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Panel approves McDonald’s rebuild at Back River Neck Road with staff conditions
Summary
Baltimore County Design Review Panel approved plans to raze and rebuild a freestanding McDonald’s at 205 Back River Neck Road in the Essex commercial review area, approving design elements while noting staff requests for landscape labeling, pedestrian access details and required variances (parking and zoning).
Baltimore County’s Design Review Panel on June 11 approved a proposal from McDonald’s to raze and rebuild the restaurant at 205 Back River Neck Road, endorsing the applicant’s site and architectural concept while noting staff conditions and the need for a parking variance and a special hearing for parking on a portion of residentially zoned land.
Why it matters: The site sits in the Essex commercial review area and is part of the Middleborough Plaza assembly of parcels; the applicant described a smaller but modernized building footprint and updated site work intended to improve circulation, landscaping and stormwater management.
The applicant team, led by Brandon Rao of Boller, said the proposed building…
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