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 May 2025 calendar of events. The public can participate in Planning Board meetings by testifying in-person , testifying virtually , over the phone, or by sending in written comments to the Planning Board on specific Planning Board agenda items to by 12 noon two business days before the Planning Board 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 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.
May calendar of events and meetings
May 1 – The Planning Board will hold its weekly meeting at M-NCPPC’s Wheaton Headquarters (2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor Auditorium, Wheaton, MD) and online.
May 6 – 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.
May 8 – The Planning Board will hold its weekly meeting in-person (M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters, 2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor Auditorium, Wheaton, MD) and online.
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May 14 – Join Montgomery Planning’s Eastern Silver Spring Communities Plan team for a community conversation about Colesville Road (between the Capital Beltway Interchange and Sligo Creek Park). Help imagine the opportunities for new and improved connections to key destinations, housing, amenities and more. The meeting will take place at The Well Community Church (9525 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20901) from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
May 14 – The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) will hold its meeting in-person at M-NCPPC’s Wheaton Headquarters (2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor Auditorium, Wheaton, MD) with a virtual option available upon request. To testify on an agenda item, sign up no later than 9 a.m. the day before the hearing.
May 15 – The Planning Board will hold its weekly meeting in-person (M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters, 2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor Auditorium, Wheaton, MD) and online.
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May 15 – Montgomery Planning will host several pit stops as part of the DC region’s annual Bike to Work Day event. Planning staff will host information tables in Bethesda , Friendship Heights , Silver Spring , and Wheaton .
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May 20 – Montgomery Planning’s team working on the Friendship Heights Sector Plan invites community members to attend an online presentation and Q&A session on the team’s existing conditions analysis of the plan area. Registration is required to receive a link to join the meeting, which will be from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
May 20 – 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.
May 22 – The Planning Board will hold its weekly meeting in-person (M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters, 2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor Auditorium, Wheaton, MD) and online.
May 28 – The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) will hold its meeting in-person at M-NCPPC’s Wheaton Headquarters (2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor Auditorium, Wheaton, MD) with a virtual option available upon request. To testify on an agenda item, sign up no later than 9 a.m. the day before the hearing.
May 29 – The Planning Board will hold its weekly meeting in-person (M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters, 2425 Reedie Drive, Second Floor Auditorium, Wheaton, MD) and online. Please note: The surface parking lot adjacent to the building will be closed in preparation for the Wheels in Wheaton placemaking event. Parking remains available along Grandview and Ennals avenues and in the garage below the building.
May 31 and June 1 – On Saturday, May 31 (Noon to 8 p.m.), and Sunday, June 1 (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.), Montgomery Planning’s Wheaton Placemaking Initiative , in partnership with the Wheaton Urban District, will host Wheels in Wheaton. The free, two-day event in downtown Wheaton is open to the public and will showcase how underutilized public space in an urban center can be transformed to be functional, exciting, and recreational. Parking Lot 13 (11219 Grandview Avenue), behind M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters, will be temporarily transformed into a roller-skating rink for public use that is surrounded by gathering spaces, shading, decor, food and beverages, and family-friendly activities and entertainment. Visit the event website for more information.
For updates and link to press release, see here: https://montgomeryplanningboard.org/?p=22742