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Parking: 7pm, February 15 8787 Georgia Ave Silver Spring

The document summarizes several components of a zoning rewrite project in Montgomery County, including proposed changes to parking requirements in commercial and employment zones based on a parking study, how current zones may convert to new proposed zones per a draft document factoring in master plan recommendations, and adding landscaping and recreation facility requirements to the zoning code to provide clarity in the development process.

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Parking: 7pm, February 15 8787 Georgia Ave Silver Spring

The document summarizes several components of a zoning rewrite project in Montgomery County, including proposed changes to parking requirements in commercial and employment zones based on a parking study, how current zones may convert to new proposed zones per a draft document factoring in master plan recommendations, and adding landscaping and recreation facility requirements to the zoning code to provide clarity in the development process.

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Lastmonth,theRewriteTeamreleasedadiscussiondraftdetailing generaldevelopmentregulationsforallzones,includingparking, landscapingandrecreationfacilityrequirements.InMarch,the consultantteamwillreturntopresentanadministrationand proceduresdiscussiondraft.Therewriteteamacceptsfeedbackonthe draftsviaemailorouronlinecommenttool. 7pm,February15 8787GeorgiaAve SilverSpring Anyoneiswelcometo attendthemeetingand observetheZAPdiscussion, butparticipationislimited tomembersoftheZAP panel.

.Videorecordingsof pastZAPmeetingsare availablehere.

Parking
Signicantchangestotheparkingrequirementframeworkare proposedfortheCommercial/ResidentialandEmploymentZones. Thenewframeworkisbasedonaparkingstudypresentedtothe Planning,HousingandEconomicDevelopmentCommitteeofthe CountyCouncillast spring.Thenew frameworkisdesigned tocreatemarket incentivesforthe creationofexible, sharedparkingsupplies withinParkingLot Districts(rebrandedas ParkingBenet Districts).In commercialareas outsideofParking BenetDistricts,proposedparkingrequirementsarelowerthanthey aretodayinordertodiscourageunderutilizedsurfaceparkinglots.

ZoneConversions Adraftzoneconversion documentshowshow currentzonesmaytranslate intothenewzonescreated duringtheRewriteprocess. Asshowninthedocument, MasterPlan recommendationswere carefullyfactoredintothe draftconversiondocument. FactSheets
Checkoutanewseriesof factsheetswhich summarizevariousfacetsof theproject,including comparisonsof developmentstandardsin manyoftheagricultural, ruralandresidentialzones.

LandscapingandRecrea onFacili es
TheJanuary2012discussiondraftaddslandscapingandrecreation facilityrequirementstotheproposedZoningCode.Atpresent,the ZoningCodedoesnotcontainspecicrequirementsforlandscapingor recreationfacilities.Thesesiteelementsarenegotiatedduringsite planreviewandapproval.Recreationfacilitiesarenegotiatedbasedon asetofRecreationGuidelines,butnoguidelinesexistforlandscaping. Addingrequirementsforlandscapingandrecreationfacilitiestothe ZoningCodewillhelpaddcertaintyandclaritytothedevelopment process. PamelaDunn,ProjectManager MontgomeryCountyPlanningDepartment www.zoningmontgomery.org

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