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From the City’s website:

July Educational Workshops Planned for Kentlands Boulevard Commercial District Charrette
Posted 7/9/2007

The City of Gaithersburg and its partner, HOK Planning Group, will host a series of public educational workshops as part of a multi-faceted communication and outreach effort concerning the Kentlands Boulevard Commercial District. These sessions will provide important information on topics such as the Corridor Cities Transitway as it relates to Kentlands Boulevard as well as retail issues within the Kentlands Boulevard Commercial District. Feedback will be used to prepare for the Charrette, or “planning exercise,” scheduled for October 4 - 9, 2007.

The educational workshops have been broken down into three key topic areas: transportation and transit issues will be discussed on Tuesday, July 24, retail will be the subject of discussion on Monday, July 30, and urban design concepts will be explored at a later date to be determined. All sessions are open to the public, and will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Lakelands Park Middle School, 1200 Main Street, Gaithersburg.

Each facilitated, round table discussion is designed to stimulate conversation and solicit feedback on these topics as they relate to the Kentlands Boulevard area. Combined with input from citizen surveys, one-on-one interviews with stakeholders, and extensive data collection, information from the educational workshops will be incorporated into the more formal planning charrette scheduled for October. The charrette will bring together City officials and staff, key stakeholders, the regional community and the design team in a transparent process of discovery and problem-solving, out of which will come a proposed vision for the study area, encompassing the retail centers and commercial uses along Kentlands Boulevard from Quince Orchard Road to Great Seneca Highway.

For more information on the summer educational sessions and the fall planning charrette visit www.kentlandsboulevard.com, or contact the City of Gaithersburg Planning and Code Administration at 301-258-6330 or plancode@gaithersburgmd.gov.

From the City’s website:

Agenda - Planning Commission Meeting, 7/25/2007
Posted 7/16/2007

City of Gaithersburg
31 South Summit Avenue
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877

Telephone: 301-258-6330

PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA [Subject to Change]
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
7:30 P.M.
City Hall Council Chambers

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

July 11, 2007, Planning Commission Meeting
Background Material (pdf format)

RECORD PLATS

CONSENT

AFP-07-022 – Washingtonian Woods
MXD Zone
511 Midsummer Drive
Clubhouse
AMENDMENT TO FINAL PLAN REVIEW
Background Material (pdf format)

AFP-07-023 – Powell Residence – Pheasant Run
R-90 Cluster
5 Seville Way
256-Sq.Ft. Sunroom and Deck
AMENDMENT TO FINAL PLAN REVIEW
Background Material (pdf format)

AFP-07-026 – Dunn Residence
MXD Zone
505 Kent Oaks Way
Two-Story Addition
AMENDMENT TO FINAL PLAN REVIEW
Background Material (pdf format)

RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL

SDP-07-001 – Request for approval of an amendment to schematic development plan, SDP-05-003, known as Casey East (Parcels 360, 563 and N455) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The approved plan is a mix of uses, including 382 residential units, office, restaurant, retail, service station, and public uses on approximately 40.10 acres of land. The current application (SDP-07-001) requests approval to redistribute the number and type of dwelling units among the three residential buildings, reduce the height of Building C from seven to five stories, reduce the mixed use retail by 1,700 square feet, increase the Senior Center from 10,000 to 29,500 square feet, and amend the phasing plan. The subject property is located northwest of the intersection of Maryland Route 355 (North Frederick Avenue) and Watkins Mills Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Background Material (pdf format - 7M)

Z-305(o) – Request to rezoning of 8,673 square feet of land, part of what is currently known as Parcel 100, in the Oakmont Subdivision, located at 100 Central Avenue, in the City of Gaithersburg, from the existing R-A (Low Density Residential) Zone to the R-90 (Medium Density Residential) Zone, under the Optional Method of rezoning, in accordance with §24-196 (map amendments) and §24-198 (optional method) of the City Code.

Background Material (pdf format)

SITE PLANS

AFP-07-018 – Hyatt Summerfield Suites
C-2 Zone
200 Skidmore Boulevard

Monument Sign
AMENDMENT TO FINAL PLAN REVIEW
Background Material (pdf format - 1.5M)

CSP-07-001 – GE Technology Park
I-3 Zone

100 Edison Park Drive
Three Office/Warehouse Buildings
Totaling 202,175 Square Feet
CONCEPT PLAN
I. Background Material (pdf format 4.3M)

II. Background Material (pdf format)
III. Background Material (pdf format 3.7M)

FROM THE COMMISSION

FROM STAFF

ADJOURNMENT