Meetings & Events
Updating the Lusby Town Center Master Plan & Zoning Ordinance

• February 18, 2009:  Planning Commission Meeting, agenda includes Staff presentation/Commission discussion on comments on the Lusby Village Green Design Concepts.  More information available on the Planning Commission's web page, click here.  MEETING WAS RESCHEDULED FROM JANUARY 27, 2009 DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.
• Lusby Town Center Village Green Design Concept Alternatives:  Comments due Monday January 12, 2009:  The Planning Commission is seeking comments on the Lusby Town Center Village Green Design Concept Alternatives.  Deadline to submit comments is Monday, January 12, 2009.  Comments may be submitted by e-mail, fax, mail, or in person.  E-mail: pz@co.cal.md.us; fax: 410-414-3092; mail: Attn.: Ms. Pat Haddon, Planning & Zoning Department, 150 Main Street, Suite 304, Prince Frederick, MD 20678; or in person at the Planning & Zoning Department, 150 Main Street, Suite 304, Prince Frederick, MD.  For more details, refer to October 7 & 8, 2008, below.
  
• October 7 & 8, 2008:  Lusby Town Center Village Green Design Workshop
  The Planning Commission hosted a two-day design workshop (charrette) with the goal of providing citizens and business owners the opportunity to share their vision of what they would like the Village Green to be in the future.  This interactive design workshop included the presentation of three alternative concepts and the development of a fourth alternative concept compiled from input from participants.  The final design concept will help guide Village Green improvements and development as the County goes forward with implementation.  To view the invitation flyer, click here.               
  • Design Concept Alternatives - brief summaries with concept plans & illustrations,, to view, click here.  
  • Design Workshop Presentations, to view the presentations from October 7 & 8, 2008, click here.
  • Design Workshop Summary, to view Memorandum from the consultants, EDAW, Inc., describing the project and each of the four alternatives, click here.
  • Design Concept Alternatives, to view the four design concept alternatives, click here.
         
• June 25, 2008:    Planning Commission hosted speaker Thomas Hylton. Mr Hylton wrote the book, "Save Our Land, Save Our Towns," and produced a documentary by the same name.  The documentary is available for viewing on our website, click here.  Both the book and documentary (in DVD format) are available from the Calvert County Library.   Click here to go to the Calvert County Public Library's catalog to reserve your copy.
• Photo Survey:  Residents and business owners were invited to offer their opinions about the visual quality of the Town Center.  Participants were asked to submit up to 10 photographs (either digitally or in print) and a Photo Survey Log. Deadline for submission was Thursday, June 5, 2008.
• May 15, 2008:    Walking Tour of the Lusby Town Center.  This workshop provided citizens and business owners the opportunity to take a close look at the Lusby Town Center business core and provide input on important issues regarding the Town Center's Master Plan.  Participants were asked to bring their own cameras for a photography survey.  A brief presentation was held prior to the walk. Links to the handouts are below. 
  • Lusby Walking Tour Map, to view, click here.
  • Lusby Town Center Master Plan Map, from Page 10 of the Lusby Town Center Master Plan, adopted January 8, 2002.  To view, click here.
  • Lusby Town Center Zoning Districts Map, from Page 18 of the Lusby Town Center Master Plan, adopted January 8, 2002.  To view, click here.
  • Lusby Town Center Zoning Districts, from Page 19 of the Lusby Town Center Master Plan, adopted January 8, 2002.  This chart shows the intent, example uses, maximum height, and other development criteria, for each of the five zoning districts.  To view, click here.
  • Lusby Village Green Concept and Photographs of Village Greens:  a preliminary concept drawing of the Lusby Village Green prepared by Planning & Zoning Department staff and photographs of village greens in Maryland, Virginia, and Ohio.  To view, click here.
  • Walking Tour Survey Questionnaire, to view, click here.  For those interested in participating in the Master Plan update but who were unable to attend the walking tour, you may still participate by completing the survey questionnaire.  Please submit your survey by June 6, 2008.  See Page 2 of the Survey for submission details.
  • Walking Tour Survey Questionnaire - Results and Comments, to view, click here
  • Photo Survey, see details above.
• March 12, 2008: Meeting to present results of the kick-off meeting.  Click here to view the slideshow from this meeting.  The results from the Kick-off Meeting were distributed.  The results are available under the January 31, 2008 meeting entry below.
• January 31, 2008: Kick-Off Meeting to initiate the update of the Lusby Town Center Master Plan.   Click here to view the slideshow from the meeting.  
  • Results from the Basic Concepts Assignment, to view, click here.  To view the Assignment,  click here.
  • Results from the Concerns Identification Assignment, to view, click here.  To view the Assignment, click here.
  • Results from the Concerns Identification Assignment Ranked by Topic,  to view, click here. 
• March 6, 2007: Slideshow: "Updating the Town Center Master Plans & Zoning Ordinances", which details the schedule for updating all seven Town Center Master Plans & Zoning Ordinances.  To view the slideshow, click here.

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