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Planning commission backs rezoning for Route 7 self‑storage despite neighborhood objections
Summary
The Frederick County Planning Commission voted to recommend rezoning 2.38 acres along Route 7 from B‑1 to B‑2 with proffers limiting use to indoor self‑storage and operation hours; neighbors raised concerns about noise, flooding, tree removal and property values.
The Frederick County Planning Commission voted Feb. 19 to recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve rezoning 2.38 acres along Route 7 from B‑1 (Neighborhood Business) to B‑2 (General Business) to allow a self‑storage facility, with proffers limiting the site to indoor self‑storage and restricting generator/testing hours and operation hours.
The proposal includes a generalized development plan showing a two‑to‑three‑story self‑storage building of roughly 40,000 square feet, a new entrance from eastbound Route 7 with an eastbound right‑turn lane and deceleration taper, and an exit lane with acceleration taper. The applicant proffered that the development will generally conform to the GDP and that outdoor trailer storage would be prohibited.
“This rezoning is not in conformance with the comprehensive plan,” planning staff said in presenting the item, noting the site’s long‑range land use designation as residential;…
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