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Board denies appeal; zoning certificate for Pool Road medical complex stands
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals denied an appeal by nearby resident Richard Roby and upheld the zoning administrator’s decision to issue a change‑of‑tenant zoning certificate for 688 Pool Road, concluding the property remains a legal nonconforming medical center rather than a newly prohibited drug treatment facility.
The Carroll County Board of Zoning Appeals denied an appeal challenging a zoning certificate for 688 Pool Road, a multi‑building medical office complex. Appellant Richard Roby argued the January zoning certificate named a methadone clinic and that County Ordinance 2023‑10 prohibits drug treatment facilities in R‑10000 residential districts; he asked the board to nullify the certificate and stay any permits that rely on it.
The zoning administrator, Anastasia Yemelianova, and county counsel presented decades of…
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