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Planning commission tables rezoning of 101-acre Hester Tract after public outcry over traffic and battlefield impacts
Summary
The Frederick County Planning Commission on Dec. 4 voted to table rezoning application 09/24 for 90 days after residents, the National Park Service and preservation groups raised traffic, historic‑resource and visibility concerns about a proposed Technology Manufacturing Park near Middletown Elementary School and Cedar Creek Battlefield.
The Frederick County Planning Commission voted Dec. 4 to table rezoning application 09/24 — a request to rezone roughly 101.25 acres in the Middletown area from Rural Areas (RA) to a Technology Manufacturing Park (TM) district — after extended public comment and commission questioning about traffic impacts, historic resources and site design.
Staff planner Scott Klein presented the application and described proffers the applicant has offered to mitigate impacts, including a 10‑acre public‑use tract dedicated to Frederick County, 150‑foot landscape buffers along Valley Pike and the school boundary, variable 75‑ to 150‑foot buffers along Mustang Lane, a 10‑foot multi‑use trail along Route 11, and a $280,000 monetary contribution toward regional traffic signalization. Klein highlighted concerns that the $280,000 proffer “does not cover the full cost of what signalization would cost at those interchange intersections” and noted staff preference that developers construct…
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