Planning commission delegates several site‑plan approvals and forwards water/sewer and planning reports to county leaders

The Carroll County Planning and Zoning Commission used its June 17 session to act on multiple routine and policy items: it delegated final approval of two concept site plans to the chair, forwarded spring 2025 water‑and‑sewer amendments from four municipalities to the Board of County Commissioners for public hearing, approved a cannabis dispensary simplified site plan (including a drive‑through configuration), and adopted the county’s 2024 planning annual report and a cover letter responding to the Carroll County Public Schools Educational Facilities Master Plan.

Votes "at a glance"

- Freedom Village Taco Bell (concept site plan, S220048): The commission delegated final site‑plan approval to the chair. Project highlights from the concept review: freestanding 2,000‑square‑foot Taco Bell at 6300 Georgetown Boulevard in Commissioner District 5, conversion from a single to a double drive‑through lane (which converges to a single pickup lane), 44 parking spaces (more than required), new parking lot lighting (18‑foot and 20‑foot pole lights planned), and sidewalk proposed along Georgetown Boulevard but not along Liberty Road. The delegation vote passed 6 in favor, 1 abstention (recorded turnout: 6 yays, 1 abstain).

- Everbrook Academy (concept site plan S230016): Commissioners delegated final approval for an approximately 11,206‑square‑foot daycare/early‑learning facility proposed in Eldersburg (Lot 3B, Brevard Square Business Park). The county’s parking calculation used staffing and child counts; staff said the plan shows 27 employees and an estimated 160 children (code requires 43 spaces; the…