The Office of Planning is engaged in several major projects: Active Community Planning Projects
Adequate Public School Facilities
Update of Existing Land Use Map
Charles Street and Falls Road Scenic Corridor Management Plan
Socioeconomic Forecasts Development
Community plans are a significant component of the County's community development and conservation initiatives that focus on strengthening the older communities and encouraging commercial revitalization. Learn more about community plans that are under development.
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The Baltimore County Code requires that the Office of Planning create regulations, Adopted School Impact Regulations(PDF), to assess development impact on schools. The County Code also requires that the Office of Planning furnish the annual School Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance Report and Maps(PDF) using the September 30 school enrollment data, indicating overcrowded school districts in accordance with parameters in the County Code. Return to top Baltimore County's land use map was last updated in 2003. Current land use is being identified and transferred onto a new land use map as a layer in the County's geographic information system. The map showing existing land use will help the County to identify vacant land and to project build-out conditions. Return to top The planning process will be a collaborative effort between the Baltimore County Office of Planning and the Baltimore City Department of Planning in an effort to seek National Scenic Byway status. The rich scenic and historic resources found along Falls Road and Charles Street have already led to their designation as Maryland Scenic Byways. As the next step, the Office of Planning will take the lead on creating a plan for Falls Road, which lies predominantly within Baltimore County. Falls Road, one of the county's most important travel routes, provides access to many of the invaluable natural, agricultural, cultural, recreational and historic resources that contribute to the unique character of the county. The planning activity, with the broad participation of county and city residents, will establish management techniques to protect these resources, and define their roles in furthering the economic development and tourism goals of the county and the region.
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The Office of Planning updates socioeconomic forecasts yearly for transportation planning purposes through the cooperative forecasting process in the Baltimore region. The forecasts are key inputs in travel demand modeling and air quality conformity analysis. Forecasts also are essential to the regional long-range plan updated every 4 years required by the federal Safe, Accountable, Fair, Efficient Transportation Equity Act – Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).
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