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Floodplain Ordinance Changes Take Effect July 1
Changes to the city’s floodplain ordinance that take effect July 1 will create a more rigorous process for approving construction in the floodplain and remove previously allowed exemptions to what can be built there. The floodplain is land near a stream that could be inundated by a so-called 100-year flood. The city’s ordinance continues to…
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APS is About Pedestrian Safety
Rockville is completing a multiyear effort to improve pedestrian safety with accessible pedestrian signals – or APS – on all city-owned traffic lights. The signals are designed to help visually impaired pedestrians feel more secure when crossing the street. They beep to help walkers locate push buttons that activate the walk signals. The buttons vibrate…
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Next Stonestreet Study Meeting to Focus on MCPS Sites
The next meeting on the Stonestreet Corridor Study will focus on sites owned by Montgomery County Public Schools. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, July 13, at Lincoln Park Community Center, 357 Frederick Ave. The MCPS sites, at 570 and 595 N. Stonestreet Ave., were identified as key to the corridor by…
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Next Stonestreet Study Meeting to Focus on MCPS Sites
The next meeting on the Stonestreet Corridor Study will focus on sites owned by Montgomery County Public Schools. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, July 13, at Lincoln Park Community Center, 357 Frederick Ave. The MCPS sites, at 570 and 595 N. Stonestreet Ave., were identified as key to the corridor by…
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Rockville Pike Neighborhood Plan Zoning Text Amendment on July 10 Agenda
The Mayor and Council are scheduled July 10 to consider a draft zoning text amendment related to the Rockville Pike Neighborhood Plan. If approved, the proposed amendment would lead to changes to the city’s zoning ordinance. Those changes would reflect policies outlined in the Rockville Pike Neighborhood Plan, which was adopted in August 2016. If…
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Rockville Pike Neighborhood Plan Zoning Text Amendment on July 10 Agenda
The Mayor and Council are scheduled July 10 to consider a draft zoning text amendment related to the Rockville Pike Neighborhood Plan. If approved, the proposed amendment would lead to changes to the city’s zoning ordinance. Those changes would reflect policies outlined in the Rockville Pike Neighborhood Plan, which was adopted in August 2016. If…