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Community Planning

Vision

We create great communities, starting by developing master plans. Each community within Montgomery County has a master plan that creates a comprehensive view of land-use trends and future development. Plans recommend land uses, zoning, transportation facilities, and general locations for schools, parks, libraries, and fire and police stations and feature recommendations for:

  • Housing
  • Transportation
  • Storm water management
  • Historic preservation
  • Pedestrian and trail systems
  • Environmental factors like air, water and noise pollution
  • Preserving farmland

Planners work closely with residents, property owners and anyone else interested in the community –   as well as with local government agencies and the County Executive – to develop master plans. The Planning Board hosts work sessions for each plan before finalizing a draft, which planners then send to the County Council for a public hearing. After the Council approves a master plan, it is adopted by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.

Current Planning Efforts

Planning Areas

Montgomery County planners have divided the county into five planning areas, each of which hosts a number of master plans. Since master plans are re-written when they no longer reflect current thinking about land use – about every 15 years – some on the list are in the midst of revisions.

Visit some of our community pages:

We also study areas defined by main transportation routes and recommend ways to unify land uses and communities:

 

Date of last update: December 22, 2008