Montgomery County Council to Hold Public Hearings on Oct. 14, 21 and 28, 2025

For Immediate Release: Oct. 3, 2025

The County Council will hold public hearings to receive testimony on new items introduced to the Council as follows:

Oct. 14, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

Deadline to sign up to speak is Oct. 13 at 2 p.m.

• Resolution to approve Supplemental Appropriation #26-15 to the FY26 Operating Budget, Montgomery County Government, Department of Health and Human Services, Opioid Abatement Fund, $1,665,478 (Source of Funds: Opioid Abatement Funds)

Oct. 21, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

Deadline to sign up to speak is Oct. 20 at 2 p.m.

• Expedited Bill 30-25, Noise Control - Leaf Removal Equipment - Enforcement Procedures, would modify enforcement procedures by repealing the requirement for photographic evidence in complaints of gas-powered leaf blower use, clarify that a single complaint may initiate enforcement of the gas-powered leaf blower ban, and generally amend the law regarding noise control.

Oct. 28, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

Deadline to sign up to speak is Oct. 27 at 2 p.m.

• NEW DATE: Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 25-12, University Boulevard (UB) Overlay Zone, would establish the University Boulevard (UB) Overlay Zone that covers 3.5 miles of University Boulevard East and West (MD 193) between the Capital Beltway (I-495) and Amherst Avenue and recommends a new range of residential housing options for existing detached residential properties and new infill development on larger institutional and commercial properties, and generally amend the provisions for overlay zones.

A full list of upcoming public hearings is available on the Council Calendar. Review the public hearing frequently asked questions for additional information.

To testify in-person or remotely during a live public hearing at the Council Office Building, residents need to preregister on the Council's web page. Residents may also choose to provide pre-recorded testimony in written, audio or video formats or submit testimony by mail. 

Send testimony by mail to County Council, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850; or residents may sign up to testify remotely by phone (call 240-777-7803 for information). To express an opinion call 240-777-7900.

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Montgomery County Council provides reasonable accommodations to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to testify at public hearings. Email CouncilHearing.Accommodation@montgomerycountymd.gov or call the public hearing line (240-777-7803) at least five business days prior to the public hearing date to request an ADA accommodation (MD Relay - Dial 711 or 800-201-7165).

The Council meeting schedule may change from time to time. View the current Council and Committee agendas, Council staff reports and additional information on items scheduled for Council review on the Council website.

Public hearings will be televised live by County Cable Montgomery (CCM) on Xfinity channels 6 and 996, RCN channels 6 and 1056; and FiOS channel 30. Also available live via streaming through the Council website, Facebook Live (@MontgomeryCountyMdCouncil or @ConcejodelCondadodeMontgomery), or YouTube (@MoCoCouncilMD).

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Contact:

Sara Tenenbaum
Sara.Tenenbaum@montgomerycountymd.gov

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