Broadneck Small Area Plan· Anne Arundel County, Maryland - December 2001 Broadneck Small Area Plan

Broadneck Small Area Plan· Anne Arundel County, Maryland - December 2001 Broadneck Small Area Plan Adopted December 3, 2001 By County Council Bill No. 77-01 County Executive Janet Owens County Council A. Shirley Murphy, Chair Barbara Samorajczyl{, Vice Chair Pamela Beidle Bill D. Burlison John J. Klocko Daniel E. Klosterman Cathleen M. Vitale The Broadneck Small Area Plan is dedicated to four people who generously gave their time to improve the world around them. Gretel Derby and Hal Martin, who along with fellow C01ll111ittee Members, worked diligently with much heart and soul to make their community a better place to live. CliffRoop, 5th District Councilman, who faithfully listened to the concerns ofthe community in which he lived and served, and to our friend Kevin Dooley who shared with all his wisdom and common sense. Table of Contents Introduction 7 Broadneck History 9 Demographic Profile 11 Vision Statement 13 Plan Concept 14 Land Use 17 Transportation 29 Natural and Historical Resource 35 Utilities 44 Community Facilities 47 Community Design 51 Implementation 52 Glossary 53 Appendices Appendix A Demo graphics Appendix B Comprehensive Zoning Applications Appendix C Proposed Zoning Map Appendix D Bill No. 77-01 List of Tables Table 1. Commercial Zones by Acreage for the Broadneck Planning Area 18 Table 2. Transportation Capital Improvements for the Broadneck Small Area 30 Table 3. Broadneck Small Area Parks with Baseball Diamonds 47 Table 4. State Capacity by Broadneck Feeder System 48 Acknowledgments Broadneck Small Area Plan Committee: Steve Carr (Chairman) Tom Suit (Vice-Chairman) Melvin Bender Timothy Brenza Sam Brice Gretel Derby Arnie Dordick Hal Martin Bert Mason Don Morganstern Beverly Nash Robert Poor Claudia White John Wing Nancy Wright Fred Broglie, J1'. (Alternate) Anne Arundel County Department ofPlanning and Zoning Denis Ca~1avan, Director James 1. Cmmelli, Assistant Director Richard Josephson, Administrator, Long Range Planning Steven R. Cover, Director (former) Broadneck Small Area Plan Core Team Michael Fox, Long Range Plam1ing Liz West, Long Range Planning Dana Wootton, Long Range Planning Harvey Gold, Transportation Plmming Pam Miley, Zoning Mark Wedemeyer, Development Division Lori Allen, Development Division Janis Markusic, Environmental Planning Long Range Planning Support Sta,ff Robert Caffrey, Regional Planning Dwight Flowers, Planning and Urban Design John Leocha, Sewer and Water Facilities Plmming Alexander Speer, Demography and market Analysis Jody Vollmar, Outreach Coordinator Environmental Planning Ginger Ellis, Administrator, Environmental Planning Charlie Abrahamson, Environmental Planner/GIS Rodney Banks, Forest Conservation Plmming Al Luckenbach, Archaeology Donna Ware, Historic Sites Plmmer GIS, Mapping and Graphics David Gillum Danny Decker Jeff Cox Karen Buoncristiano Debbie Vaughan Mark Nowak Mike Eismeier Bill Caine 1I~for111atioJ1 and Secretarial Support Tanya Bishop Sharon Faulkner Joyce Lindner Shirley Kimball Jean Tinsley Brenda Weeks Tina White Consultant Assistance Baker and Associates Other Anne Arundel County Support: Land Use and Environment Office - Marianne Forrest, Pam Keller, Jo1m Morris, Nancy Terry Board of Education - George Hatch, Larry Ripley, Rodell Phaire Fire Department - Mark Pfister, 1. Robert Ray, Gary Rogers Health Department - Don Curtian, Kerry Topovski, Robert Weber Human Relations Office - Adrian Wiseman Human Services Office - Vanessa Carter, Patricia Barland Library - Cathy Butler, Andrea Lewis, David Marshall, Susan Schmidt Police Department - George Gibmeyer, David Shipley Department of Public Works - Ronald Bowen, Caroline Gaulke, Robert Loomis, Chris Phipps Department of Recreation and Parks - Jay Cuccia, Thomas Donlin, Jack Keene Arundel Community Development Corporation - Kathy Koch Arundel Economic Development Corporation - Rick Morgan, Bill Badger Information included in this document was obtained from several sources including: 1997 General Development Plan Goals, Policies and Actions Broadneck Small Area Plan Public Forum, May 14, 1998 Broadneck Federation's Nike Site Report, June 18, 1998 A Recreational Demand Survey Submitted by Jack Keene, Chief of Recreation RepOli of the Scenic and Historic Roads Committee, October 1997 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The Broadneck Small Area Plan is intended to provide local detail for implementation of the Anne Arundel County 1997 General Development Plan. The purpose of the Broadneck Small Area Plan is to enhance the quality of life in Broadneck, to help implement the goals and recommendations of the General Development Plan, and to promote citizen, business and County cooperation in the planning and development process. The Plan's development was a collaborative process