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Upcounty Planning

Upcounty is comprised of a diverse range of communities, such as, Damascus, Clarksburg, Germantown, the Agricultural Reserve, environmentally sensitive Special Protection Areas, and the majority of the county’s rural areas.

Upcounty staff stive to:

  • Plan and manage growth within Upcounty by creating diverse, equitable, vibrant, sustainable, and resilient communities that are inclusive and interconnected through multi-modal transportation networks and offer a variety of affordable and attainable housing types.
  • Promote and support agriculture and agritourism in various communities and contexts within Upcounty.
  • Engage and include input from the diverse residents of Upcounty, while applying traditional and progressive planning approaches, which lead to meaningful recommendations and outcomes in our plans and the natural and built environment.

News

Clarksburg Gateway Sector Plan Preliminary Recommendations presented to the Montgomery County Planning Board

Draft recommendations set a vision for an area of Clarksburg east of…

Montgomery Planning’s Damascus Placemaking Festival wins award from the American Society of Landscape Architects

Award highlights the success of temporarily reimagining a portion of Main Street…

Montgomery County Planning Board approves Scope of Work and boundary for Germantown Sector Plan Amendment

Update to 2009 Sector Plan seeks a more complete and connected Germantown…