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The City of Frederick Planning Commission held a workshop on October 19, 2026, at 2:00 PM in City Hall. Commissioners discussed four agenda items: architectural reviews for Kellerton and Worman’s Mill Court Apartments, a zoning text amendment for environmental assessments, and a preliminary plat and site plan for Renn Quarter Lot 2. Public comments were received on the environmental assessment ZTA and the Renn Quarter proposal. No formal votes were taken; discussions focused on refining proposals before future hearings.
Oh, I gonna gavel. Welcome to the October nineteenth, twenty twenty six workshop of the City of Frederick Planning Commission. Before beginning today's proceedings, I'd like to give an overview of the process we will follow today, since it is different than the process we use for the hearing. Following that applicant presentation, the commission will then ask any questions of the applicant. Then we will ask staff to how add their comments on the application, followed by commission questions and comments to staff. After the staff presentation, we may go back to the applicant for additional questions. When taking public comment, we will invite people up in order on the sign-up sheet. Then anyone who has not signed up will be given the opportunity to comment. Before beginning public comments, please give your name and address. Public comments are three minutes long. You may be able to you will be able to see the timer to the left. The light will turn yellow when you have 30 seconds remaining, and when and red when time is up. Anyone speaking publicly at the meeting regarding any application must be sworn in prior to giving the remarks, including the applicant, city staff, and members of the public. Therefore, at this time I ask that anyone who anticipates giving comment or testimony on any agenda item, please stand to be sworn in. Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the responses given and the statements made in this hearing before the planning commission will be the whole truth and nothing but the truth? If so, answer I do. Great. To get us started, we're going to start at on the Kellerton architectural review, PC 13-195-15 PND. The applicant could please come up. Good afternoon. I'm Edward Mangold with Keystone Custom Homes presenting for our architectural review of new home types to be placed in the Kellerton Land Bay E package, our portfolio. This is, I couldn't believe it until I saw Sherry Kelly's notes. This is the 11th package of plans we brought before you, so we appreciate your uh looking at all of these. So the new home is we have a Nottingham Normandy, which is a new elevation. It is one of six for this particular home type. We think it fits in very nicely with the overall design guidelines within the community, adds that uh streetscape diversity that we're always uh encouraged to pursue. Um of the things I should note is uh just generally how our homes typically we approach the architectural review to satisfy the established design guidelines, of which there are nine uh lettered uh guidelines that we must meet at least five of to uh hit all the matrix points uh set up when the development was originally established back, I think approved back in 2014. So our packages we illustrate will hit probably six of the nine. We went a little over just because uh we include uh some comprehensive landscaping in all of the homes uh additionally. Uh so we will hit basically the uh I can list uh the ones that we hit, or I can just basically take walk you through the different plans, whichever you prefer for best use of time. I would be okay with you listing the ones that you hit. Yeah, we hit for especially with the a new commission member. If you have the three that you do not hit, that would just be helpful. Oh, sure. I would put you on the spot there. No problem. Actually, I may go to reference my list of the full. I'll read them out, and then I'll hit I'll I'll list the uh the items that we are satisfying with this particular submission. Bear with me. I was literally just looking at it. Okay, here we go. So uh within that matrix, uh letters A through I, uh front elevation, main entrance, vehicle and pedestrian areas, driveways, garages, roofs, exterior finish materials, windows and entryways, and then there's a category I, which we use pretty heavily because of wanting to create that streetscape effect. So uh I is other elements that may be approved by the commission with findings with finding that the design is compatible with the intent of section 604. It's a mouthful. Um today uh we're illustrating items B, main entrance, G, exterior finishes, H, windows and entryways, I point one, uh, which is uh streetscape, I believe. I2.