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1952 Zoning layer for Anne Arundel County, MD.

Land use for long-term Rhode River study watersheds. Used ARC/INFO to trace land use patches from 1984 1:2400 b/w aerial photos. The resulting coverage was geographically referenced using control points from 1:2400 topographic maps. The photos and maps were both obtained from the Anne Arundel County Office of Planning and Zoning. Updated the coverage from 1991 ARCINFO land use coverage and 1993 color slides. Verified land use in all patches observable on the ground.

A preliminary land use map was developed with the Citizens Advisory Committee and then reviewed by the public in a series of public forums and online review. These comments were taken into consideration by the County staff and the Citizens Advisory Committee to form a recommended draft land use map. The recommended draft land use map was tested for impacts to provide a threshold for how much development the County can accommodate in the areas where it is to be directed and to provide a basis for infrastructure needs. The recommended land use map was presented to the Planning Advisory Board where residents had an opportunity to comment through a public hearing. The Planning Advisory Board’s recommendations for changes to the Land Use Plan were taken into consideration and a final Land Use Plan was forwarded to the County Council for adoption on May 3rd, 2021. The Region Plan process has a similar format and has been completed for Region 2 (Bill No. 6-24) and Region 7 (Bill No. 8-24). These areas have been updated based on the Region Plan adoptions and the outstanding regions will be appended upon approval. This planned land use map is effective as of June 23rd 2024.

A preliminary land use map was developed with the Citizens Advisory Committee and then reviewed by the public in a series of public forums and online review. These comments were taken into consideration by the County staff and the Citizens Advisory Committee to form a recommended draft land use map. The recommended draft land use map was tested for impacts to provide a threshold for how much development the County can accommodate in the areas where it is to be directed and to provide a basis for infrastructure needs. The recommended land use map was presented to the Planning Advisory Board where residents had an opportunity to comment through a public hearing. The Planning Advisory Board’s recommendations for changes to the Land Use Plan were taken into consideration and a final Land Use Plan was forwarded to the County Council for adoption on May 3rd, 2021. This planned land use map is effective as of June 27th 2021.

Anne Arundel County, Maryland is interested in monitoring its changing land cover for planning, zoning and environmental protection purposes. The county is under increasing development pressure and needs to maintain an accurate land cover database so it may guide development in a sustainable way from both economic and environmental perspectives. The land cover layer was designed and built as a continuation of hand-digitized layers compiled in the 1990s. The current layer was completed using primarily automated methods and current high-resolution aerial imagery (6 inch resolution, leaf-off), as a comparison for cost and accuracy to the earlier automated and manually-produced datasets. This version was updated in 2020 using 4-band aerial imagery collected in the spring of 2020 by the State of Maryland.

Anne Arundel County, Maryland is interested in monitoring its changing land cover for planning, zoning and environmental protection purposes. The county is under increasing development pressure and needs to maintain an accurate land cover database so it may guide development in a sustainable way from both economic and environmental perspectives. The land cover layer was designed and built as a continuation of hand-digitized layers compiled in the 1990s. The current layer was completed using primarily automated methods and current high-resolution aerial imagery (6 inch resolution, leaf-off), as a comparison for cost and accuracy to the earlier automated and manually-produced datasets. This version was updated in 2011 using 4-band aerial imagery collected in the spring of 2011 by the State of Maryland. Areas that have undergone change in the period 2008-2011 were updated to reflect those changes, and any inconsistencies found in the 2008 dataset were corrected. An Urban Tree Canopy dataset produced in 2008 by the University of Vermont was used to provide estimates of tree canopy for each polygon, or map unit. The database is suitable for many planning and modeling purposes, but was designed and attributed for input into hydrological water runoff and nutrient loading models.

