HomeMy WebLinkAboutH_1994_AnnualReportWASHINGTON COUNTY
PLANNING COMMISSION
county Administration Building
100 West Washington Street, Room 320
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740-4727
Telephone: 1301) 791-3055
TDD/Hearing Impaired: (301) 791-3070
FAX: (301) 791-3193
Board of County Commissioners
for Washington County, Maryland
100 West Washington Street
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Dear Commissioners:
This report, submitted pursuant to the provisions'of Article
66B of the Annotated Code, summarized the activities of the
Commission from July 1, 1993 through June 30, 1994.
In addition to the routine review and approval of subdivisions
and site plans, the Commission continued to implement the
Comprehensive Plan that was adopted in 1981. The various elements
of the Plan worked on by the Commission in Fiscal Year 1994 are
described in this report along with the numerous other tasks
undertaken during this fiscal year.
As in the past, the new Work Program that has been formally
adopted by the Planning Commission lists all those tasks the
Commission plans to address.
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Sincerely,
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Ber rand L. seminger, 9�aian
.ngton County Planning Commission
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PLANNING CO11IMISSION
County Administration Building
100 West Washington Street, Room 320
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740-4727
Telephone: 1301) 791-3065
TDD/Hearing Impaired: (301) 791-3070
FAX: (301) 791-3193
Board of County Commissioners
for Washington County, Maryland
100 West Washington Street
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Dear Commissioners:
This report, submitted pursuant to the provisions of Article
6613 of the Annotated Code, summarized the activities of the
Commission from July 1, 1993 through June 30, 1994.
In addition to the routine review and approval of subdivisions
and site plans, the Commission continued to implement the
Comprehensive Plan that was adopted in 1981. The various elements
of the Plan worked on by the Commission in Fiscal Year 1994 are
described in this report along with the numerous other tasks
undertaken during this fiscal year.
As in the past, the new Work Program that has been formally
adopted by the Planning Commission lists all those tasks the
Commission plans to address.
BLI/dsk
Sincerely,
Ber rand L. semi nger,ai an
'ngton County Planning Commission
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
Planning Organizational. Chart ...........................
i
Agency inter -Relationships ..............................
ii
TheComprehensive Plan ..................................
1
Planning Commission Work Program ........................
3
Agricultural Land Preservation Program ..................
4
Metropolitan Planning Organization ......................
8
Town Planner Assistance Program .........................
9
Forest Conservation Program .............................
10
Water and Sewerage Plan .................................
12
Highway Interchange Study ...............................
13
Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance ....................
14
ParkPlanning ...........................................
15
Recycling - Solid Waste .................................
16
Historic District Commission ............................
17
Development Activity ....................................
19
Rezoning Cases ..........................................
21
Board of Zoning Appeals Statistics ......................
24
FY 1993 Subdivision Activity ............................
25
Subdivision Trends ......................................
29
PlanningSector Map .....................................
32
FY1994 Development Map .................................
Appendix
FY1994 Rezoning Map ....................................
Appendix
Agricultural Preservation District Map ..................
Appendix
Washington County Planning Commission
1994 Annual Report
Board of County Commissioners
Richard E. Roulette, President
Ronald L. Bowers, Vice -President
Linda C. Irvin -Craig
John S. Shank
Gregory I. Snook
Planning Commission
Bertrand L. Iseminger, Chairman
Donald L. Spickler, Vice -Chairman
Ronald L. Bowers, Ex -Officio
Carol G. Johnson
Bernard L. Moser
Robert E. Ernst, II
Andrew J. Bowen, IV
Paula Lampton
Published, December 1994
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The Comprehensive Plan
Implementation of policies associated with the Comprehensive
Plan continued through FY 1994. Many items which are outlined in
greater detail in other sections of this report are directly
related or reflect some aspect of the implementation of the policy
and goals of the Comprehensive Plan.
During FY 1994 the Planning Commission worked to implement the
policies of the Comprehensive Plan through adoption of an updated
Water and Sewer Plan, amendments to the Zoning and Subdivision
ordinances, and completion of the rezoning process for Group I of
the Highway Interchange Comprehensive Rezoning.
The Planning Commission's focus remains to facilitate
development within the Urban and Town Growth Areas while preserving
agricultural and historic areas within the County's rural
landscape. Meetings with the City of Hagerstown, and the Town of
Boonsboro as well as the Historic District Commission emphasized
this objective.
In accordance with the Planning Act of 1992 work continued on
updating the County Comprehensive Plan. An Appalachian Regional
Commission grant was received through the Office of State Planning
to help fund transportation studies and development of the
Environmental Sensitive Area Element. A public workshop meeting
was held at the Hagerstown Junior College to take input from
various organizations and the general public on the items which
should be included within the Sensitive Area Element. It is
anticipated that the Environmental Sensitive Area Element will be
adopted during FY 1995.
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A transportation consulting firm, Bellomo-McGee, Inc., was
retained to complete the updating of the Transportation Element of
the Comprehensive Plan. A grant through the Maryland Office of
Planning's Local Transportation Planning Assistance program will be
used to offset the cost of the development of the Transportation
Element.
