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Frostburg board approves special exception for indoor mushroom operation in C‑1 district
Summary
The Frostburg Board of Zoning Appeals on Dec. 3 approved a special‑exception request to allow an artisan, small‑scale indoor mushroom manufacturing use in the C‑1 University Corridor Mixed Use District after hearing from the applicants and discussing tenant notification and spore‑mitigation measures, including HEPA filtration.
The Frostburg Board of Zoning Appeals voted to approve a special‑exception application allowing an artisan small‑scale indoor mushroom manufacturing operation in the C‑1 University Corridor Mixed Use District, following testimony from the applicants and a planning commission recommendation.
Justin Tippen, the applicant, told the board the proposed operation would be located in a large basement at the subject property and would not involve on‑site sales or large delivery trucks. "The mushrooms don't put off any odor as they're growing," Tippen said, adding the building already has sprinklers and that he had contacted the fire marshal for a site walkthrough.
Corey Hyman, a partner on the project, described production…
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