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Planning Commission approves Cabana Air hangar, allows landscaping modifications and an airport forestation fee-in-lieu
Summary
The commission approved a 32,887-square-foot hangar and related site plan at Frederick Municipal Airport, granted three landscaping modifications because of FAA wildlife and obstruction concerns, and approved a combined forest conservation plan that requires a $14,897 fee-in-lieu for reforestation.
The Frederick City Planning Commission approved final site plan PC24554 for a 32,887-square-foot Cabana Air hangar at Frederick Municipal Airport Monday and granted three modifications to standard city landscaping rules, citing Federal Aviation Administration guidance that discourages tree plantings near active airfields.
Staff recommended the modifications and the site plan. The requested landscaping adjustments were: eliminate the requirement to plant one tree per 6,000 square feet of lot area; waive the requirement for one street tree per 50 feet of road frontage along Buckheimer Road; and allow parking-lot interior planting areas to omit shade trees while maintaining the required…
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