South County Small Area Plan Adopted September 13, 2001 By County Council Bill No. 68-01 Effective December 28,2001 County Executive Janet S. Owens County Council Bill D. Burlison, Chair Barbara Samorajczyk, Vice Chair Pamela Beidle John J. Klocko Daniel E. Klosterman A. Shirley Murphy Cathleen M. Vitale Table of Contents Acknowledgements.. ....... ... .. ....... .......... ... .. ..... ......... ....... ........ ...................3 I. Introduction: ... ... ..... .... .... ............... .. .. .. .... .... .. ...... .. .. .. ... ......... .. .. .. ........... 5 II. Vision Statement .................. .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ...... ... ......... ......... ...... ....... ..........7 m. Concepts and Highlights .. .. ...... ... ... ...... ......... .. ....... .. ..... .. ........ ....... ' ....... ..... 8 IV. Historical Background .. .... .. .. ........ .... .. ... .................... ... .. .. ... .. ......... .... ......10 V. Demographics.. .. ........ .. ... ....... .... ..... .. ... ......... ... ......................... ........ ..... 17 VI. Economic Development .. ............... .. ........ ... .... .. ... .... .. .......... ...... ... .. .. .... ... .. 19 A. Requirements for a Rural Economy B. Recommendations for Maintaining a Rural Economy C. Recommendations for Encouraging Compatible Business VII. Land Use and Zoning .. .. ........ .. ... .......... ............. ................ ......... ........ ... ... .25 A. Comprehensive Land Use Recommendations ........ .......... .. .. .. .. ....... ......... ....25 B. Family Conveyance .. ............ .. ............... ... ....... ... .. ........ .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .... 30 C. Rural Design Guidelines for the RA Zone.. ...... .... .. ..... .. .. ... ....... ... .. ... ... ... .. .32 vrn. Design Concept for Wayson's Comer. .. .. ... ............... .... .......... .............. .. , ... .. .36 IX. Environment and Natural Resources ...... ... .. ...................... .. ................ ... .. ... .. .39 A. Patuxent River and Patuxent River Greenway ...... ...... ....... .. ...... ... ........ .. .. .. .40 B. Chesapeake Bay ........ ............ ........... ...... .......... .... .. ............... ... .. ........42 C. Streams and Buffers ..... .............. .... ..... .. ............... ........ ... ........ .. .. ...... .42 D. Sand and Gravel Mining .. ... ... .. .... ... ...... .. .... ........ .... ... ............. .. ... .. ...... .43 E. Waste WaterManagement.. ... ...................................... ... ...... ............... .. 43 F. Ground Water Supply and Quality .. .... .. .. ..................... ........ .. .......... .. ......44 G. Nutrient Management Plans ............... ... .. .. ............................. .............. .45 H. Storm Water Management .................. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .... ........ .. .. .46 I. Forest Conservation ... .. ............. ... ... ... .................. ... .. .. .. .. ........... ........ .47 J. Historic and Archaeological Resources .. ............. ........ ... .. ..... .. ... .. .... ... ..... ..47 X. Community Services .. ............. ... ............. ...................... ................ .... .. ......50 -Parks and Recreation .. ....... .. ... ... ........................ , .. .... ... ... ... .. .... .. ... .... .. .... 50 -Housing................ ..... .. ... ...... .......... .. ... ......................... ............ .. .... .. .. 51 -Education..... .. ........... .. .... .. .... .. ... ...... .. .... .. .... .. ... .. ... ..... .. ...... .. ........ .. ...52 -Police, Fire, Sanitation .......... ... .. ........ ........... .... .. .. ......... ................. : .... .... 53 XI. Public Utilities .. ...... ... .. ....... ....... ... .. ....................... ... ... ..... .............. .. ... .. 54 xn. Transportation... .. ................ ........ ........... .. .. .. .... ... ... ... .. ........... ........ .. ......55 Glossary ................... ...... .......... .... ....... ..... .............. ... ....... ........... ... ... ..... ... 