301-926-2256 [email protected]

Planning Commission

​The Washington Grove Planning Commission (PC) meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 pm.  The PC reviews all applications for permits to construct, install or alter:

  • building exteriors, including porches;
  • driveways and other residential aprons;
  • walkways;
  • swimming pools;
  • fences;
  • decks; and
  • construction dumpsters, porta-potties or moving pods.

Note that the following structures do not require a building permit: 

  • trellises seven feet or less in height;
  • clotheslines;
  • patios; and
  • pergolas under 10 feet in height.

A project that is only inside to an existing building will need permits from the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services, but not a Town permit.

The PC also manages the development of the Town’s Comprehensive Plans.  View the members of the Planning Commission, 2009 to the present (PDF).

Planning Commission News


The latest PC news is contained in the Planning Commission section of the most recent monthly Town Bulletin.

You can also view:

Translate »