Key Dates

During the September 24 Planning Commission meeting, the body will discuss a variety of miscellaneous topics that have yet to be discussed by the Planning Commission, including historic preservation, subdivision, nonconformities, and signs. This follows similar discussion by the Mayor and Council taking place on September 15.  

Planning Commission meetings typically start at 7 p.m. and will be both in-person and virtual. The staff report and meeting agenda will be available in the Agenda Center of the city’s website approximately one week before each meeting. 

During the August 13 Planning Commission meeting, the body will discuss the parking and use standards being contemplated as a part of the ZOR. This meeting was previously scheduled for July 23. 

Planning Commission meetings typically start at 7 p.m. and will be both in-person and virtual. The staff report and meeting agenda will be available in the Agenda Center of the city’s website approximately one week before each meeting. 

As a part of the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite (ZOR) and Comprehensive Map Amendment (CMA) project, city staff hosted meetings about the Comprehensive Map Amendment on June 24 and June 26. 

At the meeting, city staff shared an updated project timeline, provided draft standards for proposed new zones and updated the community on the latest guidance and direction from the Mayor and Council regarding staff’s proposal for a comprehensive rezoning in alignment with the Rockville 2040 Comprehensive Plan.

These meetings were open to the public, but were heavily geared towards the owners of properties that are proposed for rezoning and owners of properties in the vicinity of those proposed for rezoning. The properties proposed for rezoning in the Rockville 2040 Comprehensive Plan can be viewed on this map. 

The slides presented at the meeting can be found here. A recording of the meeting is available to view on-demand here. 

As a part of the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite (ZOR) and Comprehensive Map Amendment (CMA) project, city staff hosted meetings on the Comprehensive Map Amendment on June 24 and June 26. 

At the meeting, city staff shared an updated project timeline, provided draft standards for proposed new zones and updated the community on the latest guidance and direction from the Mayor and Council regarding staff’s proposal for a comprehensive rezoning in alignment with the Rockville 2040 Comprehensive Plan.

These meetings were open to the public, but were heavily geared towards the owners of properties that are proposed for rezoning and owners of properties in the vicinity of those proposed for rezoning. The properties proposed for rezoning in the Rockville 2040 Comprehensive Plan can be viewed on this map. 

The slides for the meeting can be found here. A recording of the meeting is available to view on-demand here. 

The Planning Commission discussed elements of the ZOR, specifically the development review process, in coordination with the city’s FAST (faster, accountable, smarter, transparent) Phase 2 initiative, at their meeting on June 11. 

The brief book for the meeting, which includes the staff report, can be viewed here. A recording of the meeting can be viewed on-demand here. 

The Planning Commission is anticipated to discuss the ZOR three separate times this summer, with the first being on May 28. This meeting focused on new zones, changes to existing zones, height transitions in the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite, as well as the rezonings proposed to be implemented through the Comprehensive Map Amendment. 

The brief book, including staff report, for the meeting can be found here. A recording of the meeting is available to view on-demand here. 

On January 27, 2025, the Mayor and Council held a work session on the Comprehensive Map Amendment portion of the project, specifically focusing on the rezonings recommended in the Rockville 2040 Comprehensive Plan. During this work session, staff presented the Focus Areas that the Comprehensive Plan recommends for rezoning along with staff’s proposed zoning (staff’s proposed rezoning is intended to implement the Comprehensive Plan recommendations), and asked Mayor and Council for direction.

Since the engagement that occurred for the project in the fall, staff’s proposed rezoning for one Focus Area has changed:

• Planning Area 10, Focus Area 1 (Montrose and North Farm): Staff proposes creating a new, higher-density residential zone, limited to residential uses, and applying this zone to the majority of the Focus Area, which includes all of Rollins Park and Congressional Towers. This will implement the Comprehensive Plan recommendation that “A new, higher-density residential zone, limited to residential uses, is appropriate for the remainder of the site to permit new investment and upgrades, though it should not result in residential displacement.”

All other proposed rezonings remain the same.

The brief book for the meeting, which includes the staff report, can be found here. A recording of the meeting can be viewed on-demand here. 

This meeting was one in a series of three meetings held the evening of November 12; the afternoon of November 13; and the morning of November 14; for owners of property recommended for rezoning within the Comprehensive Plan & owners of property within 100' of a Comprehensive Plan recommended rezoning. At these virtual meetings, the project team provided information on the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite & Comprehensive Map Amendment, with a particular focus on the specific rezonings recommended by the Comprehensive Plan. The end of the meeting included time for Q&A. These meetings have the same agenda and presentation, but the questions asked during Q&A may differ.

The slides for the meeting can be found here. A recording of the workshop can be viewed on-demand here.

This meeting was one in a series of three meetings held the evening of November 12; the afternoon of November 13; and the morning of November 14; for owners of property recommended for rezoning within the Comprehensive Plan & owners of property within 100' of a Comprehensive Plan recommended rezoning. At these virtual meetings, the project team provided information on the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite & Comprehensive Map Amendment, with a particular focus on the specific rezonings recommended by the Comprehensive Plan. The end of the meeting included time for Q&A. These meetings have the same agenda and presentation, but the questions asked during Q&A may differ.

The slides for the meeting can be found here. A recording of the workshop can be viewed on-demand here.

This meeting was one in a series of three meetings held the evening of November 12; the afternoon of November 13; and the morning of November 14; for owners of property recommended for rezoning within the Comprehensive Plan & owners of property within 100' of a Comprehensive Plan recommended rezoning. At these virtual meetings, the project team provided information on the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite & Comprehensive Map Amendment, with a particular focus on the specific rezonings recommended by the Comprehensive Plan. The end of the meeting included time for Q&A. These meetings have the same agenda and presentation, but the questions asked during Q&A may differ.

The slides for the meeting can be found here. A recording of the workshop can be viewed on-demand here.

Learn more about the ongoing Zoning Ordinance Rewrite by attending a public workshop. At this meeting the team will introduce the project and provide background, lay out the project timeline, share project milestones to date, introduce the Engage Rockville page for the project and host a Q&A. This meeting will take place in the Mayor and Council Chambers at Rockville City Hall. The meeting will start promptly at 7 p.m.

This meeting has the same agenda and presentation as the virtual public workshop scheduled for October 17 - attend the meeting the best fits your schedule, but there is no need to attend both meeting dates. 

A public workshop was held to help residents learn more about the ongoing Zoning Ordinance Rewrite. At this virtual meeting, the team introduced the project and provided background, laid out the project timeline, shared project milestones to date, introduced the Engage Rockville page for the project and hosted a Q&A. 

This meeting has the same agenda and presentation as the in person public workshop scheduled for October 22 - attend the meeting the best fits your schedule, but there is no need to attend both meeting dates. 

The slides for the meeting can be found here. A recording of the workshop can be viewed on-demand here.

Planning Commission Agenda Packet

Watch a recording of the meeting here.