59 Appendices: # 1 South County Historic Resources #s Rural Design Guidelines # 2 Demographics #6 Greenway overlay # 3 Landnse Classifications #7 Patuxent River Plan Policy Recommendations # 4 Family conveyance Recommendations #8 Recommended Zoning Text Changes for RA districts #9 Bill No. 68-01 South County Small Area Plan Acknowledgments South County Small Area Plan Committee Susan P. Barber Pamela Jessup Mllljorie Brown . Pat Moreland E. Steuart Chaney Debi Osborne (Chair) Joseph Collinson ill Peter Perry Paul Rensted Claire Frye .Carter Shepherd Charlotte Smutko Karen Hladik Joan Turek Anne Arundel County Department ofPlanning and Code Enforcement Dennis Canavan, Director James 1. Cannelli, Assistant Director Richard Josephson, Long Range Planning Administrator South County Small Area Plan Core Team Vivian Marsh, Long Range Planning Liz West, Long Range Planning Romona Plociennik, Long Range Planning Harvey Gold, Transportation Planning Suzy Diffenderfer, Zoning Steve Callahan, Development Division Barbara Polito, Enviromnental and Agricultural Planning Jim Johnson, Enviromnental Planning Long Range Planning Support Staff Robert Caffiey, Regional Planning Dwight Flowers, Planning and Urban Design John Leocha, Sewer and Water Facilities Planning Alexander Speer, Demography and Market Analysis Jody Vollmar, Outreach Coordinator Environmental Planning Ginger Ellis, Administrator, Enviromnental Planning Charlie Abrahamson, Environmental Planning/GIS Rodney Banks, Forest Conservation Planning AI Luckenbach, Archaeology Donna Ware, Historic Sites Planner GIS, Mapping and Graphics Mike Eismeier David Gillum Jeff Cox Karen Buoncristiano Debbie Vaughan Mark Nowak Information andSecretarial Support Joyce Baehr Shirley Kimball Sharon Faulkner Dana Wootton Jean Tinsley Brenda Weeks Tina White Tanya Bishop Consultant Assistance Rhodeside and Harwell Incorporated Other Anne Arundel County Support Land Use and Environment Office - John Morris Board ofEducation - George Hatch, Chuck Yocum Fire Department - 1. Robert Ray, Gary Rogers Health Bepartment - Don Curtian, Keny Topovski, Human Services Office - Patricia Barland Library - Cathy Butler Police Department - George Gibmeyer, JetfKelly Department ofPublic Works - Ronald Bowen, Caroline Gaulke, Chris Phipps Department ofRecreation And Parks - Jack Keene, Thomas Donlin Arundel Community Development Corporation - Kathy Koch Arundel Economic Development Corporation - Bill Badger South County Small Area Plan Introduction I. INTRODUCTION The South County Small Area Plan is intended to provide local detail for implementation ofthe Anne Arundel County 1997 General Development Plan. The published plan is a collaborative effort with input from the Department ofPlanning and Code Enforcement and other County agencies and a diverse citizen committee consisting of seventeen individuals chosen by the County Executive. Public forums have provided opportunities for public input throughout the process. The purpose ofthe South County Small Area Plan is to enhance the quality oflife in South County, to help implement the goals and recommendations ofthe General Development Plan, and to promote citizen, business and County cooperation in the planning and development process. Together, the Small Area Planning Committee and staff held public forums, and over the course oftwelve months have conducted regular committee meetings, which were open to the public. Business focus groups were held as well as focus groups aimed at involving participation from farmers, teen and African American communities. The information gathered at these forums guided the Committee during the planning process. The Committee reviewed surveys, and listened to area residents. All ofthis information was used to help identify assets, issues, opportunities and to formulate a vision for the future ofthe South County Area. The Committee has worked together to identifY what types of community services and facilities are needed in South County and where they would be best located. Land use was analyzed and recommendations were made as to what uses would be and how to best preserve the rural character ofthe area. South County' s natural resources were assessed and a greenway proposed to protect these resources. The Committee also selected Wayson's Corner as an opportunity site for improvements, landscaping and some small-scale development. Design consultants, Rhodeside and Harwell Inc., were hired to draft a concept plan for Wayson's Corner which is shown later in this plan. This Plan for South County consists ofdata, recommendations and maps. The 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 modifY the 1997 General Development Plan and official zoning maps. 5 South County Small Area Plan Introduction Small Area Planning Process - Tasks and Responsibilities Community Review Develop Prepare COmmittee Identify Forums: existing Community Oraft Land Use Orientation =:: F=: Trend$ =:: dentify Issues, F=: =:: Conditions VisIon Plan Map Assets. Vision Staff, Committee sta1'f, Convnittee staff, Committee staff, Committee staff, Cormnittee staff, Committee SOLICIT Prepare Community Develop Forums on APPLICAT10NS Actions and FOR Zoning0"'" =:: Draft PI.m and Recommendations F=: Mop F=: COWREHENslVE P Zoning Map ZONING Committee staff staff Committee