Ordinances and procedures were also reviewed by the Planning
Staff for areas where possible streamlining could occur. The
process associated with Sewer and Water Plan amendments was revised
to reflect streamlining. In addition, the Planning Commission
granted Staff more authority to address variances pertaining to
access spacing. Streamlining review will continue in FY 1995.
Since the Comprehensive Plan adoption in 1981, the Planning
Commission and Staff have worked continuously to implement its
strategies for growth management and improvement of the quality of
life in Washington County. The adopted work program for FY 1995 is
designed to continue that effort along with meeting the
requirements of the Planning Act of 1992.
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Agricultural Land Preservation Program
Washington County's efforts to preserve valuable farmland via
the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Program (MALPP) began
in April 1978 and has continued to date. The Program was
established and is regulated by Agricultural Article, Section 2-501
through 2-515 of the Annotated Code of Maryland. It is
administered through a Planning Commission staff member, by the
Washington County Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board,
the County Commissioners, and the Maryland Agricultural Land
Preservation Foundation of the Maryland Department of Agriculture.
The Program encourages landowners to voluntarily enter into an
Agricultural Land Preservation District in which it is agreed that
the land will not be developed for a period of at least five years.
(To receive County tax credits, the landowner is required to commit
his property to agricultural use only, for a period of ten years).
In return for that restriction, the landowner receives protection
from nuisance complaints and becomes eligible to sell a Development
Rights Easements. A landowner may exercise the option of selling
a Development Rights Easement to the Agricultural Land Preservation
Foundation provided that his offer to sell is recommended by the
County's Advisory Board and the County Commissioners.
At the local level, the Agricultural Advisory Board will
review and rank easement applications, assigning point values to
such items as farm size, soil quality and development pressure
indicators on its easement checklist. Each farm's total point
value will assist the Board in determining which farms to recommend
for easement purchase and in what order of priority. The Board of
County Commissioners makes the final local decision based on
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Advisory Board recommendations and data gathered at the required
public hearing. If purchased by the State of Maryland, the
easement will remain effective in perpetuity.
During FY 1994, total acreage in the program increased to
21,534 acres with a total of 155 agricultural districts.
In the Easement Purchase Program, contracts were issued during
FY 94 for two more farms, bringing total easement properties in the
program to 16, equalling 3,855 acres. The Agricultural
Preservation Advisory Board is continuing to work with the Planning
Commission to monitor the success of the easement program and to
consider other options for the long term success of the
Agricultural Land Preservation Program.
So far we have preserved about as much agriculturally
significant acreage through the easement program as we have lost
(enclosed chart). In addition, Federal Transportation/State Open
Space (ISTEA) funds have purchased easements on over 700 acres at
Antietam Battlefield. With over 1,000 acres under negotiation, the
ISTEA program alone could increase our easement acreage by 50
percent.
Still, if we hope to achieve our goal of 50,000 acres under
permanent easement, we will need additional sources of funding. If
those funding sources do not become available, then a program such
as TDRs will need to be employed at some point in the future.
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AGRICULTURAL SIGNIFICANT LAND CONVERTED TO DEVELOPMENT
1980 TO JUNE 30, 1994
Total Developed Total Converted
23.2% of the land developed between 1980 and June 30, 1994 has been
converted from agriculturally significant land.
*Reporting period of 18 months was used to change the Planning
Commission's Annual Report from a calendar year to a fiscal
year.
ACREAGE
LOTS
ACREAGE
LOTS
%CONVERTED
1980
1,359.6
365
487.8
95
36.0
1981
1,137.1
332
251.3
59
22.0
1982
964.9
150
194.4
33
20.1
1983
895.3
220
305.6
127
34.1
1984
1,092.3
235
409.6
68
37.5
1985
1,144.6
231
439.8
65
38.4
1986
946.9
250
138.8
60
14.6
1987*
2,254.6
995
363.1
94
16.1
1989
1,714.8
770
301.3
86
17.5
1990
1,769.1
820
318.6
102
18.0
1991
1,115.4
339
321.6
104
28.8
1992
1,246.9
565
203.5
46
16.3
1993
793.5
1,005
156.8
45
19.8
1994
833.2
312
121.0
42
14.5
TOTAL
17,268.2
6,589
4,013
1,026
23.2
23.2% of the land developed between 1980 and June 30, 1994 has been
converted from agriculturally significant land.
*Reporting period of 18 months was used to change the Planning
Commission's Annual Report from a calendar year to a fiscal
year.
The following table illustrates the acreage of agriculturally
significant land (land meeting the MALPP district criteria) that
was converted to development during FY 1994 (by Planning Sector)
and a summary of activity over the last 14 years.
AGRICULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT LAND CONVERTED TO DEVELOPMENT
FY' 94 BY PLANNING SECTOR
TOTAL
ACRES
LOTS
Sector
I
25.7
6
Sector
II
34.4
7
Sector
I11
0
0
Sector
IV
39.1
20
Sector
V
16.8
8
Sector VI 5.0
TOTAL ACREAGE CONVERTED 121.0
1
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Total acreage of land subdivided for development = 833.2 acres
Percentage of development occurring on agriculturally significant
land = 14.5%
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Metropolitan Planning Organization
During FY 1994 the County Commissioners sat as the governing
body for the Hagerstown. Urbanized Area Metropolitan Planning
Organization, with Staff being provided by the City and County
Planning Departments. During this time the Commissioners adopted
a transportation planning boundary to be used as a basis for
development of a long range regional transportation plan with a
horizon year of 2020. This boundary encompasses areas within:
Berkeley Co., WV; Jefferson Co., WV; Franklin Co., PA; as well as
Washington County. The consulting firm of Bellomo-McGee has-been
selected to complete the Long Range Transportation Plan.
During FY 1994 the County and City Staff coordinated the
consultation selection proceedings as well as developing the
initial RFP and consultant contracts. The Staff is also involved
with the development of the traffic model which will be used for
completing future traffic projections.
Town. Planner Assistance Program
The Assistance Program is nearing its third year of service
and assistance to municipal governments in Washington County. The
Town of Boonsboro continues to be active in the program and has
found the program to be a viable option to employing a full-time
staff person. The Town Planner organizes the monthly agenda,
analyzes and coordinates the review of development proposals and
assists in long term or comprehensive planning goals of the Town.
In accordance with the Planning Act of 1992, the Boonsboro Planning
Commission is in the process of updating their Comprehensive,Plan
and Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances.
In FY 1993, the Commission approved the subdivision and site
improvement plans for Phases 2 & 3 of the Crestview Subdivision.
Phases 2 & 3 contains 51 lots which brings the total approved to 82
lots. The Crestview subdivision represents the first major
subdivision to occur since the mid -19801s. The Commission also
reviewed and recommended approval of Reeders Memorial Home's
petition for annexation of 25 acres. The annexation was passed by
Mayor and Council and will become effective July 31, 1994.
The Town Planner also assisted the Utilities Commission on a
wastewater treatment facility study which was performed by Acer
Engineering. The Town Planner continues to provide assistance to
the Mayor and Council. and Town Manager on various projects.
The Town of Smithsburg has requested to participate in the
Program. Planning assistance is scheduled to start in early FY
1995.
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Forest Conservation Program
The Forest Conservation Ordinance has been in effect for over
one year and the Planning Department continues to refine it`s
application and procedures. The major effort in FY 193-194 was
development of the Express Procedure. it is designed to allow
small development to meet the requirements of the Ordinance through
the payment in lieu of fee. The department also initiated its
program to expend the payment in lieu of fees by proposing the
reforestation of the West Woods at the Antietam National
Battlefield. The Park Service was receptive to the concept which
will assist them in addressing priorities in the recently adopted
General Management Plan for the battlefield. The arrangement
benefits the County by providing a ready location to expend the
payment in lieu of fees. It also creates forest in an area and in
an amount that will have real benefits to air and water quality and
wildlife habitat.
Washington County's fiscal year was also the end of the first
reporting period specified by the State legislation that required
the Forest Conservation Ordinance. For the eighteen month period
prior to June 30, 1994 the County received 382 development
applications, 39 of which had to comply with Forest Conservation
regulations in some form or another. The remainder were exempt.
The non-exempt plans resulted in 8 new planting sites which
will eventually produce 30 acres of new forest. An additional 7
acres of existing forest is permanently preserved through
easements. Fifteen applications were permitted to make a payment
in lieu of planting which produced $31.905.00. These funds are to
be used in the re-creation of the west woods mentioned above. A
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total of 26.7 acres of existing forest was cleared for development
between January 1, 1993 when the Ordinance was adopted and June 30,
1994. Of the total 542 acres proposed for development in the
eighteen month reporting period, 179 acres were forested and 155
acres will remain forested after development.
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Water and Sewerage Plan
The State mandated biennial update of the Washington County
Water and Sewerage Plan was completed by the Planning Department in
FY 1994. The draft flan was presented at public hearing on March
29, 1994. The Plan was adopted by the County Commissioners on May
17, 1994. The updated Plan streamlines the review and approval
process for new service areas within adopted Growth Areas and
includes new service area designations which address the provision
of public facilities, when needed, to areas located within the
rural/agricultural area. These changes were made to reflect and
reinforce the policies of the adopted Comprehensive Plan for the
County and the "seven visions" of the Maryland Economic Growth,
Resource Protection, and Planning Act of 1992.
The Planning Department did not receive any requests for
individual amendments to the Plan during FY 1994.
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Highway Interchange Study
During FY 1994 the Board of Commissioners took action on Group
I of the Highway Interchange Comprehensive Rezoning Project. Group
I included the I-70 and MD 66 Interchange, I-70 and U.S. 40
Interchange, and I-70 and MD 65 Interchange. A public
informational meeting was held for Group II which consists of the
I-81 and State Line Road Interchange, 1-81 and Showalter Road
Interchange, and the 1-81 and Maugan's Avenue Interchange. Based
on comments at the public informational meeting, it is anticipated
that revisions to the proposed comprehensive rezoning plan will be
made and that a public hearing on the comprehensive rezoning plan
for Group II will take place in FY 1995.
