Presentation of
Working Draft
Plan
Agenda Item # 7
July 23, 2015
Renee M. Kamen, AICP
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery County Planning Department
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Overview of MVPlan process
Working Draft Recommendations
Schedule Planning Board Public Hearing date
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Presentation Outline
Oct 1, 2014
Kick-off Community Meeting
Oct/Nov 2014
Outreach continued: graffiti boards, Pumpkin Festival,
business surveys
Dec 11, 2014
Scope of Work to Planning Board
Jan Mar 2015
MV Matters Outreach series (& elementary school
graffiti boards)
Feb 24, 2015
Watkins Mill High School student outreach
April 9, 2015
Whetstone Homes Corp. Board Meeting
April 16, 2015
Staff Briefing to Planning Board
June 25, 2015
Patton Ridge Homes Corp. Board meeting
July 7, 2015
MV Matters #7
July 23, 2015
Presentation of Working Draft to Planning Board
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Process to Date
MV Plan: Process to Date
Maintain
Preserve
Revitalize
Defined the framework of the master plan,
identifying the key issues to be addressed.
Connect
Trails
Pedestrian/bike
Road network
Maintain
Overlay Zone
Open Space
Preserve
Residential
rezoning
Overlay Zone
Revitalize
Commercial
spaces &
former golf
course
Defines vision of master plan, goals, and
recommendations. (July 23, 2015)
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
Connect
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Regional Context
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Plan Boundary
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery County Planning Department
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Approximately 2,345 acres
Predominately single family residential
development with service-oriented
industries, such as health care, restaurants
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Area Today
MV Plan: Area Today
37,986 persons in 13,496 households
51% of residents are 35 or younger
17% of households have one or more
persons 65 of age or older
25% of householders are singles living
alone; 49% are married couples (with or
without children)
Median household income is $82,230.
37% White non-Hispanics; 26%
Hispanics; 21% Black non-Hispanics;
12% Asian non-Hispanics; 4% Other
81% of employed residents commute to
work by car.
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
Median population age is 37.7 years
74% of area households are owneroccupied (compared to a 68%
homeownership rate among households
Countywide)
26% of area households are renters
Diverse housing types in established residential neighborhoods
Strong civic and community involvement
Expansive open space and recreational opportunities
Convenient location with access to major transportation routes
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Opportunities
Lack of reinvestment in existing commercial centers; economic challenges
with redeveloping older centers, especially with multiple property owners.
High retail and office vacancy rates.
Numerous retail shopping opportunities outside the Village creates challenges
and competition for retailers in the Village.
Uncertainty regarding redevelopment of Lakeforest Mall in the City of
Gaithersburg, located at the southern border of the Village.
Aging housing stock, foreclosures, some evidence of lack of upkeep and
maintenance.
Reuse of the former golf course.
Rezoning all 2,435 acres of Montgomery Village.
Lack of transit nearest Metrorail Station is Shady Grove, six miles from the
Village.
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Challenges
Preserve the character of the Village.
Maintain the public recreation and open spaces.
Encourage reinvestment.
Enhance connectivity.
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Guiding Principles & Vision
MV Plan: Goals
Maintain the Villages Public Recreation and Open Spaces.
RE-1 Zone on specific MVF community features recommend limited uses via an
overlay zone.
Master plan guidelines regarding development or redevelopment of land to
emulate Kettlers town planning principles.
Provide additional trail connections.
Design roadways that traffic speed is reduced to focus on pedestrian and bicycle
safety.
Encourage Reinvestment in the Village.
Zone recommendations include commercial and residential mix use designations
as to encourage and enhance the viability of retail.
Design guidance: shorten blocks and enhance streetscape for the user.
Enhance the Villages Connectivity.
Propose transportation connections to maximize existing systems usability.
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
Preserve the Villages Character.
Land use and zoning recommendations reflect existing neighborhoods.
Support functions of MVF and its mission to serve the Villages residents.
MV Plan: Geography
Middle Village
Lower Village
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
Upper Village
Montgomery Village Overlay Zone
1) Will be conterminous with the Montgomery Village Plan area boundary. That
means all land area in the Montgomery Village Master Plan will be included in
the overlay zone.
2) Purpose of the Overlay is to implement concepts of the Master Plan
a. Preserve the unique setting of Montgomery Village.
b. Protect existing open space and conservation areas.
c. Ensure a compatible relationship between new and existing development.
To preserve the unique setting of Montgomery Village, this text amendment
proposes to grandfather existing lots sizes, setbacks in existence at the time of
adoption of the text amendment.
To protect existing open space, this language proposes to restrict uses allowed in
areas designated RE-1.
To ensure a compatible relationship between new and existing development, the
language proposes site plan approval for all development.
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Preserve the Villages Character
MV Plan:
Preserve the Villages Character
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Land Use recommendations for the residential neighborhoods remain the same.
