Town of Elkton Comprehensive Plan
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2010 Town of Elkton Comprehensive Plan TOWN OF ELKTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN January 2010 2010 Town of Elkton Comprehensive Plan Acknowledgements The Town of Elkton Planning Commission expresses its appreciation to the many people, agencies and organizations that provided information, ideas and input for this plan. Town of Elkton Mayor and Commissioners Joseph Fisona, Mayor Charles Givens Mary Jo Jablonski Earl Piner Sr. Gary Storke Town of Elkton Planning Commission David Wiseman, Chair Fred Thomas, Vice Chair Brad Carrillo Asma Manejwala Donna Short Sue Whitaker Department of Planning Jeanne Minner, Director Terri Thomas, Planner Contributing Town Agencies Lewis George, J. Craig Trostle, Jr. Town Administrator Building Director & Zoning Administrator Consultant Assistance Environmental Resources Management, Annapolis, Maryland Special thanks to Melissa Appler, Jason DuBow and John Leocha at the Maryland Department of Planning, Mike Nixon at the Maryland Department of Transportation, Tony Hofmann of Michael Baker Inc., Brigid Kenney and Janice Outen at the Maryland Department of the Environment, David Nemazie at the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science, and Daniel Blevins and David Gula at the Wilmington Area Planning Council Financial assistance provided by the Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) and the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, administered by the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This Plan was prepared by the Town of Elkton under award number NA08NOS4190469 from the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Chesapeake and Coastal Program. The statements, findings, conclusions and recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NOAA or the United States Department of Commerce. Town Commissioners Resolution Planning Commission Resolution ii 2010 Town of Elkton Comprehensive Plan Table of Contents Acknowledgements.................................................................................................................... ii Town Commissioners Resolution .............................................................................................. ii Planning Commission Resolution .............................................................................................. ii Table of Contents...................................................................................................................... iii Tables.........................................................................................................................................v Maps.......................................................................................................................................... vi 1. Introduction....................................................................................................................1-1 1.1. Legal Requirements ................................................................................................................1-1 1.2. Plan Preparation......................................................................................................................1-2 2. Background ................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1. Location, Regional Setting, Government .................................................................................2-1 2.2. History .....................................................................................................................................2-1 2.3. Related Plans and Documents ................................................................................................2-3 2.4. Plan Incorporated by Reference..............................................................................................2-3 2.5. Elkton’s Future.........................................................................................................................2-3 3. Municipal Growth........................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1. Growth Trends.........................................................................................................................3-1 3.2. The Plan for Future Growth .....................................................................................................3-2 3.3. Distribution of Future Growth...................................................................................................3-5 3.4. Annexation Areas ....................................................................................................................3-6 3.5. Impacts of Growth on Community Facilities and Services.......................................................3-9 3.6. Financing of Infrastructure Expansions .................................................................................3-12 3.7. Rural Buffer ...........................................................................................................................3-13 3.8. Burdens on Municipally Provided Services beyond Proposed Municipal Growth Area..........3-13 3.9. Protection of Sensitive Areas in and Near Elkton ..................................................................3-13 3.10. Relationship of Long Term Development to Elkton’s Character ............................................3-13 4. Land Use ....................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1. Goals and Objectives ..............................................................................................................4-1 4.2. Existing Land Use....................................................................................................................4-1 4.3. Land Use Issues......................................................................................................................4-4 4.4. Proposed Land Use.................................................................................................................4-5 4.5. Urban Design Framework Plan..............................................................................................4-10 4.6. Overlay Districts ....................................................................................................................4-12 4.7. Policies and Actions ..............................................................................................................4-13 5. Water Resources........................................................................................................... 5-1 5.1. Goals and Objectives ..............................................................................................................5-1 5.2. Interjurisdictional Cooperation .................................................................................................5-1 5.3. Drinking Water Assessment ....................................................................................................5-1 5.4. Water System Capacity ...........................................................................................................5-2 5.5. Additional Drinking Water Resources ......................................................................................5-4 5.6. Other Drinking Water Considerations ......................................................................................5-5 iii 2010 Town of Elkton Comprehensive Plan 5.7. Wastewater Analysis ...............................................................................................................5-6 5.8. WWTP Upgrades.....................................................................................................................5-6 5.9. Point Source Nutrient Caps .....................................................................................................5-9 5.10. Nonpoint Source Analysis .....................................................................................................5-10 5.11. Total Nutrient Loads and Assimilative Capacity.....................................................................5-11 5.12. Choice of Land Use Plan.......................................................................................................5-15 5.13. Policies and Actions ..............................................................................................................5-15 6. Sensitive Areas.............................................................................................................. 6-1 6.1. Goals and Objectives ..............................................................................................................6-1 6.2. Inventory of Environmentally Sensitive Areas..........................................................................6-1 6.3. Chesapeake Bay Critical Area.................................................................................................6-8 6.4. Mineral Resources...................................................................................................................6-9 6.5. Policies and Actions ................................................................................................................6-9 7. Transportation ............................................................................................................... 7-1