Next Steps For Victory Court Development
Oct 20, 2010 12:16 - 3 Comments
Victory Housing continues to work toward building 86 affordable apartments for seniors on property owned by Montgomery County at the intersection of Fleet Street and Maryland Avenue.
Although the Circuit Court upheld the Board of Appeals decision to grant the Special Exception for affordable housing to build this project, the citizens that filed the complaint can appeal it. They have one month to do so from the decision, so the deadline would be November 8th.
The West End Citizen’s Association newsletter reports that “So far, neighbors near the site of Victory Court have spent more than $50,000 to support legal challenges.”
The “MXT” zoning for the property allows for Special Exception approval of “Housing for Senior Adults and persons with Disabilities” as long as the additional requirements of the Rockville Zoning Ordinance are met. Although the code defines this use as allowing food service, day care, nursing and services, Victory Court has proposed an independent, multi-family building with common areas such as a community, television and exercise rooms.
On Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at 7 PM, the Planning Commission is scheduled to consider approval of the Record Plat for this development. The Final Record Plat creates a total of (7) lots, five are for the existing historic houses in the Rockville Heights Historic District. The Victory Court Senior Housing Project would be located on Lot 2 of the new subdivision. The meeting will be held in the Mayor and Council Chambers at City Hall. The public will have an opportunity to provide input at the meeting.
One other approval is outstanding. Although the resolution for the abandonment of the right of way for Mount Vernon Place was already passed by the Mayor and Council, the resolution still needs to be finalized.
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Cindy, Thanks for the article and map. The map shows Mt Vernon Place connecting Monroe and Maryland – is that a new road that will go in as part of this project?
There has been a right of way for Mount Vernon Place on the books for many years but it was never built and will not be built as part of this development. When I wrote that the Mayor and Council had passed the resolution for the abandonment of the right of way, the City gave up the ability to build this road, though it still needs to be finalized.
Update: The deadline was November 8th and at the end of last week 12 citizens filed a Notice of Appeal to appeal the Victory Court decision to the Court of Special Appeals.