Zoning and Land Use

Overview

RWL’s Zoning and Land Use group provides services throughout suburban Maryland, primarily focusing on Montgomery and Prince George’s counties and their municipalities.  We work with clients on a variety of projects, including multi-family development (affordable and market-rate), industrial projects such as warehouses and self-storage, and institutional uses such as churches, cemeteries, and golf courses. 

The Zoning and Land Use group has in-depth knowledge of and experience with the planning departments, permitting agencies, and regulatory bodies in these jurisdictions, including the Montgomery County and Prince George’s County Planning Departments, Planning Boards, and County Councils; Montgomery County and Prince George’s County Boards of Appeals and Hearing Examiners; Rockville Planning Commission and Mayor and Council; and various other planning commissions and city councils.  We assist our clients beginning with due diligence at the inception of a project, through regulatory review, and pride ourselves on our responsiveness to our clients as well as our relationships that we have established over the years with our clients and reviewing authorities.

Representative projects include:

• Approval of the first Mixed-Income Housing Community (MIHC) plan in Montgomery County, for 154 units of affordable housing.
• Approval of a Major Departure to reduce the parking requirements for a church in Prince George’s County so that it can provide wraparound services for the community in addition to the place of worship.
• Approval of a mixed-use building, including 437 multi-family residential units, in the City of Rockville.
• Approval of a mixed-use building, including 330 multi-family residential units, in Montgomery County.
• Approval of significant renovations to an existing golf course in Montgomery County.
• Approval of expansion of an existing cemetery in Prince George’s County.
• Approval of construction of a new warehouse in Prince George’s County.