Article: Officials in Bel Air, Md., Consider Changing Building-Height Regulations.

By Lane Harvey Brown, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 14--Changes in development regulations being considered by the town of Bel Air would allow buildings downtown and along Routes 1 and 24 to be up to five stories tall, a provision that has raised some concerns among community members who feel that it's too much growth at once and could cost the community its small-town charm.

The proposals, part of the town's comprehensive planning, will be considered at a public meeting at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Town Hall on Hickory Avenue.

Joan Morrissey Ward, a Democratic town commissioner, said she has heard concerns about ...

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