Montgomery County’s Planning Board presented its proposed development plans for the University Boulevard Corridor on Tuesday morning.

“It looks for the next 20-plus years and delivers recommendations that can improve everyone’s experience along the corridor,” Planning Board Chair Artie Harris told county council members.

The plan covers a 3.5-mile stretch of University Boulevard from Interstate 495 to Amherst Avenue.

According to the draft of the plan submitted to the council, the plan is designed to support lower density “predominantly” residential development between five bus-rapid-transit, or BRT, stations, and higher density mixed-use development near those planned stations.

“The plan’s recommended zoning changes would not lead to change unless a property owner decides to pursue

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