Montgomery County Planning Department
Jeffrey M. Server is an experienced urban designer and planner, currently serving as Urban Designer and Planner III at the Montgomery County Planning Department since January 2019. In addition to this role, Server has been a Professor for the Environmental Horticulture and Sustainable Agribusiness program at Montgomery College since August 2019, and maintains an independent consulting practice with u: lab. Previous positions include Solutions Specialist at Microdesk, Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Maryland and Morgan State University, Senior Designer at ci design, inc., Industry Specialist at Nemetschek Vectorworks, and various professorial roles at Portland Community College and the University of Oregon. Educational qualifications include multiple degrees from the University of Colorado Denver in Urban and Regional Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Architecture, as well as a Bachelor of Architecture from The University of New Mexico.
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!