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CHAPTER 1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND REGIONAL SETTING Historical Background of the Town of Mount Airy The western movement of the B & O Railroad and close proximity to the National Pike gave identity and significance to the Town of Mount Airy. The hilly topography of the area is responsible for the name of the town. A railroad foreman who commented, “this is an airish mountain” christened it with its name. The name of the town became Mount Airy and remained so from that point forward. The town was divided between two counties, Carroll and Frederick, in 1837, when Carroll County defined its permanent boundaries, and Mount Airy has remained in two counties since that year. About one mile south of the town is the junction of Carroll, Frederick, Howard and Montgomery Counties located at the headwaters of the South Branch of the Patapsco River. The Old Mount Airy Hotel and Main Street Looking South – Courtesy of Mount Airy Museum The town was originally settled in the early 1830s by a core group of six families. Dorsey, Davis, and Bussard were the most prominent names in that first settlement, which was followed closely by the construction of the B & O railroad line in 1831. Because Mount Airy sits at an elevation of 830 feet, a series of inclined planes were constructed in order for the trains to climb the steep hills. The planes were constructed from June to October 6
in 1831. Locomotives and cars were moved up the east side by horses and were moved down the other two planes on the western side of the hill. Passengers had to disembark during this process. Plane #4, several miles west of the town at the intersection of Woodville Road and MD. Rt. 144 is still a recognized location today. The Twin Bridges – Courtesy of the Mount Airy Museum This railroad system was updated in 1839, when more powerful locomotives were put into use. When that occurred, a detour around Ridgeville, located directly west of the town center, was created and a spur line went through what is now the Town of Mount Airy. The first resident, Henry Bussard, was named the station agent for the new train station. Druggist Shop in early 1900s – courtesy Mt. Airy Museum 7
Page 1 and 2: TOWN OF MOUNT AIRY MASTER PLAN 2003
Page 3 and 4: MOUNT AIRY MASTER PLAN TABLE OF CON
Page 5: • Analysis of Town Structure 120
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 and 22: Overall, the number and type of job
Page 23 and 24: Policy Recommendations To better ma
Page 25 and 26: Introduction CHAPTER 2 MASTER PLAN
Page 27 and 28: Citizen involvement and participati
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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
Page 45 and 46: necessary reporting requirements to
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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expansions. Commercial zoning locat
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oughly a five and half-year buildou
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The remaining properties are consid
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categorization of current zoning. H
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The existing RE- residential existi
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8. Encourage the "master planning"
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established patterns of home-to-wor
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pressure for growth, while still en
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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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