Learn About Planning, Zoning and Development Review in Rockville

[Howard Hartman]

Remind Me

For Immediate Release March 6, 2012

Learn About Planning, Zoning and
Development Review in Rockville

Free Planning Academy Session Open to Public

ROCKVILLE, MD., March 6- The City of Rockville will host a Planning Academy for residents interested in learning more about zoning, planning and the development review process in the community. The free session will happen Saturday, March 24, from 10 a.m. to noon at Rockville City Hall, 111 Maryland Avenue.

Planning Academy participants will learn:

• How residents can participate in the development review process;
• The roles and responsibilities of developers, the government and the public in the development process;
• How the Comprehensive Master Plan sets a framework for community development;
• How the City's Zoning Ordinance and regulations reflect the master plan; and
• How development applications and plans are reviewed.

The subject matter will be covered through interactive exercises, presentations by City staff, and real life examples.

The City last held a Planning Academy in 2010. The 45-minute 2010 Planning Academy video is viewable on the City's website below.

Participants are not required to register. For more information contact Cas Chasten, planner, at cchasten@rockvillemd.gov or 240-314-8223, or Bobby Ray, principal planner, at bray@rockvillemd.gov or 240-314-8228.

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