Plan2040 Process | Anne Arundel County Government

Plan2040 Background Reports

County staff have prepared Background Reports on the various elements to be addressed in Plan2040. There are nine reports in total; each is linked below. Together, these reports provide a snapshot of existing conditions in each of these areas and progress made in implementing the goals of the SAPs and the 2009 GDP.

In addition, RKG Associates has prepared a Land Use Market Analysis to study the County's economic and demographic trends, how these are projected to impact the demand for different land uses in the County, and how development policies and trends, if continued, will impact the future supply of land for various uses.

Together, these reports will provide a snapshot of existing conditions in each of these areas and progress made in implementing the goals of the SAPs and the 2009 GDP.

Public Engagement Materials

Plan2040 (Volume I)

Plan2040 (Volume II)

PAB Draft Errata Sheet

Below is a summary of the comments and the comments with OPZ responses from the Preliminary Draft as well as a list of edits that were made to the PAB draft based on public comment from the Preliminary Draft process.

Preliminary Draft Plan2040 Public Comment Summary and Comments with OPZ responses

Edits to Volume I and Volume II

PAB Meeting Materials

December 9, 2020 - The PAB was briefed on Plan2040. At the end of the meeting, the PAB opened the record to receive written testimony through January 6, 2021. Click on the following links to view a recording of the December 9,2020 PAB meeting and a pdf of the presentation.
January 6, 2021 - The PAB held a public hearing for those wishing to provide oral testimony. The public hearing for both oral and written testimony closed at the conclusion of the meeting. Click on the following link to view a recording of the January 6, 2021 PAB meeting.
January 13, 2021 – The PAB deliberated and made their final recommendations. Click on the following links to view a recording of the January 13, 2021 PAB meeting and the Summary of Testimony and Responses received during the PAB review period.

Plan2040 (Volume I)

Plan2040 (Volume II)

Preliminary Draft Errata Sheet

Online Open House Public Comment Summary

An interactive online open house website, Plan2040 Community Engagement@Home, was developed to present the draft Goals and the draft Planned Land Use Map for public comment. The website presented background information and drafts of the major elements of Plan2040 including the Vision, Themes, Goals, Policies, and Implementing Strategies, Development Policy Areas Map, Resource Sensitive Policy Areas Overlay Map, and the Planned Land Use Map. Users were able to provide comments through a set of surveys and interactive tools. Additionally, OPZ staff collaborated with Community Engagement and Constituent Services staff on three Town Halls to provide an orientation to the Plan2040@Home website; approximately 180 community leaders and members of the public attended the virtual sessions. The website received over 4,000 visitors.

A series of 17 Visioning Meetings were held in communities throughout the County, with citizen input activities that will help shape the Vision for Plan2040. Each meeting was structured similarly, starting with three Open House-style input activities, followed by an Open Comment Session. An online survey matched the Open House input activities, allowing those who could not attend in person to offer their input.

A summary of input from each Visioning Meeting, as well as a recording of the Open Comment portion of each meeting, is posted below. A summary of the online survey input will be prepared and linked below shortly after all online surveys have closed.

Small Area	Surveys	Recordings / Feedback Summaries
Jessup	The Jessup surveys are now closed.	Open Comment Session Recording Feedback Summary Online Survey Results
BWI / Linthicum	The BWI/Linthicum surveys are now closed.	Open Comment Session Recording Feedback Summary Online Survey Results
Severn	The Severn surveys are now closed.	Open Comment Session Recording Feedback Summary Online Survey Results
Brooklyn Park	The Brooklyn Park surveys are now closed.	Open Comment Session Recording Feedback Summary Online Survey Results
Crownsville	The Crownsville surveys are now closed.	Open Comment Session Recording Feedback Summary Online Survey Results
Odenton	The Odenton surveys are now closed.	Open Comment Session Recording Feedback Summary Online Survey Results
Glen Burnie	The Glen Burnie surveys are now closed.	Open Comment Session Recording Feedback Summary Online Survey Results
Maryland City / Russett	The Maryland City/Russett surveys are now closed.	Open Comment Session Recording Feedback Summary Online Survey Results
Pasadena / Marley Neck	The Pasadena/Marley Neck surveys are now closed.	Open Comment Session Recording Feedback Summary Online Survey Results
Lake Shore	The Lake Shore surveys are now closed.	Open Comment Session Recording Feedback Summary Online Survey Results
Broadneck	The Broadneck surveys are now closed.	Open Comment Session Recording Feedback Summary Online Survey Results
Severna Park	The Severna Park surveys are now closed.	Open Comment Session Recording Feedback Summary Online Survey Results
Crofton	The Crofton surveys are now closed.	Open Comment Session Recording Feedback Summary Online Survey Results
South County	The South County surveys are now closed.	Open Comment Session Recording Feedback Summary Online Survey Results
Edgewater / Mayo	The Edgewater/Mayo surveys are now closed.	Open Comment Session Recording Feedback Summary Online Survey Results
Annapolis Neck	The Annapolis Neck surveys are now closed.	Open Comment Session Recording Feedback Summary Online Survey Results
Deale / Shady Side	The Deale / Shady Side surveys are now closed.	Open Comment Session Recording Feedback Summary Online Survey Results

