Mount Airy commissioners support drafting simplified site-plan process for small projects

Apr 29, 2025

Planning staff presented a draft simplified site-plan process modeled on Carroll County rules to expedite small-scale commercial changes under a 5,000-square-foot disturbance threshold; commissioners expressed general support and requested clear criteria on adequate public facilities and review timing before any ordinance is drafted.

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Town Planner John introduced a draft simplified site-plan process at the April meeting of the Town of Mount Airy Planning Commission, proposing an expedited review pathway based on Carroll County’s model for projects with previously disturbed impervious area and cumulative disturbance up to 5,000 square feet.

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