A $7,221,940 supplemental appropriation for DHHS Affordable Living Quarters goes to public hearing Feb. 10.
Bill 9-26 would extend the rental air-conditioning season to May 15–Sept. 30 and remove the exemption for detached single-family homes.
Bill 7-26 would broaden the agricultural-purposes exemption to county building permitting requirements; public hearing set for March 10.
A joint committee approved two amendments to the Viva White Oak Tax Increment Financing plan on January 28.
A public hearing and vote on new OZAH fees to implement ZTA 24-01, allowing multi-unit housing on religious and private educational properties, is set for Feb. 3.
Council members toured the Clarksburg Gateway Sector Plan area in mid-January and held a public hearing at Rocky Hill Middle School.
Montgomery County's DHCA is holding in-person and virtual community meetings to gather input for its Five-Year Consolidated Plan guiding HUD funding.
The Council received the Clarksburg Gateway Sector Draft Plan, covering housing, transportation, safety, and environmental preservation.
Sayles and Friedson introduced ZTA 26-04 to fast-track permitting for projects meeting higher affordable housing targets.
ZTA 26-01 limits where data centers can locate in Montgomery County and requires review of noise and environmental impacts.
ZTA 26-04 removes the 150,000 sq ft minimum and expands tax credit eligibility for mixed-income housing community designation.
ZTA 26-03 would cut minimum square footage for Biohealth Priority Campus qualification, enabling more projects to use expedited approval.
ZTA 26-02 would let residential development exceed the 30% cap at regional shopping center overlay zones of 600,000+ sq ft.
Council expected Jan. 27 to approve $1,346,171 in state homeless solutions grant funds for DHHS homelessness programs.
DHCA provided $10.6M to preserve 141 and create 76 affordable units at Park Montgomery and Park Montgomery West on Piney Branch Road.
Proposed ZTA 26-01 would define data centers as a new zoning use and set conditions for where they may locate in the county.
A resolution would set new OZAH fees for processing multi-unit housing applications on religious assembly or private school properties.
ZTA 26-01 would define data centers as a new conditional use in county zoning and set minimum location standards.
The Elms Shady Grove has moderately priced 2-bedroom apartments available immediately for $2,280/month.
ZTA 26-01 would restrict data centers to industrial zones with 500-ft residential setbacks, noise, lighting, and environmental standards.