy Elimination (S.A.V.E.)), would allow Self-Storage above the ground floor in the CR zone with certain uses on the ground floor, and generally amend the requirements for Self-Storage.
Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 25-02, Workforce Housing - Development Standards, would allow additional residential building types in certain residential zones along certain road typologies, create optional method workforce housing development standards, and amend the development standards and general development requirements for certain residential zones.
Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 25-03, Expedited Approvals - Commercial to Residential Reconstruction, would create a Commercial to Residential Reconstruction use, provide an expedited approval process for the Commercial to Residential Reconstruction use, consolidate existing expedited regulatory approvals, allow reallocation of FAR in certain Employment zones, and generally amend expedited regulatory approvals.
Expedited Bill 2-25, Taxation - Payments in Lieu of Taxes - Affordable Housing Amendments, would establish a minimum payment in lieu of taxes for certain conversions of high-vacancy commercial properties to residential use with certain affordability requirements, establish the amount and length of the payment in lieu of taxes, and generally amend the law governing payments in lieu of taxes.
A full list of upcoming public hearings is available on the Council Calendar. Review the public hearing frequently asked questions for additional information.
To testify in-person or remotely during a live public hearing at the Council Office Building, residents need to preregister on the Council's web page. Residents may also choose to provide pre-recorded testimony in written, audio or video formats or submit testimony by mail.
Send testimony by mail to County Council, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850; or residents may sign up to testify remotely by phone (call 240-777-7803 for information). To express an opinion call 240-777-7900.
The Council meeting schedule may change from time to time. View the current Council and Committee agendas, Council staff reports and additional information on items scheduled for Council review on the Council website.
Public hearings will be televised live by County Cable Montgomery (CCM) on Xfinity channels 6 and 996, RCN channels 6 and 1056; and FiOS channel 30. Also available live via streaming through the Council website, Facebook Live (@MontgomeryCountyMdCouncil or @ConcejodelCondadodeMontgomery), or YouTube (@MoCoCouncilMD).
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Release ID: 25-035