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Supervisors reject Appleland comprehensive-plan amendment after debate over historic landscape and future land use
Summary
After a public hearing and competing testimony, the Board of Supervisors voted to deny CPPA 1‑24, an applicant request to change about 96 acres from business to residential and to move the parcels into the county’s urban development area; planning staff and the applicant had recommended approval but the board split 3–4 against the amendment.
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors denied Comprehensive Plan Policy Amendment CPPA‑1‑24 (Appleland properties) after a public hearing March 26 that featured residents, staff and the applicant debating historic preservation, road alignments and the appropriate future land use.
Why it matters: the application sought to change about 96 acres from a business designation to residential and to redraw the county’s future transportation map in that area; proponents urged an age‑restricted residential use and protections for historic resources, while opponents and some supervisors said the change would conflict with broader county development goals.
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