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                                COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE

                               FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                    QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY

                                        AUGUST 1984

                                 QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND

                                     County Commissioners

                                  Oscar A. Schulz, President

                                       Thomas E. Pierson

                                     Vernon B. Sultenfuss

                                  County Planning Commission

                                   Walter Schmidt, Chairman

                                        Henry Covington

                                        Elwood Burgess

                                        Julius Grollman

                                        Lewis E. Lane

                                        Katherine Ruth

                                         Oscar Schulz

                                     County Administrator

                                       Robert D. Sallitt

                                   County Planning Director

                                         Wayne Gardner

                                          Consultants

                                   Greenhorne & O'Mara, Inc.

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                                  QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND

                                  Citizen's Advisory Committee

                                    Mareen Waterman, Chairman

                                         Elwood Burgess

                                         Julius Grollman

                                         John Broderick

                                        Rev. Robert Brown

                                          Richard Britt

                                        Marlin Clevenger

                                         Frederick Wildt

                                          Warren Sadler

                                          Joseph Downey

                                          Arthur Kudner

                                          Emma D. Handy

                                       John Claude Lowery

                                        Thomas Ewing, Jr..

                                     Joseph B. Saddler, Jr.
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                                         Katherine Ruth

                                          Albert Stant

                                      Harry L. George,  Jr.
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                                         ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

        .01reenhorne & O'Mara, Inc. acknowledges the contributions and assistance
        from the following persons and departments in the preparation of the Compre-
        hensive Plan Update:

        County Administrator    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        Robert D. Sallitt

        Planning Director     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        Wayne Gardner

        Planning Department Secretary       . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Joan Dawkins

        Health  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         Late Dr. Benjamine White

        lire  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           Philip Hurlock

        Police  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           William Hurley

        Sheri f f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          Mel vi I I e Sewel 1
      &a ry       . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           Charles Powers
        Recreation and Parks    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          D. Steven Walls

        Public Works   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           Lawrence Morris

        Environmental, Health   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          James R. Morris

        Housing and Community Development       . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Pete Scanlon

        Economic Development    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        Susan B. Fowler

        Ilaryland Historical Society     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Orlando Rideout

                                                                               Robert Miller
        Water Resources    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       o

        Environment      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          Earl Bradley
        School s                . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        John Miller

                                            TABLE OF CONTENTS

            Section                                                                          Page

            LIST OF TABLES

            LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS                                                             iv

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            HISTORY

            ENVIRONMENT                                                                       25

            POPULATION                                                                        49

            ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT                                                              59

            HOUSING                                                                           74

            TRANSPORTATION                                                                    85

            PUBLIC UTILITIES

                 WATER SUPPLY                                                                 98
                 WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES                                             103
                 SOLID WASTE  COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL                                        106
                 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT                                                       108

            PUBLIC AND HUMAN   SERVICES

                 EDUCATION                                                                   109
                 PARKS AND RECREATION                                                        115
                 FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES                                                 125
                 POLICE                                                                      128
                 HEALTH CARE                                                                 130
                 LIBRARY                                                                     133

            LAND USE                                                                         134

            Ul-,BAN DESIGN                                                                   147

                 ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES                                                    149
                 DESIGN GUIDELINES                                                           153

            GOALS AND OBJECTIVES                                                             160

            FUTURE LAND USE PLAN                                                             172
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                                          LIST OF TABLES

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             I     Historic and Architectural Significant Buildings                      22
                   Population Trends                                                     50
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             3     Place of Residence                                                    49                  ik
             4     Population and Race                                                   52
             5     Population and Race                                                   53
             61    Popolation Characteristics                                            54
             7     Population by Age                                                     55
             8     Family Income                                                         57
             9     Families by Income                                                    58
             10    Estimated Number of Employees, by Industry                            60
             11    Estimated Number of Employees, by Industry                            61
             12    Place of Work                                                         62
             13    Employed Persons by Occupation                                        64
             14    Labor Force                                                           63
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             5     Labor Force   Percent                                                 65

             6     Labor Force                                                           66
             17    Persons 25  Years Old and Over by Years of School Completed           67
             18    Employment  by Occupation                                             69
             19    Industrial  Property                                                  71
             20    Housing                                                               75
             21    Housing Type                                                          76                    k
             22    Occupancy Status and Renter-Owner Occupied Housing Units              77
             23    Mean Value and Contract Rent of Housing Units                         78
             24    Building Activity                                                     80
             25    Year, Structure Built                                                 81
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             26    Residential Development by Occupancy                                  82
             27    Housing Condition                                                     82
                   Lacking Complete Plumbing Facilities                                  84
             29    Traffic Volumes and Design Characteristics                            86
             '5    High Accident Intersections                                           88
             31    High Accidents at State Intersections                                 89
                   Highest Accident Rates     State Intersections                        91

                                 LIST OF TABLES (Continued)

         33     Highest Accident Rates                                                      92
                Highest Traffic Flow - U.S. 50/301                                          93
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         35     Highway Needs - Secondary System                                            96
         36     Public Education                                                         109
                School Facilities                                                        112
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         3,-')  School Enrollment   by Race                                              114
         39     Enrol'Iment Projections                                                  113
                Parks and Recreation Facilities - Fourth District                        120

                Parks and Recreation Facilities - Fifth District                         122

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                Park and Recreation Facilities - Fourth & Fifth Districts                123

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                Fire and Ambulance Service Calls                                         125

                Crimes Committed                                                         129
                Primary Care Services                                                    131

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                Land Use - 1984                                                          135

         47     Land Use  - 1962-1974-1984                                               137
                Zoning and Land Use -    Fourth District                                 138
                Zoning and Land Use -    Fifth District                                  139
         D      Zoning and Land Use -    Fourth and Fifth Districts                      140
                Population Potential of Existing Platted                                 144
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                     Residential Land    - Fourth District
         52     Population Potential of Existing Platted                                 145
                     Residential Land      Fifth District

                                     LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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          I      Significant Historic and Architectural Sites                             4
          2      Topography                                                             26
          3      Flood Plain                                                            28
          4      Soil Classifications                                                   30
          5      Soil Drainage                                                          34
          6      Suitability of Septic Tanks                                            35
          7      Prime Agricultural Land                                                37
          3      Conservation Areas                                                     39
          9      Critical Waters                                                        45
          n      Shoreline Erosion                                                      48
         11      Industrial Zoned Properties                                            74
         12      Housing Developments                                                   79
         13      Concentration of Substandard Housing                                   83
    X    114     County Functional Classification of Streets                            87
                 Street Intersections & Segments with Highest Accident Rates            90
          ID     Scheduled Highway Improvements                                         95
         17      Water Service Areas                                                    99
                 Active Water Appropriations Permits                                  101
         19      Wastewater Treatment Facilities Service Areas                        105
         20      Solid Waste Collection and Disposal                                  107
         21      Education Facilities                                                 110
         22      Parks and Recreation                                                 117
         23      Fire Protection Facilities                                           126
         24      Land Use inventory                                                   136
         2 5     Existing Zoning Districts                                            141

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                                                   HISTORY

              ne earliest settlement in Queen Anne's County was on Kent Island in 1631
                William Claiborne and his colony, members of the English Church.                This
                 the first white establishment in the colony of Maryland.                Being the
             site of the earliest permanent English settlement in Maryland, the Fourth
             -istrict became the center of religious, economic and political turmoil
             -with the arrival of Lord Baltimore's colony, represented by the Roman
             Catholic Cavaliers.       In 1656, the Fourth District was taken over by the

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                            y 1700   there were 3,000 people residing in the area, and
             -,.jch of the land along the tidal estuaries had been patented.                 It was
             later established as a County in 1706 with the Queen Anne's Town (later
             renamed Queenstown) designated as the County seat.           Located on a tributary
             of the Chester River, Queenstown was the largest town in the County and
             it remained so for much of the 18th Century.              With their rich resource
             of timber and their location on the water, the Districts' first industry
             43s ship building.    Much of the forested areas were cleared and agriculture
             :)ecame their major economic base.

