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Hughesville Village Revitalization Plan Hughesville Village Revitalization Plan HUGHESVILLE VILLAGE REVITALIZATION PLAN May 2007 Page i Hughesville Village Revitalization Plan Page ii Hughesville Village Revitalization Plan COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CHARLES COUNTY Wayne Cooper, President Robert J. Fuller Dr. Edith J. Patterson Allan R. Smith Candice Quinn Kelly Mission Statement The mission of Charles County Government is to provide our citizens the highest quality service possible in a timely, efficient, and courteous manner. To achieve this goal, government must be operated in an open and accessible atmosphere, be based on comprehensive long-and short-term planning, have an appropriate managerial organization tempered by fiscal responsibility. Vision Statement Charles County is a place where all people thrive and businesses grow and prosper; where the preservation of our heritage and environment is paramount; where government services to its citizens are provided at the highest level of excellence; and where the quality of life is the best in the nation. Page iii Hughesville Village Revitalization Plan Acknowledgements Charles County Planning Commission Raymond Detig, Chairman Roberta Wise, Vice Chairman Duncan Creelman, Secretary Louis Grasso Gail D. Manuel Joseph Richard Robert E. Mitchell Charles County Government Department of Planning and Growth Management Melvin C. Beall, Jr., P.E. Acting Director David Umling, Planning Director Cathy Hardy, Community Planning Program Manager Sheila Geisert, Planning Technician Hughesville Revitalization Advisory Committee Dorothy M. Bowling Beverly A. Jarboe A. Pauleen Brewer David L. Kanter Barbara A. Bridgett Sharon Moore Donna M. Cave Russell Q. Starks Benson Ralph Cross Richard K. Ward Kenneth L. Dyson Consultant Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Sparks, Maryland Page iv Hughesville Village Revitalization Plan Page v Hughesville Village Revitalization Plan Page vi Hughesville Village Revitalization Plan Page vii Hughesville Village Revitalization Plan Page viii Hughesville Village Revitalization Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary................................................................................................................................1 Background ...........................................................................................................................................1 The Plan and Planning Process............................................................................................................1 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................2 Chapter 1: Planning Context for the Sub-Area Plan...........................................................................3 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................3 The Sub-Area within Charles County....................................................................................................3 Study Purpose.......................................................................................................................................4 Hughesville Revitalization Advisory Committee.................................................................................4 Village Center Designation ................................................................................................................4 Village Development Characteristics.................................................................................................5 Importance of Village Designation.....................................................................................................5 The Planning Process ...........................................................................................................................6 Community Assets, Issues, Concerns and Opportunities .....................................................................7 Prioritization of Community Issues/Concerns and Opportunities.......................................................7 Challenges/Obstacles to Investment.....................................................................................................9 Water Quality.....................................................................................................................................9 Public Wastewater Facilities..............................................................................................................9 Organizational Structure..................................................................................................................10 Traffic Volumes and Speeds............................................................................................................10 Limited Pedestrian Access ..............................................................................................................10 Zoning Regulations..........................................................................................................................10 On-Street Parking............................................................................................................................10 PFA Boundary .................................................................................................................................10 Chapter 2: Description of the Sub-Area.............................................................................................11 Population Characteristics...................................................................................................................11 Race ................................................................................................................................................12 School Aged Children and Projections ............................................................................................13 Educational Attainment....................................................................................................................14 Population Trends ...........................................................................................................................15 Land Use.............................................................................................................................................16 Existing Land Use............................................................................................................................16 Development Activities ....................................................................................................................17 Structure Condition and Vacancies .................................................................................................18 Charles County Zoning Regulations................................................................................................19 Village Zones...................................................................................................................................19 Industrial Zones ...............................................................................................................................19 Overlay Districts...............................................................................................................................20 Development Patterns .....................................................................................................................20 Environmental Resources ...................................................................................................................21 Preservation Programs....................................................................................................................21 Resource Protection Zone Overlay District (RPZ)...........................................................................23 Historic Sites, Designations and Programs.........................................................................................24 Historic Sites....................................................................................................................................24 Historic Designations and Programs ...............................................................................................25 Economic Assessment........................................................................................................................27 Income.............................................................................................................................................29 Place of Work ..................................................................................................................................30 Page ix Hughesville Village Revitalization Plan Travel to Work .................................................................................................................................32 Occupations.....................................................................................................................................33 Summary of Largest Employers in the Region ................................................................................34 Charles County................................................................................................................................34 St. Mary’s County ............................................................................................................................34 Calvert County.................................................................................................................................34
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