Montgomery County Planning Department
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MV Plan: Preserve the Villages Character
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Zoning recommendations for the residential neighborhoods
closely match corresponding Euclidean zones.
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Wightman Road Offices 4. 1. Goshen Oakes
2. Goshen Crossing
3. Goshen Plaza
8. Public Self Storage
Jones Center 5.
Montgomery Village
Office Park 6.
7. Montvale Center
Montgomery County Planning Department
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
NR-0.25, H-45
NR-0.25, H-45
NR-0.25, H-45
EOF-0.5, H-50
EOF-0.5, H-45
EOF-0.5, H-50
EOF-0.5, H-100
IL-0.5, H-45
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Preserve the Villages Character
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Community Facilities
Montgomery County Planning Department
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MV Plan: Natural Resources Protection & Restoration
Use redevelopment to improve the environment
Introduce or improve stormwater management
Introduce or increase tree canopy cover
Improve energy efficiency
Provide or improve non-motorized transportation
connections
Improve connections to transit
Create compact development
Mix uses
Reduce impervious surfaces
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Principles
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Preserve and restore natural areas
Create opportunities for protection, preservation
Establish and restore stream buffers
Increase forest areas and tree canopy
Use native plants
Establish and improve connections
Principles
Montgomery County Code Chapter 18A-15
Reduce GHG emissions to 20 percent of
2005 levels by the year 2050
Montgomery County Code Chapter 33A-14
Requires Planning Board to estimate carbon
footprint of areas being master planned
Carbon footprint estimate based on projections
of commercial square feet, number of units, and
Vehicle Miles Traveled
Uses data compiled late in the master planning
process being done now!
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Carbon Footprint Estimation
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Environmental Opportunities
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
MV Plan: Environmental Recommendations
Reduce imperviousness
Increase tree canopy cover
Improve stormwater
management
Incorporate native plants
Improve energy
conservation
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
Village and Professional Center
MV Plan: Environmental Recommendations
Reduce imperviousness
Increase tree canopy cover
Improve stormwater
management
Incorporate native plants
Improve energy
conservation
Improve connection to
transit
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
Lost Knife Area
MV Plan: Environmental Recommendations
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Reduce imperviousness
Increase tree canopy cover
Improve stormwater
management
Incorporate native plants
Improve energy
conservation
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Goshen Retail Area
MV Plan: Environmental Recommendations
Protect Cabin Branch
Restore stream buffer
Increase forests & tree cover
Discontinue pesticide &
fertilizer applications
Provide non-motorized
connections
Provide healthy areas for
recreation
Park acquisition
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
Monument Realty
MV Plan: Environmental Recommendations
potential park connection (does not depict actual trail alignment or park dedication, which would be determined at the time of redevelopment)
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
ParksMonument
and OpenRealty
Space
MV Plan: Enhance Connectivity
Recommendation: Extend Stewartown Road as a 2-lane undivided road w/shared
use path across former golf course
1985 Gaithersburg Vicinity Plan
1971 Gaithersburg Vicinity Plan
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Enhance Connectivity
Discussed at 7/7 Community Meeting
80 feet of ROW
54 feet of pavement
On-street Buffered
Bike Lanes
Master Plan Recommendation
70 feet of ROW
38 feet of pavement
Shared Use Path
on South Side
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
Recommendation: Extend Stewartown Road as a 2-lane undivided road w/shared
use path across former golf course
MV Plan: Enhance Connectivity
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Montgomery County Planning Department
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1985 Gaithersburg Vicinity Plan
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Recommendation: Reclassify portion of Montgomery Avenue from planned
Major Highway (6 lanes) to Arterial (4 lanes)
MV Plan: Enhance Connectivity
Recommendation: Reclassify Club House Road, Stedwick Road, Rothbury Drive,
and Contour Road as Business Streets
1985 Gaithersburg Vicinity Plan
Arterial
Primary Residential
Village
Center
Arterial
Not Classified
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Enhance Connectivity
Recommendation: Remove Burr Oak Drive from MPOHT
Burr Oak Drive Today
A-285 (85 Plan)
A-277 (71 Plan)
Council Resolution 7-843, Item III, F, 8/29/72
Amendment to Remove from Development Plan
Abandonment by Circuit Court of Mont. County
Equity # 44848, 11/8/72
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Plan
Montgomery Village Master Plan
1985 Gaithersburg Vicinity Plan
MV Plan: Enhance Connectivity
Reclassify to
Country Arterial
Renumber
Assign Classification
(Primary Residential)
Assign Classification
(Minor Arterial)
Remove channelized
right-turn lanes
Remove from MPOHT
(Annexed by City)
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Represents number of
travel lanes proposed.
