Mayor And Council: More Time For Zoning, Extend Moratorium

For Rockville Central readers who are curious how Council Member Piotr Gajewski’s proposal to “indefinitely suspend” Our Fair City’s effort to redraft the zoning ordinance fared, our friends at the Gazette have provided an update that covers the important points.

At Monday’s Mayor and Council meeting, according to their article:

By a vote of 4 to 1, the council extended the halt on new construction in the city through Dec. 31 or until the zoning ordinance goes into effect, whichever comes first. This is the fourth time the moratorium has been extended since it was first approved in November 2006.

The council also voted to extend time for a decision on the zoning ordinance until Nov. 27. The law requires the council to come to a decision within 90 days of the public hearing. The last public hearing was on June 30. Not extending the time would have allowed the application to expire and the process would have to start all over again.

The sole no vote was that of Council Member Gajewski, who said in an email last Sunday that he would prefer to use text amendments to accomplish needed zoning changes.

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