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Planning commission approves Frederick Youth Center site plan, allows forest-conservation and landscaping modifications

City of Frederick Planning Commission · February 9, 2026
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Summary

The commission unanimously approved the Frederick Youth Center final site plan and multiple modifications including a reduction in required parking (37 to 35), targeted lighting allowances for safety, reductions to street-tree and buffer requirements, and a specimen-tree modification tied to critical-root-zone impacts, with staff conditions for final recording.

The Planning Commission voted 4-0 to approve the final site plan for the Frederick Youth Center at South End Park and to grant multiple requested modifications on Feb. 9.

Staff said the project repurposes a vacant office building for use as a youth center, includes a 623-square-foot addition, and requested six modifications: meeting forest conservation requirements via a combination of street-tree…

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