Sykesville · Board of Zoning Appeals · Application
Request for a variance of the adopted land use percentages in the Planned Employment
At a glance
Filed
Oct 29, 2025
Applicant
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Process progress
Board of Zoning Appeals: Variance
Checklist
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Application Filed
✓
Staff Review
✓
Hearing Scheduled
✓
Hearing Held
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Withdrawn
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Written Decision Pending
Variance Granted
Variance Granted with Conditions
Variance Denied
Reconsideration
Appealed to Circuit Court
Process diagram
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hearing_scheduled["Hearing Scheduled"]
hearing_held["Hearing Held"]
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approved["Variance Granted"]
approved_with_conditions["Variance Granted with Conditions"]
denied["Variance Denied"]
reconsideration["Reconsideration"]
appealed_circuit_court["Appealed to Circuit Court"]
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application_filed -->|"Returned - Incomplete"| application_filed
staff_review -->|"Hearing Date Set"| hearing_scheduled
hearing_scheduled -->|"Hearing Conducted"| hearing_held
hearing_scheduled -->|"Postponed"| hearing_scheduled
hearing_scheduled -->|"Withdrawn After Scheduling"| withdrawn
hearing_held -->|"Continued"| hearing_held
hearing_held -->|"Record Closed"| decision_pending
hearing_held -->|"Withdrawn at Hearing"| withdrawn
decision_pending -->|"Variance Granted"| approved
decision_pending -->|"Granted with Conditions"| approved_with_conditions
decision_pending -->|"Variance Denied"| denied
approved -->|"Motion to Reconsider"| reconsideration
denied -->|"Motion to Reconsider"| reconsideration
reconsideration -->|"Reconsidered - Granted"| approved
reconsideration -->|"Reconsidered - Denied"| denied
approved -->|"Appealed to Circuit Court"| appealed_circuit_court
approved_with_conditions -->|"Appealed to Circuit Court"| appealed_circuit_court
denied -->|"Appealed to Circuit Court"| appealed_circuit_court
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Timeline
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Feb 11, 2026MeetingBZA meeting
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Oct 29, 2025MeetingBZA meeting
Citations
§180-139
Required percenta’ e of land uses
§180-105
General powers
§180-22
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