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From YouTube: Calvert County Comprehensive Plan Proposed Amendments – Changes to Town Center Expansions
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View the Planning Commission’s work session on the proposed amendments to the Calvert County Comprehensive Plan, adopted August 2019. The proposed amendments would reduce or eliminate the future expansions for the Huntingtown, Lusby, Prince Frederick, and Solomons Town Centers.
B
Good
evening,
commissioners,
Jenny
Plummer
Welker
long
range,
planner,
I'm
joined
this
evening
by
Kathleen
cat
Lockwood
planner,
one
who's
present
with
us
and
then
Jessica
gatano,
planner
2
who's
joined
us
virtually
I'd
like
to
recognize
the
gis
staff
from
the
technology
service
department.
They
have
assisted
Us
in
preparing
the
maps
for
this
evening.
B
So
first
I'd
like
to
talk
about
and
review
the
maps
for
the
town
centers
that
are
proposed
to
have
changes
to
their
expansions
and
then
to
look
at
the
parts
of
the
comprehensive
plan
that
are
proposed
to
be
amended
and
then
staff
will,
at
the
conclusion
of
my
presentation,
will
be
seeking
direction
from
the
Planning
Commission
on
how
you'd
like
to
proceed
so
starting
off
the
county.
Comprehensive
plan
recognizes
nine
Town
centers.
Two
of
those
are
the
municipalities
of
North
Beach
and
Chesapeake
Beach,
which
have
their
own
Planning
and
Zoning
Authority.
B
The
other
seven
Town
centers
come
under
the
county,
commissioner's
Authority,
and
so
those
seven
are
indicated
on
the
map
and
the
ones
that
we'll
be
looking
at
this
evening
are
highlighted
in
Red.
So
there
are
no
changes
requested
for
the
town,
centers
of
Dunkirk
Owings
and
St
Leonard.
The
Commissioners
have
requested
changes
to
the
expansions
for
Huntingtown
Prince,
Frederick,
Lusby
and
Solomons,
and
those
were
staff
met
with
the
board
of
County
Commissioners
on
June,
7th
and
June
28th
in
work
sessions.
B
The
first
town
center
that
I'd
like
to
take
us
through
is
Huntingtown
on
the
left
is
the
a
close-up
view
of
the
county,
comprehensive
plans,
future
land
use
map
and
on
the
right
is
the
is
a
map
showing
the
proposed
change
to
the
Huntington
Town
Center
expansion.
I
would
like
to
note
that
the
expansions
with
the
comprehensive
plan
adoption
don't
happen
automatically.
B
B
So
for
this
one,
the
Commissioners
have
asked
that
the
proposed
expansion
for
Huntingtown
be
removed
in
its
entirety.
So
it
starts
at
the
North
with
the
property
that
is
the
Huntingtown
high
school,
so
owned
by
Board
of
Ed
and
then
includes
all
the
land
down
to
the
south
east
corner
of
Cox
Road
and
Maryland
2-4,
which
is
the
parcel
where
the
church
is
on.
B
So,
as
I
mentioned,
the
board
was
seeking
to
have
this
removed
in
its
entirety.
Moving
further
south
to
Prince
Frederick
on
the
left
is
a
close-up
from
the
adopted
County
comprehensive
plan
map
showing
the
future
land
use
categories,
and
the
map
on
the
right
is
also
from
the
adopted
comprehensive
plan,
and
it
shows
two
phases
of
Prince
Frederick
expansion.
B
B
on
the
left
is
the
map
we
just
looked
at
now.
It's
on
the
right
hand,
side
the
map
on
sorry.
Now
it's
on
the
left
hand,
side.
The
map
on
the
right
is
the
revised
map
that
shows
the
current
Town
Center
area
in
the
dark
purple
and
the
reduced
expansion
area
in
light
purple.
So
the
area
proposed
to
be
included
in
the
Prince
Frederick.
Expansion
includes
land,
that
is,
to
the
Northeast,
which
is
currently
Zone
employment
center.
B
It
includes
the
Medical
Arts
Building,
and
it
includes
areas
to
the
South,
sorry
to
the
West,
both
north
and
south,
of
Maryland
231.
