Nov 9, 2026 - PHP Committee Worksession

The Montgomery County Council Planning, Housing, and Parks (PHP) Committee worksession, listed for November 9, 2026, considered three housing and planning matters. On Bill 9-26, the committee discussed extending the required rental-property air-conditioning period from May 15 through September 30 and removing the exemption for detached single-family rentals. DHCA opposed an amendment that would distinguish buildings based on who controls heating and cooling; the committee discussion was split 2–1, and the matter was to proceed to the full Council. No procurement or spending action was identified.

The committee unanimously approved a resolution adopting the region’s equitable development principles, covering historical harms, community engagement, implementation capacity, housing affordability, economic opportunity, and related goals. Members then discussed a draft resolution setting local housing targets for 22 planning areas through 2040 and 2050, with an affordable-housing framework that includes a 10% workforce-housing goal and calls for further coordination with county agencies, review of the affordability component in two years, and updates every four years. Members debated whether MPDU units should count toward the proposed affordability target; the transcript ends before a final action on this resolution. No contracts, vendors, budget allocations, or other procurement activity were identified.