              @bacco was the principal cash        crop.    When the Districts' planters were
             -it off from the English markets for the sale of their tobacco, the planters
             s-arted to grow wheat and corn.          The increasing demand for grain export
             @rOL]ght Philadelphia and Baltimore merchants into direct competition.
             D.;ring the period 1750 to 1770, the grain milling business had significantly
             E@xpanded.

             @relre were several individuals who played prominant roles in early national
                 state histories. One of the many patriotic          colonists of the Districts
        7r   eias William Paca, a prominent Statesman and           signer of the Declaration,
              nD resided on Wye Island.        Another one was      Wi I I i am Grason, Mary] and's
                   Democratic governor, and he resided in the       area known now as Grasonville.

              ,een Anne 's Cou nty '.s pop ul at i on I evel ed of f a t 13  000 i n 17 60.     This
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                correlated with the granting of the last significant blocks of unpatented
                   and marked the completion of initial settlement throughout the County.

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             T  population declined in response to deteriorating soil fertility and
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             p,-,or farming practices as well as isolation from markets. Steamer service
             3s established between 1820 and 1830 for the major tributaries of the
                  astern shore which helped to diversify the farms into dairy products,
             .,,Dpor e
             ru i t ,vegetables, and other perishable products.    New farming practices
             @nd technology contributed to the economic revival of the Districts' agri-
              I L.Ural base. Along with the agricultural prosperity, there was also
              population increase.    This agricultural prosperity is depicted by the
             iarge 17th and 18th Century colonial manor houses or plantations, with
             .@).3ir brick material and their simple, classic features.

             @erries were vital to the early colonists' transportation and communication.
             co'lonists would use the Broad Creek ferry for travel across the Chesapeake
             ,ay from Kent Island to Annapolis and across Chester River to Chestertown.
             A road system was developed to serve the interior regions and provide
             A:cess both to marketing centers and to the coastal landings.        On the
             '1794 Griffith Map, a principal road was shown through the County from
             @-nestertown to Kent Island, and it formed a part of a postal road from
             :Iniladelphia to Annapolis.

             -ine of the side effects of abolishing slavery was thatparcels of land
             were subdivided into smaller estaes for the freed slaves.     After a brief
             !7i@erlude of economic decline in the 1860's caused by disruptins of the
             --ivil War, the Districts' once again enjoyed growth in the 1870's and
                     The completion of the Queen Anne's and Kent Railroad line in
                  Anne's County in the late 1860's and early 1870's contributed further
               ine Districts' economic recovery.    The rails provided increased access
               narkets in distant cities such as Philadelphia and New York, while
             3"Intilating the development of canneries and other manufacturing concerns.
               the 1880's, the peach blight crippled an agricultural economy which
              1 become too dependent on a single crop.

             ,.Ire was no change in agricultural economy for most of the first half
               the 20th Century.    Even with improved transportation and agricultural
              clinology, the Districts' agricultural economy was generally depressed,

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           2,@jcularly in the   1930's.   The seafood harvesting industry, which included
                      crabbing, clamming and fishing, absorbed most of the unemployed
           ,stering,
                and became the Districts' major employer.
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                                                       -20th Century was the construction
                ost significant event in the mid
              the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in the early 1950's.          The bridge marked the
                 relative isolation for much of the Eastern Shore.      Increasing population

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          .",Ssure and rising land prices in the adjacent Western Shore counties
          -@s Caused ar domino effect for residential development in the Fourth and
                 Districts.    The consequent population growth has had a profound
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                  in all aspects of life in the Districts, as housing developments,
           !.--,-)nobile traffic, strip commercial, service industries, insufficient
            -,:)Iic utilities and manufacturing concerns all collide with the still
           -edominantly rural character of the County.            This rapid growth has had
               i c ul a rly ser i ous i mpl i cat i ons f or the p reserva ti on of the hi stori c
           @^.rU@:tures in the Fourth and Fifth Districts.

            -enbrance of    the past is very important to the Districts' people as
              I as to the State of Maryland.     The Districts' rich and important history
              displayed in the architecture of its buildings.           Steps must be taken
              preserve historic sites and buildings lest some of the Districts' rich
          @._j@age be lost to the people forever.          An historic survey was recently
              ertaken by the Maryland Historical Trust.           Figure 1 identifies the
                    of the historic significant buildings.

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             importance.

             FOURTH DISTRICT

                                          Barnstable Hill (69)
                                           Early 20th Century
                                 National  Register of Historic Places

             Barnstable Hill is architecturaly significant as a representative example
             of rural , vernacular domestic architecture of the turn of the 20th century
             displaying more than the usual amount and integrity of architectural detailing
             in its design.     The farm property is associated with the agricultural
             history of the area as an example of land continuously used for 200 years
             as farm land by the same family.

                                             Mattapex (165)
                                               Circa 1760

             Mattapex is one-of a small     group of 18th century story-and-a-half brick
             houses surviving on Kent Island.        Constructed by the Carter family the
             exterior remains in remarkable condition, and the interior paneled fireplace
             walls are among the finest in the county.

                                            Great Neck (164)
                                              18th Century

             The earliest part of    Great Neck is a small one story brick section that
             now serves as a wing to a large, late 18th century side hall single parlor
             house to the west.     The larger house to the west probably dates to the
             last quarter of the 18th century.        The most si'gnificant feature of this
             part of the house is the handsome walnut and pine stair.

                                            Friendship (163)
                                           Early 18th Century

             Friendship is one of perhaps a dozen houses in the county believed to
             date to the first half of the 18th century.         The overal 1 form and the
             detai I ing of the house are typical of generally early buildings, and the
             documentary evidence reinforces a traditional date of circa 1740's.

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                                      Steven's Adventure Site (137)
                                            Late 18th Century

              The house on Steven's Adventure was the earliest recorded structure in
              the immediate vicinity of Stevensville.     It was constructed in two stages,
              with a later frame wing dating to the post-Civil War period. The resulting
              structure was one of the most visually pleasing houses in the county,
              as well as one of the more unusual.

                                            Glebe Farm (136)
                                            Late 19th Century

              This 135 acre farm was purchased by Christ Church Parish in 1718 and used
              as a glebe until 1826, when it was sold to raise money for a new church.

                                          Eareckson House (125)
                                               Circa 1850

              The Eareckson House -is typical of a house type that enjoyed considerable
              popularity in the second quarter of the 19th century.     The most recognizable
              characteristics are the 2 112 story five bay form combined with center
              hall plan and corbeled brick cornice.

                                            Price House (15)
                                            Late 18th Century

              The Price House originally    consisted of a 1 112 story, frame gambrel roof
              dwelling with a frame kitchen wing, probably dating to the mid-18th century
              or perhaps earlier.     In the last quarter of the 18th century the house
              was enlarged by the construction of a 2 story brick section forming a
              right angle to the early frame house.        It is this section which still
              survives.

                                           Goodhand House (10)
                                           Early 19th Century
                                 National  Register of Historic Places

              The Goodhand House began    as a small 1 112   story hall-parlor house dating
              to the early 19th century.      At an early date a post-and-plank kitchen
              wing was constructed adjacent to the south gable, and in the late 19th
              centUry the main house was raised to 2 1/2 stories.         The post-and-plank
              wing is one of the finest examples of this type of construction in Tidewater
              Maryland, and is complemented by a later post-and-plank corn crib in the
              rear yard with unusual dovetailed corner post construction.

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                                    Shipping Creek Plantation (192)
                                              Circa 1800)

             The house at Shipping Creek Plantation has evolved through a relatively
             complex series of additions and alterations to its present form.            The
             earliest section is an unusual example of a true 2 112 story brick house
             with a side passage plan, constructed in the early 19th century.

                                       Carville House Site (185)
                                           Late 18th Century

             The Carville House is similar to a number       of 2 112 story brick houses
             still surviving in the count      which were constructed in the last quarter
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             of the 18th century.

                                       Morgan's Enclosure (169)
                                             Circa 1760-80

             Morgan's Enclosure is one of the largest 18th century houses on Kent Island.
             The most notable feature of the house is the unusual four room plan with
             a side stair hall.     Variations of this general plan type are found in
             a number of 18th century houses in Annapolis, as well as in scattered
             examples on the Eastern Shore.

