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Commission approves concept plan for Smithfield Park Apartments, 76 units; trailer-park displacement and wetland buffers discussed
Summary
The St. Mary's County Planning Commission approved the concept site plan for Smithfield Park Apartments (case 07-13200027), a proposed 76-unit multifamily project in the Lexington Park Development District, and required the footbridge over wetlands be shown on final plans.
The St. Mary's County Planning Commission approved a concept site plan for Smithfield Park Apartments (case 07-13200027), a proposed 76-unit multifamily project in the Lexington Park Development District.
David Berry of the Department of Land Use and Growth Management said staff found no issues that would prevent a favorable concept determination and that final findings for adequate public facilities would be made administratively by the planning director prior to final site-plan approval. Berry noted the project lies in a high-density zoning district and that the county's Annual Growth Policy permits 100 multifamily units per year; the 76 units therefore comply with the policy's…
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