town of mount airy - Maryland Department of Planning

Housing Inventory and Housing Issues
The town has developed over the course of many years with primarily single-family
housing. The current stock of housing is still predominantly single-family, still the
preferred type for new residents. There have been more incidents of townhouse
communities in town that range from small groupings of townhouses to developments of
100 to 200 units. The town has only one apartment complex that remains as rental units
and it has been in existence for thirty years. The town zoning ordinance provides for the
allowance of several different densities to be utilized either individually or together in
various combinations. At this time, the town does not have a PUD (Planned Unit
Development) type of zoning that combines existing residential densities with
commercial or public uses. The current inventory of housing is shown, broken down into
the following categories:
Low Density Residential Medium Density
Residential
55% - All Single Family 30% - All Single Family
Larger Lots - 1/3 to 1/2 acre Smaller Lots- 1/4-1/8 acre
High Density Residential
15% - Townhouses and
Multi-family
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