What’s next after County Council rejects overlay for Sugarloaf region

The Frederick County Council’s decision this week to reject the proposed Sugarloaf Rural Heritage Overlay Zoning District shocked some and raised questions about the future of the Sugarloaf region and efforts to preserve it. On Tuesday, the council voted 5-2 to reject the proposed Sugarloaf overlay zone, the intent of which was to restrict certain land uses and limit their potential impacts on the environmentally sensitive areas around Sugarloaf Mountain.