Subject
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Planning Commission Annual Report
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Department
Community Planning and Development Services (CPDS)
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Mayor and Council receive the Planning Commission’s Annual Report.
Discussion
The Planning Commission’s Annual Report for 2024 is the document by which the Commission reviews its performance during the preceding year, with a focus on its comprehensive planning, zoning, and development activities during that period and the major planning projects and issues considered by the Commission. The Report will be submitted to the Maryland Department of Planning, in compliance with the State’s Land Use Article annual reporting requirements for local jurisdictions.
This year’s Annual Report also includes a report on the City’s Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (APFO) and Standards (APFS). The requirement for a biennial APFO report was introduced in 2011; however, the Commission provides this information each year, covering significant actions and restrictions that occurred with respect to the APFO and APFS during each reporting year.
Summary of 2024 Planning Commission Actions
The 2024 Annual Report describes actions taken by the Planning Commission from development applications to zoning text amendments. Several development applications were reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission in 2024 and are described and mapped in the report. The proposed developments associated with these applications were generally located along the city’s commercial and transit corridors. This included significant residential or mixed-use projects on vacant and urban infill sites.
The anticipated work plan for the Planning Commission in 2025 is described as a conclusion to the Annual Report, highlighting the work staff expects the Planning Commission to accomplish by the end of the current calendar year.
Boards and Commissions Review
The Planning Commission endorsed the report at its meeting on May 28.
Next Steps
The final report will be submitted to the Maryland Department of Planning in accordance with the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.