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A
Good
evening,
everybody
I
want
to
welcome
you
to
the
Joint
public
hearing
between
the
Calvert
County
Board
of
Commissioners
and
the
Calvert
County
plan
commission.
It
is
Wednesday
June,
21st
2023
the
first
day
of
summer,
although
it
doesn't
feel
like
it.
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
out.
There
they've
been
praying
for
rain
as
a
farmer.
We
greatly
appreciate
today,
even
though
I
know,
some
people
have
been
complaining
but
been
a
good
day
for
us
at
this
time,
I'd
like
to
ask
for
a
motion
to
approve
and
adopt
the
agenda
as
submitted.
A
C
D
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D
G
I
am
good
evening:
I'm
Mary,
Beth
cook,
director
of
Planning
and
Zoning.
The
purpose
of
this
public
hearing
is
to
provide
the
public
an
opportunity
to
comment
on
proposed
text
Amendment
2303
to
the
Calvert
County
zoning
ordinance.
This
hearing
is
being
held
per
the
commissioner's
adopted
guidelines
for
conduct
at
hearings
and
meetings
per
resolution.
6-89.
This
hearing
has
been
properly
advertised
as
required.
G
The
board
adopted
a
resolution
in
1989
intending
to
maintain
the
order
and
decorum
of
governmental
process.
The
ethics
commission
has
asked
that
we
remind
speakers
of
public
comment
that
lobbyists,
including
those
who
seek
to
influence
public
policy
and
lobbyists,
are
those
who
seek
to
influence
public
policy
and
they
must
register
in
advance.
Since
this
public
hearing
is
being
held
virtually
and
in
person,
the
public
can
attend
by
viewing
the
live
stream
on
the
County's
website.
G
899-418-88-8251,
if
asked
the
passcode
is
the
pound
sign
and
then
listen
to
the
board's
meeting
until
called
upon
to
speak
when
the
floor
is
open
for
public
comment
for
this
hearing,
those
in
attendance
will
be
called
upon.
First,
in
the
order
they
signed
up.
Those
calling
in
will
need
to
press
star.
9.
speakers
will
be
identified
by
the
last
four
digits
of
their
phone
number.
An
unmuted
when
called
upon
speakers
will
be
asked
to
State
their
name
and
address
speakers
who
are
providing
comments
as
individuals
will
be
allocated.
Two
minutes
comments
being
made
by
designated.
G
Planning
and
Zoning
is
currently
working
on
the
update
to
the
Calvert
County
zoning
ordinance
and
due
to
the
complexity
of
the
approved
rollout
schedule,
staff
is
requesting
you
all
to
consider
a
text
amendment
that
will
allow
the
zoning
ordinance
changes
to
be
considered
as
part
of
the
update
in
lieu
of
the
current
zoning
ordinance.
So
in
other
words,
as
text
amendments
come
in,
we
have
limited
staff
and
that
staff
is
also
working
on
the
zoning
ordinance
update.
So
we're
asking
that
any
text
amendments
be
paused
and
Incorporated
and
addressed
as
part
of
the
update.
G
The
Calvert
County
comprehensive
plan
adopted
in
2019
and
amended
in
2022,
is
now
being
incorporated
into
the
zoning
ordinance,
which
was
most
recently
updated
in
2006,
which
has
been
quite
a
while
and
we're
working
on
that
update.
Currently,
staff
is
ready
for
public
comment
and
County
Commissioners
consideration,
along
with
the
Planning
Commission
this
evening
on
this
text
Amendment.
G
So
we
had
a
follow-up
work
session
where
the
Commissioners
approved
the
timeline.
That's
kind
of
changing
it's
fluid
and
we'll
be
discussing
that
in
the
work
session
following
this.
But
this
text
amendment
is
what
we're
considering
at
the
hearing.
Now
the
Commissioners
did
give
staff
direction
to
hold
this
joint
public
hearing
to
consider
the
text
Amendment
so
I'd
like
to
read
the
language.
G
Unless
the
board
of
County
commissions
Commissioners
find
that
our
Quest
should
be
considered
because
it
either
corrects
a
mistake
or
is
necessary
to
address
public
health
safety
or
welfare
requesters,
not
subject,
not
the
subject
of
an
exemption
above
will
be
afforded
a
period
of
30
days
after
the
effective
date
of
the
new
Calvert
County
zoning
ordinance
to
request
Revival
of
their
request.
