Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 24-01, also known as the Facilitating Affordable Inclusive Transformational Housing (FAITH) ZTA, would remove barriers to the creation of affordable housing and provide reasonable flexibility in the development standards for multi-unit and townhouse living on properties associated with faith and educational institutions. 

ZTA 24-01 has the unanimous support of the full Council. A public hearing will be held on Feb. 27 at 1:30 p.m. following the press conference.

Who: Council Vice President Kate Stewart, chair of the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee; Council President Andrew Friedson, chair of the Planning, Housing and Parks Committee; faith leaders and housing affordability advocates.

What: Press conference on a zoning measure that would facilitate the creation of more affordable housing by allowing the construction of multifamily housing on properties used by faith-based institutions.  

When: Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 11:30 a.m.   

Where: Montgomery County Council Office Building, on the front steps, 100 Maryland Ave, Rockville, MD 20850. (Rain Location: Council Office Building, fourth floor, Capital Crescent Trail Conference Room.) 

Parking: Available at the juror parking lot on E. Jefferson St. or directly across the street from the front of the Council Building on Maryland Ave.