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Taneytown commission certifies spring amendment to county water and sewer master plan
Summary
The Taneytown Planning Commission voted to authorize the chair to sign a Carroll County Water and Sewer Master Plan spring 2025 amendment that reclassifies a Harney Road property from long-range to priority sewer service, adding 250 gallons per day and correcting a demand calculation.
The Taneytown Planning Commission voted to authorize the chair to sign the Carroll County Water and Sewer Master Plan 2025 spring amendment that would move one Harney Road property from the long-range sewer service area to a priority (S3) sewer service area and add 250 gallons per day to the town’s demand calculations.
Andrew Gray, a representative of the Carroll County Planning Department, told the commission the amendment concerns a single-family dwelling and will update Map 27 of the Taneytown sewer service area. County staff highlighted a correction to Table 32 in the 2023 Carroll County Water and Sewer Master Plan: total demand for Taneytown was changed from 0.989 to 0.986 in the priority and future planning categories.
The change adds 250 gallons per day of demand tied to one household. Gray said the county uses an estimate of 2.69 persons per household for Taneytown based on 2020 census data; that figure, when applied to one added household, was rounded in discussion to three residents for demand accounting. He also told commissioners that the draft amendment and related municipal amendments have been sent to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland Department of Planning, the Carroll County Health Department and the Carroll County Bureau of Utilities for preliminary comment.
Commissioners asked technical questions about how the plan accounts for subdivided or redeveloped lots and existing water/sewer allocations. County staff described the buildable land inventory (BLI) maintained by county GIS and explained that the town’s monthly water-allocation resolution (used by the mayor and council) tracks available water capacity and typically carries a small number of infill lot allocations to accommodate applications for building permits. Staff said sewer impacts are assumed to parallel water but the town does not pass a monthly sewer resolution.
After discussion, Commissioner Barry moved to authorize signing the spring 2025 amendment; Commissioner Bill seconded. The motion carried on a voice vote. The commission did not record a roll-call tally in the meeting record; meeting audio captured multiple affirmative responses and no recorded nays.
The amendment, if approved through the county and agency review processes, will replace the existing Taneytown sewer map (referenced as Map 27 in the county plan) with the updated map included in the town’s packet. County staff recommended the commission certify the municipal amendment as consistent with the February 2010 Taneytown comprehensive plan.
The commission’s action authorizes municipal sign-off and transmittal to county and state reviewers; final effective changes to the county master plan will depend on the county’s adoption process and any agency comments or required modifications.
