Planning Board to Consider Amendments to Clarksburg Town Center Plan During Public Hearing Thursday

SILVER SPRING, MD – The Montgomery County Planning Board will consider amending a previously approved development proposal for Clarksburg Town Center that would bring the development into compliance with height, setback and other county standards during a public hearing on Thursday, Dec. 13 at approximately 10 a.m. 

In addition, the amendments would specify lighting and landscaping plans, clarify lot lines, add pavement to allow for better emergency access and disperse 48 moderately priced homes throughout the town center.  

The entire town center is proposed to encompass 1,300 residential units, 150,000 square feet of retail and 100,000 square feet of office on 270 acres near the Clarksburg historic district. The amendments would affect 118 homes – seven single-family residences, 52 townhouses and 59 apartment units – within the three phases of development.

Originally approved in the mid-1990s, construction in parts of Clarksburg Town Center was halted in 2005 when a community group uncovered and the Planning Board confirmed violations to county setback and height rules. 

Since then, at the Planning Board’s direction, the advisory group and Clarksburg developers have jointly developed a plan to bring the Town Center into compliance with county rules.

The third and final phase of the Town Center, which will include a new library, recreation center and retail area, should come to the Board for review sometime next year. The third phase of the plan of compliance calls for a review of the whole site for conformance with county rules.

WHO:
Montgomery County Planning Board

WHAT:
Public hearing on Clarksburg Town Center site plan amendments

WHEN:
Thursday, December 13, 2007 – approximately 10 a.m.  

WHERE:
Park and Planning Headquarters
8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, Md.