This layer shows population, household, and employment forecasts at the TAZ level. Anne Arundel County data includes the City of Annapolis. Forecasts endorsed by the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board on July 28, 2020.The mission of the Cooperative Forecasting Group (CFG) is to develop a set of population, household, and employment control totals and small area forecasts to be used for transportation planning. The data set is utilized at BMC as an input to the travel demand model and for air quality conformity testing, and is available to federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as the general public. The local planning agencies that comprise the CFG are responsible for the development of the estimates and forecasts for their own jurisdictions. While methodologies vary between jurisdictions, the forecasts are generally based on local comprehensive plans, adopted zoning maps and regulations, and an inventory of residential holding capacity. The allocation of employment to the small area and its distribution across industry sectors is based largely upon an inventory of employers across the region.

New forecast rounds are developed on an as needed basis, but are generally triggered by the update of major planning documents by the local jurisdictions, significant unforeseen demographic shifts, and the availability of small area data. The members of the CFG have the opportunity to make annual updates to the cooperative forecasts to account for unexpected changes when a complete new “round” of forecasts is not warranted. For more information, see https://www.baltometro.org.

Date: July 28, 2020 Update: Varies, see above. New forecasts are added as separate Open Data items. Attributes:

Field

Description

TAZ10

2010 BMC traffic analysis zones

COUNTYFP10

County FIPS code

RPD10

2010 BMC regional planning districts

POP15

2015 Population

POP20

2020 Population

POP25

2025 Population

POP30

2030 Population

POP35

2035 Population

POP40

2040 Population

POP45

2045 Population

HH15

2015 Household count

HH20

2020 Household count

HH25

2025 Household count

HH30

2030 Household count

HH35

2035 Household count

HH40

2040 Household count

HH45

2045 Household count

EMP15

2015 Number of jobs

EMP20

2020 Number of jobs

EMP25

2025 Number of jobs

EMP30

2030 Number of jobs

EMP35

2035 Number of jobs

EMP40

2040 Number of jobs

EMP45

2045 Number of jobs

Growth Tiers for Anne Arundel County from Plan2040: Anne Arundel County General Development PlanPer State requirements, counties that have adopted a Growth Tier Map must incorporate it into the comprehensive plan for the Growth Tier Map to remain adopted for purposes of §9–206 of the Environment Article. The original Growth Tiers Map was officially certified in July 2013 by the Planning and Zoning Officer. In accordance with State Law, the Growth Tiers Map has been included in Plan2040 and has been updated consistent with the governing criteria.Growth Tier Governing CriteriaGrowth Tier I:Areas served by public sewer systems (Existing Sewer Service Category in the Water and Sewer Master Plan), and Areas within a designated Targeted Development, Redevelopment, or Revitalization Area (Growth Areas).Growth Tier IA:Areas served by public sewer systems (Existing Sewer Service Category in the Water and Sewer Master Plan), and Areas located outside of a designated Targeted Development, Redevelopment, or Revitalization Area (Growth Areas).Growth Tier II:Areas planned to be served by public sewer systems (Planned or Future Sewer Service Category in the Water and Sewer Master Plan), and Areas within a designated Targeted Development, Redevelopment, or Revitalization Area (Growth Areas).Growth Tier IIA:Areas planned to be served by public sewer systems (Planned or Future Sewer Service Category in the Water and Sewer Master Plan), andAreas located outside of a designated Targeted Development. Redevelopment, or Revitalization Area (Growth Areas).Growth Tier III:Areas not planned for public sewer service (No Public Sewer Service Category in the Water and Sewer Master Plan), and Areas that are generally planned and zoned for large lot or rural residential uses.Growth Tier IV:Areas not planned for public sewer service (No Public Sewer Service Category in the Water and Sewer Master Plan), and Areas that are generally planned or zoned for land, agricultural or resource protection or preservation; and are dominated by agricultural lands, forest lands, or other natural areas; or are rural legacy areas, priority preservation areas, or areas subject to covenants, restrictions, conditions or conservation easements for the benefit of, or held by a State agency or a local jurisdiction for the purpose of conserving natural resources or agricultural land. Note that the Tier IV designation, as well as the Conservation, Parks and Open Space and Rural Land Use categories, are broader and more general designations than the Resource Sensitive Policy Area Overlay, which is based on the most recent data for specific features and is applied Countywide.