                                        Samuel Aaron Farm (167)
                                           Mid-19th Century

             The house at the Samuel Aaron Farm is a notable example of mid-19th century
             vernacular architecture.   The center hall plan combined with story-and-a-half
             height are characteristic of small dwelling houses throughout the 18th
             and first half of the 19th century.

                                        Carter Creek Site  (166)
                                             18th Century

             A large 1 112 story five bay house with paired gable chimneys and a gambrel
             roof stood on this site until the 1950's.    The only early feature surviving
             on the site is a small cemetery with gravestones of the Carter family
         ;4  dating to the latter half of the 19th century.

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                                           Cabin Neck (204)
                                             18th Century
             Cabin Neck is one of a relatively large group of gambrel roof houses surviving
             in  ueen Anne's County, and     is also one of perhaps a dozen examples in
             which the roof was rebuilt at  an early date, replacing the original pitched
             gable roof with the present gambrel. .

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                                         Avalon Canary Farm (203)
                                                 Ci rca 1820

              The two story, two bay form of the main house is relatively unusual for
              this @rea, as is the post-and-plank construction of the west part of the
              wing.  The farm was a favored location for shipping local produce to Baltimore
              in the latter part of the 19th century.       The produce was loaded onto small
              boats that transported the cargo out to larger sailing vessels offshore.

                                                 Dixie (202)
                                             Early 18th Century

              Probably dating to the second quarter of the 18th century, Dixie is one
              of the earliest surviving houses in Queen Anne's County.       The most distinctive
              feature of the building is the north gable wall, which is laid in glazed
              header Flemish bond with decorative glazed chevrons in the upper gable.

                                            Riverside Manor (213)
                                                 Circa 1860

              Even though the appearance and historic integrity has been altered, the
              building known today as the Castle Marina Restaurant was an excellent
              example of conservative Italianate architecture.            The form, massing and
              plan were all consistent with earlier Eastern Shore building traditions,
              but the detailing was clearly conscious of new architectural ideas.

                                             Christ Church (212)
                                                     1880
                                   National  Register of  Historic Places

              Kent Island is the cradle      of the Anglican Church in      Maryland, being the
              site of the earliest Anglican settlement in the colony.            A congregation
              is known to have been established at Claiborne's settlement at Kent Point
              in the 1630's, and when the Act of 1692 officially established the English
              Church in Maryland, Christ Church Parish was one of the thirty parishes
              recognized.

              The present building is the fourth known church constructed by the Parish
               n the Broad Creek area.       It is a superb example of the Queen Anne style
          34  of ecclesiastical architecture, and is one of the most carefully preserved
              Victorian churches in Tidewater Maryland.
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                                         John C. White Farm (207)
                                              Circa 1790 - 1815
              The John C. White' House is     an example of a two story, hall parlor plan
              house constructed circa 1790-1815.

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                                        William Porter Farm (206)
                                            Circa 1760 - 1780

               The brick house on the William Porter Farm began as a story-and-a-half
               housp, constructed circa 1760-1780.   The front facade of the original house
               is laid in all-header bond, one of five recorded examples of this bonding
               pattern in the county.

                                       Legg-Earreckson Farm (205)
                                           Early 19th Century

               Constructed in the first years of the 19th century, the early house on
               the Legg-Earreckson Farm is one of the most perfectly preserved small
               period dwellings in the county.     In overall form and appearance, it bears
               much in common with other two story brick houses in this region, and is
               primarily notable for the fine Flemish bond brickwork of the front facade.

                                   Old Stevensville High School (262)
                                                   1909

               Designed and constructed by George Lane in 1909, the old Stevensville
               High School is one of several early 20th century schools in the county
               and appears to mark the beginning of a coordinated effort to develop a
               regionally centralized county school system.      It is similar in size, form
               and materials to a school building of the same period in the town of Queen
               Anne.

                                        James Baxter House (260)
                                           Early 19th Century

               The gambrel roof Baxter House is a small frame dwelling probably dating
               to the early 19th century, with flankin-g board and batten wings added
               in the mid- to late 19th century.      Significant features of the house are
               its plan and structural framing.

                                            Cray House (259)
                                           Early 19th Century
                                  National Register of Historic Places
               @he Cray House is one of the finest surviving examples of an unusual framing
               sYstem known as post-and-plank construction, in which hewn and pit-sawn
               horizontal planks are mortised into hewn corner posts, reinforced with
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                                         White's Heritage (222)
                                             Mid-17th Century
                                  National Register of Historic Places

              The tract of land now known as White's Heritage can be traced back to
              the mid-17th century, when John Gibson and Henry Stoupe patented 150 acres
              of land on the northeast side of Kent Island.     The grant was made on November
              12, 1656, and the land was surveyed in October, 1658.            There has been
              a series of buildings on the property.

                                        Clayland Price Farm (221)
                                                Circa 1850

              The early brick house on the Clayland Price Farm is believed to date to
              circa 1850, an attribution reinforced by the mixture of transitional decorative
              elements from both the second and third quarters of the 19th century.
              While typical in many respects of a house type that enjoyed considerable
              favor in the 1840's and 1850's, this house displays a remarkable variety
              of unusual decorativ.e details, some of which may be unique in the county.
              Early outbuildings include a brick dairy, the brick walls of a derelict
              meat house, and the ruins of a larger brick building said to be a slave
              quarter.

                                          Blunt's Graveyard (219)
                                            Early 19th Century

              This cemetery is all that survives above ground of historical interest
              on the ol d Blunt Farm.     In 1838, this farm was given by Juliana Blunt
              to the Parish of Christ Church for use as a Glebe Farm to support the
              minister.

                                   Trinity Methodist Protestant Church
                                                   1866

              The Kent Island Methodist Protestant Church was organized in 1864 and
              two years later constructed this small, brick temple form church.         Notable
              architectural details include the bracketed cornice, pedimented gables,
              and the cast iron columns supporting the interior gallery.

                                               Scillin (216)
                                             Mid-19th Century
              This large brick house was constructed in two successive stages.              The
              original house, built circa    1840-50, consisted of a 2 112 story side hall,
              double-parlor plan with a     two story wing on the north side of the hall.
              Later in the 19th century the wing was raised to 2 112 stories and expanded
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              to two room dept@.     At the same time, a 1 112 story brick kitchen wing
              was added to the north gabl e.      The interior remains virtually intact to
              the mid-19th century.

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                                            Comins Land (215)
                                            Mid-19th Century

               Comins Land, generally known as the Chambers   House, is a large frame house
               with a'center passage plan.  Dating to the mid-19th century, it was presumably                 j
               built by the Denny family, who owned the property for much of the 19th
               century. When Love Point became a popular resort circa 1900, the Dennys
               sold the land, and since then it has passed through a number of owners.

                                          Lowerys' Hotel (266)
                                            Mid-19th Century

               The two story five bay section to the south is mid-19th century in date
               and was presumably constructed and used as a private residence by the
               Jeffers family, who purchased 266 acres of land including this lot from
               Edward Ringgold in 1841.   In 1888, the property was purchased by Alexander
               Lowery, who operated a hotel business.

                                  Old Stevensville Post Office (265)
                                            Late 19th Century

               This small frame building was probably constructed in the last quarter
               of the 19th century and served for many years as the Stevensville post
               office.  The decorative vergeboards and Victorian entrance are the only
               distinguished features of the building.

                                         Stevensville Bank (264)
                                                   1903

               Constructed circa 1903,   the Stevensville Bank is the oldest bank building
               0n@ent Island and among the earliest surviving in the county.     The unknown
               designer combined a variety of classic architectural details into an ordered
               compos ition that brings to mind the more formal Beaux Arts bank designs
               of its period.

                                         Tolson Farm Site (428)
                                            Late 19th Century
               The tenant house on the Tolson Farm is a typical example of a house form
               -hat gained considerable favor throughout this region in the late 19th
               and early 20th centur .   As with many houses of this type, the small frame
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               @ing to the north is the earliest part of the building.

                                         Sellers-Cockey Farm (427)
                                             Late 18th Century

               The f rame house on the   Sellers-Cockey Farm is a 20th century dwelling
               constructed on the brick foundation of a house dating to the late 18th
               or e@rly 19th century.     This early house burned in the 1930's.      Of equal
               importance to the house foundation is a post-and-plank meat house that
               probably was constructed at the same approximate time as the early house.

