Anne Arundel County 2017 Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plan
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Anne Arundel County 2017 Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plan Amended and Approved September 4, 2018 Acknowledgements Steven R. Schuh County Executive County Council Peter Smith, District 1 John Grasso, District 2 Derek Fink, District 3 Andrew Pruski, District 4 Michael Peroutka, District 5 Chris Trumbauer, District 6 Jerry Walker, District 7 Recreation and Parks Advisory Board Warren B. Duckett, III, Esquire, Chair Albert “Woody" Bowen Rudolph “Rudy” Brown, Jr. The Hon. Janet Greenip Darrin M. Jacobs Michael Lofton Ralph Smith Planning Advisory Board Jerry L. Pesterfield, Chair Joseph G. Mayer, Vice Chair Matthew S. Evans, III, Esq., LEED-AP Jeffrey W. Ferguson Gustav S. Kurtz, Jr. Joan C. Maynard Barbara Morsberger Department of Recreation and Parks Rick Anthony, Director Project Staff Kenneth M. Alban, Chief of Capital Projects and Park Planning Barbara Polito, Agricultural Program Manager Dawn Thomas, Park Planner William Gorski, Agricultural Program Planner and GIS Specialist Contributing Staff David Smalley, Deputy Director Michael Busch, Recreation Administrator Mark Garrity, Parks Administrator Franklin Chaney, Chief of Recreation Services Lisa DiGiacinto, Business Manager Colleen Joseph, Chief of Marketing and Special Events Betsey LaBroad, Chief of Park Operations Chris Carroll, Chief of Natural and Cultural Resources Damian Cosby, Chief of Park Maintenance Erica Jackson, Program Specialist Office of Planning and Zoning Philip R. Hager, Planning and Zoning Officer Lynn Miller, Assistant Planning and Zoning Officer Cindy Carrier, Planning Administrator, Long Range Planning Department of Public Works Christopher Phipps, Director Bruce Wright, Deputy Director Khadija Abdur-Rahman, Managing Engineer Richard Osborn, Project Manager Ginger Klingelhoefer-Ellis, Planning Administrator, Watershed Ecosystem and Restoration Services Consultant Environmental Resources Management (ERM), Annapolis, MD CONTENTS Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 A. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1 B. Framework ....................................................................................................................................... 1 C. Recreation and Parks........................................................................................................................ 3 D. Agricultural Land Preservation ........................................................................................................ 8 E. Natural Resources Conservation ...................................................................................................... 9 CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 1 A. Purpose of the Plan .......................................................................................................................... 1 B. Preparation of the Plan ..................................................................................................................... 1 C. The LPPRP’s Relationship to the Comprehensive Planning Process .............................................. 2 D. Public Participation .......................................................................................................................... 2 CHAPTER II FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................................................. 1 A. Physical Characteristics ................................................................................................................... 1 B. Demographic Characteristics ........................................................................................................... 8 C. Comprehensive Plan Framework ................................................................................................... 11 D. The LPPRP’s Relationship to State Planning ................................................................................ 18 E. Implications for Land Preservation and Recreation ....................................................................... 19 CHAPTER III RECREATION, PARKS, AND OPEN SPACE A. County and State Goals ............................................................................................................... III-2 B. Needs Analysis, Proximity and Equity Analysis, Progress Since 2013 LPPRP ....................... III-11 C. County Priorities ....................................................................................................................... III-40 CHAPTER IV AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION A. Goals and Objectives .................................................................................................................. IV-3 B. Current Implementation Program and Progress Since the 2013 LPPRP .................................... IV-5 CHAPTER V NATURAL RESOURCES LAND CONSERVATION A. Planning Context and Goals......................................................................................................... V-1 B. County Implementation Program and Progress Since the 2013 LPPRP ...................................... V-3 Appendices Appendix A Anne Arundel County Recreation and Open Space Sites Inventory Appendix B Compilation of Public Comments Appendix C Summary of Recommendations and Status for Recreation from the Anne Arundel County Small Area Plans Appendix D Recreational Facilities Needs Analysis Tables Appendix E Recommendations of Water Access Commission Appendix F Agricultural Preservation Inventory Appendix G Residential Resource Land Listing Anne Arundel County Land Preservation, Parks & Recreation Plan i Tables CHAPTER II FRAMEWORK Table II-1 Land Cover, 2014 ............................................................................................................... 1 Table II-2 Watersheds .......................................................................................................................... 2 Table II-3 County and Planning Area 2010 Population and 2035 Projections .................................... 9 Table II-4 Population by Age, Anne Arundel County and Maryland .................................................. 9 CHAPTER III RECREATION, PARKS, AND OPEN SPACE Table III-1 Department of Recreation and Parks FY 2017 Operating Budget Summary .............. III-10 Table III-2 Department of Recreation and Parks FY 2017 Capital Budget Summary ................... III-10 Table III-3 Anne Arundel County Program Open Space Apportionments, 2008-2017 ................. III-10 Table III-4 Recreation and Resource Land by Owner.................................................................... III-13 Table III-5 County, Municipal, and Board of Education Recreation Land by Type ...................... III-13 Table III-6 Recreation Land by Planning Area .............................................................................. III-19 Table III-7 Per Capita Recreation Land by Planning Area ............................................................ III-19 Table III-8 Department Survey Responses: Facility Needs ........................................................... III-21 Table III-9 Department Survey Responses by Recreation Planning Area ..................................... III-22 Table III-10 Status of General Development Plan Recreation Implementation Actions ................. III-25 Table III-11 Summary Needs Report ............................................................................................... III-28 Table III-12 Needs by Planning Area, 2017..................................................................................... III-30 Table III-13 Needs by Planning Area, 2035..................................................................................... III-30 Table III-14 Land Acquisition, Development, and Rehabilitation Recommendations .................... III-41 CHAPTER IV AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION Table IV-1 Selected Agricultural Statistics ..................................................................................... IV-2 Table IV-2 Summary Table of Preserved Agricultural Lands ......................................................... IV-8 Table IV-3 South Rural Legacy Area Expenditures Summary ..................................................... IV-12 Table IV-4 South County Small Area Plan Recommendations for the Rural Economy ............... IV-16 CHAPTER V NATURAL RESOURCES LAND CONSERVATION Table V-1 State and County Goals for Natural Resources Land Conservation ............................... V-4 Table V-2 Protected Natural Resource Lands ................................................................................ V-13 Table V-3 Land Protected by Local Land Trusts ........................................................................... V-14 Anne Arundel County Land Preservation, Parks & Recreation Plan ii Maps CHAPTER II FRAMEWORK Map II-1 Location .............................................................................................................................. 3 Map II-2 Land Cover ......................................................................................................................... 4 Map II-3 Watersheds and Water Resources ......................................................................................