Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Councilmembers are expected to vote July 27 to pave the way to bring 5G small cell antennas to the entire county, bringing it up to date with Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia. “5G provides increased capacity and speed for end users and that requires lower power antennas that service smaller areas with higher […]

Councilmember Evan Glass will introduce legislation Tuesday that expands composting in Montgomery County. Councilmembers Andrew Friedson and Nancy Navarro are co-leading this effort. Included in the legislation is the Zoning Text Amendment. ZTA 20-04 will create a greener local economy by increasing the materials farmers can use to produce and manufacture compost and mulch. According […]

Montgomery County Council introduced a Zoning Text Amendment for Telecommunications Towers throughout the county on Tuesday. The proposed amendment would do many things including allowing certain telecommunications towers as limited or conditional use in certain residential zones. Officials with the Federal Communications Commission [FCC] believe that greater capacity is needed to meet future demands of […]

Breweries have been growing in Montgomery County, but largely in suburban areas such as Rockville or Silver Spring. The Montgomery County Council is considering new zoning regulations that would extend that growth into the 93,000-acre Ag Reserve. Council President Hans Riemer talked about the effort at the opening of True Respite, a new brewery opening […]

A community meeting has been set for Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett to receive public comments on small antennas on streetlights and lower-height buildings. The meeting will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, in the Third Floor Hearing Rom at the Council Office Building, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville. The meeting will focus […]

Montgomery County Executive, Ike Leggett, is asking for the public’s input on a Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) draft to revise the county’s zoning code to address deployment of small antennas on streetlights and lower height buildings, according to a news release. As technology evolves, the County has received a number of applications to deploy small […]

Food trucks are growing in popularity in urban areas, and now thanks to a new zoning text amendment approved by the County Council, those vehicles will soon be serving customers in Montgomery County’s agricultural reserve. Susan Kenedy has the story. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

The Montgomery County Council will hold a second public hearing on proposed changes to the County’s Zoning Law starting at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 12, and continuing on the evening of Nov. 14. Those interested in testifying at the public hearing can sign up now by calling call 240.777.7803. Spaces are limited. The deadline to […]