Germantown Forward
The Germantown Citizen Forum, on May 31, 2006 at the BlackRock Center for the Arts, was the kick-off event for resuming work on revising the 1989 Germantown Master Plan. A panel of community leaders led residents and business and government representatives in discussing Germantown issues and their desires for its future.
A Public Hearing Draft of the Germantown Forward Master Plan is now available. The draft plan creates a vision for mixed use communities served by the existing MARC commuter rail and the future Corridor Cities Transitway. New zoning tools and design guidelines will help new development and redevelopment in Germantown be walkable, sustainable, and linked to the history and cultural facilities of the community.
Worksessions with the Planning Board will follow the July 28, 2008 Public Hearing, and the Master Plan will be delivered to the County Executive and Council immediately following. See What's New and the Calendar, below, for upcoming meetings and worksessions. A complete archive of Information from Previous Meetings can be found in the Germantown Forward Library.
What's New
- Worksessions for the Germantown Draft Plan continue. See the Calendar for upcoming meetings and find links to the meeting archives and recordings under Information from Previous Meetings:
- October 6, 2008
- October 20, 2008 (added)
- October 30, 2008
- Download and read the Germantown Forward Public Hearing Draft:
- full-resolution version (42 MB) or fast-download version (1 MB)
- appendices (16 MB),)
A printed copy of the Draft Plan is on reserve at the Germantown Library and other regional libraries. Request a copy on CD-ROM.
Calendar
October 6, 2008, evening note change of date
Location: MNCPP-C Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
Third worksession: Properties west of I-270
October 20, 2008, evening new worksession added
Location: MNCPP-C Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
New worksession: Montgomery College
October 30, 2008, morning
Location: MNCPP-C Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
Fourth worksession: Properties east of I-270 and staging
Information from Previous Meetings
June 10, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.
CAC meeting to discuss the Public Hearing Draft. Items from the meeting: presentation, an introduction of the TMX zone (see Item 4, Twinbrook), an update of the BLT program (now being considered at 12.5%). The requested density comparisons will be prepared and posted.
May 28, 2008
Planners released the Germantown Forward Public Hearing Draft in advance of a June 30 public hearing.
May 22-23 2008
The Planning Board approved advertising for a public hearing on the draft master plan.
May 8, 2008 - 2:00 p.m.
The Planning Board reviewed the Germantown land use rationale and the district, transportation and design recommendations. Click here to read the staff report and listen to a recording of the discussion (Item 12), and click here to view the presentation given by staff (8.5 MB).
All information from earlier meetings is now in the Germantown Forward Library
Resources
Map, Germantown Study Area ( 2.3MB)
Germantown Demographic Trends
Montgomery College Germantown Campus Master Plan
Germantown Planning Framework(Excerpted from the 1989 plan)
More on Germantown Planning Policies (General description)
Quick Links
Germantown Master Plan (1989) Summary, Full Text
Germantown Town Center Design Study
The General Plan
The Master Plan Process
Germantown - A Thriving Greenbelt Community - General information, development projects and more
M-NCPPC Staff Contact
Sue Edwards, Germantown Planner and I-270 Team Leader
Sue.Edwards@mncppc-mc.org
301-495-4518
Date of last update: May 27, 2008
