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 October 2025 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 accomodations. 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 ten days prior to the start of a meeting. Consult the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) website for their agenda information.
For more details, review the list of events below. These events are subject to change.
October Calendar of Events and Meetings
October 2 – The Planning Board will hold its weekly meeting in-person at M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters (2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor, Wheaton, MD) and online.
October 7 – The Development Review Committee (DRC) meeting will be hybrid. The community is invited to attend in-person at M-NCPPC’s Wheaton Headquarters (2425 Reedie Drive, Third Floor, Conference Room #3-202, Wheaton, MD) or online by watching 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. At these regularly scheduled meetings twice a month, DRC members discuss development applications with the applicants.
October 8 – The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) will hold its meeting in-person (M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters, 2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor Auditorium, Wheaton, MD) at 7 p.m. with a virtual option available upon request at the discretion of the HPC Chair. To testify on an agenda item, sign up no later than 9 a.m. the day before the meeting.
October 9 – The Planning Board will hold its weekly meeting in-person at M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters (2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor, Wheaton, MD) and online.
October 16 – The Planning Board will hold its weekly meeting in-person at M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters (2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor, Wheaton, MD) and online.
October 16 – Montgomery Planning and the Potomac Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Architects are co-hosting the seventh biennial Design Excellence Awards honoring the county’s best architecture, urban design and housing. The awards reception and presentation will be held at Marriott International Headquarters (7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland) from 6 to 9 p.m. The community is invited to attend this regional event. Tickets are available for purchase.
October 21 – The Development Review Committee (DRC) meeting will be hybrid. The community is invited to attend in-person at M-NCPPC’s Wheaton Headquarters (2425 Reedie Drive, Third Floor, Conference Room #3-202, Wheaton, MD) or online by watching 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. At these regularly scheduled meetings twice a month, DRC members discuss development applications with the applicants.
October 22 – The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) will hold its meeting in-person (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 HPC Chair. To testify on an agenda item, sign up no later than 9 a.m. the day before the meeting.
October 23 – The Planning Board will hold its weekly meeting in-person at M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters (2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor, Wheaton, MD) and online.
October 30 – The Planning Board will hold its weekly meeting in-person at M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters (2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor, Wheaton, MD) and online.