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Planning Commission recommends Chapter 20 change to let city projects cross lot lines

Gaithersburg Planning Commission · March 5, 2026
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The Gaithersburg Planning Commission voted unanimously March 4 to recommend an amendment to Chapter 20 that would exempt city-owned projects from a prohibition on structures that cross lot lines, a change staff says would allow design features such as art installations that span municipal properties.

The Gaithersburg Planning Commission on March 4 unanimously recommended that the mayor and city council adopt an amendment to Chapter 20 of the city code to exempt city-owned projects from a rule that now bars issuing building permits for structures that cross lot lines.

Laura, a city staff member, told the commission the change is intended to give the city greater design flexibility for projects such as an art installation proposed to span the new city…

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