Nearby residents to a proposed Royal Farms on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring are appealing the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services’ ruling.
A public hearing is set for Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Board of Appeals on Maryland Avenue in Rockville.
The current use of the property in the Montgomery Hills section of Silver Spring is a 1,650-square-foot convenience store with four automobile repair bays and is called Beltway Car Care. It is located in a commercial-residential zone.
The plans call for eliminating the repair bays and converting the structure into a Royal Farms convenience store.
Several residents filed the appeal, noting that Royal Farms would increase traffic, operate 24-hours-a-day, and add light pollution to nearby homes.
Sean Segal, a resident of Woodland Drive, stated in the appeal that the property “is directly behind my house, separated only by an 18-foot alley.”
The appeal applicants argue that the building permit should not have been granted.
If the board does not reverse its permit approval and the appeal is turned down, this would be the second Royal Farms in the county. The first is located in Gaithersburg.
