Thurmont New Business and Development Briefs The The The following are the statuses of new businesses and development coming to Thurmont:
Subdivisions
- Hammaker Hills, Phase 1 (Woodland Avenue) — 36 single-family lots recorded, built, and sold. Final site work to be completed.
- Hammaker Hills, Phase 2 (Westview Drive) — 22 single-family lots in R-2; Final Plat approved Oct. 26, 2023; site work underway.
- Mechanicstown, LLC — (Emmitsburg Road) — Final Plat conditionally approved for 31 single-family lots in R-2/ ARP.
- Mountain Brooke (Emmitsburg Road) — Preliminary Plat approved for 11 single-family lots in R-2/ ARP; Final Plat to be reviewed August 22, 2024.
- Leal Homes (Eyler Road) — Preliminary Plat to create 6 single-family lots in ARP using clustering subdivision regulations; third party review of stormwater management plan.
- Simmer’s Property — Contract purchaser, Cross & Company, held a public meeting at the Thurmont Library on June 27, 2024, to discuss potential development plans, but has not officially submitted for Town review.
* No activity on Oak Forest Concept Plan
Site Plans
- Thurmont Bank Building — Final Site Plan approved; interior building redevelopment, 3 Commercial Spaces and 9 Apartment Units. Construction has begun.
- Thurmont Business Park, Lot 1 — Goodwill store; 17,850-square-foot building – under construction.
- Michael & Holly Late — Concept Plan, 2 Duplexes, 4 dwellings in Mixed Use Village-1, Planning & Zoning Commission tabled March 28, 2024.
- Sheetz Store — Preliminary Site Plan for re-build of site in General Business, Planning & Zoning Commission conditionally approved March 28, 2024. Final Site Plan approval upon meeting conditions.
Emmitsburg New Business and Development Briefs
.The following are the statuses of new businesses and development coming to Emmitsburg from the town planner ’s report:
- Federal Stone (Creamery Road, east side of US 15) — Under construction.
- Seton Village — The applicant is seeking planning commission approval of a subdivision plat to convert two condominium units into two re corded lots. The town is awaiting signatures and the fee in-lieu for forest conservation.
- Emmitsburg Distillery (East Emmitsburg Industrial Park II Lot 4) — An updated improvement plan has been submitted and reviewed. The developer needs to address the new comments.
- Christ Community Church (Creamery Road) — A conditional zoning permit has been issued, and the improvement plan is under review .
- Mount St. Mary’s University E Wing Improvements (South Seton Avenue) — Tree removal started at the beginning of July, and excavation started during the week of July 8.
- Emmit Ridge — The town engineer and town staff are reviewing the sketch plat. There is an ongoing discussion regarding the setback requiremen ts. The Board of Appeals approved the setback variance.
- Penny Mart — Zoning and sign permits have been issued.