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Thomas Building Development Plan Amendment Hearings continued, p. 4

The Planning Board members then deliberated.  Chairman Hanson said that, if this proposal were for an urban area, it very likely would be approved, but that it doesn’t fit into rural Sandy Spring.  The members were concerned about the massiveness of the structure and felt that, if that problem were resolved, then a number of other problems might also be resolved.

The Planning Board then voted 4-1 to recommend to the County Hearing Examiner that the building not exceed 35,000 square feet of floor space, be not more than 30 feet high, and be two and one-half stories, by design.  Commissioner John Robinson said that, during site plan review, the floor space would probably be limited to between 30,000 and 35,000 square feet.  This represents a 15 to 25 percent decrease compared to the applicant’s proposal.

County Hearing

The County hearing, will be held on Friday, November 21, 9:30 AM, at the

Citizens may testify; there is no requirement to sign up in advance except for someone who is representing a group or is represented by counsel.  The hearing examiner will recommend approval or disapproval of the Development Plan Amendment to the County Council, taking into consideration the recommendations from the Planning Board, the Planning Staff report, the presentation from the applicant, and testimony from citizens.  If the Development Plan Amendment is approved by the County Council, then the applicant will be free to submit a Preliminary Plan and a Site Plan to the Planning Board for approval (as is done for other new developments).

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