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City staff present proposed comprehensive rezoning to implement Build Gaithersburg 2040
Summary
City planning staff asked the Mayor and Council and Planning Commission to concur on a proposed citywide zoning map that would align existing zoning with the Build Gaithersburg 2040 land-use element; staff said the rezoning bundle would be brought forward later as a legislative process.
Michael Hayes, the city’s long-range planning manager, opened the work session by describing the proposed zoning map as a core implementation step for the Build Gaithersburg 2040 land-use element. "Tonight, we are here to continue the work of Build Gaithersburg 2040," Hayes said, and added that the rezoning process itself would be a later legislative action.
Hayes told the panel staff reviewed zoning citywide and identified groups of properties that should be rezoned together to align regulations with adopted policy. He emphasized that comprehensive rezoning is a legislative process with notice, public hearing and a council decision and that Maryland requires a recommended zoning map as part of a land-use element. Staff also noted outreach: "In June, staff mailed nearly 400 letters" inviting potentially affected property owners to virtual information sessions and posted one session on the Bill Gaithersburg 2040 project page.
The presentation outlined schedule milestones: the land-use element will be released for a 60-day public comment period in early fall, adoption is expected in early 2027, and comprehensive rezoning could be approved in summer 2027. Staff recommended concurrence on the proposed map so the land-use element adoption and rezoning can proceed in sequence.
