The City of Gaithersburg

The Spectrum at Watkins Mill Z-301A and SDP-11-002

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Updated 2/10/2012

A Joint Public Hearing regarding Z-301(A)/SDP-11-002 was held on January 17, 2012. The Planning Commission is scheduled to make their recommendation to the Mayor and City Council on February 15, 2012. Documents related to this recommendation may be found below. The Mayor and Council record is scheduled to close at 5pm on March 1, 2012. Public comment may be provided until this date and time. The Mayor and City Council is schedule to conduct their policy discussion, with possible final action on March 19, 2012.

LOCATION:

The subject property ("Property") is located east of Interstate 270 and west of Route 355, and is bounded on the west by Route 355, to the north by P 370 & P 182 (Potomac Electric Power Co.), and to the east by parcel N391 (Colonial Pipeline Co.), Parcels N526 and N417 (Humane Society of the United States), and Interstate 270. The Property is currently bounded on the south by parcel N860 (Monument Realty), but will be bounded on the south by the future Watkins Mill Road extended.

Z301A/SDP-11-002:

Application Z301A/SDP-11-002 has been filed requesting approval of an amendment to both sketch plan Z-301 and schematic development plan SDP-07-001, known as the Spectrum at Watkins Mill (Parcels N668, N633, N565, P360, P356, P457, N561, P450, N455, N613, N686), and N572) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The sketch plan proposes 214,810 square feet of mixed office, restaurant, commercial, service station, senior center/public uses, including 678 multi-family residential units to be built in two phases on approximately 40.1 acres of land. The amended schematic development plan proposes to modify the previously approved plan to incorporate an additional 296 multi-family residential units within Phase One and reduce the proposed commercial and retail square footage within the allowances provided under the proposed sketch plan. The subject property is bordered by North Frederick Avenue, Watkins Mill Road, and Interstate 270.

Joint Public Hearing Cover Sheet (pdf)
Preliminary Staff Analysis (pdf)

Z-301(A)
Index of Memoranda (pdf)
Exhibits 1-35 (pdf - 22M)
Exhibits 38-43 (pdf - 17M) - Updated 2/10/2012

SDP-11-002
Index of Memoranda (pdf)
Exhibits 1-27 (pdf - 36M)
Exhibits 28-51 (pdf)
Exhibits 52-80 (pdf - 30M)
Exhibit 54 (pdf)
Exhibits 94-131 (pdf - 36M) - Updated 2/10/2012

SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS APPROVALS:

On June 19, 2006, the Mayor and City Council approved Zoning Map Amendment Z-301, which rezoned 40.10 acres, known as Casey East from I-3 (Industrial Office Park) zone to the MXD (Mixed Use Development Zone). The rezoning, effective July 10, 2006, was approved with eight (8) conditions, as described in Ordinance O-05-06. On the same date, the Mayor and City Council also approved Schematic Development Plan SDP-05-003, known as Casey East. The Schematic Development Plan was approved with 29 conditions as described in Resolution R-65-06. An amendment to the SDP, SDP-07-001 was approved by resolution R-92-07 on August 20, 2007. At the time of SDP approval, the project was approved in two phases, as follows:

Phase 1: Commencement at Approval of the Final Site Plan

105,400 Square feet mixed use (retail, restaurant, commercial) - Buildings B, D, F, G, H, L, M, and S
29,200 Square feet County Police Station - Building P
30,000 Square Feet City Senior Center - Building Q
224 Condominium units over retail with parking deck - Buildings A and C

Phase 2: Commencement of Watkins Mill Road Interchange

8,900 Square feet mixed use (bank/service) – Buildings O and N
17,000 Square feet mixed use (retail/restaurant) – Buildings E, I J, and R
60,000 Square feet office – Building K
158 Condominium units (age-restricted) with parking deck – Building R

Status - SP-09-0004

The final site plan for the Spectrum Phase 1B (SP-09-0004) was approved by the Planning Commission on June 2, 2010. Phase 1B includes the overall site plan and infrastructure for the project including the location of the following uses:

Use

Building

Area

4 Restaurants

B,D,H,L

30,400 sf

1 Bank

S

6,000 sf

5 Retail locations

A,C,F,G,M

69,000 sf

1 Senior Center

Q

30,000 sf

2 Residential buildings

A, C

224 units

It is important to note that only the elevations of the residential buildings A and C and the parking structure of Building K were reviewed at this time. Included in these buildings is a total of approximately 13,000 square feet of ground level retail. The remaining individual building elevations will return at a later date as Amendments to Final Plan (AFPs) as the buildings' tenants are more fully determined.

Exhibits (pdf files)

Building A - North West

Building C - West

Performers Park Plan

Status - SP-07-0017

Since the approval of SDP-07-001, a disparity in timing requirements of the public and private components of this plan have necessitated that Phase 1 be broken further into two phases, Phase 1A and Phase 1B. Phase 1A (SP-07-0017) was approved by the Planning Commission on July 15, 2009 and includes predominantly the public components of the plan, including Watkins Mill Road, the 6th District Police Station (Building P) and the infrastructure required to support those two components. The remainder of Phase 1 will come before the Planning Commission for review as Phase 1B at a later time.

Exhibits (pdf files)

Index of Memoranda and Staff Comments

Exhibits 1-37

Exhibits 38-42 (15M)

LOCATION MAP

Casey East

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