Wheaton, Md. – The Montgomery County Planning Board and the Montgomery County Planning Department, both part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), announced their February 2026 calendar of events and meetings.
The public can participate in Planning Board meetings by testifying in-person, testifying virtually, over the phone, or by sending written comments on specific agenda items via email by 12 noon two business days before the meeting. Items received after this date and time will not be included in the record. Contact us for accessibility accommodations. The public may attend Planning Board meetings in-person, watch them live or on-demand, or listen over the phone. View individual agendas, which are usually made public 10 days prior to the start of a meeting. Consult the Historic Preservation Commission website for their agenda information.
For more details, review the list of events below. These events are subject to change.
The Montgomery County Planning Department and Planning Board offices will be closed on February 16 in observance of Presidents Day.
February Calendar of Events and Meetings
February 3 – Montgomery Planning staff will present the Friendship Heights Sector Plan Preliminary Recommendations presentation in-person from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Wisconsin Place Community Recreation Center, 5311 Friendship Boulevard, Chevy Chase, MD 20815). There will be a question and answer session after the presentation. Registration is encouraged, but not required.
February 5 – The Planning Board meeting will take place in-person at M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters (2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor Auditorium, Wheaton, Md.) and online. The Planning Board will also host a joint meeting with the Historic Preservation Commission in the evening.
February 5 – Montgomery Planning staff will present the Friendship Heights Sector Plan Preliminary Recommendations presentation virtually from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. There will be a question and answer session after the presentation. Registration is required to receive a link to the webinar.
February 10 – The Development Review Committee (DRC) meeting will be held with options to attend in-person at M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters from 9:30 a.m. to12 Noon (2425 Reedie Drive, Third Floor, Conference Room #3-202, Wheaton, Md.) or watch the DRC live video stream. The DRC is an inter-agency task force comprised of representatives from Montgomery Planning, the State Highway Administration, the county departments of Permitting Services, Environmental Protection, and Transportation, and utilities such as WSSC and PEPCO. Committee members will discuss development applications with the applicants.
February 11 – The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) meeting will take place in-person at M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters (2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor Auditorium, Wheaton, Md.) at 7 p.m. with a virtualoption available upon request at the discretion of the Commission Chair. To testify on an agenda item, sign up no later than 9 a.m. the day before the meeting.
February 12 – The Planning Board meeting will take place in-person at M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters (2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor Auditorium, Wheaton, Md.) and online.
February 19 – The Planning Board meeting will take place in-person at M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters (2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor Auditorium, Wheaton, Md.) and online.
February 24 – The Development Review Committee (DRC) meeting will be held with options to attend in-person at M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters from 9:30 a.m. to 12 Noon (2425 Reedie Drive, Third Floor, Conference Room #3-202, Wheaton, Md.) or watch the DRC live video stream. The DRC is an inter-agency task force comprised of representatives from Montgomery Planning, the State Highway Administration, the county departments of Permitting Services, Environmental Protection, and Transportation, and utilities such as WSSC and PEPCO. Committee members will discuss development applications with the applicants.
February 25 – The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) meeting will take place in-person at M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters (2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor Auditorium, Wheaton, Md.) at 7 p.m. with a virtualoption available upon request at the discretion of the Commission Chair. To testify on an agenda item, sign up no later than 9 a.m. the day before the meeting.
February 26 – The Planning Board meeting will take place in-person at M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters (2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor Auditorium, Wheaton, Md.) and online.