Finksburg Corridor Plan - Carroll County Government
Finksburg Corridor Plan - Carroll County Government
Finksburg Corridor Plan - Carroll County Government
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<strong>Finksburg</strong> <strong>Corridor</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />
2 Current Development Patterns<br />
The residential portion of the<br />
<strong>Finksburg</strong> community is<br />
characterized by small lot sizes,<br />
a result of being developed prior<br />
to zoning and under health<br />
regulations that were much less<br />
restrictive than those of today.<br />
These lots may be poorly<br />
equippedless than ideal by<br />
current standards to handle<br />
private septic systems due to<br />
limited land area for<br />
replacement systems. A<br />
significant amount of industry,<br />
as well as retail establishments,<br />
nearly surround this community.<br />
A historic church, sports park,<br />
and community shopping center<br />
provide many services to the<br />
immediate and surrounding<br />
neighborhoods. MD 140, which<br />
is a main traffic artery in the<br />
<strong>County</strong>, has a tremendous<br />
influence on this community.<br />
This neighborhood, as well as<br />
the surrounding business<br />
district, is located entirely<br />
within a Statestate Priority<br />
Funding Area (PFA).<br />
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Within the election district as a whole, there are several fairly well-defined nodes of commercial<br />
and industrial development at the intersection of MD 140 and other roadways. . Land<br />
surrounding the intersection of MD 140 and MD 91 encompasses the highest concentration of<br />
commercial uses in the <strong>Finksburg</strong> area. In this area, mostMost retail and service-oriented<br />
businesses in the study area serve the local community.<br />
Most lLand that is currently used for industrial purposes within the election district is generally<br />
located near the intersection of MD 140 and MD 91. A portion of this land has railroad access<br />
available. Some light industrial use is also located on Bethel Road, just north of MD 140.<br />
Much of the countryside that surrounds the <strong>Finksburg</strong> corridor is devoted to new, large-lot<br />
residential subdivisions that are an expansion of existing residential districts. At the outer edges<br />
of the Woolerys Election District, several large farms have been protected through land<br />
preservation programs, including the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation,<br />
Approved by <strong>Carroll</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>ning & Zoning Commission - October 2010Revised Draft – November 2012 ♦ 17<br />
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