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My Community Clarksburg

Clarksburg is growing into a great new town!

Here you will find information on the Master Plan, as well as on specific projects under review by the Planning Department. You will also find out how to let planners, reviewers and Planning Board members know your views as projects move forward. Please keep checking back to this web site as we expand. We will be including project information pages on each development application for you to follow. But first, information on the planning policies that are guiding this great new town!

Clarksburg Planning Policies

Clarksburg's growth from a small historic settlement into a new type of community, is guided by the Clarksburg Master Plan (1994). The Master Plan is a point of reference with regard to public policy.

The concept for Clarksburg features a Town Center, which includes the Clarksburg Historic District; a regional transitway (The Corridor Cities Transitway); two new neighborhoods, one east of I-270 and one west of I-270; the continuation of the residential character along MD 355, a greenway network, and employment along the I-270 Corridor.The concept places a strong emphasis on farmland and open space preservation and promotes transit-oriented neighborhoods.The ten key policies guiding the development of Clarksburg are:

  • Allowing development of a town smaller than a "corridor city".
  • Protecting of natural features such as stream valleys with special protection provided for Ten Mile Creek and Little Seneca Creek.
  • Creating of a multi-purpose greenway system along stream valleys; including the Clarksburg Greenway.
  • Creating a comprehensive transit system that will reduce dependence on the automobile.
  • Providing a street network, which clearly differentiates between highways needed for regional traffic and roads for more local use.
  • Creating a transit-oriented, multi-use Town Center, which is compatible with the scale and character of the Clarksburg Historic District.
  • Clustering development into a series of transit- and pedestrian- oriented neighborhoods.
  • Emphasizing the importance of I-270 as a high-technology corridor for Montgomery County and the region and preserving key site adjacent to I-270 for future employment options.
  • Supporting existing County policies to preserve farmland.
  • Staging development to address fiscal concerns while being responsive to community building and environmental objectives.

Date of last page update: November 14, 2007