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Mayor and council approve Gateway Lake Forest rezoning and schematic plan; staff says traffic impact manageable with conditions
Summary
The Gaithersburg mayor and council voted to rezone three parcels at Lake Forest Boulevard/N. Frederick Ave to a Corridor Development (CD) zone and approved a schematic development plan (SDP) for an 8-story multifamily building with ground-floor commercial; staff required three conditions and a traffic study update at final site plan.
The Gaithersburg mayor and council on July 7 approved a zoning map amendment to rezone 481 N. Frederick Ave., 101 Lake Forest Blvd. and 702 Russell Ave. to Corridor Development (CD) and granted a schematic development plan that would allow an eight-story multifamily rental building with ground-floor commercial space, subject to three staff conditions.
The action matters because the development will add housing density near Maryland Route 355 and MD-124, raising traffic and connectivity concerns that staff and council members discussed during the policy session. The city required a final-site-plan traffic impact study (TIS) update that includes the MD-355/MD-124 intersection and said applicants should incorporate a market study to confirm the final unit mix, including 3-bedroom units.
Planning staff, led by Laura Mayfield,…
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