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Developer seeks community-village overlay for 126-acre Taneytown tract, proposes roughly 340–375 homes
Summary
Verdon Companies and consultant CLSI presented a concept for a 126-acre project that would require a community village overlay to allow clustered lots, open space preservation and amenities; traffic, corridor preservation and eligibility for affordable-housing programs were central concerns.
Verdon Companies and planners from CLSI on March 5 introduced a concept plan for a roughly 126-acre property in Taneytown and asked the City Council to consider establishing a community village overlay to guide future development.
The CLSI representative said the parcel could yield about 375 dwelling units under the overlay, with roughly 100–105 townhomes and the balance single-family detached homes; later comments in the presentation referenced about 340 units. The developer said the plan would preserve roughly 40% of the site as open space and include amenities such as a clubhouse, pool, multipurpose courts, community gardens, dog parks and a trail network that takes advantage of the site’s overlook of Piney Creek.
The overlay request is an early step in a multi-stage process. The development team said the overlay would establish the concept and “ground…
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