TOWN OF EMMITSBURG 2009 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Emmitsburg Town Council Public Comment Draft August 13, 2009 Town of Emmitsburg 300A South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg, MD 21727 www.emmitsburgmd.gov
TOWN OF EMMITSBURG Elected Officials James Hoover, Mayor Christopher Staiger, Council President Joyce A. Rosensteel, Treasurer Glenn Blanchard, Council Member Denise E. Etris, Council Member Clifford L. Sweeney, Council Member Planning Commission 2009 Tim O Donnell, Chairman Patrick Boyle, Vice-Chairman Patrick Joy, Secretary Gary Pozzouli, Member Joyce A. Rosensteel, Council Liaison Dianne Walbrecker, Alternate 2008 Larry Little, Chairman Tim O Donnell, Vice-Chairman Patrick Joy, Secretary Patrick Boyle, Member Glenn Blanchard, Council Liaison Dianne Walbrecker, Alternate Consultant to 2008 Planning Commission Jakubiak & Associates, Inc. Annapolis, MD Town Staff David L. Haller, Town Manager Susan H. Cipperly, AICP Town Planner
TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SECTION 1 Introduction 1.2 State of Maryland Laws relative to Comprehensive Planning 1.3 Regional Context 1.4 Town of Emmitsburg Comprehensive Planning History 1.5 2009 Comprehensive Plan Update Process 1.6 Major Land Use Goals for Emmitsburg 1.7 Location 1.8 Report Organization SECTION 2 Existing Conditions 2.2 Demographics and Economics 2.3 Natural Environment 2.4 Land Use 2.5 Community Design 2.6 Housing 2.7 Transportation and Circulation 2.8 Community Facilities SECTION 3 Future Conditions 3.1 Land Availability & Water Demand 3.2 Water & Sewer Capacity 3.3 Tax Base SECTION 4 Land Use Recommendations 4.1 Land Use Decision-making Guidelines 4.2 Land Use Recommendations 4.3 Transportation 4.4 Environmental and Sensitive Areas 4.5 Water Resources Element 4.6 Community Facilities and Services 4.7 Community Design and Historic Resource Preservation 4.8 Municipal Growth and Conservation 4.9 Implementation APPENDICES
LIST OF TABLES Section Two: 2.1-1 Public Infrastructure Projects 2.2-1 Population Growth by Decade Emmitsburg & Frederick County 2.2-2 Population by Age Group: 2000 2.2-3 Household Growth by Decade, 1980 2000 2.2-4 Tenure Status of Housing Units: 2000 2.2-6 Business Establishments by Sector: Emmitsburg & Frederick County 2005 2.2-7 Residents Work Location Choices: 2000 2.2-8 Median Household Income By Area: 1999 2.3-1 Stream Buffer Size by Function 2.6-1 Comparative Housing Statistics: Emmitsburg & Nearby Municipalities 2.8-1 Emmitsburg Ground/Surface Water Sources 2.8-2 School Enrollment Capacity - 2009 Section Three 3.1-1 / 4.5-1 Land Availability & Water Demand 3.1-2 / 4.5-2 Water System Capacity 3.1-3 / 4.5-3 Sanitary Sewer Capacity Section Four 3.2-1 Population Projections Maryland Department of Planning, 2009 4.5-1 Land Availability & Water Demand 4.5-2 Water System Capacity 4.5-3 Sanitary Sewer Capacity 4.5-4 Zoning Change Recommendations Relative to Water/Sewer Capacity 4.5-5 Stream Buffer Size by Function
LIST OF FIGURES Section Two 2.2-1 Population: Emmitsburg 1960 2005 2.2-2 Population: Frederick county 1960 2005 2.2-3 Population Growth Rate Comparison for Emmitsburg & Frederick Co. 2.2-4 Households: Emmitsburg 1980 2005 2.2-5 Business Establishments by Sector: Emmitsburg: 2005 2.2-6 Business Establishments 2005 2.2-8 Median Household Income By Area: 1999 2.3-1 Hydrologic Cycle 2.3-2 Stream Channel and Valley Width 2.3-3 Streamside Forests 2.4-1 Emmitsburg Existing Zoning Pie Chart 2.4-2 1998 Comprehensive Plan Growth Boundary 2.5-1 Emmitsburg Historic District Map 2.6-1 Year Structure Built: Emmitsburg 2.7-1 Downtown Alleyways 2.8-1 2006-2008 Comparison of Influent & Precipitation Emmitsburg Wastewater Treatment Plant Section 3 3.2-1 Poverty Rate of the Elderly (65+) 2000 MDP 3.3-1 Emmitsburg Existing Zoning Acres & Percent 3.4-1 Frederick County Public Schools Enrollments & Capacities Emmitsburg Area Section 4 4.4-1 Three-zone buffer 4.5-1 Land Availability & Water Demand 4.5-2 Water System Capacity 4.5-3 Sanitary Sewer Capacity
LIST OF MAPS Maps are located in a separate section at the end of the text Emmitsburg Location within State of Maryland & Frederick County Town of Emmitsburg, Maryland Emmitsburg Environmental and Sensitive Areas Slopes Soils Emmitsburg Community Facilities Growth Boundary & Proposed New Roads 2009 Land Use Designations Existing Zoning Map Recommended Zoning Changes APPENDICES A Public Participation B Historic District Map & Description C Zoning Considerations/Recommendations & Water Supply Analysis D Frederick County Planning Commission Comp Plan draft Growth Area Map (draft, May 2009) E Emmitsburg Traffic Count Map 2008 (excerpt from SHA Frederick Co. Map) F Frederick County School System Capacity June 2009 G 2006 Resolution by Emmitsburg Town Council amending Comprehensive Plan to include Civil War Heritage Area Management Plan by reference. H Chesapeake Bay Watershed and Monocacy River Watershed Maps