ous ing ▁O pport un ities ▁Commission ] ▁( HO C ) ▁and ▁bro ader ▁housing ▁policy ▁ ▁Sie gel ' s ▁work ▁on ▁Scotland ▁led ▁to ▁her ▁having ▁a ▁recognized ▁leadership ▁in ▁housing ▁equ ity ▁issues ▁within ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁and ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁She ▁played ▁a ▁leading ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁struggle ▁for ▁and ▁then ▁ad option ▁by ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁of ▁z oning ▁reg ulations ▁requiring ▁developers ▁to ▁set ▁aside ▁a ▁share ▁of ▁their ▁units ▁for ▁low - in come ▁ten ants ▁( with ▁the ▁County ▁having ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁buy ▁up ▁to ▁one - third ▁of ▁such ▁units ). ▁ ▁" We ▁saw ▁the ▁seg reg ation ," ▁said ▁Joy ce ▁Sie gel , ▁county ▁housing ▁commission er ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁" It ▁was ▁a ▁fair ness ▁issue ▁— ▁that ▁one ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁wasn ' t ▁going ▁to ▁have ▁more ▁afford able ▁housing ▁than ▁another . ▁We ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁fair ." Wh ile ▁it ▁took ▁seven ▁years ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁passed ▁and ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁County ▁Executive , ▁" Mont gom ery ▁County ' s ▁law ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁such ▁z oning ▁ordin ance ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁sp ur red ▁construction ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁afford able ▁housing ▁units ▁t uck ed ▁into ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁county ' s ▁most ▁exclusive ▁zip ▁codes ." ▁ ▁Sie gel ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Commission er ▁of ▁H OC . ▁She ▁res igned ▁that