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Commission reviews concept plan for VAPCO contractor equipment storage yard near Taneytown
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission reviewed a concept site plan for a three-acre contractor equipment storage yard for VAPCO just outside Taneytown. No formal action was required; the project previously received conditional use approval from the Board of Zoning Appeals subject to three conditions.
The Carroll County Planning & Zoning Commission heard a concept site-plan presentation for a three-acre contractor equipment storage yard for VAPCO on a parcel adjacent to the Taneytown municipal boundary. The applicant presented file S240009 and staff said no formal commission action was required at the concept stage; the commission retains the authority to delegate final approval to the chair.
Planning staff said the overall ownership parcel is roughly 78–80 acres but is split by Crouse Mill Road and a railroad. The proposed contractor equipment area is on the parcel’s southwestern portion and would be used to stage finished cooling equipment from VAPCO’s nearby headquarters before off-site shipment. David Becraft, Bureau of Development Review staff, summarized the project and noted…
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