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.