Corso Application Accepted by Planning Department

120 Day Review Period Has Begun

Corso Chevy Chase’s development application has been accepted by the County Planning Department for review.. The application documents include the Preliminary Plan (which reviews the lot/subdivision), the Site Plan (which reviews the project for zoning conformance and design), and the Forest Conservation Plan.

The date of official acceptance was October 4, which marked the start of the mandatory 120-day review period. Based on the acceptance date and review period, the project will follow the below schedule:

-- Pre-Development Review Committee Meeting: 10/16/2023

-- Development Review Committee Meeting: 10/24/2023

-- First Resubmittal by Corso: 11/8/2023

-- Final Resubmittal by Corso: 11/28/2023

-- Agency Approval Letters Due: 12/18/2023

-- Planning Staff Report Posting: 1/22/2024

-- Planning Board Hearing: 2/1/2024

The Town will continue to review these documents as it must provide initial comments by noon on Friday, October 20 so that the Planning Department can transmit all comments to Corso for discussion at the Development Review Committee (DRC) meeting on October 24.

At its October 11 meeting, the Council discussed the Town’s participation in the plan review process and our interest in reviewing specific elements of the plan, including site access, stormwater management, tree protection, lighting, phasing plans, landscape plans, building materials, etc.

Residents may review the application documents and provide comments to the Town Council at townoffice@townofchevychase.org.