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East Rockville Neighborhood Plan

Developing an updated East Rockville Neighborhood Plan is among the objectives set by Rockville’s Mayor and Council. A Neighborhood Plan Advisory Group, working with City staff, has been developing a new Plan to replace the Croydon Park Neighborhood Plan, which dates from 1982.

The draft Plan provides detailed goals and recommendations for the neighborhood, which is generally bounded by the Rockville Metro Station and the Stonestreet Avenue corridor on the west, Veirs Mill Road on the south, First Street on the east, and the Lincoln Park neighborhood and Southlawn industrial area on the north.

One of the primary goals is to preserve the neighborhood's existing sense of identity as a quiet and secure residential neighborhood. The East Rockville Neighborhood Plan is of particular priority because it includes recommendations for the future of the Stonestreet Avenue industrial corridor and the eastern portion of the Rockville Metro Station. The Plan envisions the redevelopment of the Stonestreet corridor as a mixed-use area with nieghborhood-serving retail, small-scale offices, residential, and a focus on the arts.

The Advisory Group began meeting in June 2002. After considerable discussion of the issues, the Advisory Group hosted a community meeting to present their recommendations in March 2003.

A public hearing on the draft Plan was held by the Planning Commission on Wednesday, August 6. The public record for that hearing closed on August 27, 2003. The Planning Commission held worksessions on September 10, October 22 and December 3 to discuss public hearing issues . The Commission made a recommendation to the Mayor and Council on December 17. The Planning Commission's changes to the Plan are detailed in the Draft Addendum and Errata Sheet. The Mayor and Council's public hearing was held on Tuesday, January 20. The Mayor and Council provided discussion and instructions to staff on February 9. The Plan was adopted by the Mayor and Council on March 8, 2004, with changes detailed in the Mayor and Council Addendum and Errata Sheet.

The next step in the planning process is an Implementation Strategy Study. With the help of a consultant team, the strategy to implement the Neighborhood Plan will be developed beginning in April, 2004.

The approved and adopted East Rockville Neighborhood Plan and related files can be downloaded in .pdf format, and can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 3.0 or higher.

East Rockville Neighborhood Plan