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Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance
The Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (APFO) which became
effective on December 1, 1994, was assessed by the Planning
Commission and recommended for continuance. During FY 1994 the
State revised their method for computing SAC student capacity for
elementary schools. The State IAC capacity is the base criteria
used by the APFO to determine school adequacy requirements. Since
the Board of Education was involved in a redistricting project the
County Commissioners chose to continue to apply the old IAC
capacity ratings until the Board of Education completed their
redistricting effort. It is anticipated the APFO will be amended
during FY 1995 to reflect the utilization of capacity figures
generating by the Board of Education for each school instead of the
IAC ratings.
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Park Planning
Parks planning for FY 1994 included a variety of activities
and projects. Assistance was provided to the Parks Department to
satisfy State permitting requirements and accessibility standards
for the Devils Backbone Park facility improvements. A concept plan
for a mini -park at the Price's Bridge site was prepared as well as
a location plan and handicapped accessibility guidelines for a
large donated play structure at Washington County Regional Park.
Coordination assistance was provided for the final design phase of
Pleasant Valley bark, and for Pinesburg Park.
other activities included development of afforestation
planting plans and cost quote documents that were sent to several
local nursery companies. The resulting quotations should assist in
estimating a range of costs for various tree replacement and
planting projects required by the Forest Conservation Ordinance.
Also, initial research was carried out to assist with development
of a Sensitive Areas Element for the County Comprehensive Plan.
Results included definitions and an inventory of data sources for
a variety of sensitive areas, and information on other potential
sensitive areas in addition to the four mandated by the 1992
Planning Act.
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Recycling - Solid Waste
The required update of the County Recycling Plan was completed
during the first half of FY 1994. Public input and review included
four public forums in Clear Spring, Smithsburg, Boonsboro and
Hagerstown as well as circulation of the draft document to various
organizations and to the public libraries. The purpose of the Plan
is to establish County recycling policies based on waste flow
analysis data and to develop comprehensive goals for recycling that
are economically and environmentally sound. The updated Plan was
presented to the Board of County Commissioners and adopted on
February 15, 1994. By the next solid waste update cycle, it is
expected that both the Solid Waste Plan and the Recycling Plan will
be revised and updated as one document.
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Historic District Conmzi.ssion
The Commission had a very busy FY 193-194. In exercising it's
assigned duties from the Zoning Ordinance, the Commission reviewed
several building permits in the HP and AO zones. The most notable
was the expansion of the Inn at Antietam, a bed and breakfast near
Sharpsburg. The Commission also sponsored a Zoning Ordinance
amendment proposal to eliminate overlapping Historic and
Agricultural Preservation programs. The Commission approved another
tax credit application during the FY 193-194 increasing the total
credits granted since the program began to over $32,000.00. Also
related to property taxes, the Commission authored a portion of a
brochure that accompanied property tax bills to inform owners of
the benefits of preservation.
The Commission reviewed several large development proposals
effects on historic sites and structures. It continued it's review
and comment on demolition permits and is encouraging disassembly
and reuse of materials rather than demolition and disposal.
Placement of markers identifying four historic sites in the County,
funded by a grant from the Bowman Board, was also completed during
the past fiscal year.
The Historic District Commission sponsored a local
presentation of a seminar by the Maryland Historical Trust on the
National Register and its nomination procedures. It also created
the opportunity for citizens interested in creating a new museum in
Washington County to meet, organize and begin that monumental task.
Volunteers from the community helped review the Historic Sites
Survey, looking for mistakes and updating owner and address
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information prior to imputing the data into Planning Department
computers. The feasibility study to determine reuse potential for
Antietam Station and connection to the public sewer system, both
financed with a grant from the Maryland Historical Trust, were also
completed in the past fiscal year.
Development Activity
Development proposals were reviewed by the Planning Commission
in both concept and final form. The Commission reviewed and
approved 106 residential, commercial, industrial or institutional
subdivision plats involving 312 lots and representing 301 dwelling
units on 833.2 acres. In addition, the Commission approved 27 site
plans, 53 simplified plats and held 4 preliminary consultations.
Some of the conceptual forms have not resulted in a firm design
while others have proceeded through final approval.
Those subdivisions of significance (final approval of twenty
or more lots or units) are: Oakleigh Estates on the south side of
Hepplewhite Circle and Fountainview PUD located southeast of
Showalter Road on U.S. 11.
Site plans representing significant private investment within
the County were approved for: Wendy's restaurant along Sharpsburg
Pike, a Greyhound Bus Terminal near the MD 65 and I-70 Interchange,
CES Corporation offices along Western Maryland Parkway along with
a daycare center, a new manufacturing facility for DOT Foods, Inc.
along Elliott Parkway, a Wal --Mart photo -processing center along
Elliott Parkway, a major expansion to Packaging Services at their
Elliott Parkway location, a major addition to the Inn at Antietam
on the south side of MD 34, Ground Round restaurant on Massey
Boulevard, Family Craft Store along Virginia Avenue, Columbia Gas
supplemental supply facility along MD 144, a new Federal Express
facility along East Oak Ridge Drive, and the new F.B.O. Office and
Hanger at the Washington County Airport.
