Title
2018 Forest Drive/Eastport Sector Study - For the purpose of adopting the Forest Drive/Eastport Sector Study as an addendum to the 2009 Annapolis Comprehensive Plan.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Resolution 45-18
Introduced by: Mayor Buckley
Referred to
Planning Commission
Rules and City Government
A RESOLUTION concerning
2018 Forest Drive/Eastport Sector Study
FOR the purpose of adopting the Forest Drive/Eastport Sector Study as an addendum to the 2009 Annapolis Comprehensive Plan.
WHEREAS, the Maryland Annotated Code, Land Use Article, Title 3, requires municipalities to adopt comprehensive plans, which are to include policies, statements, goals, and interrelated plans for private and public land use, transportation, and community facilities, and which are to be documented in texts and maps that constitute the guide for future development; and
WHEREAS, the Annapolis City Council adopted successive comprehensive plans for the City in 1975, 1985, 1998, and 2009; and
WHEREAS, on October 5, 2009 the Annapolis City Council adopted the 2009 Annapolis Comprehensive Plan pursuant to R-32-09Amended, which is still in effect; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the stated policy of the 2009 Annapolis Comprehensive Plan to study Forest Drive and Eastport, which is a major gateway into Annapolis with good highway and transit accessibility to U.S. Route 50 via MD Route 665, MD Route 450, and downtown; and
WHEREAS, the Forest Drive/Eastport Sector Study Committee, conducted public forums, solicited input from stakeholders, and developed a Draft Forest Drive/Eastport Sector Study.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Forest Drive/Eastport Sector Study, attached to this Resolution, and available on the City’s website is hereby adopted; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Forest Drive/Eastport Sector Study be, and the same is hereby, made part of the 2009 Annapolis Comprehensive Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the adoption of the Forest Drive/Eastport Sector Study shall not be construed as an approval of individual projects that may be recommended therein, and that the Annapolis City Council reserves the right to consider, debate, oppose, support, or modify specific actions that may come before the City Council and that are intended to implement specific elements of the Plan.
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