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Planning commission recommends simplifying future land‑use categories in draft 2050 plan
Summary
Staff proposed consolidating several 2010/2018 future land‑use categories and deleting two nonstandard categories; commissioners generally signaled support while emphasizing that zoning would not change now and that some items may require separate master‑plan work.
At a Sept. 24 work session, the Saint Mary's County Planning Commission reviewed proposed changes to the draft 2050 comprehensive plan that would consolidate several future land‑use categories and remove two nonstandard categories from the future land‑use map.
The proposed changes are intended as a cleanup and simplification of the plan's land‑use taxonomy; they would not change current zoning maps or regulations without a separate zoning update, staff said. "We're not changing anything related to zoning in this effort," Leanne (staff member) said, presenting the recommended table that aligns 2010/2018 land‑use categories with applicable zoning districts.
Why it matters: The comprehensive plan provides policy guidance for future zoning updates and site decisions. Simplifying overlapping or duplicative future‑land categories is intended to reduce confusion when the county later revises its zoning ordinance and maps to reflect the new plan.
Staff described the main recommended consolidations: combine Residential Low…
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