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Planning commission recommends adding 87 acres to Lexington Park Development District; state planning agency flags watershed sensitivity
Summary
The commission recommended that county commissioners amend the Lexington Park Development District boundary to include about 87 acres (the Johnson property) that staff said were omitted in earlier mapping by mistake. The Maryland Department of Planning returned a "generally consistent" finding but urged caution because the parcel lies in the St.
The St. Mary's County Planning Commission on May 12 voted to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners amend the Lexington Park Development District master plan maps to include approximately 87 acres described as tax map 42, Parcel 24, Parcels A and B (the Johnson property) within the development district boundary.
Why it matters: Bringing the 87 acres into the Development District aligns the master-plan map with earlier zoning and water-and-sewer decisions affecting the tract and with the property owners' longstanding claims of ownership. The change also affects the property's water-and-sewer category and the range of development that could be permitted there under future approvals.
Background and testimony: Planning staff said the 87 acres had been treated as private property in a court determination in 1988 but were later shown as state-owned in Department of Assessments and Taxation records. The mapping error led to the tract being…
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