SILVER SPRING, MD-The County Council will begin the debate tomorrow on the proposed changes to the county's zoning ordinances aimed at making the county more urban friendly.
The Montgomery Planning Department spent the past four years working on the zoning rewrites that call for less parking, and more housing around commercial centers and mass transit, according to the Washington Post.
One of the most significant proposed changes to the zoning regulations would allow commercial property owners to add housing if they meet certain conditions.
Francoise Carrier, chair of the county Planning Board, says she sees the zone change proposal as a tool for bringing “more vibrancy and 24-hour activity” to the county. See story in the Washington Post.
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