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Charter Resolution 137-23 A Resolution to extend the Corporate Boundaries and to designate the Zoning Classification of the Land being Annexed

In accordance with the Charter of the Town of Bel Air, Article III, Section 310, the following is a fair summary of Charter Resolution No. 137-23, received by the Board of Town Commissioners on May 15, 2023.  

Pursuant to the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the Board of Town Commissioners will meet in regular session on Tuesday June 20, 2023, 5:30 p.m., at the McFaul Activities Center, 525 W. MacPhail Road, Bel Air, MD 21014 to conduct a Public Hearing to consider Resolution No. 137-23, a Resolution annexing parcels totaling 1.462 acres located at or near 221 North Tollgate Road and identified as Lots 2, 3 & 4 on Parcel 0387 on Tax Map 0048 in the Harford County Land Records.  A legal description of the property is available at the Bel Air Department of Planning & Community Development.  All interested persons are invited to attend and present comments at that time or provide public input via email to: boardofcommissioners@belairmd.org. Copies of the Resolution and online access information is available on the Town website at www.belairmd.org. The conditions of this proposed annexation are as follows:

Based on an analysis of the existing property, and surrounding neighborhood, the following conditions are recommended for inclusion with the Resolution to mitigate potential impact to neighboring properties: a) that the area to be annexed and the owner(s) of the property therein shall be generally subject to the provisions of the Charter of the Town of Bel Air, without special treatment as to rates of the municipal tax, or as to municipal services and facilities. b) that the designation of the zoning classification of the land lying within the area herein described and hereby annexed shall be designated B3 General Business District as described in the Development Regulations of the Town of Bel Air.  The annexed land shall be subject to all provisions and conditions of said Ordinance which are applicable to the specified zoning district. c) that the property will be subject to the following conditions of annexation: i) Vehicular access to any development within the subject property meet sight distance standards on N. Tollgate Road or access through the adjacent commercial property. ii) Public utilities must be extended to the subject parcels by the applicant when any development requiring such utilities is proposed. 

Michael L. Krantz

Town Clerk

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