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Frederick County board denies Fruit Hill rezoning after residents and staff cite traffic and data‑center concerns
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted to deny Rezoning 624 (Fruit Hill), a proposed mixed business/industrial development that would have included up to 2.4 million sq ft of industrial/warehouse space and a 300,000 sq ft parcel reserved for a possible data center. Concerns centered on traffic impacts, the I‑81/Route 11 interchange and community noise and water use.
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors voted to deny Rezoning 624 — a proposal to rezone about 220 acres near Exit 323 into 189 acres of M1 light industrial, 20.64 acres of TM (technology/manufacturing) and 10.34 acres of B2 general business — after residents, staff and board members raised concerns about transportation impacts and the potential for data‑center development.
Planning staff told the board the application would enable roughly 2,400,000 square feet of buildings and proffers reserved 300,000 square feet in the TM parcel specifically for a potential data center. Staff flagged that an estimated 85% of the overall buildout would be warehousing/distribution — not the mixed office‑industrial uses envisioned in the Northeast Land Use Plan — and noted the traffic impact…
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