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Road Widths in Walkersville

October 23, 2014October 22, 2014 Michael KusterBell Property, burgess, development, Donald Schildt, Planning Commission, Ralph Whitmore, road width, roads, Town Commissioners

The Town of Walkersville’s Planning Commission asked the Burgess and Town Commissioners for their permission to explore modifying the Town’s Design Manual. Specifically, they would like to allow for more narrow streets and change cul-de-sac length requirments within neighborhoods. The issue continues to rise during site plan reviews when developers have to meet Maryland storm run-off requirements due to the amount of pavement the Town of Walkersville requirements. Last week, developers of the Bell Farm on Fountain Rock Road presented their updated plans during a public workshop. The Planning Commission…

Walkersville Rezoning Withdrawn

September 25, 2014September 24, 2014 GladeValley.net StaffBell Property, development, Fences, intersections, Old Town Mixed Use, Planning Commission, rezoning, set-backs

The Pratt Family on Maple Avenue hoped to convince the Walkersville Planning Commission to rezone their property from Residential to Old Town Mixed Use Tuesday evening. After hearing from staff and the applicants, the Planning Commission explained that Maryland law forbids them from recommending a rezoning unless there was a mistake in the zoning of the property during the last comprehensive re-zoning of the whole town or if the character of the neighborhood had changed dramatically. The Planning Commission could not find either of these to be true. Commissioner…