If
not
satisfied
how
it
was
addressed
in
the
new
zoning
ordinance.
G
So
that's
pretty
much
the
extent
of
it.
Like
I
said
we
will
still
be
accepting
text
amendments,
but
we
would
like
them
to
be
considered
as
part
of
the
update
of
the
Calvert
County
zoning
ordinance
and
as
I
just
stated,
if
they're
not
satisfied,
then
they
have
30
days
after
the
adoption.
This
isn't
going
to
happen.
The
adoption's
not
going
to
happen
this
year,
we're
hoping
sometime
next
year
date
uncertain
at
this
time.
H
G
The
exception
is:
if
we
receive
a
text
Amendment
and
the
Commissioners
deem
it
to
address
public
health,
safety
or
welfare,
then
they
meet
the
exemption.
This
would
be
one
that
does
not
meet
that
exemption.
So
say
it
didn't.
You
want
to
pick
something
random
if
it
was
just
a
setback,
change
that
didn't
affect
public
health,
safety
or
welfare.
G
G
G
H
H
C
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B
A
G
Great
thank
you,
I'm
Mary
beckwell,
director
of
planning
and
zoning,
and
we
are
here
tonight
to
kick
off
the
Calvert
County
zoning
ordinance
update.
We
would
like
to
have
a
discussion
about
the
proposed
zoning
districts
and
the
zoning
map
and
before
we
jump
into
the
presentation,
I
just
wanted
to
give
you
a
little
clarification.
A
little
background.
G
This
is
the
staff
draft.
This
is
our
starting
point
based
on
the
adopted,
comprehensive
plan
for
which
we
are
expecting
changes
to
be
made
based
on
future
work
sessions,
with
the
Commissioners
comments
from
the
Planning
Commission
and
also
from
public
comment.
So
really,
zoning
staff
took
the
adopted,
comprehensive
plan
and
put
together
a
draft
which
we
feel
meets
the
comprehensive
plan,
which
is
a
requirement
by
state
law.
This
by
no
means
is
the
final
draft.
This
is
our
working
copy,
so
this
is
just
the
beginning.
G
G
When
we
get
into
the
discussion
of
density
along
the
way,
we're
going
to
be
grouping
meetings
and
having
the
forums
by
chapters,
but
you
can
call
at
any
time
with
questions
or
make
comments
on
any
chapter,
we'll
just
save
them
till
we
get
to
those
chapters.
Staff
is
also
willing
to
meet
with
any
group
that
asks.
If
you
have
questions
you
want
us
to
come
out
and
do
presentations,
we
can
do
so.
K
So
with
this
introduction
slide,
I
might
be
repeating
a
few
things
that
Mary
just
went
over,
but
sometimes
it
doesn't
hurt
to
go
over
things
a
little
more
than
once.
So.
With
this
introduction
slide,
it
shows
where
we
are
with
the
zoning
ordinance
public
adoption
schedule
as
you'll
find
on
the
zoning
ordinance
update
web
page
currently,
but,
like
Mary
said,
the
schedule
is
going
to
be
revised.
K
K
K
A
public
forum
is
scheduled
to
review
the
draft
articles
addressed
in
this
presentation
as
well,
and
that
will
be
tomorrow
right
here
at
7
pm
that
we've,
like
Mary,
said.
We've
received
a
few
comments
on
the
schedule,
specifically
requests
that
the
public
comment
period
be
extended
and
we
have
drafted
a
revised
schedule
that
allows
for
public
comment
periods
to
extend
following
the
public
forums,
including
tomorrow's
public
forum,
and
we'll
be
reviewing
that
later.
In
the
previous
presentation.
K
But
first
some
background
information
relevant
to
the
creation
of
the
draft
zoning
map
and
Zoning
districts.
The
comprehensive
plan
adopted
in
2019
and
amended
in
2022
included
the
future
land
use
map
which
has
informed
the
creation
and
delineation
of
Zoni
districts
in
the
draft
zoning
ordinance.
The
2022
amendments
included
reductions
in
the
proposed
Town
Center
expansion
areas.
They
designated
certain
areas
currently
zoned
Employments
under
district
West
to
Prince,
Frederick
and
south
of
Lusby,
as
residential
or
Industrial.
K
One
thing
you
might
notice,
while
looking
at
Prince
Frederick
at
this
slide,
is
that
the
Town
Center
expansions
have
not
been
included
in
the
draft
zoning
map.
The
proposed
expansions
will
be
addressed
at
the
time.
