Sandy Spring-Ashton

Rural Preservation Consortium (SSARPC)

The SSARPC supports development in the area that conforms to the

Sandy Spring-Ashton Master Plan. We are pro-Master Plan, not anti-development.

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Rural Ashton and Sandy Spring

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Aerial view of the Ashton crossroads, with Route 108 going west to east (left to right) and New Hampshire Avenue going from south to north (bottom to top).

Aerial view of the Ashton crossroads, with Route 108 going west to east (left to right) and New Hampshire Avenue going from south to north (bottom to top).

Final Ashton Meeting Place Landscape Plan, as approved by the Planning Board, rendered into a more visual form.

Final Ashton Meeting Place Landscape Plan, as approved by the Planning Board, rendered into a more visual form.

The Northeast Corner (site of the proposed Derrick's Addition) as it appears today.

The Northeast Corner (site of the proposed Derrick's Addition) as it appears today.

ezStorage Gaithersburg facility, said to be similar to the one planned for Sandy Spring

ezStorage Gaithersburg facility, said to be similar to the one planned for Sandy Spring

Diagram of the site of the nursing home proposed for Bentley Road and Route 108

Diagram of the site of the nursing home proposed for Bentley Road and Route 108

Site plan for the Thomas Building (Goddard School and offices) to be located at Route 108 between the Sandy Spring Bank and Norwood Road

Site plan for the Thomas Building (Goddard School and offices) to be located at Route 108 between the Sandy Spring Bank and Norwood Road

Approximate status of Resurrection Baptist Church site; some very small trees were planted after this picture was taken (on August 13, 2007).

Approximate status of Resurrection Baptist Church site; some very small trees were planted after this picture was taken (on August 13, 2007).

Artist's concept of the planned Chevy Chase Bank.

Artist's concept of the planned Chevy Chase Bank.

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Sandy Spring Zoning Text Amendment Passes

October 29, 2009

On October 27 the Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA 09-01) was passed by the Montgomery County Council by a unanimous vote of 9 to 0.  The amendment defines more clearly what Sandy Spring, as a rural village, should be, by limiting some of the land uses allowed.

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Sandy Spring/Ashton Zoning Text Amendment

County Council Hearing 4/21 at 7:30 PM

On Thursday, April 16, the Planning Board held the first hearing on the Zoning Text Amendment for the Sandy Spring/Ashton Rural Overlay Zone (Land Uses section).  The Planning Staff’s recommendation of acceptance with modifications was passed by the Planning Board by a vote of four to one.  The Planning Board’s recommendation will be used as input into the County Council hearing, which is scheduled for April 21 at 7:30 PM.  The Planning Board sound recording is available.

More about the Zoning Text Amendment Hearing

Sandy Spring/Ashton Zoning Text Amendment

Planning Board Hearing 4/16 at 9 AM

County Council Hearing 4/21 at 1:30 PM

The Sandy Spring/Ashton Rural Village Overlay Zone contains regulations and standards for development in Sandy Spring and Ashton in order to insure that new development is in conformance with the Sandy Spring/Ashton Master Plan .  Specifically, the Sandy Spring/Ashton Rural Village Overlay Zone’s purpose is to “enhance the rural village character” by insuring that new commercial development does not detract from the rural nature of the area.

Before County Councilmember Don Praisner’s untimely death, he was working on a Zoning Text Amendment for the Sandy Spring/Ashton Overlay Zone.  The amendment is now being sponsored by Councilmember Marc Elrich.

The Zoning Text Amendment is a modification to Section 59-C-18.182 Regulations, (b) Commercial Development, (1) Land Uses, which lists commercial uses that “are prohibited in the overlay zones”.  The Zoning Text Amendment updates the list of prohibited uses in the Sandy Spring/Ashton Overlay Zone with uses that are similar to those already on the list, thus reinforcing the rural nature of the community.

More about the Zoning Text Amendment Hearings

Zoning Text Amendment Documents

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