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Council directs Planning Commission to decide technical amendment to 2018 apartment approval after 3-2 vote
Summary
The Gaithersburg mayor and city council voted 3-2 to deem a requested amendment to a previously approved schematic development plan a "minor effect" and to direct the Planning Commission to hold a public hearing and make the final decision on the change removing a phasing condition for a 365‑unit project.
Gaithersburg mayor and city council on Feb. 18 voted 3-2 to send an application to the Planning Commission that would remove a phasing condition attached to a schematic development plan approved in 2018 for a 365‑unit apartment building.
City planning staff told the council the matter before them — application ASDP‑9825‑2024 — is a technical amendment to STP‑7362‑2016 and does not change the substance of the earlier approval. "Staff recommends that the council find this application to have a minor effect, and direct the Planning Commission to hold the public hearing, and make a final decision on the amendment," Jasmine Forbes, community planning manager, said during the staff presentation.
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