That's
currently
zoned
employment
center
there's
a
small
portion
of
a
less
than
an
acre
at
the
intersection
of
Stokely
Road
and
Prince
Frederick
Boulevard
up
near
the
of
Market
Square,
and
that's
proposed
to
be
included
in
its
expansion,
so
that
all
of
the
area
on
the
east
side
of
Prince
Frederick
Boulevard
would
be
included
in
the
Town
Center.
B
The
areas
previously
identified
for
the
phase
2
expansion
are
proposed
to
be
future
land
use
categories
of
either
residential
or
industrial.
The
map,
on
the
right
hand,
side
shows
on
the
West
Side
the
the
light
blue
color
that
would
be
identified
in
the
comprehensive
plan
as
industrial.
It's
a
comparable
category
to
the
employment
center.
B
Moving
on
to
excuse
me
Lusby
and
Solomon's
Town
centers.
The
map
on
the
left
is
from
the
county
comprehensive
plan,
and
the
map
on
the
right
is
showing
the
proposed
changes.
So
on
the
northeast
area
of
Lusby.
There's
an
area
that's
currently
zoned
industrial.
It
includes
the
Patuxent
Business
Park
and
the
land
between
there
and
Cove
Point
Road.
That
is
proposed
to
be
retained
in
the
future
expansion.
B
The
area.
If
we
move
down
to
Solomon's
Town
Center,
the
Dow
Peninsula,
the
area,
that's
in
the
green
hatched
area
is
currently
outside
the
Town
Center.
The
comprehensive
plan
adoption
would
included
that
as
a
future
expansion
area.
What
the
Commissioners
are
seeking
is
that
that
portion
of
Dao
remain
out
and
no
expansion
for
Solomon's
Town
Center,
the
area,
that's
hatched
in
green
between
Solomon's
town
center
and
Lusby
was
it
is
identified
and
the
adopted
plan
as
a
potential
future
expansion
area
and
the
Commissioners
have
asked
that
to
be
removed
as
an
expansion
area.
B
This
is
a
map
of
the
proposed
new
future
land
use
map,
so
it
takes
away
those
expansionaries
that
we've
just
discussed,
and
then
it
identifies
the
future
land
use
categories
for
the
areas
that
no
longer
would
be
expansion
areas
so,
for
example,
in
the
Prince
Frederick
area,
the
area
that
had
been
proposed
in
that
phase
two
area
would
be
residential,
that
orange
color
for
Huntingtown.
It
would
be
the
rural
residential
and
in
the
lesby
area
it
would
either
be
residential
or
industrial
for
the
land.
That's
currently
zoned
employment
center
on
the
southeast
of
town.
B
One
of
them
staff
looked
through
all
the
maps.
This
is
one
map
that
needs
to
be
changed.
The
road
classification
map
showed
the
expansion
areas
in
their
entirety,
so
this
map
reduces
them
back
to
what's
being
proposed,
and
then
this
table
shows
the
comprehensive
plan
sections
that
have
proposed
amendments.
It
includes
the
executive
summary
which
includes
one
map,
the
future
land
use
map.
It
includes
the
table
of
contents,
which
specifically
identified
the
Prince
Frederick
phasing,
and
so
that
title
is
proposed.
B
A
change
to
Prince
Frederick
expansion,
chapter
3
had
the
most
extensive
changes
and
includes
the
future
land
use
map,
the
map
for
Prince
Frederick
and
then
text
associated
with
each
of
the
Town
centers,
with
the
proposed
changes
and
then
finally,
chapter
7
is
transportation.
It
includes
that
road
classification
map.
C
Yeah
I
I
have
one
question:
I'm
a
little
puzzled.
All
of
the
comprehensive
plans
since
the
pleasant
Peninsula
has
anticipated
that
we
would
direct
growth
wherever
possible,
the
town
centers,
where
apparently
we're
changing
that.
Now
we're
not
going
to
do
that
anymore,
we're
trying
to
make
the
Town
Center
smaller
did.
Did
anybody
explain
why
we're
doing
this
I
mean
what
was
the
specific
trigger
thing
that
caused
us?
