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Planning Commission recommends denial of proposed MU phasing text amendment, asks council for broader study
Summary
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend the City Council deny a text amendment that would let applicants ask planning staff to administratively alter mixed‑use phasing requirements; commissioners and public commenters urged a more deliberate study, public hearings and an economic analysis before delegating such authority.
The Frederick City Planning Commission on Sept. 8 recommended that City Council deny the proposed text amendment (PC-25-55 ZTA) that would have allowed mixed‑use developers to propose project‑specific phasing schedules and, in many cases, have those phasing modifications approved administratively by the planning department.
Staff and public testimony
Planning staff recommended that the commission weigh the proposed change against the Land Management Code and the 2020 Comprehensive Plan and suggested that if the commission wanted flexibility it should recommend changes carefully and conceptually, rather than turning broad discretion over to an administrative approval process. Gabrielle (staff) told the commission the ZTA should be assessed for consistency with code…
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