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Rockville planning panel unanimously approves final record plat for Tower Oaks parcel at 2000 Tower Oaks Boulevard
Summary
The Rockville Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve final record plat PLT 202500640 to subdivide a portion of Parcel C, Block D at Tower Oaks, removing one forestry condition and confirming other standard public-works conditions.
The Rockville Planning Commission on Wednesday approved Final Record Plat PLT 202500640 to subdivide part of Parcel C, Block D (the property at 2000 Tower Oaks Boulevard) as part of the Reserve at Tower Oaks project.
The action, taken during the commission’s May 28 meeting, clears a 2.57-acre lot that currently contains a nine‑story office building and a ground‑floor restaurant. Planning staff recommended approval with conditions after confirming that one forestry-related condition was not applicable to this parcel.
“Staff is recommending approval, with conditions,” said Nelson Ortiz, principal planner with the Community Planning and Development Services Department, who presented the application and said the parcel is part of the Tower Oaks development and is not subject to a forest conservation easement. Ortiz told commissioners that Condition 3 in the staff report—related to recording a forestry note—should be deleted because the parcel is not encumbered by an easement. He also said condition 7, which required recordation of a license and maintenance agreement, has been fulfilled; the applicant provided a recorded copy to staff.
The applicant’s attorney, Bill Commoners of Lerch, Early & Brewer, told the commission the applicant agreed with staff’s recommendation to delete Condition 3 and that the remaining Department of Public Works conditions either have been satisfied or are informational and should not delay recordation. He confirmed the recorded license and maintenance agreement has been supplied and that a public improvement agreement will be recorded following plat recordation.
There was no public testimony on the application. A commissioner moved to approve the plat subject to conditions 1, 2, and 4 through 8 in the staff report; another commissioner seconded. The commission voted unanimously to approve the plat.
The approval allows the subdivision to be recorded consistent with the staff report’s retained conditions. Staff noted existing site improvements will remain and no further site improvements are proposed as part of the plat application.
The approval is procedural: no additional building permits or site plan approvals were granted during the meeting. Any future development would remain subject to applicable permitting and code requirements.
