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Committee advances omnibus zoning fixes including outdoor-storage limits and height rule change
Summary
The Planning, Housing and Parks Committee voted to send ZTA 25-13, a package of technical zoning changes, to the full council after adopting amendments clarifying outdoor-storage rules for bulk items, restoring a 30% commercial-to-residential cap in employment zones and removing a 1.2 million sq ft height threshold at two mall overlay zones.
The Montgomery County Planning, Housing and Parks Committee voted to refer Zoning Text Amendment 25-13 to the full council after adopting clarifying amendments to several technical provisions.
Ms. Nadeau, council staff, said ZTA 25-13 is an omnibus measure that restores or clarifies several standards. One change removes the 1,200,000 gross leasable square foot threshold that had been required for additional building height allowances in the regional shopping center (RSC) overlay for Westfield Montgomery and Westfield Wheaton. The ZTA still requires a shopping center to have at least 600,000 gross leasable square feet to be eligible…
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