                                       Ezion Methodist Church (378)
                                                    1903

               The Ezion ME Church at Normans is one of the oldest black churches on
               Kent Island.    The building dates to 1903, but the congregation can be
               traced back at least to the 1880's and probably to the 1870's. This small,
               frame temple-form church is a typical example of simple buildings erected
               by many black congregations in the late 19th and early 20th century.

                                          Clark House Site (360)
                                             Mid-19th Century

               This small frame house is representative of the inexpensive, plainly built
               tenant houses found throughout the Tidewater region.        It was constructed
               in two stages, and as is often the case, the smaller story-and-a-half
               wing is the earlier part of the house.

                                        Broad Creek Farm Site (355)
                                               17th Century

               Broad Creek Farm occupied the approximate site of the early settlement
               that pre-dates modern Stevensville.        In the 17th, 18th and early 19th
               centuries, Broad Creek was the largest concentration of settlement on
               Kent Island. The first court house was erected somewhere in this vicinity,
               probably i-n what is today an open field to the east of Route 8, and Christ
               Church was located adjacent to the farm until the post-Civil War period.
               A ferry is known to have operated between Broad Creek and Annapolis.

                                              Ford Cray (303)
                                                    1627

           41  The tract of land known as     Crayford can be traced back to the earliest
               period of settlement on Kent Island.        According to Nathaniel Hale, the
               Craney Creek area was explored by William Claiborne as early as 1627.
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               In the early 1630's this high ground along the south side of Craney Creek
               was settled by Claiborne.      He named the tract for his boyhood home in
               England, built a house, and planted crops.    Crayford maintained an important
               role in the ensuing conflict between Claiborne and the forces of the Maryland
               proprietary.

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                                             Benton Farm (298)
                                            18th & 19th Century
                                  National Register of Historic Places
              There are four buildings and the ruins of a fifth on the Benton Farm that
              are of historical and architectural significance.      These include the brick
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              foundation of an 18th centur       house, a large late 19th century Victorian
              house, a post-and-plank meat house, a large frame granary, and a post-and-
              plank farm building.    The meat house and granary are 19th century in date,
              but the post-and-plank farm building is constructed with wrought nails
              and dates to the 18th or very early 19th century, one of the earliest
              recorded examples of this building form.

                                      Pennyworth Tenant Farm (285)
                                            Mid-19th Century
              The tenant house on Pennyworth Farm is a simple two story frame dwelling
              with a two room plan and gable end chimneys.        Probably constructed in
              the mid-19th century, it was later enlarged by a smaller, two story post-Civil
              War addition to the east.

                                         Pennyworth Farm (284)
              The main house at Pennyworth is the largest surviving Victorian dwelling
              recorded in the county, and is among the grandest buildings of its type
              on this part of the shore.     Though relatively simple in overall form and
              plan, the care evident in the design and detailing makes it a pleasing
              building with many refinements.  Evidently originally planned and constructed
              as a vacation hotel, the grand two story galleries provide magnificent
              views of the surrounding creeks and fields, while the glass observatory
              on the peak of the roof offers more distant views across the island.

                                             Dundee (282)
                                           Mid 18th Century
              The brick shell of an early house forms the core of the present dwelling
              at Dundee.  This early building was 1 1/2 stories high, 17 feet wide and
              33 feet long, with a three bay facade.    It has been completely renovated,
              covered with stucco, and enlarged by several additions.

                                      Walker-Wagner House (275)
                                         Early 19th Century
              The Walker-Wagner House is a 2 112 story brick dwelling with a side passage,
              single parlor plan, which was renovated in 1961.

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                                              Stinton (273)
                                                  1722

              Stinton is the oldest positively dated house in Queen Anne's County and
              is one of the earliest dated buildings in Maryland.    Only the brick exterior
              wall@ remain of the original structure, and these are almost entirely
              stucc ed and covered with later additions.

                                        Robert White House (272)
                                            Mid-19th Century

              The Robert White House is typical of the side hall, double parlour plan
              house form that was popular throughout the first half of the 19th century
              in Tidewater Maryland.     Dating to the mid-19th century, this example is
              unusually deep in plan, and displays several unusual construction details.

                                          Arrowhead Farm (271)
                                           Early 19th Century

              This 1 112 story frame house is located on part of a tract known historically
              as Upper Blunt's Point.     Surveyed for Roger Baxter in 1650, the property
              remained in the Baxter family until 1807, when Vincent Baxter sold this
              part of the tract to James Hopkins.   The house that stands today overlooking
              Cox Creek was probably built by Hopkins shortly after the purchase.        Much
              of the building's early fabric has been either hidden or removed.

                                           Blue Bay Farm (270)
                                                 1760-90

              Blue Bay Farm is one of the most interesting 18th century houses on Kent
              I s I a n d .Probably constructed circa 1760-90, the house bears comparison
              with several other contemporary houses on Kent Island and in Annapolis.
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              n    :ader bond brickwork is only found in four other buildings in Queen
                ne@  County but was quite popular in Annapolis and Chestertown from
              the 1740's until the 1780's.

                                           Cloverfields (269)
                                               Circa 1780

              Cloverfields is primarily significant as an unusual house type employing
              a double pile, four room plan and a story-and-a-half, five bay house form
              which has been greatly altered in this century.

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                            Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church Site (268)
                                                1912

              The Wesley ME Church was evidently built in 1912, and replaced or expanded
              Lipon an earlier building that was constructed in 1877, four years after
              the property was acquired.  It is notable as one of the oldest established
              black congregations in the county, and architecturally the building is
              among the finest black churches in this region.

                                     Christ Church Rectory (267)
                                         Earl  19th Century
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              This frame dwelling house, probably dating to the 1840's, was purchased
              by the Vestry of Christ Church as a rectory i n 1866, and continued in
              that role until recent years.

                                          Nash House (359)
                                          Mid-19th Century

              The Nash House is typical   of a house form found throughout the Tidewater
              fegion, consisting of a two story, five bay frame house with a small story-
              and-a-half frame wing projecting from one gable.

              FIFTH DISTRICT

                                      St. Peter's Church (209)
                                            1823-27, 1877
                                National Register of Historic Places

              St. Peter's Church has played an important role in the history of the
                   Catholic Church in Maryland.      A Catholic community was established
              in this area soon after Claiborne founded his colony on Kent Island in
              1631, and this group, with the communities in St. Mary's and Charles Counties,
              iormed the earliest enclave of Catholicism in the American colonies.

              'he parish of St. Peter's was established in 1765; the chapel constructed
              soon thereafter was the third permanent mission established on the Eastern
              Shore. The present church was built in 1823-1827 and expanded in 1877.

                                        May Turpin Farm (131)
                                                1837

              here are three buildings of interest on the May Turpin Farm.       The main
              @Ouse is a large brick dwelling typical of the Federal period, with a
               ,de hall-double pairlor plan that was widely used on the Eastern Shore.

               Directly adjacent to the house on the north is a brick outbuilding believed
               to be one of the few surviving examples of a slave quarter in Queen Anne's
               County.   The unusual outshut form and two room plan with central chimney
               constitute a unique house type in this county, and the evidence of an
               open,loft and dirt floor are a rare survival of architectural features
               found in small buildings in Tidewater Mar land throughout the pre-industrial
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               period.

               Also Of interest is a well-preserved granary dating to the mid-19th century
               which is set on the only recorded example of "staddle stone" footings
               in the county.

                                            Lloyd's Meadows (130)
                                               Mid-18th Century
                                                Cerca 1798-1815

               The brick house on the Hamner Farm, historically known as Lloyd's Meadows,
               was constructed in two separate stages.          The original section, dating
               to the latter half of the 18th century, was 1 112 stories high, three
               bays wide and two rooms deep with a side passage plan.           This early house
               was enlarged circa 1798-185 two additional bays to the north and was raised
               to a full two stories.

