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Planner: RSFA rezoning would correct 'mistake' in Westphalia map and implement sector plan
Summary
Mark Ferguson, an expert land planner, told the hearing the property’s AR zoning was a likely mistake in the 2007 sectional map amendment and that limited RSFA zoning would implement the Westphalia sector plan’s residential‑low vision while protecting buffers and environmental features.
Mark Ferguson, accepted by the examiner as an expert land planner, recommended forwarding a recommendation of approval for the requested RSFA rezoning, saying it would implement the Westphalia sector plan’s vision for residential‑low transitional areas. Ferguson argued the retention of AR (formerly RA) zoning on the subject property in the 2007 sectional map amendment was a mistake because foreseeable facts—adjacency to Westphalia Town Center, planned public sewer/water, and surrounding rezonings—were not meaningfully considered.
Ferguson described the property and surrounding context in detail, citing WSSC system maps and his own survey exhibit. He noted a…
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