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Rockville HDC staff outlines zoning-code updates, demolition-by-neglect review and grant work

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City staff told the Historic District Commission the preservation work plan includes updates to demolition-by-neglect language, a zoning ordinance rewrite expected within a year, and active grants for cemetery survey work and professional development.

City of Rockville preservation staff told the Historic District Commission on May 15 that updates to preservation-related portions of the zoning ordinance and city code are underway, including consideration of demolition-by-neglect language and tree-protection protocols.

Preservation planner Sheila Paziri and comprehensive planning manager Katie Gerbis summarized the city's work plan: staff are drafting updates to preservation provisions to fold into the forthcoming zoning ordinance rewrite. Gerbis said the rewrite is proceeding internally with an aim…

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