                                             Callahan Farm (129)
                                             Early 19th Century

               The frame house on the Callahan Farm was probably constructed in more
               than one period.    The main house certainly predates the handsome Victorian
               woodwork of the west gable and the south entrance porch.              the overall
               form, the restrained fenestration pattern and the large gable and chimney
               are not atypical of late 18th century Federal houses in this region, though
               the house could date as late as the second quarter of the 19th century.
               The rear L may be a later addition, while the east wing appears to be
               of mid 19th century date or earlier.

                                                 Bowlingly (7)
                                                     1733
                                   National Register of Historic Places

               Bowlingly's scale and size are indicative of the house at the              time of
               !Is construction.   According to several historical accounts, British troops
               severely damaged    the structure in the War of 1812.        The house was later
               converted into a hotel (1850's) serving passengers of the Bal t i more-Queens town
               rerry and was restored back to its earlier appearance in the mid-20th
               century.

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                                          Hiram Hammond Farm (126)
                                                      1830

                        brick house on    the Hiram Hammond farm is one of the finest unrestored
              1he large
              exampl @s of Federal architecture in Queen Anne's County.                To the rear
              Ot the house stands a very fine smokehouse with closely set heavy timber
              framing.  Inside the meat house is a large curing barrel that was evidently
              put in place before the building was constructed or was made in place,
              as it is too large to pass through the door of the building.                  This is
              he only curing barrel recorded in the county.

                                       Sally Harris Mill House (122)
                                              Late 18th Century

              Patented as "Mount Mill" in the 17th century, this          was the site of a mill
              for over 200 years.      According to Swepson Earle,        the present mill house
              was "reconstructed" in 1793.

                                                Sedgewick (120)
                                                  Circa 1850

              Sedgewick is an excellent example of a transitional house type that appeared
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                 the mid-19th century, serving as a link between the Federal and Greek
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              le  val houses of the first half of the century and the Victorian styles
              which followed.

                                                 Walsey (118)
                                                    1937-38

              The large brick house on the Nesbit farm          known as "Walsey" is the finest
              Georgian Revival dwelling in the county.            Constructed in 1937-38, the
              house was designed by Stewart W. Pike, a Philadelphia architect.

                                            Wheatlands Site (117)

              Wheatlands is a relatively unusual house in overall form and plan, with
              characteristics of the Federal and the Georgian houses.

                                            My Lord's Gift (116)
                                                 18th Century
              In the 1930's, the early      house at My Lord's      Gift was moved southeast of
              its original site.      Despite the neglect of time, the early house remains
              Inore or less intact,. and is of interest primarily as an example of a moderate
              sizpd 18th century dwelling    with a center passage plan.
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                                                Blakeford (114)
                                                 1834-35; 1935
                                       Structure Burned Jan. 13,    1970

                Blakeford is primarily significant today as an          archeological site and
                lor its associations with several of the most       prominant families in Queen
                Anne's County during the 18th and 19th centuries, including the Coursey,
                Blake, Wright and Thom families.        In particular, Blakeford was the home
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                'or many years of Judge Solomon Wright and later his son, Robert Wright,
                the 13th Governor of Maryland (1806-1809).

                                      Slave Quarter at Hermitage (113)
                                               Late 18th Century

                The location, placement and architectural evidence makes this structure
                a prime candidate as a slave quarter.

                                               Bloomingdale (4)
                                                      1792
                                    National Register of Historic Places

                Bloomingdale's importance is primarily its architectural merit; secondarily
                its builder and subsequent owners.     It represents the architectural transition
                from an English Georgian building style to an American style, which is
                evident in the interior woodwork.     It also represents the tangible achievement
                of the Seth family after owning the land for over one hundred years (1685-
                1808).  It was the later home of James Butcher, the acting governor in
                1809- the Harris sister, socially prominent in Baltimore and Queen Anne's
                County; and Severn Teakle Wallis, a higher regarded Baltimore lawyer.

                                        Ralph Whaley Farmhouse (464)
                                                      1860

           1,   On the Ralph Waley farm stands an interesting frame farmhouse dating from
                the third quarter of the 19th century.        It is composed of three sections,
                all two story with the main section having a side entrance on its three-bay
                facade.

                                              Conyer House (281)
                                               Mid-19th Century
                The Conyer House's importance is in its architecture.             'It i s the only
                recorded example i n Queen     Anne's Count   of a rare form of vertical plank
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                constructi on .

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                                          Canterbury House (256)
                                                    1857

              The Canterbury House is     one of the most notable pre-Civil War buildings
              surviving in the center of Queenstown.      The min house was probably constructed
              in 1857, and displays a     handsome Italianate bracketed cornice and widow's
              walk.   Of at least equal significance is the stone foundation under the
               outh section of the house, which is believed to be the remnants of the
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              fi rst Queenstown jai 1 " constructed in the early 18th century.

                                      Caroline T. Wilson House (364)
                                        Third Quarter 19th Century

              The Caroline T. Wilson House is a relatively plain example of a house
              type that first appeared on the Eastern Shore in the 1850's and persisted
              into the late 19th centur
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                                     Carmichael Methodist Church (363)
                                                 1873, 1904

              The Carmichael Methodist Church is typical of the            small frame churches
              commonly constructed during the    last quarter of the 19th century.     A striking
              hexagonal steeple with decorative dormers is the primary architectural
              feature of the building.       It  is further enhanced by    Gothic stained glass
              windows, German siding, and a bracketed cornice.

                                  Slippery Hill Battlefield Site (362)
                                                    1813

              The Battle of Slippery Hill was actually a very brief skirmish which occurred
              when a large force of British infantry advanced on and occupied Queenstown.
              It took place early in the morning of August 13, 1813 along the main road
              from Kent Narrows to Queenstown.         A small troop of approximately 20 men
              were stationed just east of Grasonville, serving as an advance picket
              to watch the road.   Faced with an advancing column of 2000 British infantry,
              the picket guard opened fire, repeated a second round and then retreated.
              The British force was thrown into confusion and had to fall back and regroup
              before resuming their, march, which led on the following day to the occupation
              of Queenstown.

                                     Nationwide Insurance Agency (254)
                                                    1857

              The Nationwide Insurance Agency is    the  only building in Queen Anne's County
              with a cast-iron front.       Mr. Wil liam McConnor purchased the property in
              Mlay 1888, and operated a furniture store and undertakers business from
              this location.   In 1899, McConnor rented space to the newly forTned Queenstown
              bank.

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                                    St. Luke's Episcopal Church (253)
                                                Queenstown

               St. @uke's Episcopal Church in Queenstown is a fine example of the small
               frame parish churches built on the Eastern Shore during the late 19th
               'entury.  T-e present church was built in 1890 and replaced an earlier
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               frame chapel constructed in 1840-41 and consecrated in 1842.

                                       Marion Leaverton Farm (227)
                                             Mid 19th Century

               The early brick house   on the Marion Leaverton farm is unique in form and
               plan among the vernacular buildings of Queen Anne's County.          This plan
               is used in conjunction with a temple form building, a feature generally
               associated with the Greek Revival period.        Although the temple form is
               quite common in many areas, particularly in New York State and the northern
               Mid-West, it seems not to have gained favor on the Eastern Shore.

                                             Blackbeard (361)
                                                   1898

               The house Frederic Emory built at   Blackbeard's Bluff was probably a unique
               example of pre-Georgian Colonial Revival architecture in Queen Anne's
               County. It is representative of the early phase of that rnovement, reflecting
               the late-Victorian fascination with early America.

                                           Gabler House (365)
                                           Early 19th Century

               The Gabler House is one of the earliest buildings in the center of Queenstown.
               Located on a lot known in the 19th century as the "Burnt Tavern Lot",
               the earliest part of the Gabler House appears to date to the second quarter
               of the 19th century and may replace an early tavern destroyed by fire.
               In the third quarter of the 19th century the small, early frame structure
               was enlarged to its present size and served as a hotel known as the Chester
               House.

                                             Little Wye (376)
                                             Late 18th Century
               This small brick dwelling     on Wye Plantation is interesting as an example
               of late 18th century architecture.