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Site plans were also approved for public projects including
the new Paramount Elementary School and the E-POD addition to the
County Detention Center.
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Rezoning Cases and Ordinance Amendments
Between July 1, 1993 and June 30, 1994, the Planning
Commission acted on 18 applications. Joint hearings with the
Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners were held
regularly on a quarterly cycle or special hearings were held as
necessary to provide for efficiency in the hearing process. The
Commission rendered recommendations on 9 Zoning Ordinance text
amendments and 7 map amendments including comprehensive map
amendments for Group I of the Highway Interchange Study. In
addition, the Planning Commission recommended approval of a text
amendment to the Forest Conservation Ordinance and a text amendment
to the Subdivision Ordinance. A listing of the Planning
Commission's recommendations and the Board's actions for the cases
heard in FY 1994 are as follows:
CASE APPLICANT TYPE OF ACREAGE REQUEST COMMISSION BOARD
AMENDMENT ACTION ACTION
RZ-93-6.1 Planning Map HI to C, App'd App'd
Commission C -IM and
A
RZ-93-6.2 Planning Map HS to App°d App'd
Commission HI -1 and
HI -2
RZ-93-6.3 Planning Map HI to App'd App'd
Commission HI -1, HI -2
and IT
RZ-93-7 Planning Text Sections 4.3(a), App'd App'd
Commission 4.5, 19.A.8(a),
and 4.3 (b)
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CASE APPLICANT TYPE OF ACREAGE REQUEST COMMISSION BOARD
AMENDMENT ACTION ACTION
RZ-93-8 Albert/Reeder/ Map 15000 sq.ft RS to BT App'd App'd
Munson 21637 sq.ft RS to BT App'd App'd
RZ-93-9 Allen Map 78.87 A to RS App'd App'd
Martin
RZ-93-10 Planning Text Article 4, Section App'd App'd
Commission 4.11, Article 19A,
RZ-93-11 Planning
Commission
RZ-93-12 John Urner
Sections 19A.5 and
19B.5
Text Section 4.5 App'd App'd
Text Article 5 and
Section 5.1
RZ-93-13 Planning Text Division 9 -
Commission/ Intensive Swine
Bd. of Count & Poultry
Commissioners
RZ-93-14 McRand-Huyetts Map 9.09 C to A
Ltd Ptshp
RZ-94-01 Triad Map 18 A to RM
Properties
RZ-94-02 Historic Text Section 20.4
District
Commission
RZ-94-03 Planning Text Section 14.5
Commission
RZ-94-04 Bd.ofCo.Comm. Text Section 22.21(c)
RZ-94-05 Bd.ofCo.Comm. Text Section 22.1
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Denied App'd
App'd App'd
App'd App'd
Denied Wthdrn
App'd App'd
App'd App'd
Pending
App'd App'd
CASE APPLICANT TYPE OF ACREAGE REQUEST COMMISSION BOARD
AMENDMENT ACTION ACTION
FC -94-01 Planning Text Sections 2.38, 4.3, App'd App'd
5.1C, 6A, 6A.1, 6A.2,
6A.3, 6A.4, 6.1B, 6.1C,
11.1D, and 11.1 D -H
S-9 Text Sections 318.1, App'd App'd
383.3A and 202.1
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Board of Zoning Appeals Statistics
Fiscal Year 1993-1994
FISCAL YEAR 1992-1993 - 181 TOTAL
24
GRANTED
DENIED
VOID
TOTAL
VARIANCES
107
13
7
.127
SPECIAL
29
4
1
34
EXCEPTIONS
EXPANSION OF
NON -CONFORMING USE
3
0
0
3
CHANGE OF
NON -CONFORMING USE
7
0
0
7
ADMINISTRATIVE
ERROR
0
2
0
2
APPEAL FROM
PLANNING COMMISSION
