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Walkersville Planning Commission Meeting

The Town of Walkersville’s Planning Commission will meet only once this month on Tuesday, November 18th at 7:30 p.m in the Walkersville Town Hall. The Planning Commission plans to continue and possibly forward several ordinances to the Burgess and Town Commissioners for approval. They have been working on these ordinances for most of the year. The agenda includes the following ordinaces: Ordinance 2014-06 Obstructions to View at Intersections Ordinance 2014-07 Fence Regulations Ordinance 2014- Nonconforming Structures and Uses Ordinance 2014- Old Town Mixed Use Revisions The public is welcome to…

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Hercules Additions, Narrowing Roads, and Non-Conforming Properties

The Town of Walkersville’s Planning Commission will meet Tuesday evening for their monthly public hearing. The meeting will be held in the hearing room of Town Hall at 7:30 p.m. Hercules Custom Iron will present their case for approval of several additions to their commercial property. The Planning Commission will continue their discussion of modifying Old Town Mixed Use district and non-conforming lots and structures. Following the Burgess and Town Commissioners direction at their last meeting, the Planning Commission will discuss modifying the town’s design standards for pavement widths and…

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Walkersville Rezoning Withdrawn

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…

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