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                                               Stone Granary (366)
                                                   Circa 1850-60

                The stone warehouse and granary on Queenstown Creek was constructed circa
                1850-60 to serve the   steamboat wharf of the Chester River Steamboat Company.
                This@ wharf projected out into Queenstown Creek directly in front of the
                granary.    This wharf was an essential economic link between Queenstown
                and the rest of the Chesapeake Ba , allowing local farmers and merchants
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                to ship agricultural products out and receive manufactured goods in return.
                This warehouse is one of only two such buildings to survive in the county,
                forming an important historical link with the maritime commercial trade
                of the 19th century.

                                               Tanyard Farm (460)
                                                   Date Unknown

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                Tanyard Farm is a telescopic one story frame dwelling, covered              in brown
                shingle with white trim,       which looks more like a cape cod building than
                a Maryland dwelling.

                                        Site of Bennett's Chapel (437)
                                               Early 18th Century

                This archeological site marks the location of the Bennett family cemetery
                and of a mid-18th century chapel that was constructed over the tombs of
                Richard Bennett and his wife Elizabeth, as well as several other tombs
                dting to the first half of the 18th century.             These tombs are among the
                earliest known marked burials in Queen Anne's County, and the unmarked
                Barouque tomb is one of the most elaborate examples of carved stone on
                the Eastern Shore.

                                                 Dodd's Farm (439)
                                                 Late 18th Century

                Probably constructed in the late 18th century, Springfield is a particularly
                large example of a center passage, single pile plan house.                 Originally
                2 112 stories high, the house was enlarged in the mid-19th century to
                a full three stories, the first floor plan was modified by the additin
                of a secondary passage to the wing, and the i-nterior was extensively renovated.

                                          Robert Price III House (396)
                                               Early 19th Century
                T@e Price House is one    of the few structures left in the center of Queenstown
                -*100wn to date prior to the mid-19th century.      The plain exterior appearance
                   this small dwelling offers no clue of its significance as an enlarged
                one-roOm-and-loft house only 14 feet wide and 16 feet long.

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                Fires and demolitions have taken awa many of the Fourth and Fifth Districts'
                historic and architectural treasures.              The following are a few historic
                significant buildings that have been destroyed or damaged either by an
                accident or in the name of progress:         White House Farm (early 19th century),
                Ginsburg House (circa 1840), Wye Plantation (1747), Norman House (early
                19th century), Methodist Episcopal Church (mid-19th century), and Kent
                Fo rt Manor (1800).

                There are two areas within the Fourth and Fifth Districts that have a
                large number of buildings with historic significance.                 Stevensville has
                13 buildings and Queenstown has 10.             Table I below lists the buildings
                in the two towns which have been identified to have historic and architectural
                significance:
                                                        TABLE 1
                                            HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL
                                               SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS
                                             STEVENSVILLE & QUEENSTOWN

                Stevensvi I I e                                     Queenstown

                Christ Church                                       Bowlingly
                Old Methodist  Protestant Church                    Queenstown Courthouse
                Cray House                                          St. Luke's Episcopal Church
                Baxter House                                        Nationwide Insurance Office
                Old Stevensville High School                        Robert Price III Residence
                3enton House                                        Canterburg House
                Stevensvi 11 e Bank                                 Caroline T. Wilson House
                Old Stevensville Post Office                        Gabler House
                Lowery's Hotel                                      Stone Granary
                Christ Church @ectory
            It  Xarstellar House
            if  Clark House site

             4  Source:  Maryland Historical Trust

                rn order to discourage hasty destruction of some of the more important
                stlructures in the District's past, several have been placed on the National
                -R-29ister of Historfc Sites, and many of the buildings qualify for placement.
                Ine National Register of Historic Places is the official list of properties

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               and districts in the United States worthy of preservation because of their
                                                                           rogram was established
               .istorical, architectural and archeological value.     The p,
               by the National Historic Preservation Act of          1966 and is administered
                 thie United States Department of Interior.           Listing on the National
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               p,@@gis-,[er of Historic Places makes Property owners eligible to be considered

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                r federal matching grants-in-aid for historic preservation. In addition,
               o
               i -L@ makes available tax incentives to encourage the  preservation of depreciable
               hiStOriC structures as specified in the Tax Reform     Act of 1976.

               The historic survey, performed      by Maryland Historic Trust,      has produced
               valuable information    for use by the County and Districts' residents.
               The objective of the    survey was to acquaint people with the Districts'
               architectural styl es   and their significance, thus promoting preservation.
               The need for increased 'public awareness in the Districts is urgent.        Because
               of the increased growth and development being experienced by the Districts,
               nany historic buildings are being threatened by demolition or insensitive
               nodernization.

               7n order to guard against the threats to historic sites and structures,
                number of steps are recommended.       It is important that the County create
               and implement a local historic preservat-ion ordinance which would establish
               a Landmarks Commission to officially deal with preservation issues and
               activities.   This commission could establish criteria for designation
               of local historic landmarks in order to make local designations of historically
               significant sites, structures and districts.          The resources developed
               @Y the historic survey conducted by the Maryland Historical Trust would
               be valuable in such an effort.       Along with the ordinance, a preservation
               Plan that specifically addresses the issue of how to preserve what remains
               In the Districts should be adopted.        The County could also embark on a
               '-rogram of recognition of restoration projects         around the Districts.
               7@is could be done in cooperation with neighborhood     groups and the historical
               societies, thus strengthening the fiber of neighborhood pride and reinvestment.

                       area to address is adaptive reuse.          Around the country, older
               D'ildings are being put to new uses in place of new construction.              the
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               public and private sectors are coming to realize the value and economy
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               of the conservation and reuse of existing buildings.  Through public  ucation
               and encouragement by local authorities, the Districts could preserve and
               revitalize their built environment.

               The Fourth and Fifth Districts possess a rich and interesting history
               which is exhibited in their historic buildings, parks and neighborhoods.
               Preservation of this history through conservation of the built environment
               will enhance the diversity and character of the Districts.

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                                                  ENVIRONMENT

               1he Fourth and Fifth Districts are located in the western part of Queen

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               nnes County.      The Districts lie on the western edge of the Delmarva
               Peninsula, which separates the Chesapeake Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.
               The Districts contain 84.8 square miles, close to a quarter of Queen Anne's
               County's land area, and are shorelined by the Chesapeake Bay, Chester
               and Wye Rivers, and Eastern Bay.

               Climate

               The Districts enjoy a temperate climate with warm summers and moderate
               winters, with temperatures averaging 74.2 degrees in July and 35.8 degrees
               in January.    For the.County, the highest temperature was recorded as 105
               degrees and occurred in July, 1911.      The lowest temperature was -12 degrees
               and was recorded in February, 1918.      The average duration of the frost-free
               period is 188 days, which means a long growing season.        With major waterways
               surrounding the Districts, the humidity tends to be rather high (80-85
               percent in the late summer) but its effects are somewhat modified by breezes
               from the Bay.

               The Districts average 41.27 inches of precipitation annually.             The month
               of August receives the most rainfall , averaging 4.2 inches,              while the
               Districts receive the least amount of precipitation in January,            averaging
               2.6 inches.  The maximum rainfall record of 6.6 inches occurred in Stevensville
               on August 12, 1928.      The annual snowfall for the Districts is over 21
               inches, with January averaging the most snowfall (7.1 inches).               In the
               summer months, winds prevail from the sout,h and southwest, whereas the
               winter winds are more westerly and northerly.            The winds average eight
               to 10 miles per hour.

               Topographv and Flood Plains

               The Fourth and Fifth Districts        topography gently slopes from sea level
               to an elevation of about 60 feet (Figure 2).

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                                                                                                                       FIGURE 2
                                                                                FOURTH           AND FIFTH               DISTRICTS
                                                                                              QUEEN ANNES, COUNTY'

                                                                                                                              NORTH
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                                                                                  IN

                                                                                                                         TOPOGRAPHY

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                                 0    5.40GI 10800'        21600'

                Because of the low elevation, there are extensive flood plain areas in
                the Fourth and Fifth Districts.     This high flooding potential is compounded
                by high seasonal water tables, poor surface drainage and high runoff character-
                istics of the soils.
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                in 1982, the Federal Emergency Management Agency            issued a preliminary
                nap showing the 100-year flood plain (Figure 3).             Major floods in the
                Fourth and Fifth Districts have occurred in 1933,            1954, and 1955.       In
                August of 1933 the "Great StorTn of 1933" lashed the Eastern Shore of Maryland,
                but there are no specific records available for the flood damage.

                in late October 1954, Hurricane Hazel caused extensive damage to the two
                D i s t r i c t s .Damage estimates were placed at approximately $500,000.        One
                hundred people were evacuated from Kent Narrows as a result of high storm
                cides.  The storm tides in Queenstown were reported as the highest in
                history.