Those
particular
Town
Center
Master
plans
and
zoning
ordinances
are
updated
in
accordance
with
the
comprehensive
plan.
K
Articles
4
through
8
of
the
draft
zoning
ordinance
contain
districtive,
descriptive
summaries
of
the
purpose
and
intent
of
the
zoning
districts,
as
well
as
establishing
minimum
standards
for
each
zoning
District,
including
permissible
density
lot
area
lot.
Width
and
setbacks
for
this
presentation,
we'd
like
to
focus
on
some
of
the
more
substantive
differences
between
the
current
zoning
districts
and
the
proposed
draft
zoning
districts.
K
Article
4
of
the
draft
zoning
ordinance
includes
a
description
of
the
farm
and
forest
district.
The
farm
and
forest
district
allows
limited
development
and
encompasses
existing
Agricultural
and
forested
areas
and
is
intended
to
protect
and
preserve
Prime
farming
regions,
as
well
as
unique
or
significant
environmental
features,
as
identified
by
the
presence
of
large
contiguous
Warriors
sted
areas,
Wildlife
wildlife,
habitat
and
or
environmentally
sensitive
areas.
K
To
help
accomplish
these
goals,
the
clustering
of
residential
subdivisions
is
proposed
to
be
mandatory
on
Parcels
30,
Acres
or
greater
in
size,
with
an
exception
for
New
Lots
created
that
are
at
least
25
acres
in
size
when
subdivisions
are
clustered
a
minimum.
80
percent
of
the
subdivision
is
to
be
permanently
preserved
as
open
space,
with
lots
of
Roads
clustered
onto
the
remainder
of
the
site.
K
A
difference
in
this
draft,
as
compared
with
current
with
the
current
ordinance
is
there
is
no
transfer
Zone
density
permitted
in
the
ffd
transfer.
Zone
density
is
the
permitted
density
in
a
transfer,
Zone
and
Zoning
District
that
is
allowed
through
the
purchase
and
transfer
of
transferable
development
rights
or
tdrs
under
the
current
ordinance.
Permitted
density
in
ffd
can
be
increased
above
the
base
density
of
one
dwelling
unit
per
20
acres
to
one
dwelling
unit
per
10
acres
with
the
purchase
of
tdrs.
K
This
change
is
in
line
with
the
comprehensive
plan
which
states
the
use
of
tdrs
to
allow
additional
dwelling
units
in
the
farm
and
Forest
areas
contradicts
the
attention
of
preserving
these
areas.
Tdrs
may
not
be
used
to
increase
density
in
these
areas
and
as
compared
with
current
zoning,
the
boundary
of
the
ffd
has
been
reconfigured
to
reduce
existing
residential
development.
K
Also,
the
reconfigured
ffd
is
predominantly
located
within
the
tier
4
of
the
growth
tier
map
in
in
which
residential
subdivisions
are
limited
to
a
maximum
of
seven
Lots
Article
4
of
the
draft
zoning
ordinance
also
includes
a
description
of
agricultural
preservation.
Districts
which
are
overlay
districts,
not
zoning
districts.
K
An
overlay
district
is
superimposed
on
one
or
more
zoning
districts
or
part
of
zoning
districts.
The
standards
and
requirements
associated
with
an
overlay
District
may
be
more
or
less
restrictive
than
those
in
the
underlying
zoning.
District
section
4-2
refers
to
the
agricultural
president
preservation,
District
rules
and
regulations
instead
of
repeating
those
regulations.
In
the
zoning
ordinance,
so
if
the
rules
and
regulations
are
revised
or
updated
in
the
future,
it
won't
require
text
amendments
to
the
zoning
ordinance.
K
K
K
During
this
update
process.
We've
reviewed
this
policy
and
decided
what
the
draft
zoning
ordinance
to
introduce
a
new
zoning
District.
That
is
meant
to
replace
the
one
mile
radius
policy
for
these
Town
centers
and
we're
calling
this
District
the
rural
neighborhood
District
or
the
r
d
which
we'll
get
to
in
more
detail
in
just
a
minute.
K
There's
a
slight
difference.
However,
under
the
current
ordinance
outside
the
one
mile
radius
in
the
rcd,
you
can
achieve
a
density
of
one
dwelling
unit
up
per
four
acres
with
the
purchase
of
tdrs
in
the
draft.
The
transfer
Zone
density
in
the
rcd
is
one
dwelling
per
five
acres
with
the
purchase
of
tdrs.
