The Rockwell Planning Commission on Oct. 8 unanimously approved five final record plats to resubdivide Lots 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Danwick Technological Park so the Shady Grove Innovation District can proceed to Phase 1 construction.

The plats — PLT-2025-00632 through PLT-2025-00636 — implement prior approvals for project plan PJT-2017-0007 and level 2 site plan STP-2020-00393, staff said. The consolidated parcel totals roughly 11 acres, and the original site plan included a one‑acre park that will be conveyed to the city as part of the approvals.

Planning staff recommended approval with conditions, noting the plats implement the previously reviewed project plan and site plan approvals. Principal planner Kimmy Azoffagarian told commissioners the plats “implement the prior approvals for the Shady Grove Neighborhood Center plats” and summarized the earlier project and site plan approvals from 2019 and 2020 and a 2024 site plan amendment.

Pat Harris, representing Toll Mid Atlantic LP and appearing for the applicant, said the applicant had no comments and described the development as “looking forward to delivering needed townhouses to the city.” The commission then moved to approve the plats subject to the conditions in the staff report; the motion passed unanimously.

What this means: the final record plats clear a key procedural step to allow Phase 1 of the Shady Grove Innovation District to proceed toward permitting and construction. Staff and the applicant noted the plats implement earlier discretionary approvals rather than changing substantive elements of the approved project plan or site plan.

Timeline and next steps: with plats recorded, the applicant may pursue building permits and construction consistent with the approved project plan and level 2 site plan conditions. Any deviations from the approved plans would require additional review under the city’s land‑use procedures.

Details recorded at the hearing: the staff report and the plats were presented during the commission meeting; staff listed the approvals and conditions, and the commission approved the motion without recorded dissent.