Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Developers say a narrow vehicular street, rather than a pedestrian walkway, will make a planned White Flint development be more welcoming to pedestrians—and similar to Bethesda Row.
A development proposal for the White Flint area recently received a makeover when developers decided to give it a more pedestrian-friendly orientation. Intended for the area just south of the White Flint Metro station, the North Bethesda Gateway development "might get a vehicular road instead of a pedestrian walkway. The project’s architect said that could actually make the area more inviting to pedestrians," The Gazette reported. In place of the pedestrian walkway that had been planned to go through the property (at 5516 Nicholson Lane—one block east of Rockville Pike), architects now suggest a narrow vehicular road lined with sidewalks. George Dove, managing principal of WDG Architecture, told The Gazette that "having cars on the road …
Planning staff recommend that the board's comments on the proposed subdivision regulation amendments be sent to the county council for a public hearing on Jan. 22.
The Montgomery County Planning Board will consider three amendments to county subdivision regulations at its meeting on Thursday, Jan. 17, at the county planning headquarters at 8787 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. All three subdivision regulation amendments will be discussed in the morning portion (approximately 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) of the meeting, according to the meeting agenda. Planning staff recommend that the board's comments on the proposed amendments be sent to the county council for a public hearing on Jan. 22. The first amendment (SRA No. 12-02) regards platting exemptions for small parcels of land in Community Legacy Plan Areas. When small parcels of land in Community Legacy Plan Areas are developed, the platting requirements can be …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan will go to the county executive and Council on Jan. 31, The Gazette reported.
The Montgomery County Planning Board's draft of the Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan will be presented to the county executive and Council on Jan. 31, 2013—only a couple months behind schedule, The Gazette reported. Additional work sessions are scheduled for Jan. 10, 17 and 31, "when the board is scheduled to approve its draft version of the plan," The Gazette added. Once County Executive Ike Leggett provides commentary on the draft, the draft will be passed to the County Council, which will hold a public hearing before approving a final sector plan, The Gazette reported. Read more about the process by which the planning board's draft could become the new plan for the sector on The Gazette's website. Last September, county planning staff …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Planning of the Chevy Chase Lake sector's redevelopment is behind schedule, The Gazette reported.
A building adjacent to the proposed Purple Line could be as tall as 150 feet in the redevelopment of the Chevy Chase Lake sector, The Gazette, The Washington Examiner and Bethesda Now reported. In a meeting earlier this month, the Montgomery County Planning Board approved the 150-foot height limit for a building adjacent to the proposed light rail line, provided the rail line is funded, The Gazette reported. The Connecticut Avenue Corridor Commission, which represents many of the municipalities and neighborhoods near Chevy Chase Lake, had requested a 90-foot height limit for that building, The Examiner reported. Still, the county council has the final say on building heights in the Chevy Chase Lake sector, The Gazette added, so some county…
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Under the proposed zoning code rewrite, buildings could stretch higher.
Friendship Heights—one of Chevy Chase's "newer" developments—may see some zoning changes ahead that could make the community taller, depending on how the county's zoning rewrite project review plays out. County planning staff's draft of the new zoning code for the county was recently released for public comment, and is available online. Those who have been keeping a close eye on the development of the new code have already identified some potential problem spots. Patricia Baptiste, chair of the Chevy Chase Village Board of Managers and a community representative on the 23-member Zoning Advisory Panel, recently pointed out that the height of some buildings in Friendship Heights could potentially more than double under the zoning rewrite. In…
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Montgomery County's planning staff recommends a human scale and pedestrian orientation for the Chevy Chase Lake sector.
County planning staff recommendations for development in the Chevy Chase Lake sector are ready for public review. County planning staff are recommending that the sector—for which property owner Chevy Chase Land Company is planning a development—retain its human scale, and that there be a focus on traditional architecture and pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use development, Montgomery County Senior Planner Elza Hisel-McCoy said at a presentation in Chevy Chase Village last week. The preservation of Coquelin Run, which runs through the sector, is another important part of the development, as is knitting together the shops on the east and west sides of Connecticut Avenue between Jones Bridge Road and Chevy Chase Lake Drive. County planning staff …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Organizers agreed that their ability to disseminate information and get ahead of Kensington development is an important role the group will continue to fulfill.
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Local activists will not forgo their role in the planning and development process just because the five-year debate over whether to approve the Kensington Sector Plan came to a close this March, Save Kensington organizers told The Gazette. The group sponsored an informational meeting Tuesday with Montgomery County Planning Board Chairman Françoise Carrier, who lead a panel of development professionals and answered questions about the county's permitting, zoning, planning and development processes. The group formed because people were frustrated with the lack of communication about local development projects, including the sector plan, Kensington resident Gail Dalferes told The Gazette. Organizers agreed the group will continue to provide…
Monday, April 23, 2012
Montgomery County Planning Director Rollin Stanley will leave his post next month for a position in Calgary, Alberta.
When Montgomery County Planning Director Rollin Stanley leaves his position next month, he'll head north to Calgary, Alberta, where he will head the city's planning, development and assessment department. Calgary—which, at one million residents, is Canada's third-largest city—recruited Stanley last winter after interviewing him several years ago for another position and after an international search, according to a Montgomery County Planning Department news release. "Stanley did not seek out the position, he said, but considered the offer too good to refuse because it provides the challenge of managing Calgary’s tremendous growth as well as professional opportunities for his wife, also a planner," read the statement. Stanley, who has …
Laurie
10:30 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
I agree with brenda's comment .. Please don't start with apartment building on this site which isn't look right one. There are plenty of other high rise apartments/Condo at other side of area. Just leave it alone with their stores & restaurants please. Thanks. more ›