Okay,
let's
make
all
these
smaller
and
let's
not
worry
about
the
future
growth
going
into
the
countryside.
B
With
the
adoption
of
the
2000,
the
comprehensive
plan
in
in
2019,
the
the
plan
did
not
reduce
the
size
of
any
of
the
Town
centers
that
had
been
adopted
in
the
2010
comprehensive
plan.
So
there
was
no
re
with
with
this
proposal,
there's
no
reduction
smaller
than
the
existing
Town
Center
boundaries
as
they
stood
with
the
2010
plan.
There
was
a
much
discussion
on
directing
growth.
B
The
idea
was
to
change
the
boundaries
one
for
the
Town
Center
to
accommodate
more
growth,
but
we
do
have
an
agricultural
preservation
program
that
relies
on
the
transfer
of
development
rights
and
the
idea
was
to
accommodate
transferal
development
rights
and
direct
that
away
from
the
countryside.
So
I've,
that's
a
I'm
sure
I
haven't
answered
your
question
fully.
B
Welcome
I
would
like
to
point
out
that,
with
the
adoption
of
the
20,
the
2019
excuse
me
comprehensive
plan.
The
one
mile
radius
are
around
the
10
Town
centers,
with
water
and
sewer
is,
was
changed
to
do
the
residential
areas,
those
orange
areas
on
the
map
versus
just
arbitrary
one
mile
perimeters
around
them.
So
that's
why
you
see
the
orange
areas
and
then
also
some
of
the
residential
development
in
the
vicinity
of
Solomons
and
Lusby,
which
is
the
high
density
around
Chesapeake,
Ranch
Estates
and
whites
Chesapeake
Ranch
Estates
was
identified
also
as.
D
B
The
Commissioners
did
discuss
that
the
workshop
work
session-
I,
don't
recall
if
it
was
the
first
or
second
one,
but
the
discussion
with
Huntingtown
was
that
the
state
does
allow
for
waivers
for
construction
projects
for
priority
for
areas
that
are
not
priority
funded
designated.
So
the
Commissioners
believe
that
we
did
not
need
the
party
funding
designation
to
do
any
future
type
of
projects
with
Huntingtown
high
school.
Thank.
E
B
E
B
E
B
C
B
B
B
Commissioners
believe
that
it's
possible,
through
the
waiver
system,
to
seek
any
future
funding
that
may
be
needed
the
state
for
construction
projects
and
for
so,
for
example,
building
a
new
school
in
a
new
location
or
putting
on
an
addition
that
the
state
does
look.
Whether
property
is
inside
or
outside
of
priority
funding
area.
But
there
is
the
waiver
process.
B
B
B
Describing
the
town
centers
that's
in
chapter
three,
starting
on
page
3-2,
there's
a
there
was
a
slight
change
on
that.
That
was
just
a
correction
and
the
third
paragraph
about
adding
a
space
but
then
moving
on
to
where
the
town
centers
are
described.
There
are,
for
example,
for
Huntingtown
about
deleting
the
description
of
the
expansion
area
same
for
Prince
Frederick
Solomon's
in
Lusby.
B
B
B
F
A
E
So,
just
to
get
back
to
this,
the
only
thing
I'm
I'm
trying
to
understand
and
I
know
you
might
not
have
the
answer
to
this
Jenny,
but
we're
we're
going
through
with
the
school
they're
going
to
have
to
go
through
a
waiver
process
and
I
guess.
One
of
the
things
that
we
talked
about
originally
was
that
my
memory
serves
me
right
was
if
it
was
in
the
Town
Center.
It
precludes
a
lot
of
red
tape
and
having
to
go
through
a
waiver
process.
E
A
C
The
school
she
we
all
know
this-
that
the
state
has
been
encouraging
new
facilities,
that
they
contribute
any
of
the
cost
to
be
in
priority
funding
areas
and
priority
funding
areas
are
those
areas
that
have
water,
Public,
Water
and
Sewer,
or
are
scheduled
I
think
to
have
it
very
shortly
so
that
that
this
would
then
this
is
not
a
priority
funding
area.
