Projects would qualify under the FAITH ZTA if dwelling units meet one of four affordability thresholds defined in the zoning measure. These projects will be reviewed as a conditional use before the Office of Zoning and Administrative Hearings.
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“We are called to build what Martin Luther King, Jr. called a ‘beloved community,’ where everyone is cared for, absent of poverty, hunger and hate,” said Rev. Michael Armstrong, co-chair of Action in Montgomery (AIM). “Religious communities of faith are equipped to participate in building such communities. AIM supports the FAITH ZTA because it expands our tools to serve all communities in the County.”
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AIM is a broad-based collective of local communities encompassing elementary school parent groups and faith institutions.
For updates and link to press release, see here: http://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=44628