Purpose of the Plan
The State of Maryland requires that counties update Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plans (LPPRP) every six years effective July 1, 2005. A Statewide plan incorporating all County plans will be prepared within one year after local plans are due.
This 2005 LPPRP will provide a common benchmark to assist the State’s evaluation of each County’s land preservation and recreation programs and thereby ensure good return on public investment. The LPPRPs qualify local governments for State Program Open Space (POS) grants and other programs related to the plan’s objectives for three land resource elements: ·
- Recreation and parks;
- Agricultural land preservation; and
- Natural resource conservation.
To achieve this purpose, this 2005 LPPRP plan: ·
- Evaluates State and County land preservation goals and objectives for the three land resource elements and identifies where they are the same, complementary, or different;
- Evaluates the ability of implementation programs and funding sources to achieve goals and objectives for each element;
- Recommends changes to policies, plans and funding strategies to better implement goals and leverage return on public investment in the three land preservation elements;
- Identifies needs and priorities of current and future County residents for recreation;
- Achieves legislative goals of State and local land preservation programs; and
- Ensures that public investment in land preservation and recreation supports the County’s Comprehensive Plan, State planning policy, and State and local programs that influence land use and development.
The 2005 LPPRP for Charles County was developed in accordance with guidelines developed in 2003 by the Maryland Departments of Planning and Natural Resources. It was developed to be consistent with State and County goals for recreation and parks, agricultural land preservation, and natural resource land conservation. The LPPRP examines progress since adoption of the County’s 1999 Land Preservation and Recreation Plan (LPRP) and sets overall policy to guide decision making related to the three land resource elements over the 2005 to 2020 period and beyond. Upon adoption, this LPPRP becomes an amendment to the Charles County Comprehensive Plan, and replaces the 1999 LPRP.
- Chapter I & II- Cover, Table of Contents, Introduction, Framework
- Chapter III - Recreation, Parks, and Open Space
- Chapter IV - Agricultural Land Preservation
- Chapter V - Natural Resources Land Conservation
- Chapter VI - Synthesis
- Appendices
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