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Planning commission weighs request to let developer advance assisted-living site plan while PEC appeal remains pending
Summary
Developers asked Sykesville's Planning Commission to allow simultaneous review of a PEC amendment and a site plan for Parcel B (an assisted-living facility); commissioners voiced legal and procedural concerns and deferred to a prior zoning-administrator determination.
On April 6, 2026, the Sykesville Planning Commission heard a request from Forkfield Companies and their contract purchaser, Thrive, to allow a concurrent review of a PEC (planned employment center) amendment and a site plan for Parcel B so the buyer can advance an assisted-living project.
"For the record, Steve McCleaf for Forkfield Companies," said Steve McCleaf, the property owner's representative, who told the commission the applicants understand the financial risks of moving forward while a separate PEC concept plan remains under appeal. McCleaf said much of the work for Parcels E and F, Parkside at Warfield and Parcel D would be identical across the competing plans and asked the…
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