1
0
1
2
APPEAL FROM ADEQUATE
PUBLIC FACILITIES
1
0
0
1
APPEAL, FOR FLOODPLAIN
1
0
0
1
TOTAL
149
19
9
177
FISCAL YEAR 1992-1993 - 181 TOTAL
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SECTOR/
TYPE
SECTORI
AP
CM
DX
IN
LL
SF
TH
SECTOR
IL
LL
SF
SECTOR 3
LL
SF
SECTOR 4
LL
SF
SECTOR 5
CM
IL
LL
SF
SECTOR 6
IL
LL
SF
TOTAL
SUBDIVISIONS BY
PLANNING SECTOR
FOR PERIOD 07/01/93 THRU 06130194
DEVELOPMENT PLATS
PLATS LOTS ACREAGE
TOTAL URBAN RURAL TOTAL URBAN RURAL
I
1
0
1
1
0
7
7
0
8
8
0
2
2
0
25
25
0
3
2
1
3
2
1
4
0
4
4
0
4
30
14
16
153
134
19
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
o
1
1
0
1
2
0
2
5
0
5
13
0
13
19
0
19
4
0
4
5
0
5
4
0
4
4
0
4
1
0
1
1
0
1
9
1
8
32
1
31
1
o
1
I
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
16
o
16
40
0
40
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
0
2
2
0
2
2
0
2
4
0
4
106
28
78
312
172
140
Types of Development Plats:
AP - Apartment
CM - Commercial
DX - Duplex
IL - Institutional
IN - Industrial
LL - Large Lot
SF - Single Family
TH - TownHouse
25
TOTAL
URBAN
RURAL
0.6
0.6
0.0
39.7
39.7
0.0
6.4
6.4
0.0
15.6
14.7
0.9
75.6
0.0
75.6
127.0
83.5
43.5
1.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
177.2
0.0
177.2
43.3
0.0
43.3
71.6
0.0
71.6
16.0
0.0
16.0
20.0
0.0
20.0
69.0
0.9
68.1
2.0
0.0
2.0
8.0
0.0
8.0
11.7
0.0
11.7
74.3
0.0
74.3
5.0
0.0
5.0
51.5
0.0
51.5
16.7
0.0
16.7
833.2 146.8 686,4
AVERAGE SIZES
OF LOT OF SUBDIV
0.60 0.6
4.96 5.7
0.26 3.2
5.20 5.2
18.90 18.9
0.83 4.2
1.00 1.0
1.00 1.0
35.44 88.6
2.28 3.3
14.32 17.9
4.00 4.0
20.00 20.0
2.16 7.7
2.00 2.0
8.00 8.0
11.70 11.7
1.86 4.6
5.00 5.0
25.75 25.8
4.18 8.4
2.7 7.9
WASHINGTON COUNTY MD
AGRICULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT LAND CONVERTED TO DEVELOPMENT
FOR PERIOD 07/01/93 THRU 06/30/94
PLANNING SECTOR 1
ELECTION
ACRES
NEW USE
DISTRICT
(AGRI. ACREAGE LOST)
LOTS
(TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT)
02
2.0
2
SF
09
2,5
2
SF
13
5.0
1
SF
18
16.2
1
LL
TOTAL
25.7
6
PLANNING SECTOR 2
ELECTION
ACRES
NEW USE
DISTRICT
(AGRI. ACREAGE LOST)
LOTS
(TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT)
12
1.8
1
SF
16
12.6
3
LL
16
18.3
3
SF
20
1.7
1
SF
TOTAL
34.4
8
PLANNING SECTOR 4
ELECTION ACRES NEW USE
DISTRICT (AGRI. ACREAGE LOST) LOTS (TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT)
07 39.1 20 SF
TOTAL 39.1 20
PLANNING SECTOR 5
ELECTION
ACRES
NEW USE
DISTRICT
(AGRI. ACREAGE LOST)
LOTS
(TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT)
04
12.3
6
SF
15
4.5
2
SF
TOTAL
16.8
8
PLANNING SECTOR 6
ELECTION ACRES NEW USE
DISTRICT (AGRI. ACREAGE LOST) LOTS (TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT)
05 5.0 1 IL
TOTAL 5.0 1
COUNTY
TOTAL
121.0
26
43
SUB DIVISION NAME
PLANNING SECTOR 1
SUB -DIVISION FILE BY PLANNING SECTOR
FOR PERIOD 07/01/93 THRU 06/30/94
ELEC ZONE TYPE OF URBAN/ DWELL GROSS APPROVAL
DIST DIST DEVELOP RURAL LOTS UNITS ACRES DATE
BEAVER DON AND SALLY
27
RS
SF
UG
1
1
6.0
06/14/94
BENISEK JOHN LOT 1
26
RU
DX
UG
1
1
0.4
06/06/94
BLICKENSTAFF THOMAS LOT 11A
26
RU
SF
UG
1
1
0.3
05/17/94
BOWERS ANNA GALE LOT 1
13
A
LL
RA
1
1
10.0
01/05/94
BREWER HEIGHTS LOTS 1-24
