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Berkeley Group finds gaps in Frederick County zoning; recommends phased rewrite, clearer code
Summary
A Berkeley Group diagnostic presented to Frederick County officials found roughly 44% of mandatory state zoning provisions reflected in the county ordinance, flagged organizational and compliance gaps, and recommended a phased update with prioritization of state-code alignment, clearer formatting, and targeted administrative waivers.
A joint work session of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission heard on the Berkeley Group’s diagnostic report for the county zoning ordinance, which found significant gaps between local rules and state requirements and recommended a phased approach to reform.
Caroline VanTurf, senior planner with Berkeley Group, told the board that just over half of zoning-related state regulations are mandatory for localities and that about 44% of those mandatory sections are reflected in Frederick County’s current ordinance while roughly 30% are not reflected and about 20% are only partially reflected. "That is not to say that the county is not doing these things in practice," VanTurf said, "but when it's not stated clearly in…
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