Matan submitted Schematic Development Plan (SDP) application SDP-9759-2024 proposing to construct two buildings with up to 14,750 square feet of retail use at 715 and 725 Progress Way in the development that’s home to the relatively new Sheetz and Chick-fil-A off of 355 in Gaithersburg.
Each building is proposed to be located on its own lot, with one of the buildings (Lot 7) being a 10,100 square foot building and the other (Lot 8) being a 4,650 square foot building. A Joint Public Hearing of the Mayor and City Council and Planning Commission is scheduled for Monday, July 1, 2024. Comments on this application may be either mailed to 31 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD, 20877 or emailed to [email protected].
Per the City of Gaithersburg: This plan is in accordance with Sketch Plan SK-8180-2019, known as 700 North Frederick Avenue, approved by Resolution R-54-19. The current SDP application represents the second schematic development plan to implement sketch plan SK-8180-2019, which permits up to 650,000 square feet of commercial/employment/industrial uses. The first schematic development plan, SDP-8597-2020, was approved in 2020, followed by three final site plans that implement the SDP. Final Site Plan, SP-8848-2021, was approved on July 21, 2021 by the Planning Commission for 495,000 square feet of commercial development and an infrastructure plan, including a 1.87-acre linear park. A second Final Site Plan, SP-8948-2021 was approved on October 6, 2021 for a 5,250 square foot Chick-fil-A restaurant and drive-through and the third and final site plan under the initial schematic development plan, SP-9217-2022, was approved on August 3, 2022 for a 6,139 square foot Sheetz convenience retail with drive-through and filling station.
