Upcoming Council Work Session on the Comprehensive Map Amendment
On January 27, 2025, the Mayor and Council will hold 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 will present 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 ask 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 January 27 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 staff report and brief book for the January 27 meeting will be published in the Agenda Center of the city’s website on January 17. Any member of the public may sign up to speak during the public forum section of the January 27 meeting.
As always, please reach out to zoning@rockvillemd.gov with any questions or comments on the project.
