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Council to hold hearing tonight on short-term rentals

Mike Diegel | Feb 20, 2025Sep 12, 2017 at 10:04 am | Montgomery County, MD

Graphic from Wikimedia Commons. The County Council will hold a public hearing tonight on changes to the zoning code affecting short-term rentals under services such as Airbnb, Home Away and others. The hearing on Zoning Text Amendment 17-03, Accessory Residential Uses–Short-term Rentals, will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Seventh Floor Council Hearing Room of the Council Office Building at … Read More

Demolition work begins on Silver Spring Avenue

Mike Diegel | Aug 28, 2020Jul 24, 2017 at 9:30 am | Silver Spring, MD

Demolition work on two long-abandoned homes on Silver Spring Avenue began Friday.

Regulation for short-term rentals recommended by Planning Department

Mike Diegel | Aug 27, 2020May 30, 2017 at 9:58 am | Montgomery County, MD

Council Passes Zoning Changes for Accessory Dwelling Units

The County Council will consider recommendations for regulating short-term rentals. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. Owners who rent out their homes on a short-term basis through services such as Airbnb, HomeAway and similar companies would face regulation under terms of a recommendation for a zoning text amendment from the Montgomery County Planning Department. The County Council introduced ZTA 16-03 in February … Read More

Council Passes Tax Credit for Urban Farms

Mike Diegel | Sep 17, 2024Mar 9, 2017 at 12:19 pm | Montgomery County, MD

The County Council unanimously passed a bill on March 7 that would grant a tax credit to certain properties that qualify as urban farms.

Local Businesses Now Must Offer Paid Parental Leave

Mike Diegel | Feb 3, 2024Nov 2, 2016 at 2:42 pm | Montgomery County, MD

Employees in Montgomery County are now eligible for paid parental leave under an expansion of the county’s Earned Sick and Safe Leave Law unanimously passed by the County Council yesterday.