Title
Comprehensive Maritime Review - For the purpose of conducting a comprehensive economic and zoning review of all maritime zones.
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Resolution 1-16 Amended
Introduced by: Alderman Budge, Alderman Arnett
Referred to
Economic Matters Committee
Environmental Matters Committee
Rules Committee
Maritime Advisory Board
Planning Commission
A RESOLUTION concerning
Comprehensive Maritime Review
FOR the purpose of conducting a comprehensive economic and zoning review of all maritime zones.
WHEREAS, the 1998 Comprehensive Plan recommended that the City “[m]aintain the existing Maritime zones and evaluate whether any changes are needed to strengthen the Maritime industry”; and
WHEREAS, the 2009 Comprehensive Plan recommended that the City “strive to ensure the Maritime Industry’s sustained health and viability”; and
WHEREAS, the 2013 City Dock Master Plan, as an amendment to the 2009 Comprehensive Plan, requires that any “rezoning [other than WMC] should be consistent with the recommendations of a new Zoning And Economic Maritime Sector Study covering all of the current Maritime Districts in the city; and
WHEREAS, the Maritime Advisory Board has consistently recommended that any change to any Maritime Zone be undertaken as part of a comprehensive review of all Maritime Zones; and
WHEREAS, the report of the Maritime Development Subcommittee of the 2014 Transition Team recommended a comprehensive review of maritime zoning; and
WHEREAS, the Maritime Advisory Board has requested that the City Council approve a comprehensive review of all maritime zones.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that BEFORE THE END OF MAY JULY 2016 the Director of Planning and Zoning shall commence and complete on or before May 15, 2016, in cooperation with the Maritime Advisory Board, a comprehensive review of all maritime zones, and shall make recommendations to the Mayor and City Council as to what, if any, changes are necessary to strengthen the maritime industry and to ensure the maritime industry’s sustained health and viability. THEREAFTER, THE DIRECTOR SHALL REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION, ON A SEMI ANNUAL BASIS, ON THE STATUS OF THE ONGOING STUDY.
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