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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn’t there also a large development project planned for the Stonestreet area?  I remember hearing about it, but would have to look up details.  Will that be additional housing units feeding into JW and RM?[/quote]

https://www.rockvillemd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/28548/Stonestreet-Corridor-Study---Final---May-11-2018

They plan to rezone some of the area from Single Family Residential (R-60) to Mixed Use Neighborhood Commercial (MXNC) and Residential Medium Density (RMD-15), which will allow duplexes, quads, townhouses and stacked flats.  [/quote]

There is nothing planned. The rezoning is in hope of getting some development there. [b]It's not going to happen in the SFH areas without City using eminent domain[/b], which is not going to happen. Plus, this area is zoned for Rockville, not RM.[/quote]

If the zoning allows duplexes, triplexes, quads, townhouses, and stacked flats, then they will get built if builders think the demand is there. No need for eminent domain.

I think this is a good thing. The City of Minneapolis just voted to eliminate single-family-detached as a zoning category. Residential structures with up to 3 units will now be allowed in every neighborhood.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/13/us/minneapolis-single-family-zoning.html[/quote]

Two things.

Minneapolis is a CITY.  A large, urban area.  Rockville is NOT.  People move to Rockville to live in the suburbs.  If people want to live in a high density area, there are tons of options around here - DC anyone?  Tysons Corner?  Crystal City?  Bethesda?

Also, how do they plan to handle parking?  My MIL's neighbor in Silver Spring turned a SFH into an illegal duplex and there are 6 cars parked there daily.  Not enough space for them, and it's become somewhat of a safety issue, with cars parked everywhere, and blocking access to driveways, etc.

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