13
HI
DX
UG
24
24
6.0
12/06/93
GES (GILBANE PROPERTIES)
24
HI
CM
UG
1
0
19.2
08/02193
CES LOT 2 (DAY CARE CENTER)
24
HI
CM
UG
1
0
1.4
02/07194
COOPER WM T LOTS PARCEL 1
09
A
SF
RA
1
1
1.6
03/21/94
DILLER NATHAN LOT 1
18
A
LL
RA
1
1
16.2
08/12/93
DITTO VICTOR LOTS 1 AND 2
10
Hl
SF
UG
2
2
2.7
06/28/94
DOWNS FARM LOT 1
02
A
LL
RA
1
3
30.7
04/18/94
DUTTON WM M JR LOT 2
25
HI
CM
UG
1
0
1.9
12(06193
ECKSTINE LEROY LOTS 2&3
09
A
SF
RA
2
2
2.5
10/20/93
EWING OIL MCTANS LOTS 1 AND 2
10
HI
CM
UG
1
3
2.9
06/24/94
FAIRWAY MEADOWS SECTION C
10
RR
SF
UG
62
62
37.7
12/22/93
FORREST WILLIAM & KATHLEEN
18
A
SF
RA
1
1
2.0
10/21!93
FRUSHER BOYLE ARRIL LOT A
10
RS
AP
UG
1
3
0.6
08117/93
HARP JAMES LOT 1
27
RR
SF
UG
1
1
1.0
01/31/94
HOFFMAN BRUCE LOT 1
13
A
SF
RA
1
1
2.7
02/01194
HOFFMAN BRUCE LOT 6 & PARCEL B
13
A
SF
RA
1
1
5.0
09/23/93
HOSTETTER AMOS LOT 1
09
A
SF
RA
1
1
7.4
08/12193
HUNT RIDGE BUSINESS PK. LOT 2
24
HI
CM
UG
1
0
1.8
12/06/93
HUYETT BUS PK LOT2&2A MCCLEARY
02
HI
CM
UG
2
0
11.3
08/02/93
KEEFER RAY LOT 1
18
RS
SF
UG
1
1
0.6
12/14/93
KINGS CREST SECTION B
18
A PD
SF
UG
9
9
2.2
01/13/94
KINZER DONALD LOT 1
02
A
SF
RA
1
1
1.0
05/17/94
LOVELL JOHN & TRINIA LOT 1
09
A
SF
RA
1
1
1.3
05/16/94
MARTIN CHESTER PARCEL
13
A
IN
RA
1
0.9
04/11/94
MCRAND-DITTO OAKMONT LTD PARTN
10
HI
1N
UG
1
0
4.8
12106/93
NORTHAVEN COMMERCIAL LOT 1
27
BG
CM
UG
1
0
1.2
02/07/94
OAK RIDGE LOT 6A & 613
26
RU
SF
UG
2
2
0.6
05/27/94
OAKLEIGH ESTATES
27
RU
SF
UG
26
26
16.3
07/22/93
PENN EDWARD LOT 1
16
A
SF
RA
1
1
1.8
08/10/93
PIKE EDNA LOT 1 & PAR A
02
HI
SF
UG
1
1
1.3
08/10/93
PLEASANT VIEW HEIGHT D 14 & 15
02
A
SF
RA
2
2
2.0
03/18/94
PRIEST LINDA LOT 1
26
RU
SF
UG
1
1
0.2
06/29/94
R.W.D. REALTY PARCEL A
26
BL
TH
UG
1
0
1.0
02107194
SMITH EDNA LOT 1 & TRACT 2
18
RR
SF
UG
1
1
0.7
10/28/93
STOUFFER/GOUFF LOT 1
18
A
SF
RA
1
2
2.8
11102/93
TAYLOR RUTH LOT 2
02
HI
SF
UG
1
1
2.0
09/30/93
TROUP RUN LOTS 3&4
13
A
SF
RA
2
2
7.0
12/14/93
TURNER CHARLES & KAREN LOT 1
18
A
SF
RA
1
1
1.1
12/17/93
VAN LEAR MANOR SEC 15
26
RR
SF
UG
25
25
11.9
08/02/93
WAL-MART PHOTO PROCESSING LAB
02
IG
IN
UG
1
0
9.9
04/11/94
WALTERS HENRY LOT 1
13
A
SF
RA
1
1
1.9
11/05/93
WELLER MARY LOT 7
18
A
LL
RA
1
1
18.7
05/12/94
WOLFORD GLORIA LOT 5
13
A
SF
RA
1
1
1.5
01/31/94
WOLFORD GLORIA LOT 6
13
A
SF
RA
1
1
1.9
01/28/94
48 TOTAL FOR PLANNING SECTOR
195
188
265.9
PLANNING SECTOR 2
ALSIP SILAS AND IZORA LOT 1
19
A
SF
RA
1
1
1.0
06/21/94
BOWMAN MARSHALL LOTS 8A&8&9
06
A
SF
RA
3
3
8.9
05/27/94
BRAYBURN WEST LOT 2
16
HI
SF
RA
1
1
1.2
01/25/94
EBBERTS DON SUBDIVISION
16
C
SF
RA
3
3
18.5
06/06/94
ECKSTINE JEB & NANCY
12
A
SF
RA
1
1
2.2
07/12/93
FARMER JAMES LOT 1 & REMAIN LD
20
A
SF
RA
1
1
1.7
04/13/94
FLOOK AUSTIN LOT 1
19
A
SF
RA
1
1
1.1
07/26/93
FULK DENNIS & BELINDA LOT 2
12
A
SF
RA
1
1
1.0
01/25/94
FULK DENNIS LOT 1
12
A
SF
RA
1
1
1.0
10/28/93
GOWER PEGGY LOT 6
12
A
IL
RA
1
0
1.0
11/09/93
HAMMOND & LIVINGSTON LOTS 1&2
01
A
LL
RA
2
2
122.8
12/20/93
LEATHERMAN RODNEY LOTS 1 & 2
01
RR
SF
RA
2
2
1.5
01/06/94
MARTIN ESTATE J.GUY LOTS 1&2
16
A
SF
RA
2
2
2.3
11/10/93
MEADOW ROCK ESTATES
16
A
LL
RA
3
3
54.4
05/02/94
SEXTON JOAN LOT 1