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Recommendation: Other Roadway Changes
MV Plan: Enhance Connectivity
Recommendation: Bicycle Network
1985 Gaithersburg Vicinity Plan
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Montgomery County Planning Department
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MV Plan: Enhance Connectivity
Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) for Bicyclists
Existing Conditions
Blue
Proposed (with master plan recommendations)
Yellow
Red
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
Green
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Transit System
MV Plan: Enhance Connectivity
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
MV Plan: Enhance Connectivity
Traffic Analysis Study Scenarios
Inside MV
256
Residential
Units
90k SF
Retail
No new
Industrial
No new
Office
Outside MV
No new
residential
12K SF
Retail
188k SF
Industrial
No new
Office
Proposed Master Plan (Montgomery Village Plan) Year 2040
Inside MV
2,460 Residential
Units
261k SF
Retail
-4k SF
Industrial
88k SF
Office
Outside MV
No new
residential
12k SF
Retail
188k SF
Industrial
No new
Office
Assumed no redevelopment of Lakeforest Mall, since no development is currently proposed
Assumed as built: missing M-83 segment, new Stewartown Rd segment, Goshen Rd as 4 lanes,
Snouffer School Rd as 4 lanes, Watkins Mill Rd & I-270 Interchange, CCT
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
Current Master Plan (1985 Gaithersburg Vicinity Plan) Year 2040
MV Plan: Enhance Connectivity
Traffic Analysis Existing Conditions
>= 1425 CLV
>= 1600 CLV
MV/Airpark
1425 CLV Standard
City of Gaithersburg
1450 CLV Standard
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Montgomery Village Master Plan
< 1425 CLV
MV Plan: Enhance Connectivity
< 1425 CLV
>= 1425 CLV
>= 1600 CLV
MV / Airpark
1425 CLV Standard
City of Gaithersburg
1450 CLV Standard
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Traffic Analysis Results Current Gaithersburg Vicinity Plan 2040
MV Plan: Enhance Connectivity
< 1425 CLV
>= 1425 CLV
>= 1600 CLV
MV / Airpark
1425 CLV Standard
City of Gaithersburg
1450 CLV Standard
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Traffic Analysis Results Montgomery Village Master Plan 2040
MV Plan: Enhance Connectivity
- MVA policy area likely would not have exceeded threshold if M-83 or other M-83
alternatives were assumed built in this 2012 SSP analysis.
- Additional development in Montgomery Village is relatively minor, therefore land use
plan and zoning densities are in balance with the transportation network.
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
Transportation Policy Area Review (TPAR 2040)
MV Plan: Geography
Middle Village
Lower Village
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
Upper Village
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Encourage Reinvestment
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Create mixed-use
activity centers
Pedestrian-friendly,
compact development
Recognizable and welldefined centers
Quality building and
site design
Focus on internal
improvements to
future mixed-use
centers
Create complete
streets
Pedestrian-friendly
streetscape
Public open spaces
part of redevelopment
Recreation and leisure
in a mixed-use setting
Create safe and
welcoming spaces that
invite to gather and
linger
Buildings
Connectivity
Open Spaces
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Encourage Reinvestment
MV Plan: Encourage Reinvestment
Montgomery
Montgomery Village
Village Master
Master Plan
Plan
Land Use Recommendations Middle Village
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
MV Plan: Encourage Reinvestment
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Zoning Recommendations Middle Village
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Size: 147 acres
Current use: vacant
(former golf course)
Closed: November 2014
Owner: Monument Realty
Opportunities:
40+ acres of new parkland
Stream restoration
Reforestation
Stormwater Management
Trail & Vehicular
connections
Property Boundary
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Monument Realty Site
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Encouraging Reinvestment
Property Boundary
Potential Buffer areas
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Monument Realty Site
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Encouraging Reinvestment
MV Plan: Encouraging Reinvestment
Maintain view sheds from
surrounding communities
Enhance connectivity with
adjacent communities
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Clustered, compact
development
Provide adequate transitions
between new development
and existing communities
Create open space accessible
to all communities
Property Boundary
Potential Buffer areas
Potential Buildable Areas
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Provide connections to
regional trails
Monument Realty Site
MV Plan: Encourage Reinvestment
Montgomery
Montgomery Village
Village Master
Master Plan
Plan
Zoning Recommendations Middle Village
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
MV Plan: Encourage Reinvestment
Montgomery
Montgomery Village
Village Master
Master Plan
Plan
Land Use Recommendations Middle Village
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Encourage Reinvestment
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Village Center / Professional Center
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Encourage Reinvestment
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Village Center / Professional Center
Mixed-use
development
Potential
MVF Offices
Gathering
Spaces
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Village Center / Professional Center
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Encourage Reinvestment
Existing Conditions
Transform northsouth drive into a
