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Commission reviews preliminary site plan for storage facility; asks for renderings, clarifies flood‑plain and trash handling
Summary
Bill Brennan of B & R Design presented a preliminary site plan for a self‑storage facility on behalf of owner/contract purchaser Eric Kinerman; the Planning Commission treated the item as a presentation and raised questions about landscaping references, an ADA space, trash handling, signage, barbed wire fencing and floodplain study requirements.
Bill Brennan of B & R Design Group updated the Taneytown Planning Commission on a proposed self‑storage facility, saying the project has a concept plan approval and that a preliminary site plan has been filed with county and state agencies. The presentation was for information only; commissioners raised several technical and design questions and asked the applicant to address county comments before returning for additional review.
Brennan said the project team refiled the preliminary site plan with county and state agencies and that the state has not returned comments since it previously approved the entrance; the project is awaiting county planning and DPW comments and must manage an MDE wetlands permit that the team needs to modify before an upcoming permit expiration. “We refiled a preliminary site plan with the county and the state,” Brennan said. He added that the MDE permit will need to be modified and that the existing permit is due to expire in May.
Commission questions and staff direction: Commissioners asked the applicant to correct references on the landscape plan that currently list Frederick County requirements rather than Carroll County; Brennan said he would revise that. On parking, staff pointed out the plan shows an ADA space; Brennan said operations will not rely on on‑site parking and that customers are expected to park at their units, but he acknowledged the ADA space is required by code for a commercial site and will remain. Commissioners asked where trash would be handled; Brennan said the owner anticipates customers hauling waste away and that the operator prefers not to provide a dumpster, citing past problems with illegal furniture and debris at other sites; the commission asked the applicant to provide a clear trash plan for the file.
Design and safety items: Commissioners asked to see color renderings of building elevations and illustration of the sign the applicant will seek under a separate sign permit; Brennan agreed to provide graphics. The applicant agreed to remove barbed wire from the top of the proposed perimeter fence after a commissioner objected to that detail. On floodplain requirements, Brennan said the county letter requests a floodplain study because the site is within 10 vertical feet of the floodplain elevation, but he said MDE and the town engineer have indicated the state permit and their review do not require an additional floodplain study; the commission asked staff to clarify that point with the county and record the determination.
Next steps: Brennan said the team will address landscape, grading and other county comments and return to the commission. The item was informational only; commissioners did not take a vote on site approval at this meeting.
