The Montgomery County Planning Board approved the Scope of Work and plan boundary for The Wheaton Plan: A Georgia Avenue Community Plan at its May 7 meeting, moving forward with a long-term planning process focused on downtown Wheaton.
The plan is intended to establish a new vision and set of recommendations for the area, with a focus on land use, zoning, urban design, housing, transportation, parks and open space, environmental resilience, historic preservation, economic conditions, and community facilities.
The approved master plan boundary covers approximately 1,000 acres centered on downtown Wheaton, including the area around Georgia Avenue, University Boulevard West, and Veirs Mill Road. The boundary also includes residential neighborhoods along Georgia Avenue within one mile of the Wheaton Metro Station, as well as select properties along University Boulevard west of Veirs Mill Road…