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Council reviews PUD rezoning proposal for large Sharpsburg Pike parcel; staff flags open‑space and integration concerns
Summary
Planning staff reviewed a PUD concept plan for about 100 acres near Sharpsburg Pike and I‑70 and told the mayor and council that open space, housing mix and sequencing raise questions about whether the project meets the city’s PUD performance standards.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Planning staff on June 10 walked the mayor and council through a proposed PUD zoning overlay and concept plan for about 100 acres near Sharpsburg Pike and the I‑70 interchange, and urged the council to weigh implementation risks, open‑space usability and whether the project meets the PUD performance standards in the city’s Land Management Code.
Deputy director for planning and zoning Stefan Bockmiller led the presentation, explaining that the PUD process allows a generalized “bubble” concept plan that can secure a zoning overlay before detailed engineering. He said the staff’s draft findings of fact address…
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