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Montgomery Council Committee to Discuss Sears Property Annexation to City of Gaithersburg on Monday, June 11:

Release ID: 12-111
Release Date: 6/7/2012
Contact: Neil Greenberger 240-777-7939 or Delphine Harriston240-777-7939
From: Council Office

ROCKVILLE, Md., June 7, 2012—The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic (PHED) Development Committee at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 11, will hold a worksession on the City of Gaithersburg’s petition to annex approximately 27.9 acres of land located near Frederick Road (Route 355) and Shady Grove Road. The City of Rockville, which is basically separated from Gaithersburg by Shady Grove Road, opposes the annexation because of the potential uses Gaithersburg may consider.

The PHED Committee, which is chaired by Nancy Floreen and includes Councilmembers Marc Elrich and George Leventhal, will meet in the Seventh Floor Council Hearing Room of the Council Office Building at 100 Maryland Ave. in Rockville. The meeting will be televised live by County Cable Montgomery (CCM—Cable Channel 6 on Comcast and RCN, Channel 30 on Verizon). The broadcast also will be available via streaming through the County Web site at www.montgomerycountymd.gov.

The property, which is addressed by the County’s Shady Grove Sector Plan, currently includes commercial enterprises owned by Sears. The property is included in the potential maximum expansion limits of both Gaithersburg and Rockville.

There is concern about requests for rezoning that could lead to residential development. County Executive Isiah Leggett sent a letter to Committee Chair Floreen that he would not support an annexation and rezoning plan that includes residential development because the property is located near the County’s Solid Waste Transfer Station.

The committee also will hold a worksession on proposed Zoning Text Amendment 11-08 that would address establishment of commercial kitchens for institutional uses if the properties are in residential zones. Previously, the committee agreed that the special exception process was generally unnecessary for commercial kitchens in institutional uses, but that the public interest might be served by adding standards for such things such as parking and hours of operation.

The committee deferred its final recommendations until it receives more information from potential users of commercial kitchens.

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Last edited: 12/23/2009