Change Coming Down the Pike in 2018

www.howardcountymd.gov/Departments/Planning-and-Zoning/ Boards-and-Commissions/Design-Advisory-Panel and click on “Past Meeting Materials.”

Limestone Valley Continuing Care Retirement Community: Erickson Living, LLC’s plans were reviewed by the DAP on December 6. To view the DAP’s recommendations, visit the link provided above. Since then, Erickson has been integrating the comments and making modifications to the plans. They are expected to present revised plans to the DAP in January. Erickson will then file the official petition to change the properties’ zoning to a Community Enhancement Floating zone. The Planning Board will hold a minimum of one public meeting to consider this zoning change and the General Plan amendment needed to expand public water and sewer to the site.

Simpson Oaks: The Preliminary Plan for the Simpson Oaks residential development, located on Grace Drive, has been approved by the County. Chesapeake Realty Partners will submit the construction drawings for the first phase of the project to the County in early 2018.

New Cell Tower: In mid-December, Calvert Crossland, LLC began construction of the new cell tower on W.R. Grace property. The tower will be stacked around January 21. The service providers will be installed, moved over and in service no later than May 2018.

Clarksville Commons: New retailers will continue to fill Clarksville Commons in 2018. In early January, Food Plenty restaurant will open. Food Plenty will be the third restaurant opened by the Victoria Restaurant Group, with the first two being Victoria Gastro Pub and Manor Hill Tavern. Also in early 2018, Victoria and Albert Hair Studio will be relocating to the Commons from their Columbia location. Everett Jewelers will move from the River Hill Village Center to the Commons in 2018. In early February, look for Rick Everett and his team in the small stone building at the front of the complex.