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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The next bill in this package is an SRA that Andrew Friedson introduced Tuesday. As proposed, the SRA would allow developers to combine three lots and still build under the ZTA. In effect, the SRA moves the ZTA from duplexes and small apartment buildings to apartment buildings that can stretch half a block or more, with [b]ground floor retail in some locations[/b] and effectively no affordable housing requirements. [/quote]

This is a selling point for some. Many delusional neighbors seem to think we will get artisanal cheese shops and local coffee roasters, rather than Jersey's Mike's and mattress stores. Ah, nothing like a nice Sunday morning walk to test out a new Tempur-Pedic.[/quote]

Maryland has literally passed zoning reforms to preempt local control over the regulations regarding the placement of marijuana dispensaries. There is a significant chance that some of these "mixed use" commercial storefronts become marijuana dispensaries rather than a local coffee shop or bookstore. The state of Maryland has stripped away local zoning authority and it is illegal for MOCO to implement protections for county residents. Now the county is only allowed to restrict marijuana dispensary from being within 100 feet of an exclusively residentially zoned area and within 500 feet of a school, church, or playground. 
https://cannabis.maryland.gov/Documents/2024_Laws_and_Regulations/Zoning%20Update%20%281%29.pdf
YIMBYs are being very dishonest here, it's very possible that these first floor retail spaces end up being 24 hour bars, hookah clubs, and marijuana dispensaries.[/quote]

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