Planning Commission Review Updates

Have you been tracking the Planning Commission’s review of the Town Center Master Plan? If not, don’t fret – this newsfeed post will bring you up to speed!

The Planning Commission has reviewed and discussed the draft Town Center Master Plan four times so far: an introductory meeting on June 26, a public hearing on July 10, and work sessions on August 14 and September 11. The Planning Commission is scheduled to approve their draft of the Plan and transmit it to the Mayor and Council at their September 25 meeting. The September 25 meeting starts at 7 p.m. and is hybrid – if you’d like to attend you can join at City Hall or tune in remotely via Webex. The draft of the Plan that the Planning Commission is considering approving can be found here.

Planning Commission approval is not the final step in this process – the Plan also needs to be adopted by the Mayor and Council. If the Planning Commission does indeed approve the Plan at the September 25 meeting, staff anticipate the following schedule for review and adoption by the Mayor and Council:

Comprehensive Planning staff will update this page and send out another news blast after the September 25 Planning Commission meeting informing the community of the meeting’s result. If the Plan is approved at that meeting, staff will also provide a link to view the approved Plan for the public to review.

If you haven't already, please complete the Draft Plan Feedback Form on Engage Rockville to provide your thoughts on the Plan. Completing this form informs staff of the community’s perspective and helps staff bring these perspectives to each approval body in an organized way.

As always, feel free to reach out to comprehensiveplan@rockvillemd.gov with any questions or comments on the Plan and this process.