Board approves two zoning updates to encourage mixed‑use development

Dec 10, 2025

Frederick County’s Board of Supervisors approved two ordinance amendments: removal of the 100‑acre minimum and the 4‑du/acre cap for the R‑4 district, and a change to the TNDB overlay raising maximum height to 60 feet and removing a habitable‑floors cap, both recommended unanimously by the planning commission.

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The Frederick County Board of Supervisors voted to approve two zoning ordinance amendments intended to make certain mixed‑use and higher‑density developments easier to implement.

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