Letters sent to property owners, October 23, 2024

Work on the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite & Comprehensive Map Amendment continues. A key component of the project is to comprehensively amend the zoning map in alignment with the recommendations of the Rockville 2040 Comprehensive Plan. This means that some properties are proposed to be rezoned based on Comprehensive Plan recommendations.

On October 23, 2024, a hard copy mailing was sent to a) all owners of property recommended by the Comprehensive Plan to be rezoned, and b) all owners of property within 100 feet of property proposed within the Comprehensive Plan to be rezoned. This mailing informed property owners of the recommendations and invited them to attend an upcoming meeting tailored specifically for them.

A copy of the letter to owners of property recommended to be rezoned can be found here.

A copy of the letter to owners of property within 100 feet of property recommended to be rezoned can be found here.

Frequently Asked Questions and a Zoning Districts Quick Reference were also included in these mailings.

View an interactive map showing zoning changes recommended by the Comprehensive Plan. Additionally, you may read the Rockville 2040 Comprehensive Plan to see references to any property proposed for rezoning.

Among other tasks, the ZOR will refine the list of zones within the city to make the city’s zoning easier to use and understand. Many zones will be maintained, while some zones will be added and others will be consolidated. As a result of these changes to the list of zones, additional rezoning is anticipated to be proposed before the conclusion of this project.

For rezonings to occur, the Rockville Mayor and Council will have to adopt the Comprehensive Map Amendment through a public process.