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