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Planning commission discusses overlay to allow daycare, small services and limited solar in industrial district
Summary
Commissioners and staff discussed zoning changes to allow limited ancillary uses near major manufacturers and to add rules for ground-mounted solar in the restricted industrial district; staff proposed an overlay approach and flagged issues including land-use priorities, PFAS and electric-grid stability.
The Taneytown Planning Commission discussed zoning changes that could allow limited ancillary uses—such as day-care centers, small medical or retail support services—near large manufacturing parcels in the restricted industrial district, and the commission considered how to treat ground-mounted solar on industrial property.
Staff said FlowServe and EVAPCO had asked about more flexibility that would permit employee-serving uses near their operations. Commissioners…
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