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Frederick County amends zoning rules to ease gravel requirement for special-event parking
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved an amendment to Chapter 165 of the zoning ordinance to remove a blanket gravel parking requirement for special-event facilities and allow alternative stabilized surfaces, with conditions for emergency access and high-frequency uses.
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors voted Jan. 8 to amend county zoning rules for special-event facilities, removing a strict requirement that all off-street parking for those uses be surfaced with gravel.
County planning staff said the change, to Chapter 165 (zoning ordinance) part 204 section 30, was proposed after applicants and staff raised concerns that mandatory gravel parking forces property owners to gravely large areas of productive farmland and imposes substantial upfront costs for facilities used infrequently.
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