Montgomery Preservation, Inc. v. Montgomery County Planning Board of Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission

In their quest to obtain historic designation for Silver Spring’s Perpetual Building, Montgomery Preservation, Inc., et al., (“Petitioners”) wade hip-deep into Maryland administrative law and appropriate remedies. After Petitioners made proper formal requests, the Montgomery County Planning Board of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (“MNCPPC”) decided not to recommend the Perpetual Building for historic designation, and not to amend the county’s Master Plan for Historic Preservation to include the building.

The Planning Board (“Respondent”) forwarded this…