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Planning commission backs Gateway Lake Forest rezoning to CD zone, urges strong streetscape and pedestrian connections
Summary
The Gaithersburg Planning Commission on June 4 recommended approval of zoning map amendment Z9928-2024 to rezone three properties to the new CD (quarter development) zone and approve an associated schematic development plan, while commissioners emphasized pedestrian improvements, unit mix and downstream traffic impacts.
The Gaithersburg Planning Commission on June 4 voted unanimously to recommend that the mayor and city council approve zoning map amendment Z9928-2024 and an associated schematic development plan to rezone 481 North Frederick Avenue, 101 Lake Forest Boulevard and 702 Russell Avenue from C-2 General Commercial to the new CD zone.
Staff presented the application as a combined rezoning and schematic development plan — the first CD rezoning under the city's new code — proposing replacement of two existing office buildings with a multifamily rental building that includes ground-floor commercial space at the corner of Lake Forest Boulevard and a new commercial service road. The application record closed May 23, 2025 with 65 exhibits; a…
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