local street with a
main street
environment
Pedestrian
Enhancements
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Street-oriented buildings and
comfortable walking areas
Local Streets
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Encourage Reinvestment
Spaces for community use
surrounded by development
Seating alternatives and
options for individual or
group activities
Hardscape and landscaped
areas
Water features and public art
Existing Conditions
Open Space
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Encourage Reinvestment
Village Center
Professional Center
Transform north-south drive
into a pedestrian friendly
local street
Establish an east-west local
street
Enhance existing open spaces
and create connections to
new local streets
Use streetscape
enhancements to connect
new and existing
development
Concentrate higher densities
and height along
Montgomery Village Avenue
Provide adequate transitions
between new development
and adjacent existing
neighborhoods
Create open spaces for public
use
Design Guidance
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Encourage Reinvestment
MV Plan: Encourage Reinvestment
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Land Use Recommendations Lower Village
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
MV Plan: Encourage Reinvestment
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Zoning Recommendations Lower Village
Gateway Site
Cider Mill
Apartments
Montgomery
Village Plaza
Lakeforest Mall
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Montgomery
Village Crossing
Lost Knife Boulevard
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Encourage Reinvestment
Gateway Site
Cider Mill
Apartments
Montgomery
Village Plaza
Lakeforest Mall
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Montgomery
Village Crossing
Lost Knife Boulevard
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Encourage Reinvestment
MV Plan: Encourage Reinvestment
Gateway Site
Cider Mill
Apartments
Montgomery
Village Plaza
Lakeforest Mall
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Montgomery
Village Crossing
Lost Knife Boulevard
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Lost Knife Boulevard
MV Plan: Encourage Reinvestment
Existing Conditions
Separated
bikeways
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Pedestrian
enhancements
Street activating development
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Lost Knife Boulevard
Design Guidance
MV Plan: Encourage Reinvestment
Focus development along Lost knife Road to enhance the Villages entrance.
Encourage a mix of uses to revitalize the area
Improve internal connectivity between properties
Provide a variety of interconnected open spaces for public use, that include
sustainability features, landscape, and public art
Implement complete street principles along all streets
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Lost Knife Boulevard
Montgomery Village Overlay Zone
1) Will be conterminous with the Montgomery Village Master Plan area boundary.
All land area in the Montgomery Village Master Plan will be included in the
overlay zone.
2) Purpose of the Overlay is to implement concepts of the Master Plan:
a. Preserve the unique character of Montgomery Village.
b. Protect existing open space and conservation areas.
c. Ensure a compatible relationship between new and existing development.
To preserve the unique character of Montgomery Village, this text amendment
proposes to grandfather existing lots sizes and setbacks in existence at the time of
adoption of the text amendment.
To protect existing open space, the overlay zone proposes to restrict uses allowed
in areas designated RE-1.
To ensure a compatible relationship between new and existing development, the
language proposes site plan approval for all development.
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Implementation
MV Plan: Implementation
Montgomery Village Master Plan
After the adoption of the Plan, zoning recommendations will be implemented
through a sectional map amendment
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Approve Working Draft as Public Hearing Draft and set
Public Hearing Date for September 10, 2015
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Montgomery Village Master Plan
MV Plan: Planning Board Action
MV Plan: Next Steps & Project Timeline
Kick-off Community Meeting
Oct/Nov 2014
Outreach continued: graffiti boards, Pumpkin Festival, business surveys
Dec 11, 2014
Scope of Work to Planning Board
Jan Mar 2015
MV Matters Outreach series (& elementary school graffiti boards);
Watkins Mill High School student outreach
April 9, 2015
Whetstone Homes Corp. Board Meeting
April 16, 2015
Staff Briefing to Planning Board
June 25, 2015
Patton Ridge Homes Corp. Board meeting
July 7, 2015
MV Matters #7
July 23, 2015
Presentation of Working Draft to Planning Board
Sept 10, 2015
Planning Board Public Hearing
Oct 2015
Planning Board Worksessions & Planning Board Draft Plan
Nov Dec 2015
County Executive Plan Review
Jan 2016
County Council Public Hearing
Montgomery County Planning Department
[Link]
Montgomery Village Master Plan
Oct 1, 2014
MV Plan: Contact Information
MVPlan I Planning Team
Renee M. Kamen, AICP (Lead Planner) 301.495.4723
Glenn Kreger (Division Chief)
Nancy Sturgeon (Master Plan Supervisor)
Michael Bello, RLA (Outreach) 301.495.4597
Luis Estrada (Urban Design/Architect) 301.495.4541
Steve Findley (Environmental Planner) 301.495.4727
Matt Johnson, AICP (Zoning & Bikeways) 301.495.1325
Dom Quattrocchi (Parks Dept) 301.650.4361
Lisa Tate (Demographics & Research) 301.650.5623
Aaron Zimmerman, PTP (Transportation) 301.495.4629
Montgomery County Planning Department
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Montgomery Village Master Plan
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