'Compromise': Commissioners decide on commercial height limit after storage facility lawsuit, pushback
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On Thursday the 15th, the Board of Carroll County Commissioners voted unanimously to lower the starting height limit for commercial buildings that adjoin residential properties, going from 50 feet down to 35 feet. But they simultaneously implemented a sliding scale, permitting developers to build back up to 50 feet on the condition they add in additional setback over the required minimum of 15 feet, where every foot of extra setback unlocks another foot of height, not to exceed 50 feet.
'Compromise': Commissioners decide on commercial height limit after storage facility lawsuit, pushback
'Compromise': Commissioners decide on…
'Compromise': Commissioners decide on commercial height limit after storage facility lawsuit, pushback
On Thursday the 15th, the Board of Carroll County Commissioners voted unanimously to lower the starting height limit for commercial buildings that adjoin residential properties, going from 50 feet down to 35 feet. But they simultaneously implemented a sliding scale, permitting developers to build back up to 50 feet on the condition they add in additional setback over the required minimum of 15 feet, where every foot of extra setback unlocks another foot of height, not to exceed 50 feet.