Rockville 2040, Historical District Hearing On Council Agenda

ROCKVILLE, MD — The mayor and council are set to discuss two planning areas of the Rockville 2040 plan at the city council's 7 p.m. meeting Monday.

The two areas — one and three — are home to the Town Center, Hungerford, New Mark Commons and Lynnfield. The priorities for the Town Center (area one), as outlined in the draft plan, include expanding a pedestrian bridge over MD-335 to become a promenade, redesigning Promenade Park and developing the parking lot at Maryland Avenue and East Middle Lane as a mixed-use development, including commerce.

Recommended projects for area three include assessing demand for equipment, shelter and facilities at Elwood State Park; improving lighting in the pedestrian tunnel under Maryland Avenue; and working to ease traffic at a few intersections, including the Falls Road and Maryland Avenue intersection and the Falls Road/I-270 interchange.

Beall House Hearing

The mayor and council will open the floor for a public hearing early in the meeting, to discuss a map amendment that would make a local home part of a historic district. The property at the corner of Forest Avenue and Beall Avenue was built in 1913 by Franklin H. Karn, whose family built many homes in the West End, according to a report from the Historic District Commission.

The house is part of "Beall's Subdivision," the plan constructed by Rockville resident Margaret Beall in the late nineteenth century to subdivide land for homes in the area. The current owners, who bought the house in 2020, are seeking the historical designation.

Other Business

Other items on tonight's agenda include a COVID-19 update, a presentation of the District 17 2021 State Legislative Session Wrap-Up Report and proclamations to declare June as Pride Month, a National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, and June 14 as Flag Day.

Residents can tune into Monday night's remote meeting can watch on Rockville 11, channel 11 on county cable, livestreamed at www.rockvillemd.gov/rockville11, or on Tuesday morning at www.rockvillemd.gov/videoondemand.

Find the full agenda and additional documents here.

Read more about the plans for Rockville 2040's area one plan here.

Read more about plans for Rockville 2040's are three plan here.

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