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Board denies Hidden Pond rezoning amid family‑subdivision, traffic and well concerns
Summary
The Caroline County Board of Supervisors voted to deny a request to rezone a 220‑acre parcel on Ladysmith Road to allow a 20‑lot subdivision, citing planning commission concerns about by‑right family subdivisions, traffic and groundwater; planning staff said a text amendment on family subdivisions is in progress.
The Caroline County Board of Supervisors denied RZ‑022024, a rezoning request known as Preserve at Hidden Pond, after a public hearing in which residents raised concerns about traffic, groundwater availability and the way family subdivisions are applied in rural preservation areas. The motion to deny carried after a majority vote by the board.
The rezoning sought to change a 221‑acre parcel on Ladysmith Road from Rural Preservation (RP) to Rural Residential‑2 (RR‑2) to allow 20 clustered, roughly 2‑acre lots while leaving a 167‑acre residual parcel zoned RP. Planning staff told the board the proposal would not increase by‑right density versus RP but would permit smaller clustered lots closer to the Ladysmith growth area. The planning commission recommended denial over questions about the residual parcel’s future by‑right family subdivisions and the absence of turn‑lane improvements on Ladysmith Road.
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