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Jacksonville Community Plan

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Jacksonville Community Plan (2,648KB)

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1. The Planning Process in Jacksonville

1.1 Purpose of the Plan
1.2 The Planning Committee
1.3 Basis for the Plan
1.4 Relationship to the Baltimore County Master Plan
1.5 A Note on Terminology

2. Demographics

2.1 Population, Household Trends and Forecasts
2.2 School Enrollments

2.2.1 Jacksonville Elementary School
2.2.2 Carroll Manor Elementary School
2.2.3 Cockeysville Middle School
2.2.4 Dulaney High School

2.3 Conclusion

3. Jacksonville Historical Overview

4. Land Use and Environment

4.1 Planning Area Boundaries and Size
4.2 Land Use Distribution
4.3 Zoning

4.3.1 Residential Zoning
4.3.2 Business and Office Zoning

4.4 Natural Features and Environmental Constraints

4.4.1 Geology, Soils, and Topography
4.4.2 Floodplains and Wetlands
4.4.3 Groundwater Supply and Protection

4.5 Land Use Goals and Strategies for Implementation
4.6 Future Land Uses
4.7 Recommended Zoning Map Amendments
4.8 Proposed Supplemental Zoning Rules for the Rural Commercial Center
4.9 Inappropriate Uses of Land in the Jacksonville Rural Commercial Center

5. Streetscape

5.1 Setting
5.2 Site Selection and Design
5.3 Building Design

5.3.1 Design Review Considerations
5.3.2 Design Guidelines

5.4 Removal of Utility Poles and Overhead Wires
5.5 Landscaping

5.5.1 Purpose
5.5.2 Landscape Plan
5.5.3 General Planting Requirements to be Observed
5.5.4 Function and Materials
5.5.5 Specific Planting Areas and Guidelines for Non-Residential Development

5.6 Parking Lot and Street Lighting
5.7 Signage

5.7.1 Goal and Recommendations
5.7.2 Signage Guidelines

6. Community Services

6.1 Parks and Recreation

6.1.1 Historical Perspective
6.1.2 Current Status
6.1.3 Future Requirements and Recommendations

6.2 Jacksonville Senior Center

6.2.1 History
6.2.2 Current Status
6.2.3 Future Expectations and Recommendations

6.3 Volunteer Fire Company

6.3.1 Fire Company History
6.3.2 Current Status and Near-Term Upgrades
6.3.3 Long-Term Needs and Goals

6.4 Jacksonville Bookmobile
6.5 Jacksonville Business Association
6.6 New U.S. Postal Service Facility

7.Traffic Circulation

7.1 Existing Situation
7.2 Recommendations

8. Implementation Actions

A. Contributors to this Plan
B. Summary of the Jacksonville Business Owner-Operator Survey
C. Summary of the Planning Committee's Residential Survey
D. Plants Which Do Well in the Jacksonville Area

D.1 Trees
D.2 Under-story trees or shrubs
D.3 Perennials and Ground Cover

E. Maps for the Jacksonville Community Plan and
F. Recommended Zoning Map Amendments

Revised September 29, 2009