K
K
K
K
So,
as
you
can
see
in
this
Slide,
the
transfer
Zone
density
in
the
RND
is
equivalent
to
the
current
permitted
density
in
the
rcd
within
the
one
mile
radius,
with
the
purchase
of
tdrs,
which
is
one
dwelling
unit
per
acre,
and
there
is
no
required
clustering
of
residential
subdivisions
and
smaller
minimum
lot.
Sizes
are
permitted
as
compared
to
the
rcd.
K
So
what
we're
looking
at
here
with
this
slide
is
the
area
immediately
surrounding
Dunkirk,
and
you
can
see
the
the
proposed
draft
zoning,
as
well
as
the
outline
of
the
one
mile
radius
as
it
currently
exists.
And
if
you
look
to
the
right
there's
a
key
for
the
draft
zoning.
The
RND
is
the
light
orange.
The
rcd
is
the
yellow.
The
ffd
is
the
grain
and,
as
you
can
see
here,
the
decision
on
which
Parcels
to
include
within
the
RND
was
based
largely
on
proximity
to
the
one
mile
radius
around
town
centers.
K
However,
other
factors
were
considered
so,
for
example,
the
parcels
on
yellow,
yellow
Bank
Road
Northwest
of
Dunkirk
Town
Center
were
not
included
in
the
RND,
despite
mostly
being
located
within
the
one
mile
radius,
because
those
Parcels
were
ffd
under
current
zoning
and
the
parcels
to
the
east
of
Maryland
4
and
to
the
north
of
Ward.
Road
were
also
not
included
in
the
RND
because,
because
of
either
their
direct
proximity
to
Maryland
for
or
existing
Road
patterns
that
direct
traffic
away,
rather
than
towards
the
Town
Center.
K
K
The
long
established
nature
of
these
communities
limits
future
development
within
this
District.
The
comprehensive
plan
states
that
Waterfront
communities
are
not
planned
for
expansion
or
additional
growth,
and
that
tdrs
may
not
be
used
to
permit
additional
dwelling
units
in
these
areas,
and
that
is
reflected
in
the
permitted
residential
densities
for
this
District,
which
are
none,
meaning
subdivisions
that
result
in
the
creation
of
additional
lots
are
not
permitted.
K
However,
a
pre-existing
parcel
can
still
pull
a
building
permit.
If
the
parcel
is
buildable
and
pre-existing,
Lots
can
be
combined
in
order
to
create
a
new
lot
and
the
setbacks
for
the
this
District
are
comparable
to
the
current
setbacks
for
previously
recorded
residential
lots,
20
000
square
feet
or
less
in
size.
L
K
L
G
G
L
Could
accommodate
it?
You
look
at
Mill,
Creek
and
Mill
Creek
every
year
the
report
comes
back
horrible,
so
I
don't
want
to
set
a
scenario
where
we're
adding
more
to
it,
where
we
can
find
a
sliver
of
things
that
you
know
and
well
what,
if
I
put
three
of
these
together,
you
know
right
now,
they're
already
struggling
sure.
L
L
Square
footage
is
typically
long
term
and
I.
Tell
you
Steve
Williams
you're
out
there
listen
I've
been
quoting
him
for
two
months.
He
likes
to
stay
on
a
Maximus
level
and
a
global
level.
You
know
what
happens
you
buy
the
slot,
they
put
a
house
on
it
as
big
as
the
world
septic
fails
and
it's
holding
tank
and
then
it's
right
back
and
that's
the
problem
with
so
many
things.
Now
the
value
of
that
place
is
half
of
what
it
was,
because
it's
on
a
holding
tank
and
there
is
nowhere
to
go.
G
L
L
L
B
K
B
H
C
K
Okay,
yeah
and
there's
going
to
be
plenty
of
time
in
the
future
to
get
into
the
the
weeds
with
clustering,
because
the
the
really
the
the
heart
of
the
clustering
regulations
are
in
article
25,
the
site,
development
and
design
standards
article.
So
we
there'll
be
plenty
of
opportunities
that
dive
a
little
deeper
into
them.
A
K
Maybe
we
should
not
be
encouraging
additional
subdivisions
in
these
in
these
locations
and
create
a
district
that
set
the
conditions
that
you
know,
as
it's
explained
in
in
Article
5
of
this
draft
zoning
that
these
areas
aren't
necessarily
going
to
be
seeing
growth
they
they
are
they've,
been
here
forever.
