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Planning board pushes amendments as delegation considers governor’s housing‑certainty bill
Summary
The delegation reviewed SP325 (Housing Certainty Act), which would lock the governing law at the time of a substantially complete application and create a five‑year vesting period; planning recommended clarifying 'substantially complete,' changing to 'complete application,' narrowing the scope of vesting language, and extending effective dates to accommodate local zoning work.
Montgomery County staff and planning officials briefed the delegation on SP325, the Housing Certainty Act, a bill aimed at providing developers predictability by fixing the law that applies to an application once it is deemed substantially complete and by creating a five‑year vesting right after approval.
Planning Director Jason Sartori and the Planning Board outlined four primary concerns: (1) subjectivity in the term…
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