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Commission conditionally approves Chick‑fil‑A subdivision; Market Street county work will affect timing

Westminster Planning and Zoning Commission · February 19, 2026

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Summary

The Westminster Planning & Zoning Commission conditionally approved a two‑lot resubdivision to create a 2.224‑acre Chick‑fil‑A parcel and a larger Lot 2, but construction timing depends on Carroll County’s Market Street procurement and construction schedule.

The Westminster Planning & Zoning Commission conditionally approved a final subdivision plat that would create Lot 1 (about 2.224 acres) for a Chick‑fil‑A restaurant and Lot 2 (about 5.45 acres) for future commercial development, subject to the resolution of outstanding city and county comments and coordination on stormwater and roadway work.

Speaker 5, who presented the plan, said the resubdivision ‘‘will create Lot 1, which is 2.224 acres, and new Lot 2, which is 5.45… acres,’’ and noted the project is tied to a county roadway (Market Street) that runs through the site. Speaker 6 summarized the county procurement timeline for Market Street: after the bid package is released, the procurement-to‑construction start period is typically about four months, and the bid had not yet been issued; he estimated a June‑ish earliest start date for construction from the current preparations.

Commissioners pressed whether building construction for Chick‑fil‑A could begin before the county completes Market Street. Speaker 5 confirmed that planning recommended conditional approval to facilitate coordination with building permits while the county procurement proceeds; Speaker 2 moved to conditionally approve the final plat pursuant to the Westminster zoning ordinance and the staff report conditions. The commission approved the motion by voice vote.

Next steps: applicants must address outstanding city and county comments and coordinate with Carroll County on roadway design and stormwater responsibilities before final signatures and building permits proceed. The transcript records the approval as a voice vote; specific member vote counts were not recorded in the transcript.