EOTC Bachman Valley – S-20-0030
Carroll County
Description
A request for approval of a final site plan for a religious establishment and parking area in Manchester.
Impact summary
If approved as proposed, hundreds of worshippers and buses would use a sharp, narrow shared driveway on a rural road with no turn lanes.
Applicant
- Name
- Tserha Tsion Menfes Kidus Church and Merafe Kidusan Kidist Arsema Andinet Monastery
- Address
- 2239 Bachman Valley Road, Manchester, MD 21102
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 14
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Planning & Zoning Commission
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 20, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Carroll County Planning and Zoning Commission - Oct 20, 2026
The developer came back asking what data the commission wants; the commission outlined expectations for a traffic/sight-distance study and fire/EMS review before any final approval.
Carroll County Planning and Zoning Commission - Jun 16, 2026
Final site plan for expanding existing church/monastery buildings with 132 parking spaces on a private well-and-septic site off narrow Bachman Valley Road. Tabled pending a traffic impact study and fire/EMS review.
Related issues (1)
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