Updated
Updated · Frederick News Post · Jul 13
Jefferson Pike Plan Proposes Light Industrial Rezoning to Expand Employment Acreage
Updated
Updated · Frederick News Post · Jul 13

Jefferson Pike Plan Proposes Light Industrial Rezoning to Expand Employment Acreage

3 articles · Updated · Frederick News Post · Jul 13

Summary

  • A proposed zoning map under the Investing in Workers and Workplaces plan would shift land around Jefferson Pike into a light industrial category.
  • The change is aimed at expanding acreage available for industrial and other employment uses, making more land eligible for workplace-related development.
  • County planning documents depict the affected areas in light purple, identifying where the proposed rezoning would concentrate around the Jefferson Pike corridor.

Insights

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