                During August of 1955, Hurricane Connie struck the Districts.                Advance
                warning made it possible for residents to prepare their property against
                hilgh water, drastically reducing property damages in comparison with Hurricane
                Hazel . The dam at Wye Mills washed out, draining the community lake.
                Extensive silt deposits choked the downstream channel.              Water from the
                dam washed over Route 404.       Crab and oyster shanties at Kent Narrows had
                to be evacuated.

                The Department of Natural Resources of the State of Maryland has established
                rules and regulations governing construction on non-tidal waters and flood
                Plains.  It restricts development in, obstructions to, and encroachment
                on the 100-year flood plain.       Besides the State regulations, Queen Anne's
                C
                "Ounty has two ordinances which pertain to flood protection; one requiring
                 minimum 50-foot building setback from wetlands and the other requiring
                 minimum building ground elevation of five feet above the 100year flood
                level.  Within tidal and non-tidal areas, the Federal Flood Insurance
                equires a minimum building elevation of seven feet above the 100 year
                !"I ood P1 an.

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                                                                                                        FIGURE 3
                                                                      FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                                                  OUEEN ANNES COUNTY

          A',
                                                                                                             NORTH

                                                                            ......... ..

                                         Ile                                                                 Floodplain

                                                                                     MMAS, OF 100 YEAR FLOMPLAIN

                                                                                  AREAS Of 100 YEAR FLOOOPLA114 TO ...... ... .....
                                                                                              500 YEAR FLOODPLAIN

                              0    540(r 10800'      2160a

                  order to  minimize flood damages and to lessen the severity of floods,
                development adjacent to waterways should be regulated.    The most appropriate
                uses for these flood plain areas are low-intensity uses such as parks,
                golf,courses, and natural areas.

                soils

                Soil suitability for development depends upon its susceptibility to frost
                action, its shrink-swell potential, its permeability, its soil texture,
                the height of the water table and its fluctuations, the potential of flooding,
                the stability of the soil materials, particularly under heavy load or
                pressure.  The Soil Conservation Service has identified the following
                four soil associations, which make up the Fourth and Fifth Districts (Figure
                4):

                1. Sassafras-Woodstown Association

                The Sass af ras -Woodstown Association consists mainly of nearly level to
                rolling fields, pastures, and some wooded areas.      Most of the Association
                is on sl opes of two to five percent, though some of it has slopes of less
                than 2 percent, and many smal I areas are on slopes of five to more than
                30 percent.   The natural vegetation is made up chiefly of upland oaks,
                but other hardwoods are fairly common, and there are some strains of loblolly
                and Virginia pines.

                Except for slope and susceptibility to erosion in small areas, the Sassafras
                soils have practically no limitations that affect their use. The Woodstown
                soils, however, are only moderately well drained.       They are wet and slow
                to warm up in spring and in places are unsuitable for early planting.
           4    @rains are needed in most nearly level areas of Woodstown soils for disposing
                of excess surface water at planting time and during the early period of
                crop growth.

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                                                                                                                 FIGURE- 4
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                                                                           FOURTH AND FIFTH                        DISTRICTS
                                                                                        QUEEN         ANNES COUNTY

                                                                                                                       NORTH-

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                                                                                                    SOIL CLASSIFICAMNS

                                                                                        5 SAFRAS- WOODS TOWN ASSOCIATIOM

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                                                                                    ?%TAPEAKE-BUTLERTOWN ASSOCIATION

                                                                                         MATTAPEX-KEYPORT ASSOCIATION

        Ilk"               0    5400'  10800*       216W                                   ELKTON-OTHELLO ASSOCIATION
                                                                                                                                                              .ioli@,

                in most places there are few limitations affecting the use of Sassafras
                soils for disposing of sewage effluent from septic tanks, but seepage
                nd downslope pollution are dangers on some of the.steeper slopes.         Using
                the Woodstown soils for disposing of sewage effluent from septic tanks
                isseverely restricted because the water table is high in wet periods.

                        ake-Butlertown Association
                2. Matape

                T
                he Matapeake-Butlertown Association is made up chiefly of level to strongly
                sloping areas of deep, silty soils.      About half the Association is well
                drained, and the rest is moderately well drained.       Although a few areas
                remain wooded, almost all the Association has been cleared and is used
                for crops. The nati.ve trees are mainly upland oaks and other hardwoods,
                andthere are pines scattered through the stands in some areas.

                     good management the Matapeake and Butlertown soils are the most
                @roductive in the County.    They are fairly high in natural fertility and
                very high in available moisture capacity.       Consequently, in dry periods
                -rops maintain better growth on these soils than on most others, though
                       Id benefit from supplemental irrigation during periods of drought.
                ney wou
                he Matapeake and Butlertown soils are well suited to all crops and are
                3:jsceptible to erosion only on steeper slopes, but in some places the
                ."jtlertown soils are slightly limited in   use for crops because of impeded
                -rainage. Ditching is needed on level and   mildly sloping Butlertown soils
                so that excess surface water can be removed  in wet periods.

                -'cept in steeper areas, the Matapeake soils have only slight limitations
                    affect their use for residential developments or for disposing of
                ',@',,aqe effluent from septic tanks. The Butlertown soils have slight limi-
                --ions affecting their use for residential developments, but their use
                  septic tanks is severely limited because the soils are slowly permeable
                  are saturated when the water table is high.

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                 Matta pex _,'@eypo rt Association

                 Mattapex-Keyport Association is mic-derately well drained silty soils
                 t have a subsoil ranging from a fir-.-@ silty clay loam to plastic clay.
             .,Lhough a large part of the association has been cleared and is farTned,
                 areas are still wooded.      Oaks are dof-,,-Inant in the stands, and hickory,
             -@ple, holly, and other water-tolerant trees are common.            In some cutover
                    loblolly pine occurs as scattered trees or in nearly pure stands.

             2.2@ause the major soils in this association are only moderately well drained,
               rface drainage must be improved before they can be used for many kinds
                 crops.  If the soils are drained, they are suited to most crops but
             -,nerally are used for c@orn, soybeans, pasture, and some hay crops.          Alfalfa
                 other perennial plants may be damaged by frost heaving in winter.

                 is fairly easy to drain, work, and manage the Mattapex soils,             but it
                 imore difficult to drain and manage the Keyport soils because they are
                   slowly permeable.      Eroded areas of Keyport soils are difficult to
                   and cultivate, for most of their crumbly surface layer has been lost
                 ough erosion, and plowing brings up part of the heavy clay subsoil.
                    to impeded drainage and slow permeability, the Keyport soils are
                 -,'jy to have excessive runoff and are particularly susceptible to erosion.

                 Yattapex and Keyport soils have characteristics that severely limit
                  r use for septic tank disposal fields, and their use for residential
               --lopments is moderately restricted.           Trees, shrubs, and other plants
                   require good drainage may not grow         normally on these soils.        Al I
                    ng si tes shoul d be dra i ned by t i I i ng or ditchi ng .  Tile lines are
                   factory i n the Mattapex soi I s , but     ditches may be necessary in the
                   sl owly permeabl e Keyport soi I s .    Footings and excavations should
                      drained, and basements carefully sealed against penetration of

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               Elkton-Othello Association

          -inally, the soils found in       the Elkton-Othello Association are poorly
          -ined.

               I e a s t95 percent of the acreage has slopes of less than two percent,
          3-j most of the rest is on slopes of two to five percent.                Many parts
               the Association have been cleared, but woodland is extensive.                The
          -3tural vegetation is chiefly maple, holly, red and black gum, and water-
          --lerant oaks, though loblolly pine has invaded some areas of cutover
               second-growth woodland, and there are a few pond pines.

               disposing of sewage effluent from septic tanks, limitations on the
          .;e  of these soils are severe.        Because the water table is high during
          -.:h of the year, there would be little or no movement of effluent, particu-
           !-Iy in the Elkton soils.        Even if drainage and sewage disposal were
          ;-Dvided, use of the soils for the homesites is limited by subsurface
               'er that would flood basements in wet periods and would injure or kill
               kinds of trees, shrubs, and other plants used in landscaping.

