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The
consultant delivered a final
report in February
that documents planning
issues, property owner and community perspectives,
and describes potential land use relationships
and development concepts. The report describes
concepts to shape development proposals that
are sensitive to the rural and village character
that has defined Accokeek. It is not a substitute
for the master plan, but may help to generate
ideas and build consensus among the community
stakeholders about how the master plan recommendations
for employment and mixed-use development might
be realized in the context of the Accokeek
community. The Planning Board reviewed the
consultant’s report in March and it was
subsequently distributed to the Accokeek Development
Review District Commission, who requested the
study, and interested members of the community
who attended the workshop or have requested
a copy.
As
follow-up activity, Planning Department staff
has met with major landowners in the primary
study area (at their request) to discuss
internal circulation and road design issues
referenced in the consultant report. These
discussions led to agreement for a tentative
redesign of the internal road network that
differs somewhat from the standard collector
road system described in the master plan
for this area. The revised internal road
concepts will serve as a working design for
the foreseeable future, depending on how
future land use evolves in this area. It
is intended that the revised road design
concepts will be formalized during the update
to the countywide Master Plan of Transportation,
now in progress. (For more
information, see http://www.mncppc.org/county/MPoT.pdf).
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