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Mayor and Council authorize filing of Town Center floating-zone text amendment to implement master plan

2388899 · February 24, 2025
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Summary

Rockville staff will file a zoning text amendment to implement floating zones, parking relief and other Town Center master plan recommendations; Council directed staff to move the amendment to the Planning Commission for recommendation and scheduled a March public hearing window.

The Rockville Mayor and Council on Feb. 24 authorized city staff to file a zoning text amendment implementing recommendations in the recently adopted Rockville Town Center Master Plan, including a floating-zone framework, height recommendations tied to character areas, elimination of minimum off-street parking for much of Town Center and removal of an automatic ground-floor retail requirement.

Jim Wasilek of Community Planning and Development Services told the council the amendment would create three floating zones corresponding to the plan’s…

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