If
we
take
it
out,
if
we
leave
it
in
the
Town
Center,
it
will
be
a
priority.
Funding
area
am
I
right.
One.
B
Clarification
one
clarification
putting
it
into
the
Town
Center
does
not
automatically
make
it
a
priority
funding
area.
We
would
need
to
ask
the
Maryland
Department
of
planning
and
put
fourth
reasonings.
Why
to
expand
the
current
Huntingtown
Town
Town
Center
priority
funding
area
to
include
the
high
school.
B
No,
we
haven't
because
the
Town
Center
has
not
expanded.
Yet
we
would
need
to
wait
until
the
Huntingtown
Town
Center
is
actually
officially
expanded.
The
2019
plan
said
that
in
the
future
we
are,
we
will
expand
honey
town,
ing,
Town,
Town
Center
has
not
been
officially
expanded
through
the
zoning
map
process.
Okay,.
C
F
B
B
So,
currently,
the
high
school
is
not
in
the
town
center
and
it's
not
in
the
priority
funding
area.
The
process
would
be
to
expand
the
hunting
officially
expand
the
Town
Center
boundary
through
the
zoning
map
process
and
then
ask
the
state
to
recognize
it.
As
an
expansion
of
the
party
funding
area
to
Mr
Jones
comment:
I,
don't
know
how
arduous
the
waiver
process
is
for
the
Board
of
Education
to
go
through,
but
they
have
done
so
for
prior
School
construction
projects
that
are
outside
party
funding
areas.
E
B
D
B
A
G
B
B
B
H
B
Go
ahead,
so
the
changes
is
to
take
away
the
phase
two
all,
except
for
that.
Little
portion
on
the
east
side
of
Prince
Frederick,
Boulevard,
Southeast,
Oakley
Road,
and
then
include
that
area
that
had
been
the
light
purple
either
as
orange,
the
residential
category
or
industrial,
which
is
the
blue,
which
includes
a
lot
of
the
county-owned
land
on
down
Stafford
Road
like
the
landfill,
the
Highway
Maintenance.
B
B
So
it's
mainly
the
portion,
that's
north
of
the
hospital,
so
that
is
currently
zoned
employment
center,
which
allows
for
a
quite
of
like
it
allows
for
medical
uses,
because
that
zone
existed
there
prior
to
the
construction
of
the
Medical
Arts
Building,
the
Medical
Arts
Building
was
constructed
in
the
employment
center
Zone,
so
that,
once
if,
when
Prince
Frederick
expands
to
include
that
area,
the
Planning
Commission,
the
County,
Commissioners
and
staff
would
need
to
identify
what
zoning
category
that
part
of
the
Town
Center
would
be
and
what
kind
of
uses
would
be
allowed
in.
It.
B
E
D
A
D
D
D
B
That
crossed
section
crossed
hatch
section.
On
the
left
hand,
side
between
Solomon's
and
Lusby
was
indicated
on
the
map
as
the
potential
future
expansion
area,
and
that
was
to
be
determined
during
the
master
plan
updates
for
Solomon's
in
Lusby.
The
Proposal
is
to
remove
in
its
entirety
that
potential
future
expansion
area.
Okay,.
D
B
B
And
as
I
previously
mentioned,
the
section
of
Dow
that
was
adopted
to
eventually
come
into
the
Solomon's
Town
Center,
the
Commissioners
would
like
to
not
have
that
happen.
So
the
Solomons
Town
Center
keeps
its
current
Town
Center
boundaries
good,
and
there
was
the
question
last
month
about
whether,
where
the
water
and
sewer
areas
were
for
Solomon's
town
center
and
the
Dow
Peninsula
and
staff
researched
that
and
the
entire
Dow
Peninsula,
except
for
one
small
parcel,
is
served
by
both
Water
and
Sewer.
H
She
is
the
best
again.
My
name
is
Bob
Estes
and
I
had
a
couple
of
questions
about
that
kind
of
goldish
area
and
then
specifically
I'd
like
to
ask
about
an
area
that
is
west
of
Prince,
Frederick,
Boulevard
and
just
west
of
Calvert
Hills
apartments.
