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Montgomery County panel approves technical zoning fixes, narrows outdoor-storage rule
Summary
The Planning, Housing and Parks Committee unanimously recommended Zoning Text Amendment 25-13 — an omnibus package of technical zoning clarifications — including changes to regional shopping-center height rules, restoration of a 30% residential cap in employment zones, and narrowed outdoor-storage restrictions that exclude personal vehicles.
The Montgomery County Planning, Housing and Parks Committee voted unanimously on Dec. 1 to recommend Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 25-13, an omnibus update that makes technical clarifications and fixes across the county zoning ordinance.
Committee members said the package contains several targeted changes intended to enable mixed-use redevelopment while protecting existing retail spaces. Miss Nadeau, who walked the committee through the measure, said the RSC (regional shopping center) overlay will no longer require a 1,200,000-square-foot gross-leasable-area threshold to qualify for additional building height at large mall sites (Westfield Montgomery and Westfield Wheaton); the overlay will still…
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