town of mount airy - Maryland Department of Planning

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The Consequences of No-Growth Policies Throughout the nation, no-growth movements have arisen in an attempt to avoid the negative effects of rampant growth, yet problems can result from no-growth policies. While these policies may prevent future annexations and development within municipal boundaries, pressure for development in surrounding areas is often proportionally increased, resulting in low-density development around the towns. The following impacts of low-density growth outside of municipalities largely negate the possible benefits of a no-growth policy. 1. Development outside municipal limits burdens local services without contributing to the Town's tax base. 2. Large sprawling residential developments compete with the Town for construction of county-funded public facilities. 3. Development outside a municipality becomes a barrier to orderly town growth. 4. Development outside a municipality is subject to minimal input from the town planning and zoning authorities. 5. Development outside a municipality makes town boundaries indistinguishable. 6. Building moratoriums prevent developer funded infrastructure improvements. Summary The Town of Mount Airy and the surrounding region will continue to grow. Because of the Town's accessibility to major highways and its proximity to the cities of the "golden triangle," Mount Airy will continue to experience residential development pressure. The Town could benefit from this utilizing its location to attract office and research and development. No-growth movements may temporarily stall development, but in time these practices have been shown to compound the problems associated with uncontrolled growth. The following methods for mitigating the impact of regional growth on the community and its character are proposed. 22
Policy Recommendations To better manage regional growth and its effects on the Town of Mount Airy, the Town will: 1. Take a leading role in discussions with all four Counties regarding growth management in the Mount Airy Region. Adhere to the principles of the State mandated "Smart Growth" legislation. 2. Advocate support for County policies that concentrate growth around existing centers, and therefore plan for growth. 3. Continue to attract commercial and industrial development to provide a tax base necessary for balanced growth as a regional center. 4. Reach agreements with each County regarding the phasing of growth so that the Town is assured of County cooperation with the orderly growth policies of the Town and the provision for adequate facilities and services. 23
Page 1 and 2: TOWN OF MOUNT AIRY MASTER PLAN 2003
Page 3 and 4: MOUNT AIRY MASTER PLAN TABLE OF CON
Page 5 and 6: • Analysis of Town Structure 120
Page 7 and 8: in 1831. Locomotives and cars were
Page 9 and 10: Main Street Looking North, circa 19
Page 11 and 12: annexed in 1966 and was considered
Page 13 and 14: Regional Growth Patterns Growth wit
Page 15 and 16: Analysis of Surrounding Counties Gr
Page 17 and 18: Demographic Analysis of the Town Fo
Page 19 and 20: Mount Airy Population Projections t
Page 21: Overall, the number and type of job
Page 25 and 26: Introduction CHAPTER 2 MASTER PLAN
Page 27 and 28: Citizen involvement and participati
Page 29 and 30: 7. Adequate public facilities and i
Page 31 and 32: Goal- Mitigate the Impacts of Regio
Page 33 and 34: State Objectives CHAPTER 3 NATURAL
Page 35 and 36: Geology Geologic formations that un
Page 37 and 38: classifications as follow: a) Chest
Page 39 and 40: tributaries; however, in calculatin
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Page 43 and 44: pumped well. The U. S. Environmenta
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Page 47 and 48: CHAPTER 4 LAND USE AND ZONING Land
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Page 51 and 52: Housing Inventory and Housing Issue
Page 53 and 54: Housing Stock The first major alter
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Page 67 and 68: 8. Encourage the "master planning"
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Staff Recommendation: The road shou
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Staff Recommendation: Minimize any
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taking its toll in several ways. Th
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Street Improvement Program/Capital
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Policy Recommendations: The overall
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(RESERVED) 83
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provision of adequate services: tha
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Town Water and Sewer System Town Wa
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Available Land Development within t
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Recent studies done by the Town’s
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Water and Sewer Service Areas The W
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Schools Both Carroll and Frederick
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Twin Ridge Elementary School, Town
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Parks and Recreation Park and recre
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amphitheater, and public swimming p
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(RESERVED) 103
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Emergency Services Fire Department:
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(RESERVED) 107
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Police Protection Since 1975, the R
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Solid Waste and Recycling The Town
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5. Promote the coordination of the
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(RESERVED) 115
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emphasized in the retail area in or
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Revitalization of the Downtown, the
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of different building types has fos
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Downtown Mount Airy, looking south-
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walking and biking between neighbor
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width (identifying parking and trav
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- An establishment of a variety of
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Policy Recommendations: 1. Reinforc
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CHAPTER 8 IMPLEMENTATION The Compre
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System wide regular evaluations of
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