The Frederick Planning Commission convened on June 12, 2023, at 6:00 PM at City Hall. The meeting covered routine consent items, continuances, architectural reviews, a three-year extension of a site plan, and two major annexation proposals. A lengthy debate on a text amendment to the Carroll Creek Overlay District ended in a tie vote, resulting in a continuance to July 10, 2023. The commission also recommended approval of two annexations (Toms and Mercer properties) totaling 242.7 acres for light industrial zoning, with conditions.
It's o'clock. And I'm calling the meeting to order. It is uh welcome to the June 12th 2023 um hearing of the planning commission. Um before we start tonight's proceedings, I'd like to give um a little bit of background of the planning commission and the procedures that we're following this evening. Members of the planning commission are all residents of the city and are volunteers appointed by the mayor and the board of aldermen. The commission is made up of five regular members and one alternate. Its powers and duties are assigned by the charter of the city of Frederick and described in section 202 of the land management code. In support of the planning commission, staff members from the city's planning, engineering, and legal departments are all in attendance. Tonight's cases have all been appropriately advertised pursuant to section 301 of the land management code. Um the procedure, the order that we will be following for the meeting tonight is um the introduction of the case, and then followed by the presentation of the case and the initial recommendation by staff. We'll have commissioned questioning of the staff, and then we'll have the applicant or authorized agents' remarks regarding the case, followed by commission questioning of the authorized agent or applicant. Public comment, followed by applicant or authorized agent rebuttal to public comment. Finally, any um commission discussion and questions for staff and our commission action. So anybody wishing to speak tonight regarding any application must be sworn in prior to giving their remarks. Um this includes applicants, um staff, any of the members of the public who want to make public comment. Um so at this time I'm going to do a group swearing in, and um I will ask everybody to stand and raise your right hand. And do you solemnly swear or affirm that the responses given in the statements made in this hearing before the planning commission will be the whole truth and if nothing but the truth? If so, say I do. Thank you very much. So we will start by turning it over to Gabrielle for announcements. Thank you very much. Good evening, everyone. Um, just a couple of announcements. Next Monday is Juneteenth, so the city offices are closed, which means we'll have some adjustments to our schedule. The planning commission workshop will be on Tuesday, the 20th, and we actually have an earlier start time than normal. Regularly, we start at two, but we are going to start at 1 p.m. next Tuesday. Uh, and that's just due to the anticipated length of the agenda, and hopefully get all our items in before um the next meeting that evening, which is our planning department community hour meeting, and that's at 6 p.m. Also on the 20th, regularly scheduled for the 19th, but we won't be here. Uh and that starts at 6 p.m. The agenda and the PowerPoint presentation for the community meeting are online on the city's public meeting page, and our agenda for the workshop and those staff reports should be online hopefully by the end of the day tomorrow. And then just one other announcement. Um, we'll not be holding our citywide planning department community outreach meeting in the month of July. Uh so we'll meet again in August, and that will cover any projects that were submitted in the months of July or August. So hopefully we'll have a good agenda that month. And that's all I have. Great, thank you. Um so the next item on our agenda is the minutes. And um the first item I'm seeking approval for the May 8th, 2023 Planning Commission meeting minutes. I move for the approval of the May 8th, 2023 Planning Commission meeting minutes. Second. So that is a motion by Commissioner Beattie and approval. I mean a second by Commissioner Manellus, all in favor. Aye. Okay. That's unanimous. Next is the May 15th, 2023 Planning Commission Workshop minutes. And move for the approval of the May 15, 2023 Planning Commission workshop minutes. Second. That is a motion by Commissioner Manellas, a second by Commissioner Beattie.