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Commission backs Laurel Preserve rezoning for rural water amid historic‑site, road and drainage concerns
Summary
The commission recommended converting 186.59 acres at Laurel Preserve (Lands of Otto Gottlieb) from NPS to RW (rural water) to serve 61 single‑family lots, while several residents raised concerns about a possible historic Chapel of Ease, well siting, road access and stormwater management.
The Planning Commission voted Jan. 22 to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners amend service area map 3‑19 to change 186.59 acres at the Laurel Preserve (lands of Otto Gottlieb) from no planned service (NPS) to rural water (RW) for service to 61 single‑family lots.
Planning staff said the applicant provided preliminary designs and cost estimates and that the proposed water system would draw from the Patapsco/Capisic (described as Capisco in the staff presentation) aquifer; wastewater would be handled by individual septic systems.…
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