They
are
kind
of
what
they
are.
G
G
G
G
A
A
G
I
G
J
J
K
So
I
I
believe
that
there
are
some.
If
you
take
a
look
at
Maryland
for
North
those
Parcels
that
are
zoned
rcd
within
the
one
mile
radius
I
believe
that
some
of
those
have
some
potential.
There's
a
large
parcel
directly
I
would
say.
I
was
going
to
say
to
my
right,
but
I'll,
say
east
of
Dunkirk
Town
Center,
that
large
parcel
that
is
non-buildable
residue.
C
K
So
we'll
be
moving
on
to
the
reconfigured
residential
district
article
6
of
the
draft.
Zoning
ordinance
includes
descriptions
and
the
minimum
standards
of
the
residential
district
and,
as
stated
previously,
the
comprehensive
plan
more
clearly
defined
residential
areas
as
compared
to
previous
plans,
and
the
draft
residential
district
is
closely
associated
with
the
town
centers
of
Prince
Frederick,
Lusby,
Solomon's,
Chesapeake,
Beach
and
North
Beach.
L
L
L
L
Even
the
thirty
thousand
square
feet,
I
get
it
because
there's
a
lot
on
the
books,
that's
three
quarters
of
an
acre,
but
there's
ten
thousand
square
feets
dedicated
right
to
septic
right
off
the
get-go.
Now
you
pop
four
or
five
thousand
square
foot
house,
it's
getting
close,
but
that
10
000
is
is
tight.
I
think
we
need
to
investigate
that
a
little
bit
because.
G
K
L
Yeah
I
know
but
I'm,
not
hiding
behind
the
health
department.
I
I,
don't
I,
don't
because
let
me
tell
you
where
they
end
up.
They
end
up
coming
to
us
and
saying
hey.
They
don't
understand
that.
That
document
goes
there
first,
so
they
all
they
know
is
Calvert
County
told
me
no
and
I'm
here
in
blah
blah
blah.
So
let's
get
it
right
from
the
get-go
I,
don't
want
to
rely
on
what
they
say.
A
K
C
K
So
moving
on
to
commercial
districts,
article
7
of
the
draft
zoning
ordinance
includes
descriptions
and
the
the
minimum
standards
of
commercial
districts.
Commercial
development
in
the
county
is
mainly
focused
inside
town
centers,
with
some
additional
commercial
activity
located
in
rural
commercial
zoning
districts,
most
of
which
are
located
along
the
main
highways.
We
also
have
a
marine
commercial
zoning
District
intended
for
commercial
development
adjoining
water
ways
that
caters
to
Marine
activities
and
needs,
and
an
employment
center
District
adjacent
to
town
centers.
K
The
comprehensive
plan
is
silent
on
the
status
of
the
employment
center
District
in
the
interim
period
between
Town
Center
expansions,
so
the
employment
center
District,
which
districts
which
are
proposed
to
become
part
of
town
center
expansions
and
Prince
Frederick
and
Owings,
remained
zoned
employment
center
District
in
this
draft,
and
there
are
no
major
changes
proposed
for
the
Marine
commercial
District
in
terms
of
where
the
district
has
been
delineated
as
compared
to
the
current
zoning.
However,
there
have
been
a
few.
K
As
part
of
this
process,
we
reviewed
the
current
rural
commercial
Zone
properties
and
did
not
include
undeveloped
or
non-commercial
properties
in
the
updated
draft
rural
commercial
District
and
to
address
the
action
item,
restrict
the
expansion
of
rural
commercial
uses
and
maintain
a
small
scale
rural
character.
We
included
new
policies
in
the
draft
zoning
ordinance
to
be
detailed
on
the
next
slide.
K
K
F
F
It
comprehensive
building
like
this.
We
ought
to
know
what
the
total
picture
looks
like.
That
means.
How
many
are
we
really
dealing
with
and
what's
to
Lake
Ridge
I
had
two
other
questions.
Has
anybody
checked
to
see-
and
this
is
a
a
money
thing
when
we
change
these,
because
you're
really
down
zoning
when
you
change
these
I
presume
the
property
tax
of
the
people
who
own
this
world
convert
rural
commercial,
their
taxes
are
going
to
go
down.
F
F
I
would
hope
that
we
would
make
some
real
effort
to
notify
the
individual
property
owners
that
we
are
down.
