IN THIS EDITION:
- KFCA Annual Election Registration Due This Monday
- Annual Lot Inspections 2025
- Register Now for Emergency Preparedness Presentation
- Notification of Rockville Commission Public Hearing
- Rockville Zoning Ordinance Rewrite and Comprehensive Map Amendment
- March Edition of the King Farm Chronicle
- Volunteer to Help Clean Up Our Stream
- This Week in Rockville
- KFCA Upcoming Board & Committee Meetings
- King Farm Neighbors Village (KFNV) Activities
- City of Rockville Police Department
REQUIREMENTS TO VOTE IN THE KFCA ANNUAL ELECTION
On April 23, 2025, King Farm Citizens Assembly (“KFCA”) will hold its Annual Meeting and Election to elect four (4) Citizens to the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Assembly: three (3) open seats held for a two-year term and one (1) open seat held for a one-year term.
All King Farm Titleholders and Citizens who are eighteen years or over, must be current within 30 days of the due date of financial obligations to the Assembly, and are registered with the Assembly are qualified voters and may vote.
All Citizen [resident] titleholders of single-family homes, townhomes, and condominium units, as shown on the Assembly’s records, are automatically registered.
NOTE: Non-resident Titleholders are NOT eligible to vote in the election per the governing documents.
All other persons who wish to vote, including tenants and other occupants of a King Farm residence who are not listed with the Assembly as the owner(s) of record, are required to complete a Citizen Registration Form* annually to register as Citizens with the Assembly and to vote in Assembly elections.
REGISTRATION FORMS ARE DUE BY THIS MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM.
If you are NOT a Citizen Titleholder on-file with the Assembly and have not registered by the deadline, you are not permitted to vote in the election.
*Management will verify proof of residency.
(*signed lease, state issued license or ID, and/or confirmation from the registered owner may be requested)
. The Citizen Registration form is available on the King Farm website: https://kingfarm.org/annual-meeting-election/. All forms will be verified (signed lease, state issued driver’s license, and/or owner verification).
If you have any questions, please email Management at management@kingfarm.org or call 301-987-0122.
ANNUAL PROPERTY LOT INSPECTIONS
Periodic exterior inspections of the homes/lots in King Farm are important for ensuring all property owners are adhering to the maintenance standards listed in the governing documents. These standards contribute to enhancing curb appeal and property values.
HOA Inspections USA, an independent inspection company, will take photos of homes as part of the inspection process. The photographer will be identifiable by their colored safety vest. The photographer will be using cameras to take photos of homes from common/public areas.
The photographer will NOT discuss what issues may be cited for yours or anyone else’s property.
If maintenance items are identified, a notice from HOA Inspections USA will be sent via USPS mail and by email, if on file with the management office. Email notifications will only be sent for the initial notice if there is a primary email address on file and if there are violation items cited for the property.
PLEASE MARK THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESSES
AS SAFE SENDERS:
management@kingfarm.org via senearthcomail.comsource.com
management-kingfarm.org@shared1.ccsend.com
IF YOUR PROPERTY IS CITED,
the notice below will be mailed to your address on record with the management office.
You will need to CHECK YOUR MAIL.
The initial notice will provide a compliance date to bring the noted items into compliance. If the items are not brought into compliance, then a Final Notice/ Intent to Hold Hearing will be sent via USPS mail, email and posted to the property address door.
INITIAL NOTICES HAVE BEEN SENT FOR THE FOLLOWING STREETS:
FALCON PARK LN, MAPLE GROVE LN, RIDGEMONT AVE & SILVER GLADE PL
If you have any questions,
please contact the Management Office at
301-987-0122 or management@kingfarm.org.
LEARN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FROM THE PROS
The Emergency Preparedness presentation will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the Saddle Ridge Community Center at 300 Saddle Ridge Circle. This event is open to King Farm residents.
With so many things happening in the world these days – pandemics, fires, hurricanes, flooding, etc. we want King Farm residents to be prepared for anything! Most King Farm neighbors are not prepared in the event an emergency or disaster were to happen here.
The Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will be visiting the King Farm Saddle Ridge Community to offer information about preparing for disasters.
During the presentation, Emergency Management Specialists will discuss some of the major hazards that Montgomery County faces and some specific steps you can take to prepare for them, along with information on how to write a plan and build a kit that will help you prepare for an emergency.
Please RSVP by CLICKING HERE.
NOTIFICATION OF ROCKVILLE COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING
Rockville’s Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing at Rockville City Hall at 111 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850 on March 26, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as it may be heard in connection with the preliminary annexation plan associated with Annexation Petition ANX2023-00147. The petitioners are the Mayor and Council of Rockville.
The petition seeks to expand the city’s northern boundaries by annexing approximately 107.9 acres of land owned by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, containing the Shady Grove Metro Station, which also includes ±2.92 acres of land owned by CSX Transportation, Inc.
The zoning requested under the City of Rockville’s zoning ordinance is MXTD (Mixed Use Transit District).
This email serves as an official letter of notification as required by Section 25.05.03 of Rockville’s Zoning Ordinance that the Planning Commission will be holding a Public Hearing regarding the proposed annexation on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Advertising for the Public Hearing will be in accordance with the Section 25.02.04 d.2 of Rockville’s Zoning Ordinance. The Local Government Article, Section 4-415 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, requires that the Annexation Plan must be adopted by the legislative body of the Municipality.
