2012 harford county master plan kickoff
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2012 Harford County Master Plan KickoffTRANSCRIPT
Harford County, Maryland
Welcome Plan update process presentation Public input session
MASTER PLAN
Other Element Plans
Implementation• Zoning• Development Regulations• Capital Improvement Program
Land Use Element Plan
First plan prepared by Harland, Bartholomew & Associates in 1969
Second Plan prepared by the County in 1977 First plan under Charter Government
Major plan updates in 1988, 1996 & 2004
Article 66B Code of Maryland– Land Use Legislates plan requirements
The Economic Growth, Resource Protection, & Planning Act (1992) 7 visions to incorporate into local plans Requirement for Plan review every 6 years
• First addressed in Harford County’s 1996 Land Use Plan
Smart Growth & Neighborhood Conservations Acts (1997) Priority Funding Areas Rural Legacy
House Bill 2 Priority Preservation Area
House Bill 1141 Water Resources Element Municipal Growth Element
Smart, Green and Growing House Bill 294 (2009) Smart Growth Indicators New Planning Visions
Mandated Review by the State Need to address changing priorities
Federal• TMDL’s
State• Smart Green and Growing
Local• Economic activity
Private
Sustainability
Established consistency with the Smart Growth and Neighborhood Conservation Acts of 1997 Incorporated the States 8 Visions Guiding Principles Priority Funding Areas
Implementation Strategies 185 identified
Updated Element Plans Priority Preservation Plan (2008) Natural Resources Element Plan (2009)
• Water Resources Transportation Element Plan (2010) Historic Preservation Element Plan (2010)
Zoning Code Rewrite (2008) Comprehensive Zoning Review (2009)
Demographics & land capability Land Use Plan map Sustainability through growth
management & resource conservation Community Areas Implementation/monitoring
Demographic & socioeconomic data
Historic trends and future projections
Land use capacities within the designated growth areas
Demographics & Land Capability
Land Use Map & Designations
Official Land Use Map for Harford County
Policy is set for defining different Land Use Designations in appropriate locations
Land Use
Economic Prosperity
Public Facilities, Services, and Safety
Sustainability
Sustainability through growth management & resource
conservation
13 Community Areas
Characterizes each area
Establishes a plan for each area
Community Areas
Kickoff Meeting – February, 2011 Public Workshop – Spring 2011 Plan development – Spring/Summer 2011 Draft Plan, Public Round Tables – Fall 2011 County Council Public Hearings – Winter
2011/2012 Adoption of the Plan – Winter 2012
Public Input• Comments can be made in person at the meetings or on
the internet using P&Z Online Community February 2011
• Identification of issues facing the County Spring 2011
• Formulate objectives to address the primary issues facing the County
Fall 2011• Respond to the draft plan
County Council Public Hearing Winter of 2012
Planning & Zoning’s Master Plan Update Website 2011/12 Master Plan and Land Use Element Plan
Update Page http://www.harfordcountymd.gov/PlanningZoning/
• The best way to stay up to date during the plan update process
Planning & Zoning Online Community Topical forums for discussion Make comments during the various phases of Plan
development
http://www.harfordcountymd.gov/PlanningZoning
Planning and Zoning 410-638-3103