Zoning,
your
property,
I,
think
I
think
that's
only
fair
and
you
say:
well,
we
we
put
a
notice
in
the
paper
and
we've
said
I
think
for
something.
This
radical
I
think
I
think
they
have
a
right
to
get
some
kind
of
direct
communication
from
planning
and
zoning.
K
K
As
a
great
number
to
be,
you
know,
which
makes
sense,
because
these
these
rural
commercial
uses
have
been
around
forever
they're,
really
they're
real.
When
we
looked
at
it,
there
really
weren't
too
many
Parcels
that
were
developable,
that
hadn't
already
been
developed
now
I
think
again,
this
is
off
of
memory,
but
I
think
a
lot
of
the
parcels
that
we
ended
up.
Taking
of
removing
the
rural
commercial
District
zoning
from
they
were
in
places
like
Chesapeake,
Ranch,
Estates
and
White
Sands,
which
forever,
for
whatever
reason
I,
don't
know,
I
wasn't
around.
K
F
Understand,
I
just
think
that,
for
something
that
is
this
new,
it
isn't
new,
because
we've
argued
about
this
before
about
what
part.
What
are
we
going
to
do
with
them?
I
think
so
that
we're
all
dealing
with
the
same
database
I
think
we
ought
to
know
how
many
parcels
and
the
other
thing
which
would
give
more
meaning
to
me
at
least
What's.
The
total
area.
Look
like
how
many
acres
we
talking
about
is
this
some.
C
C
So
will
you
you
have
the
ability,
through
the
gis
system,
to
identify
every
property
owner
not
only
in
the
rural
commercial
but
in
the
other
zoning
changes
that
we've
discussed
this
evening.
I
I
think
it
would
be
helpful
if,
if,
if
you
use
GIS,
to
identify
the
property
owners
and
and
reached
out
to
them
directly
good.
K
I
think
where
I
left
off
was
addressing
the
action
item
from
the
comprehensive
plan
that
states
in
regard
to
the
rural
commercial
districts,
restrict
the
expansion
of
rural
commercial
uses
and
maintain
a
small
scale
role
character
and
we
included
new
policies
in
the
draft.
Sending
ordinance
to
be
detailed
on
the
next
slide.
K
So
in
the
rural
commercial
District,
the
department
of
Planning
and
Zoning
May
approve
expansion
of
a
use,
provided
that
such
an
expansion
is
restricted
to
50
percent
of
the
square
footage
of
the
area
occupied
by
the
use.
At
the
time
of
the
adoption
of
this
ordinance-
and
this
is
comparable
to
the
current
policy
for
expansions
of
non-conforming
uses-
and
we
also
it
wasn't
in
these
articles
that
we're
going
over
today.
K
So
industrial
districts,
article
8
of
the
draft
zoning
ordinance,
includes
descriptions
and
minimum
standards
of
the
industrial
districts.
There
are
two
new
industrial
districts
included
in
the
draft
zoning
ordinance,
the
industrial
mixed
use
or
IMU,
and
the
heavy
industrial
district
or
I2.
The
IMU
provides
for
a
mix
of
light
industrial
uses
with
compatible
commercial
uses
such
as
Recreation
entertainment
and
Retail
establishments,
in
part
to
promote
the
ReUse
of
older
industrial
structures
that
may
no
longer
be
suitable
for
their
original
purposes.
K
K
The
department
believes
that
this
is
in
line
with
the
comprehensive
plan
statement
on
industrial
areas.
That's
that
states
the
intent
is
to
allow
limited
retail
and
service
uses
in
these
districts
and
to
reserve
adequate
and
flexible
space
for
high
Revenue
generating
uses
that
provide
high
quality
jobs
for
County
residents.
K
The
heavy
industrial
district
provides
for
higher
intensity
industrial
uses
than
permitted
in
the
light
industrial
district.
The
I2
is
a
more
appropriate
zoning
category
for
uses
like
nuclear
power
plants
and
LNG
facilities,
and
the
proposed
zoning
is
limited
to
properties
where
those
uses
currently
exist
and
a
historic
districts.
Briefly,
we
didn't
include
a
slide
for
the
historic
district,
overly
because
no
major
substantive
changes
have
been
proposed
for
historic
districts.
Draft
article
9,
which
addresses
historic
districts,
refers
to
article
57
of
the
county
code
for
administration
and
modifications.
K
K
So
on
this
slide
again
we're
looking
at
the
area
between
Owings
and
North
Beach
and
some
things
to
point
out.
