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Planning Commission recommends zoning text amendment to create Town Center floating zones, remove ground‑floor retail requirement and curb parking minimums
Summary
The City of Rockville Planning Commission on March 12 recommended that the Mayor and Council adopt Zoning Text Amendment TXT2025‑00269 to implement Town Center Master Plan zoning recommendations including three floating zones, adjusted height limits with bonuses tied to additional moderately priced housing, elimination of minimum off‑street parking and removal of a universal ground‑floor retail requirement.
The City of Rockville Planning Commission on March 12 recommended that the Mayor and Council adopt Zoning Text Amendment TXT2025‑00269 to implement zoning recommendations from the Town Center Master Plan.
City staff said the ZTA creates three floating zones tied to Town Center character areas: a Maryland 355 Corridor floating zone (Corridor FZ), a Core Character Area floating zone (CCA) and an Edge Character Area floating zone (ECA). The zoning text sets base building heights and potential bonus…
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