Montgomery County Planning Department
Dan Bruechert is a Senior Planner in Historic Preservation at the Montgomery County Planning Department since 2016, focusing on supporting the county's Historic Preservation Commission through the review of Historic Area Work Permit applications and project research. Prior to this role, Bruechert managed sales staff and ensured customer satisfaction at Freshbikes from 2012 to 2016 and served as a Sales Manager while studying law at George Mason University School of Law, concentrating on Urban Planning and Historic Preservation legal issues. Additionally, Bruechert was an Architectural Historian at the National Park Service from 2006 to 2011, reviewing significant federal historic preservation tax incentive applications. Academically, Bruechert holds a Juris Doctor degree from George Mason University, a Master’s degree in Historic Preservation from The University of Georgia, and a Bachelor’s degree in Historic Preservation from the University of Mary Washington.
Montgomery County Planning Department
Montgomery Planning examines the past and present to plan for the brightest possible future for Montgomery County and its residents. Our research and expertise are informed by the needs and realities of the public to plan, design and enhance the best use of the county’s land and related resources. Montgomery Planning’s recommendations ensure that communities are designed and equipped to keep pace with the way we live, work and play now and decades from now. WHAT WE DO In brief, Montgomery Planning develops plans and sets policies to ensure that we have what we need as Montgomery County grows while preserving what’s good about what’s already in place. We do that through: • Cutting-edge research • Development of visionary plans • Reviewing development applications • Land use and zoning regulations • Historic preservation • Services for homeowners and landowners OUR STRUCTURE While Montgomery Planning is responsible for developing plans in Montgomery County, we’re not part of Montgomery County government, and we’re independent of the County Executive and County Council. We are part of The Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), a state agency. M-NCPPC is the organization behind the brown signs you see around the county, especially in parks (and Montgomery Planning plans for those parks!) This unique structure allows the Planning Department to make independent, non-partisan recommendations for the good of the community to the Montgomery County Planning Board, County Council and other elected officials. For more information, please visit our website!