There
are
a
few
larger
Parcels
located
adjacent
to
the
large
parcel
Zone
employment
center
East
of
Owings
town
center,
and
these
were
even
though
they're
located
within
that
one
mile
radius.
K
They
were
zoned
rural
community
District
instead
of
the
RND,
because
they
are
agricultural
preservation
districts
and
we
also
didn't
expand
the
the
rural
neighborhood
District
west
of
Maryland
too,
because
the
highway
acts
as
a
barrier
between
the
town
center
and
those
Parcels
on
the
other
side
of
the
highway,
and
also
of
note
here,
the
Holland
business
park
off
Boyd's
turn
road.
You
can
see
it
right
in
the
middle
here.
It's
split
by
the
utility
transmission
lines.
K
And
here
we're
looking
at
the
area
immediate
immediately
around
Huntingtown-
and
you
know
nothing
too
much
stands
out
on
this
one,
but
again
a
few
larger
Parcels
to
the
northwest
of
the
Town
Center.
They
weren't
included
within
the
rural
neighborhood
District,
even
though
they're
within
the
one
mile
radius,
because
they
are
agricultural
preservation,
districts.
K
K
L
Well
also
too,
once
I
know:
what's
a
work
session
just
to
plant
the
seed,
you
know
a
lot
of
debate,
capacity
of
that
sewage
plant,
so
I
know
it's
on
the
brain,
I
just
wanna,
my
20
I
have
no
intention
of
ever
enlarging
that
plant.
So
with
that
in
mind,
that's
just
where
you
know
no
need
for
it.
In
my
opinion,
so
just.
K
Well,
it
depends
on
what
you
mean
by
that
question:
is
it
expanded
as
compared
to
the
current
Rd
around
Prince
Frederick?
Yes,
what
you're
looking
at
here
this
residential
district?
As
you
know,
we've
stated
before
it
is
in
line
with
the
comprehensive
plan.
Future
land
use
map
which
did
call
for
expanding
those
residential
areas
in
areas
adjacent
to
town
centers,
like
Prince
Frederick,.
K
K
L
B
L
G
G
B
B
A
B
L
G
Because
I
I,
just
don't
like
the
word,
build
up
because
we're
not
going
to
like
close
the
doors
when
we
get
to
that
number.
You
know
what
I'm
saying
it's:
it's
always
a
potential.
Each
property
has
the
potential
of
a
certain,
but
you
don't
know
say
in
town
centers,
whether
they're
going
to
go
commercial
or
residential.
So
we
are
working
on
that
and
when
we
get
to
that
portion
of
work
sessions,
we'll
have
a
lot
of
information
for
you.
Okay,.
A
A
K
I
K
So
sorry,
the
battery
might
be
running
a
little
low
here,
but
what
we're
looking
at
here
is
Saint
Leonard
and
the
area
immediately
surrounding
St
Leonard,
and
you
can
see
some
of
the
Waterfront
Community
District
areas
to
the
east
and
the
rural
neighborhood.
District
areas
are
located
in
between
those
wcd
communities
and
the
town
center
and
again
the
parcels
immediately
west
of
md24,
even
though
they
were
within
the
one
mile
radius
from
Saint
Leonard.
They
were
zoned
rural
community
District
because
the
highway
acts
as
a
barrier
between
those
Parcels
in
the
Town
Center.
K
So
in
the
draft
zoning
map,
this
area
is
zoned,
industrial,
mixed
use,
north
of
southern
connector,
Boulevard
and
zoned
light
industrial
south
of
Southern,
connector
Boulevard
and
the
area
of
the
area
north
of
southern
connector.
Boulevard
is
zoned
industrial
mixed
use
because
it's
adjacent
to
Lusby
town
center
and
due
to
the
presence
of
Mill
Creek
Middle
School,
it
was
determined
to
be
a
more
appropriate
zoning
category
than
the
light
industrial
zoning.
L
G
L
L
C
L
C
L
J
K
So,
in
summary,
with
the
proposed
zoning
districts
and
zoning
map,
we
have
the
replacement
of
the
one
mile
radius
around
the
town,
centers
of
Dunkirk
Owings
Huntingtown
and
St
Leonard
with
the
rural
neighborhood
District.
We
also
have
a
few
more
proposed
new
zoning
districts,
the
industrial
mixed
use,
District
the
heavy
industrial
district
and
the
Waterfront
Community
District
clustering,
the
subdivisions
required
in
the
farm
and
forest
district
in
the
rural
community,
District
on
Parcels,
30,
Acres
or
larger.
