Calvert County Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plan
Calvert County Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plan August 29, 2013 Draft EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Program Open Space Law, as most recently amended, requires the local governing body to prepare a local land preservation and recreation plan at least every five years and submit it to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Maryland Department of Planning. The local plans provide a basis for the statewide Maryland Land Preservation and Recreation Plan. The Calvert County Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation (LPP&R) Plan is supplemental to the 2010 Calvert County Comprehensive Plan and is based upon the County’s prior Land Preservation, Parks and Open Space Plans. The LPP&R Plan is based upon the goals and actions set forth in the Calvert County Comprehensive Plan, which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners in 2004 and amended in 2010. There are four elements of the Plan. 1. Recreation, Parks, and Open Space 2. Agricultural Land Preservation 3. Natural Resource Conservation 4. Cultural and Historic Resource Conservation 1. Recreation, Parks, and Open Space During the update of this plan, the supply of publicly-owned recreation sites was updated. The LPP&R Plan includes an analysis of the existing supply, present and future demand for recreation activities, and a needs analysis for 2010, 2015, 2020, and 2025. The plan presents an inventory of County and municipal recreation sites and compares the current supply to the goal of providing 30 acres of recreation land per 1,000 persons. As of2010, the County and the Towns of Chesapeake Beach and North Beach providing2,283 acres of local recreation and natural resource lands.
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