Are
you
familiar
with
that
area?
Yes,
that
area
currently
is
Farmland,
as
witnessed
by
I.
Think
it's
sorghum
or
it
might
be
a
corn
growing
on
it.
Currently
is
so
what
is
the
the
current
I
guess
Zoning
for
that
I
I
would
assume
it's
agricultural.
H
H
H
B
H
H
B
B
So
I
will
move
on
to
slide
nine
from
last
month's
meeting
so
slide.
9
shows
the
proposed
ex
phase
one
phase,
two
expansion
areas
with
the
zoning
underlaid
and
it
I
know
it's
a
bit
difficult
to
see,
but
the
area
that
is
the
yellow
that
is
located,
lovely
Daryl.
Thank
you
there
on
the
south
side
and
if
you
could
go
to
the
north
side
in
the
yellow
kind
of
green
hatch,
so
that
land
is
zoned,
I
believe
residential
rural
residential
excuse
me.
B
B
There
we
go
almost
just
a
little
more
to
these
bingo
so
that
land
is
zoned
employment
center.
Now
the
area,
the
the
two
Parcels
that
we
have
talked
about
before,
with
the
County
Commissioners
and
with
the
Planning
Commission,
which
are
south
of
Stokely
Road
they're,
just
hatched
they
don't
have
the
yellow
underlying
them,
that's
rural
residential.
B
So
we
have
three
different
zones
that
are
in
the
current
phase.
Two.
We
have
the
residential
that
light,
yellow
with
the
green
hatch.
We
have
the
gray
with
a
green
hatch,
which
is
employment
center,
and
then
we
have
just
the
green
hatch,
which
is
south
of
stockley
road,
which
is
the
rural
residential.
F
H
F
G
Good
evening,
Commissioners
and
staff,
my
name
is
Joseph
Cormier
and
I'm
from
Owings
Maryland
I'm,
just
confused
about
this
Huntingtown
expansion.
If
we
have
the
opportunity
to
include
high
school
and
avoid
a
waiver
waivers
can
be
denied,
and
if
we
have
an
opportunity
to
get
rid
of
red
tape,
we
should
take
it
and
include
any
school
property
that
can
be
involved
in
these
Town
centers.
And,
as
we
talk
about
these
expansions,
I
haven't
heard
a
lot
spoken
about
capacities.
G
As
far
as
sewage
and
aquifers
we
can
keep
building
pipes
but
we're
pulling
from
the
same
water
and
we're
going
to
expand
down
231.
There's
barely
any
cell
phone
coverage
down
there.
Now
we
want
to
add
more
people
to
it
and
are
we
just
going
to
have
to
shovel
more
money
into
Comcast
to
add
more
services,
we're
already
paying
them
tens
of
thousands
of
dollars
to
get
that
last
mile?
What
plan
are
we
doing
to
put
that
in
place
before
we
expand
our
town
centers?
G
And
we,
you
talk
a
briefly
about
the
tdrs
I'd
love
to
see
a
map
showing
the
current
tbrs
that
are
in
that
program
and
which
properties
that
could
be
part
of
this
town
center
expansion.
That
could
be
part
of
that
TDR
program
that
could
be
put
toward
a
land
trust.
Instead,
we
need
to
be
smart
with
our
growth
and
we
need
to
take
care
of
our
waterways
and
the
more
expansion
we
do,
the
the
less
we're
going
to
be
able
to
protect
our
waterways.
Thank
you
so
much
thank.
J
B
D
D
D
B
A
E
I
K
K
K
That
Forest
should
be
preserved
as
a
forest.
It's
close
to
the
wetlands
and
it
should
not
be
industrial.
The
county
should
consider
preserving
that
land.
They
should
not
extend
the
Lusby
Parkway
as
a
road
if
anything
put
in
a
bicycle
path,
but
not
a
road
and
not
more
Construction
for
the
Lusby
Villas
they
are.
The
Lusby
Villas
are
supposed
to
be
270
units,
but
10
of
the
land
has
been
taken
away
since
the
plan
was
accepted
19
years
ago,
so
the
number
of
Apartments
should
be
cut.