K
We
have
a
a
new
delineation
of
the
the
residential
district
more
closely
associated
with
Chesapeake
Beach
North
Beach
Prince
Frederick,
lesbian
Solomons.
We
have
limitations
on
the
expansion
of
uses
in
the
Royal
commercial
District,
and
the
employment
center
district
is
to
remain
in
place
in
areas
proposed
to
become
part
of
the
Prince
Frederick
and
Owings
Town
Center
expansions.
K
K
And
the
next
grouping
of
Articles
and
focus
critical
area,
marine
and
water
dependent
facilities,
floodplain
the
comet
public
comment
period
would
begin.
August
7th,
the
public
forum
would
be
held,
August
24th,
the
public
comment
period
would
close.
September
1st
and
a
joint
work
session
would
be
held.
September
20th.
K
And
so
one
thing
I
should
mention
at
this
point.
This
revised
schedule
was
designed
with
that
Target
date
for
adoption
of
a
final
draft
in
April
2024,
and
in
order
to
make
that
work,
it
was
required.
It
required
some
rather
large
groupings
of
articles
for
some
of
these
Cycles,
so
this
would
be
one
of
them.
So
we
have
site
development
and
design
standards
subdivision
outdoor
lighting,
parking
landscaping
and
signs.
That
is
a
lot.
The
public
comment
period
would
begin.
K
October
9th
a
public
forum
would
be
held,
October
26
public
comment
would
be
due
November
3rd
and
a
joint
work
session
would
be
held.
November
15th,
so
staff
believes
that
this
is
going
to
be
too
much
information
to
evaluate
in
one
cycle
and
in
order
to
break
these
groupings
down
into
more
digestible
chunks.
K
K
So
the
next
cycle
would
include
the
use,
the
use
article
and
use
tables,
accessory
structures,
November
zoning
approvals,
variances
and
appeals
non-conformities
and
enforcement.
The
public
comment
period
would
begin,
November
6,
a
public
forum
would
be
held,
November
16th
public
comments
would
be
due.
December
1st
and
a
joint
work
session
will
be
held.
December
13th.
K
Of
Articles
purpose
definitions,
transferable
development
rights,
Force
conservation
and
natural
resources
and
remember
we
have
we
had
to
move
the
forest
conservation
article
to
the
last
cycle,
because
that
article
is
going
to
be
it's
going
to
need
to
be
Rewritten
due
to
recent
changes
in
state
law,
which
we
may
not
receive
guidance
on
from
the
state
until
the
very
end
of
the
year
and
again,
these
dates
for
public
comment
periods,
forums
and
work
sessions.
They
aren't
solidified
at
this
stage
and
they
are
very
tentative.
G
A
A
The
only
thing
I
will
say
is
that
no
matter
what
deadline
you
set
the
longer
you
set
it
out,
people
push
out
and
they
don't
respond
back
and
I.
Think
the
goal
here
is
to
make
sure
that,
once
you
have
the
public
forum,
you
stay
engaged
and
get
your
comments
in,
and
what
we
don't
want
to
see
is
that
well
I've
got
two
weeks
to
get
my
comment
in
and
then
you
don't
follow
through
so
I
think
there
is
an
intention
here
to
make
sure
you're
motivated
to
follow
up
right
after
you
get
the
information.
A
A
Yeah,
well,
that's
right!
That's
that's
the
plan.
So
if
we
find
that
seven
days
comment
period
is
too
short
after
public
form,
then
we'll
make
adjustments
but
we're
trying
to
keep
this
thing
moving
and
don't
want
to
let
it
lag
too
much.
So
just
the
message:
I
guess:
I'm
trying
to
get
Irish
we're
going
to
be
very
flexible
and
make
sure
that
people
get
adequate
time,
but
not
drag
this
out
right
after
yourself,.
J
Yeah
I
agree
with
making
our
Advanced
100,
but
I
want
to
let
the
public
know
that
isn't
it
is
incumbent
upon
you
that
you
tell
your
friends
that
you
become
involved,
because
we
want
your
input.
We
work
for
you.
We
are
doing
this
for
you,
so
please
don't
drag
your
feet
be
involved,
so
we
can
get
this
thing
done,
not
everybody's
going
to
be
a
hundred
percent
pleased
with
it,
but
those
who
come
out
and
those
who
engage
you
will
be
heard.
Thank
you.