A one-day Smart Growth Workshop was led by representatives from the non-profit organization Smart Growth America (a national nonprofit organization that provides technical assistance, advocacy, and thought leadership to realize a vision of livable places, healthy people, and shared prosperity in our communities) to provide educational sessions and kick-off the reconstitution of the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC). With over 160 members of the public and the new CAC members in attendance, the workshop provided an overview of best practices in planning (including Smart Growth principles) and the impacts of changing demographics and trends in the knowledge economy. The workshop also provided an opportunity to collect critical feedback from stakeholder attendees. Click here for a summary of the workshop and the input received from participants as well as videos of some of the workshop presentations (videos here and here).

The eight Listening Sessions were the kickoff to Plan 2040, the update of the County’s General Development Plan. Each was formatted to provide various ways for everyone to share their thoughts on what is important to the future of Anne Arundel County.

The full summary of Public Engagement Feedback from the kickoff phase of Plan 2040 is available here: Kickoff Public Engagement Summary. View a video from the Broadneck High School Listening Session by visiting here. A summary of each Listening Session, the online survey, and a youth survey, is available below.

Listening Session and Online Survey Summaries

North County High School	Listening Session 1 Results/Comments
Broadneck High School	Listening Session 2 Results/Comments
Old Mill High School	Listening Session 3 Results/Comments
Arundel High School	Listening Session 4 Results/Comments
Annapolis High School	Listening Session 5 Results/Comments
Northeast High School	Listening Session 6 Results/Comments
Southern High School	Listening Session 7 Results/Comments
Brooklyn Park Middle School	Listening Session 8 Results/Comments
Online Survey	Online Survey Results/Comments
Youth Survey	Youth Survey Results

Listening Session Agenda

Introduction to Plan 2040

The Office of Planning and Zoning (OPZ) Officer introduced the evening’s format and provided an overview of what the General Development Plan is, why it is important, and what is next for Plan 2040.

Listening Session Powerpoint Presentation

Values and Topics Surveys

This was a two-part activity to gather input from the public to help guide the development of Plan 2040. While Plan 2040 will address all of the planning topics that are critical to comprehensive planning and coordinated implementation, the Values and Topics Surveys gave citizens a voice in determining the issues that are most important to shaping the Vision for Anne Arundel County’s future.

The Values Survey invited individuals to write down and share their thoughts on the following questions:

What do you like about Anne Arundel County?
What needs to be improved?
What should the future of the County look like?

The Demographic survey helped OPZ staff gauge whether certain stakeholder groups are not being reached through the public engagement process that has been outlined.

The Topics Survey asked individuals to select what they felt are the most important topics for the County. Listening Session participants used colored dots to indicate their top choices of various topics as shown below:

Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC)

The Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) provided input to the Office of Planning and Zoning in the development of Plan2040 and consisted of 23 members, comprised of citizens from each of the current Small Planning Areas, as well as representatives from the residential and commercial development sectors, the environmental community, and a student representative. Below is a list of the CAC members and materials from the meetings.

At Large:
Elizabeth Rosborg	Chair
Melanie Hartwig-Davis	Environmental Community Representative
Bill Dodd	Representative from MBIA (residential developers)
Thomas Fahs	Representative from NAIOP (commercial developers)
Ellen Moyer	City of Annapolis
Sofia Wahlla (resigned)	Student Representative

Small Area Representatives:
Kristin Pauly	Annapolis Neck
Pat Lynch	Broadneck
Caren Karabani	Brooklyn Park
Charlie Mannion	BWI / Linthicum
Patricia Huecker	Crofton
Billy Moulden	Crownsville
Cate Bower	Deale / Shady Side
Anthony Brent	Edgewater / Mayo
William Shorter	Glen Burnie
Gary Mauler	Jessup
Elizabeth Ysla Leight	Russett / Maryland City
Allan Straughan (resigned)	Lake Shore
Matt Korbelak	Odenton
John Clark	Pasadena / Marley Neck
LaToya Staten (resigned)	Severn
Amy Leahy	Severna Park
Joel Greenwell	South County

December 19, 2018
CAC Agenda December 19, 2018
CAC Meeting Notes December 19, 2018
December 5, 2018
CAC Agenda December 5, 2018
CAC Meeting Notes December 5, 2018
November 7, 2018
CAC Agenda November 7, 2018
CAC Meeting Notes November 7, 2018
October 17, 2018
CAC Agenda October 17, 2018
CAC Meeting Notes October 17, 2018
October 3, 2018
CAC Agenda October 3, 2018
CAC Meeting Notes October 3, 2018