Planning commission recommends removing data centers and the TM zoning district from Frederick County code
The planning commission voted Aug. 31 to recommend an ordinance amendment that would remove data centers as permitted or conditional uses in specified districts — and to remove the TM Technology Manufacturing Park zoning district — forwarding both recommendations to the Board of Supervisors for final action Sept. 23, 2026.
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After extensive public comment and presentations from county staff and outside counsel, the Frederick County Planning Commission voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors remove references to data centers from the county zoning ordinance and to eliminate the TM Technology Manufacturing Park zoning district.
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