involving the Broadneck Small Area Plan Committee, staff from the Department of PIamling and Zoning, other County agencies and the public. Together, staff and the Small Area Plmming Committee have held public forums, conducted regular open committee meetings, sent out and received questionnaires and focus group surveys and have spoken to area residents to help identify assets, issues, and opportunities to formulate a vision for the future of their area. They have worked together to identify where pedestrian and road improvements are needed, and what type of land uses are appropriate and what services will be needed in the future. This document addresses community history and character, land use, zoning,' transportation, natural and historic resources, utilities, community facilities and community design. The maps show existing and proposed land use and zoning. Together, the text and maps amend the General Development Plan and will be used as a basis for comprehensive zoning of the Broadneck Small Planning Area. The Small Area Plan Process Starting with the appointment of committee members and ending with the adoption of a long range plan for the community, the Small Area Plan process was designed to maximize public participation, build consensus and present the best plan for the future of the small planning area. All committee meetings were open to the public. In addition, two public forums were held, one near the start ofthe process to hear from the community about issues, opportunities and a vision for the future and one near the end to present draft recommendations on the various subject areas of the plan, as well as a draft land use map. Once the Committee and staff formulated their draft plan, it was presented to the Planning Advisory Board (P AB) for further review and comment by the public. Comments from the P AB were provided to the County Executive for consideration prior to introducing the Small Area Plan to the County Council for public hearing and adoption. 7 Small Area Planning Process - Tasks and Responsibilities Community Review Develop Prepare Committee Identify Forums: ~ Existing ~ ~ . Community Draft Land Use Orientation ~ Trends Identify Issues, ~ Conditions Vision Plan Map Assets, Vision Staff, Committee Staff, Committee Staff, Committee Staff, Committee Staff, Committee Staff, Committee SOLICIT Prepare Community Develop APPLICA TIONS Draft Forums on Actions and FOR Zoning ~ Draft Plan and ~ Recommendations ~ COMPREHENSIVE ~ Map Zoning Map ZONING Staff, Committee Staff Staff Receive and Brief Revise Draft Land ReviewComp Committee on Use Plan Zoning Revisions to based on Input ~ Applications ~ Draft Zoning Map =:> from Forums Revise Draft Zoning and Plan Map Staff, Committee Staff Staff, Committee Present Present Revised Review Draft Plan Recommended Plan Draft Plan to ~ Plan Adoption with CEX ~ to County PAB ~ Council Staff Staff Staff, Committee 8 CHAPTER 2 BROADNECK'S HISTORY Formed by the Magothy River on the north and the Severn River on the south, the Broadneck is one of Anne Arundel's largest peninsulas. It holds the distinction of being the site of Anne Arundel County's first European settlement in 1649. The first settlers were several hundred non-conformist Puritans from Virginia who were invited by Maryland's proprietary ruler, Cecil Calveli, second Lord Baltimore, to settle on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Calveli's invitation, issued during the turmoil of the English Civil Wars, was an attempt to stabilize his struggling colony. The Virginia Puritans established a dispersed hamlet at the mouth of the Severn River which they called "Providence" or "Severn." It was centered on the nmih shore of the Severn, between Greenberry Point and Hackett's Point. During this time, the area formed by Mill and Whitehall Creeks was known as "Broadneck," a name which later was applied to the entire peninsula. By 1650, a sufficient population base was established warranting designation as a county, which was interchangeably known as Providence and Anne Arundel in its early years. The Puritan-based Providence quickly became the population center of the colony, shifting power away from the Catholic-controlled St. Mary's City. This was fully realized in 1695 when Governor Nicholson moved the capital from St. Mary's to Ann Arundell Town, later named Annapolis. By the late 17th century, the hamlet of Providence had expanded up the Broadneck Peninsula; plantation~ hugged the shorelines of the Severn and Magothy Rivers and filled much of the interior land. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries the land use of the Broadneck area remained rural, supp01iing large plantations of tobacco and diversified crops. Annapolis served as the market center for these farms. In the late 18th century, some of the Annapolis political and

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