Developer's Application zoning LMA H159 documents : HERE (current documents are dated 8/19/2025)
Link to No Notley Townhouses Attorney's Letters
to Planning Staff (10/18/25): HERE
Link to MoCo Planning Staff Report (10/20/25): HERE
Link to MoCo Planning Hearing Documents (10/30/25): HERE
- SCROLL TO ITEM 9 "NOTLEY RD H-159"
- Includes Floating Zone Plan, Community correspondence, Schools Methodology, Traffic approval, Applicant's Response to Community Comments
Link to ZONING HEARING documents (11/6/25): HERE
- Exhibits, No Notley Townhouses Attorney Pre-Hearing Submission, community member letters, Pre-hearing statements from community members, etc
Townhouse Rezoning Application:
LMA H159 & Forest Conservation Plan F20250680
THIS PROJECT SHOULD CONCERN EVERY MOCO RESIDENT LIVING ON A TWO-LANE ROAD. This is an attempt to IGNORE the Master Plan and allow very dense developments on any two lane residential road--this Application (from Northern Virginia developer Ryan Stuart) doesn’t fall under Thrive or the Missing Middle. The land-- which fronts and exits only from Notley Rd--a two lane road --is 9 acres zoned for 18 single family homes on 1/2 acre and at a height of 40ft max. The developer is requesting 150 townhomes at a height of 60 ft. The plans call for visitor parking for approximately 20 cars. There are no sidewalks on Notley Rd and no additional places to park. There is no room for storm water pond, only a "rain garden"--the homes neighboring this site and backing to the senior apartments are already experiencing flooding from runoff.
Most of us have chosen our homes after assessing and trusting the Master Plan--and this application throws away the Master Plan--Colesville is small rural community. The density of the proposed project is not in keeping with the character of the community.
Colesville is a community where you can buy homes in the $400-500K range already--it covers bases for more affordable housing. And it is assumed the developer will be charging much more for townhomes of this scale
The egress from this property is on Notley Rd-potentially 350+ cars spilling into Notely Rd on to New Hampshire Ave , Bonifant Rd & cut through to Sherwood Forest Drive would create major traffic issues for the entire Colesville, Stonegate, Cloverly and all points north of Colesville during and beyond rush hour —adding to an already highly congested streets.
Our infrastructure for parking at the Colesville Center, post office, banks and other businesses is unable to absorb this additional density. While the developer may try to throw money to the environmental issues, engineer their way out of it and at the issue of crowding to come to the local schools--there is no way around what the traffic and change in the character that adding a very tight/no green space project like this would bring to this quiet, nature-centered community.
This dense 150 townhouse community across from Glenmont Metro has the same density, lack of green space & limited parking suggested by the Notley Rd townhome developer--so very incompatible with Colesville's green, spacious, quiet charm.