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Montgomery Planning Commission weighs adding site plan review or bolstering conditional use criteria
Summary
At its Sept. 9 meeting the Montgomery Planning Commission continued a line‑by‑line review of proposed zoning revisions, debating whether to establish a distinct site plan review process or retain conditional‑use review with added standards. The commission asked the DRB for input and required statutory checks.
The Montgomery Planning Commission continued detailed review of draft zoning changes on Sept. 9, focusing on whether the town should adopt a separate site plan review process or retain conditional use review and expand its criteria. Commissioners recorded that state law requires changes affecting conditional use review for certain small multi‑unit dwellings, prompting the question of how best to incorporate site‑design standards into the regulations.
The commission discussed adding criteria typically associated with site plan review—parking, circulation, landscaping and erosion control—as supplemental conditional‑use standards. Emily KloƯt of the Northwest Regional Planning Committee said she would email the Development Review Board (DRB) to request its input and promised examples of specific use standards the Planning Commission could adopt. The commission set a special follow‑up meeting for Sept. 30, 2025 to continue the discussion.
