Frederick County approves Appleland Properties land‑use change after contested public hearing

Feb 13, 2025

The Board of Supervisors approved a comprehensive plan amendment to reclassify four Appleland Properties parcels (about 96.8 acres) from business to residential and add them to the county’s Urban Development Area after a public hearing and debate over whether the county should preserve an existing planned roadway through the site.

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The Frederick County Board of Supervisors voted to amend the county comprehensive plan to change the future‑land‑use designation for four parcels totaling about 96.83 acres (the "Appleland Properties") from business to residential and to include the parcels within the county—nvironment's Urban Development Area.

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