12
A
SF
RA
1
1
1.8
03/23/94
27
mm
ELEC
ZONE
TYPE OF
URBAN/
DWELL
GROSS
APPROVAL
SUB DIVISION NAME
DIST
DIST
DEVELOP
RURAL
LOTS
UNITS
ACRES
DATE
WOBURN ESTATES LOT 7 SEC A
20
A
SF
RA
1
1
1.1
09/13/93
16 TOTAL FOR PLANNING SECTOR
25
24
221.5
PLANNING SECTOR 3
DEANS ADVENTURE LOT 2
08
C
SF
RA
1
1
3.2
01/21/94
DIXON JAMES & PAT
11
C
SF
RA
1
1
3.8
10/21/93
EMANUELSON JOHN LOT 1
08
C
SF
RA
1
1
3.0
10/21193
FALES NEIL LOT 1
08
C
SF
RA
1
1
6.0
12101/93
JENNINGS MICHAEL
11
C
LL
RA
1
1
18.5
10/14/93
MARTIN OAKLEY LOTS 1 & 2
11
C
LL
RA
2
2
26.2
12/29/93
MCKIMMEY BLANCE LOT 1
11
C
LL
RA
1
1
12.2
06/14/94
SNIDER JR IRVIN AND LINDA
11
C
LL
RA
1
1
14.7
05/10/94
8 TOTAL FOR PLANNING SECTOR
9
9
87.6
PLANNING SECTOR 4
BOWMAN ELLEN E LOT 1
07
C
SF
RA
1
1
3.3
09/07/93
BROOKSIDE KNOLLS LOTS 1&2
14
A
SF
RA
2
2
8.0
09/17/93
DEAL FARMS LOT 3
14
A
LL
RA
1
1
20.0
11/08/93
FOLTZ ROBERT LOT 3
07
RR
SF
SM
1
1
0.9
06/29/94
KERCHEVAL W & N LOT 1
07
A
SF
RA
1
1
3.0
02118/94
SNADERS ROY & DOLLIE LOTS 1&2
14
RR
SF
RA
2
2
2.5
05/11194
WARRENFELTZ MARY LOTS 5-7
14
A
SF
RA
3
3
3.7
12/06/93
WESTERN COM FUNDING D 5&6
14
C
SF
RA
2
2
8.5
10/28193
WESTERN COMM FUND SEC C 14-32
07
A
SF
RA
19
19
32.7
04/11/94
WESTERN COMM FUNDING LOT 33
07
A
SF
RA
1
1
6.4
02/14/94
10 TOTAL FOR PLANNING SECTOR
33
33
89.0
PLANNING SECTOR 5
CHARLTONS GRANT LTS 4-1318-23
23
A
SF
RA
15
16
20.2
08/18/93
CLEAR SPRING FARMS LOTS 17.&18
04
A
SF
RA
2
2
2.5
01/28/94
DEMMITT ROBERT LOTS 2-4
23
A
SF
RA
3
3
6.0
04/11194
EMERSON SUBDIVISION LOT 1
04
A
SF
RA
1
1
1.8
07106/93
FULTON AD LOT 1
04
A
SF
RA
1
1
5.2
03/17/94
GEHR JOSEPH W LOTS 1-4
04
A
SF
RA
4
4
5.3
04/11/94
JOHNSON RAY E LOT 1
15
C
SF
RA
1
1
5.6
03/29/94
KELLY JOS & BONNIE LOT 1
15
C
SF
RA
1
1
5.0
09030/93
LICKING CREEK HILLS PAR B
15
C
IL
RA
1
0
8.0
11/01/93
MCKEE AUSTIN LOT 1
15
A
SF
RA
1
1
1.1
11/19/93
MICHAEL DEV CORP LOTS 17-19 &B
04
A
SF
RA
3
3
3.8
10/04/93
MILLS ROBERT L LOT 1
15
C
SF
RA
1
1
3.4
07/06/93
MOORE ROBERT E LOT 1
04
HI
SF
RA
1
1
0.6
05/18/94
POWERS JAMES HILLARD LOT 1
15
C
LL
RA
1
1
11.7
04108/94
REVELL ESTATES LOT 2
15
C
SF
RA
1
1
6.0
05/05/94
SHIRK MILDRED LOTS 1&2
04
A
SF
RA
2
2
2.3
07/15/93
SMITH'S HILLSIDE LOT 1
23
A
SF
RA
1
1
4.4
06/16/94
THOMPSONS GARAGE LOT 1
04
HI
CM
RA
1
0
2.0
01110/94
ZELLO CARL LOT E
23
A
SF
RA
1
1
1.1
12/14/93
19 TOTAL FOR PLANNING SECTOR
43
41
96.0
PLANNING SECTOR 6
BIVINS EMMOGENE
05
C
LL
RA
1
1
41.5
05/18/94
BURGAN CHARLES LOT 1
05
A
LL
RA
1
1
10.0
04/04/94
COHILL ESTATES SEC 1 PARCEL A
05
C
SF
RA
1
1
7.2
06/06/94
ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH
05
A
IL
RA
1
0
5.0
07109/93
WALLS FREDERICK LOTS 1-3
05
C
SF
RA
3
3
9.5
06/06/94
5 TOTAL FOR PLANNING SECTOR
7
6
73.2
106 GRAND TOTAL
312
301
833.2
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1000
500
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1985 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
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200
150
100
50
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1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
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