Testimony will be accepted in any or all the following ways:
- Testify at the public hearing on March 26, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. The Planning Commission is conducting hybrid meetings that allow for both in-person and virtual participation via Webex. Email jwasilak@rockvillemd.gov before 4:00 p.m. on March 26, 2025, to register and participate in person or virtually at the meeting. Spoken testimony is limited to three minutes for individuals, or five minutes, if representing a group.
- Email testimony to planning.commission@rockvillemd.gov. Please identify in the subject line that the testimony is for “ANX2023-00147.”
- Mail testimony to: City of Rockville Planning Commission, c/o Manisha Tewari, 111 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850
Information on the project, including the Preliminary Annexation Plan that is the primary topic for the public hearing, is available at 15903 Somerville Drive (Annexation of the Shady Grove Metro Station) | Rockville, MD – Official Website
Please feel free to contact Manisha Tewari at mtewari@rockvillemd.gov or by calling 240-314-8213 with any questions.
Rockville Zoning Ordinance Rewrite and Comprehensive Map Amendment
The City of Rockville is currently undergoing a Zoning Ordinance Rewrite (ZOR) and Comprehensive Map Amendment (CMA). This is a comprehensive initiative to update the city’s zoning ordinance and zoning map to ensure that regulations better implement the city’s vision and goals, support current policy and trends, and make the ordinance easy to use. A key component of this project is to comprehensively amend the zoning map in alignment with the recommendations of the Rockville 2040 Comprehensive Plan. To learn more about the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite & Comprehensive Map Amendment and “subscribe” to updates, visit engagerockville.com/ZoningRewrite.
We recently released a map of parcels proposed for rezoning through this effort, as they were identified in the Rockville 2040 Comprehensive Plan. You can view a map of all properties in Rockville proposed to be rezoned here. We reached out to neighborhood associations during and after the Rockville 2040 Comprehensive Plan process when rezoning was proposed, and we are reaching out again now that it is in the process of being implemented to make sure our neighborhood groups are aware of this effort. There are no properties within King Farm proposed for a zoning change, however there are some properties off Piccard Drive that are proposed to be rezoned from an employment zone to a mixed use zone.
We will ramping up our public engagement effort this summer and anticipate a series of meetings for the community to take place between May – September. We encourage interested residents of King Farm to subscribe to the Engage Rockville page to hear about public meetings, opportunities for feedback and to track the project as it progresses through its review and adoption phase. Alternatively, questions can be directed to zoning@rockvillemd.gov or 240-314-8200.
To view past email newsletters and other updates,
please visit the King Farm website under ‘Stay Informed‘.
The King Farm website, www.kingfarm.org, is your best resource
for staying up-to-date with all things King Farm!
VOLUNTEER TO CLEAN UP OUR STREAM
Come on out!
Our area will be honoring the Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup on Saturday, April 26, 2025. A group of volunteers working with the City of Rockville and King Farm Board of Trustees will be removing litter along the King Farm Stream Valley Park, known as Watts Branch I.
WHEN: Saturday, April 26, 9 AM to 12 PM
WHERE: Meet at the Gazebo on Watkins Overlook at the bottom of Crooked Creek Drive
This activity is approved for MCPS Student Service Learning Hours and there will be forms at the check-in desk when you arrive. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult and under 18 must arrive with parental permission.
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UPCOMING BOARD & COMMITTEE MEETINGS
BOT typically meets on the 3rd Wednesday every other month.
Next BOT Meeting: May 21, 2025 @ 6:30 pm
Minutes, Agendas, and other info for BOT: https://kingfarm.org/board-of-trustees/
BOCC typically meets on the 2nd Monday of the month.
Next BOCC Regular Meeting: April 21, 2025* (3rd Monday)
@ 7:00 pm
Minutes, Agendas, and other info for BOCC: https://kingfarm.org/board-of-code-compliance/
ADT typically meets on the second Wednesday of the month.
Applications due by the 20th of the month to be reviewed at the next meeting
Next ADT Meeting: April 9, 2025 @ 4:30 pm
Minutes, Agendas, and other info for ADT: https://kingfarm.org/architectural-design-trust/
MEETINGS ARE HELD VIA ZOOM AND REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Contact Management if you need assistance.
Meeting changes will be sent via email blast and/or posted on the website.
King Farm Neighbors Village (KFNV) Activities March 2025
CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Website: https://www.kfnv.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kingfarmneighborsvillage
Email: kfnvinfo@gmail.com
Voicemail: (301) 799-8104
CLICK HERE to read the Weekly Crime Report
courtesy of the Rockville City Police Department.
RockView Program
If you have a ring camera (or other front door/doorbell camera), you can register it with the RCPD. The RockView program allows residents and business owners to voluntary register their privately owned video security camera systems with the RCPD. Registration in the RockView program does not enable law enforcement to view camera footage without an owner’s permission. However, the RockView program will allow city police to quickly identify security cameras that may have captured criminal activity when a crime is reported nearby. For more information about the RockView program, click here.
If you have a crime or concern to report, please contact the Rockville City Police Department at:
Non-Emergency: 240-314-8900
Emergency: 9-1-1
2 W. Montgomery Ave, Rockville, Maryland 20850
Stay connected with breaking news and information from RCPD on:
Facebook – @RockvilleCityPolice
Twitter – @RockvilleCityPD
Instagram – @RockvilleCityPolice
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