Subject
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Special Presentation - Planning Commission 2025 Annual Report
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Department
CPDS - Zoning Review & Other
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Mayor and Council receive the Planning Commission’s Annual Report.
Discussion
The Planning Commission’s Annual Report for 2025 is the document by which the Commission reviews its performance during the preceding year, with a focus on its comprehensive planning, zoning, and development review activities during that period and the major planning projects and issues considered by the Commission. The report will be submitted to the Maryland Department of Planning, in compliance with the State’s Land Use Article annual reporting requirements for local jurisdiction.
The 2025 Annual Report describes actions taken by the Planning Commission from development applications to zoning text amendments. Several development applications were reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission in 2025 and are described in the report. The proposed developments associated with these applications were generally located in transit-oriented areas and included significant residential or mixed-use projects on vacant and urban infill sites.
The anticipated work plan for the Planning Commission in 2026 is described as a conclusion to the Annual Report, highlighting the work that staff expects the Planning Commission to accomplish by the end of this year.
Boards and Commissions Review
The Planning Commission endorsed the report at its meeting of May 27.
Next Steps
The final report will be submitted to the Maryland Department of Planning in accordance with the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.