The City of Frederick Planning Department will be accepting rezoning requests from property owners as part of the upcoming Comprehensive Rezoning process.
CONTACT: Susan Harding, Public Information Officer, 301-600-1385
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, December 2, 2011
City Begins Comprehensive Rezoning Process
Accepting Rezoning Requests
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Frederick, MD -- The City of Frederick Planning Department will be accepting rezoning requests from property owners as part of the upcoming Comprehensive Rezoning process. Only those requests for a zoning classification which is consistent with the land use of the property as identified on the 2010 Comprehensive Plan will be accepted. Property owners can submit letters requesting the changes to:
Joe Adkins
Deputy Director of Planning
Municipal Annex Bldg.
140 West Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
or email jadkins@cityoffrederick.com
The letter requesting the rezoning should include the property owner’s name, address of the property, 2010 Comprehensive Plan land use, and requested zoning classification. To obtain the land use classification, the 2010 Comprehensive Plan Map can be view on the City’s website at:
http://md-frederick.civicplus.com/DocumentView.aspx?DID=589
There is no cost to the property owner as long as the requested zoning matches the 2010 Comprehensive Plan land use classification. The City will not be accepting request where the land use classification and the zoning request are different. If you have questions about the process, please contact the City Planning Staff at 301/600-1499.
The City will be accepting letters requesting zoning changes until Friday, January 27, 2012.
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