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Stephens City council adopts rezoning for 9-acre West Wynd parcel
Summary
The Stephens City Town Council voted Feb. 4 to rezone nine acres at the West Wynd boundary from industrial (I-1) to Newtown Development District (NDD); the planning commission recommended the change and the applicant said no development would occur until rezoning was finalized.
The Stephens City Town Council voted Feb. 4 to rezone a nine-acre parcel at the West Wynd boundary from I-1 (industrial) to NDD (Newtown Development District).
Evan Wyatt of Greenway Engineering presented the rezoning request at the council's public hearing and said the proposed mixed-use designation was consistent with the project's proffers. "There would be no development until this was rezoned," Wyatt told the council, and he said the application materials had been submitted to Frederick County with no feedback.
Councilman Linden A. Fravel Jr., speaking on a planning recommendation, made the motion to adopt the zoning change. The motion carried with recorded aye votes from Councilors Ronald Bowers, Linden A. Fravel Jr., Joseph W. Hollis, Tina Stevens and Regina Swygert-Smith; Councilor Jason Nauman was recorded absent.
The rezoning changes the parcel's allowed uses by moving it from an industrial zoning category to a mixed-use Newtown Development District; the council record and the applicant's presentation did not list a development plan or timeline. The council did not attach additional proffers or conditions beyond those presented by the applicant.
Next steps are administrative: the rezoning will be reflected in town records and the applicant and county will continue any required coordination with Frederick County as noted in the hearing record. The council did not specify an effective date beyond the formal vote taken at the Feb. 4 meeting.
