Shady Grove Sector Plan Advisory Committee
Shady Grove Sector Plan Advisory Committee
Members in attendance: Pat Labuda, Brian Pierce, Joe Parello, Connie McKenna, John
Compton, and Pam Lindstrom (Chair)
Members absent: Michael McInerney
Guests: Chip Berman
M-NCPPC Staff: Nkosi Yearwood
Updates
Plan Implementation
The Planning Department has received no new development proposals for the Sector Plan
area.
Brian Pierce reported that the Car Max property at Frederick Road (MD 355) and King
Farm Boulevard Extended will be seeking annexation into the City of Rockville. The
prospective developer, Silverwood Companies, is proposing 425 multi-family residential
units.
The Committee received a draft copy of the Monitoring Report. Joe Parello noted that the
Sector Plans staging limits may be contributing towards more annexations.
o There are 174 residential units and 940 jobs are remaining in Stage one. Stage one
is limited to 2,540 residential units and 1,570 jobs.
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Plan Amendment
The Planning Department has proposed an amendment to the 2006 Shady Grove Plan.
This Amendment would address the prospective arena/event center and create one
staging plan.
o Pat Labuda and Pam Lindstrom both indicated that the arena/event center goes
against the Countys policy to development Metro Station areas with housing and
the goals of the current Sector Plan. Pam also questioned who are the proponents
for the arena.
o John Compton stated that an amendment would allow for intersections to be
examined.
o Committee members also discussed the potential traffic impact from the
arena/event center and the logic of only looking at one property rather than a
larger area.
o Joe Parello stated that amendment could have a positive impact of adjust the
staging plan in order to discourage annexations.
The Chair of Committee will write a letter to Council President that will object to the
proposed Planning Departments work program item for Shady Grove.
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