Lincoln Park Design Guidelines

On December 9, the Mayor and Council is tentatively scheduled to take action on and possibly adopt an amendment to the Lincoln Park Conservation District Plan and Zoning Text Amendment TXT2024-00267 which proposes to revise the Lincoln Park Conservation District overlay zone and Implement the Lincoln Park Design Guidelines.

On November 18, the Mayor and Council will hold a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Lincoln Park Conservation District Plan and Zoning Text Amendment TXT2024-00267 which proposes to revise the Lincoln Park Conservation District overlay zone and Implement the Lincoln Park Design Guidelines. Members of the public will be able to provide testimony on the proposed amendments and design guidelines.

The Mayor and Council is also anticipated to discuss the amendments and provide further instructions to staff at this meeting.

At its October 23rd meeting, the Planning Commission is scheduled to provide a recommendation on an amendment to the Lincoln Park Conservation District Plan and Zoning Text Amendment TXT2024-00267 which proposes to revise the Lincoln Park Conservation District overlay zone and Implement the Lincoln Park Design Guidelines.

On October 10, the Rockville Mayor and Council, joined by residents, staff and members of the public, conducted a walking tour of the Lincoln Park neighborhood.

The tour focused on observing the look and feel of homes in this historic neighborhood in relation to design guidelines proposed for the community. Lincoln park residents were able to provide input on their experience living in the neighborhood and their thoughts on the proposed guidelines for the community.

At its September 25th meeting, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on an amendment to the Lincoln Park Conservation District Plan and Zoning Text Amendment TXT2024-00267 which proposes to revise the Lincoln Park Conservation District overlay zone and Implement the Lincoln Park Design Guidelines. At the meeting, members of the public were able to provide feedback on the current third draft of the design guidelines and the aforementioned items.

At its Sept. 11 meeting, the Planning Commission received a briefing on a proposed amendment to the Lincoln Park Conservation District plan and Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) in order to implement the Lincoln Park Design Guidelines. At the meeting the Commission discussed the ZTA and asked questions of staff.

At their September 9th meeting, the Mayor and Council adopted Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) TXT2024-00266 which created a process to amend neighborhood conservation districts. An amendment of the Lincoln Park Conservation District Plan and associated ZTA was also introduced at this meeting which proposes to update the conservation district to implement the Lincoln Park Design Guidelines. The Mayor and Council authorized the plan amendment and ZTA to move forward. Subsequent public meetings will occur before final action is taken on the design guidelines.

Staff hosted a public meeting for the third draft of the design guidelines at the Lincoln Park Community Center. This meeting was an open house where residents were able to view and comment on the different elements of the design guidelines. Hard copies of the third draft were also available for in-person review at the community center as well. View the third draft here. Residents can continue to contact staff to provide feedback on the draft design guidelines and an amended Conservation District Plan which is needed in order to implement the new design guidelines. View the amended plan here.

On July 8, the Mayor and Council held a Public Hearing on Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) TXT2024-00266 which proposes a process to amend a neighborhood conservation district. Members of the public were provided an opportunity to provide testimony on the proposed ZTA during the hearing.

At its March 13 meeting, the Planning Commission considered a recommendation on a Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) related to Neighborhood Conservation Districts. This ZTA proposes a process to amend a neighborhood conservation district, as none currently exists. This amendment does not include adoption of the proposed Lincoln Park design guidelines, as that will be considered at a later date. However, this ZTA is needed in order to move the design guidelines project forward. After discussion on the ZTA, the Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend approval of the ZTA to the Mayor and Council. A public hearing on the ZTA is tentatively scheduled before the Mayor and Council on July 8. View the draft ZTA.