Note that these are the plans for replacing the dead Giant Food shopping center on the top of the hill at N. Summit Ave/Goshen Road and Girard St. The plan would demolish the existing strip center and replace it with high-density apartments and a small amount of retail. If you have thoughts about this plan, tonight would be a good time to express them.

From the City’s website:

Agenda - Joint Work Session: Z-307 Summit Shopping Center, 2/25/2008
Posted 2/15/2008
City of Gaithersburg
JOINT WORK SESSION
Mayor and City Council
Planning Commission
Monday, February 25, 2008

7:30 p.m.

  • Z-307 - Application Requests Rezoning of a 6.58-Acre Parcel, Known as the Summit Shopping Center (Parcel N182), Located in the Northeast Quadrant of Goshen Road and Girard Street at 559 Girard Street, in Gaithersburg, Maryland, From the Existing C-2 (General Commercial) Zone to the MXD (Mixed Use Development) Zone, in Accordance with § 24-196 of the City Code (Map Amendments). The Property is Adjacent to the Hidden Creek Land Bay III. The Sketch Plan Proposes Seven 4- to 5-Story Residential Structures Containing a Range of 360 to 405 Multiple-Family Dwelling Units, up to 20,000 Square Feet of Commercial/Retail Space and Structured Parking
    Background Material - I (pdf file)
    Background Material - II