               -.:anning for the most appropriate land uses, soil information is      necessary
               -termining the best use for each area.           As a rule, the soils that
               @est for agriculture are also suited for development.              Of the four
               Llypes within the associations, the Matapeake and Sassafras soils
               the most suited for development.         There is only a slight limitation
               .1e disposal of effluent from septic tanks in these soils if they have
               's of zero to five percent (Figure 5).      On the other soils found within
               -istricts, Mattapex and Elkton, a community sewage treatment system
               @ded.

               -@jority of the areas within the Fourth and Fifth Districts are served
               .-Ic tank systems.       There are several characteristics that make up
               _,@;Is which have god septic tank suitability.      The soil characteristics
                   the level of the water table, drainage and permeability.          As shown
                     6, the majority of the soils in the Fourth and Fifth Districts

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                                                                                                 FIGURE 5
                                                               FOURTH AND             FIFTH     DISTRICTS
                                                                          QUEEN        ANNES COUNTY

                                                                                                     NORTH

                                                                     ..............

                                                                                              S01 L DRAJ NAGE

                                                                                       WELL DRAINED SOILS

                                                                            MODERATELY WELL DRAINED SOILS

                         0    54W 10800'       21600'                                 POORLY DRAINED SOILS

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                                                                                                            FIGURE 6
                                                                           FOURTH AND FIFTH                   DISTRICTS
                                                                                      QUEEN ANNES COUNTY

                                                                                                                  NORTH

                                                                                                                   ... rs@-,

                                                                                     r jw; Ta

                                                                                     SLOTAMUTY OF SEPTIC TANKS

                                                                                            FAIR TO POOR SUITABILITY
           t

                                 0    54W 1080C         216W

                ave fair to poor suitability for septic tanks.
     lot
           I    7housands of prime agricultural lands in the Districts have been converted
                -o non-agricultural uses.    Prime agricultural lands are those soils which
                ave few limitations, the widest range of agricultural range and the least
                isk of damage.    Agriculture has and still plays an important part in
                he economy and environment in Queen Anne's County.          Figure 7 shows the
                rea where prime agricultural soils exist.

                @,Iegetation

                -)ueen Anne's County was once occupied almost entirely by hardwood trees.
                5ecause most of the soils are at least moderately well drained, Oaks dominate
                @:nthe forests, and in wet areas, they are still extensive.     Other important
                -.rees in wet areas were Red Maple, Sweetgum, Blackgum, Holly, Bay, Dogwood,
            i   @eech, and Birch.

                01hite, Oak has been especially important in the County, but most of the
                )riginal stands have been harvested, and the only old trees remaining
                @re some outstanding specimens.

                 few Loblolly and Virginia Pines probably grew in some areas, but they
                ere not numerous until after many areas had been cleared.        Virginia Pine
                @ncroaches in many.areas that have been abandon'ed or heavily cut over,
                "articularly if the soils are coarse textured and tend to be somewhat
                -l'oughty  Loblolly Pine, sometimes known as Oldfield Pine, encroaches
                "some soils, particularly those that have impeded drainage. Queen Anne's
                -)unty, however, is at about the northern limit of the natural range of
                -"blolly Pine, and extensive or fairly pure stands of this tree are rare.
                4dal marsh supports coarse grasses and rushes, and there are a few shrubs
                @'Ismall trees that tolerate salt or brackish water.

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                                                                                                                           FIGURE 7
                                                                                 FOURTH AND FIFTH                           DISTRICTS
                                                                                               QUEEN ANNES COUNTY

                                                                                                                                 NORTH

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                                            Ile"

                                                                                                   PRIME AGRICULTURAL LAND

                                     5.40(f 10,800'       2160T

           -qservation Areas                                                                                      J,

           ._@,-ause, of thei runique vegetation and wildlife, Maryland Department of
           ,-,,jr-al Resources has identified several areas for conservation (Figure

                                         Cabin Creek Area

           --is 'U' shaped area surrounds the eastern upland portion of Cabin Creek.
           ,-odlands occupy the ends of the area with farm land and tidal marshes
           i:lling the central portion of the area.       Loblolly Pine, Red Maple, White
               Blackgum, Sweetgum, Post Oak and Holly make up the woodlands, with
           @@ghbrush Blueberry and Clertha forming a dense shrub and herb layer.
            small sandy beach borders Cabin Creek.         Red Tailed Hawk, Yellow Billed
            -koo and White Eyed Vireo were sighted.

                                        Blackbeard's   Bluff

           7is 47 acre streamside forest is dominated        by Mocker-Nut Hickory in the
           :anopy and Sweetgum in the understory.       Hickory Tulip-Poplar and Sweetgum
           2,e reproducing.    Canopy trees are 9-12 inches in diameter.          Honeysuckle
           :3rpets the herb layer.     The shrub layer is relatively open and access
            rough the area is easy.       The northwest edge of the area borders on the
            ester River and a long,      10-foot wide sandy beach is present.        A Great
            je Heron was sighted along the water's edge.

                             Wye East River -- Madam Alice's Branch

            is 302 acre site consists of a narrow strip of hardwood forest along
            e east branch of the Wye River and Madam Al ice's Branch site.              Madam
           ''ice's Branch is tidal and lined with tidal marshes for-the lower (southern)
           .,i)-thirds of the site, and non-tidal (with an Ash-Willow-Sycamore floodplain
           V'rest) in the upper third within the site. The site is mostly surrounded
             farm land, and deer and other upland game can be found along the woods
           'rgin.   The endangered Delmarva Fox Squirrel is said to be living within
            e site.   This site is valuable for its role as a feeding and resting
           "ea for migratory waterfowl , as well as for its role in buffering a highly
           --Dductive estuary.

                                           Wye Institute

              Institute is a 1,024 acres quasi-public site.           It is largely tilled
                with some woodlots and a fringe of        trees along the bank of Quarter
                to the north.     The 168 acres of forest are mature American Beech-
                Oak-Hickory, with some Loblolly Pine and Willow Oak.               Understory
             @eech, Mockernut Hickory, Sweetgum and Red Maple.             The shrub layer
             light, with Dogwood, Beech, Tulip Poplar and Chokecherry.                Several
               large trees are on the site, including the State champion White Ash,

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                                                                                        FIGURE 8
                                                         FOURTH AND           FIFTH     DISTR    ICTS.
                                                                    QUEEN ANNES COUNTY

                                                                                             NORTH

                                                                       OF

                                                0',
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                                                                                 Conservation Areas

                                          WM-!l
                        0   540Y 10800*     216W

             Tulip Poplar 54    inch DBH, a Black Walnut 59 inch DBH, and a Littleleaf
            '.,den that rivals the State champion found on Wye Plantation.

                                               Wye Island

            ._,@ated in the Wye River basin, much of the shore is occupied by tidal
            -@-sh. Two Osprey nests were noted in the       previous studies.     Approximately
                percent of the island is woodland.         White Oak, Beech, Sweetgum and
            :Djolly Pine Trees dominate the canopy.            Beech, Red Maple and Sweetgum
                dominate in the understory and Red Maple seedlings are common in the
                I ayer.  The shrub and herb layers are     sparcely vegetated making mobility
            ,.-roUgh the area easy.  Black Cherry and Sassafras seedlings occur sporadically
                the herb layer along with Catbriar.         A Great Blue Heron was sighted
                the northwestern end of the island.       Aesthetically, Wye Island exhibits
            2 Dljcolic landscape with all the scenic amenities of being near the water.

                                         White Wildlife Refuge

             JsI02 acre site is a valuable wildlife habitat set aside by the property
            -,-,er for that purpose.     The site has a large tidal salt marsh - Loblolly
            @'Ie forest interface in a shallow estuary.       Most of the site is inaccessible
                foot due to a tidal creek separating the low sandy Loblolly Pine island
            .-)I,n the mainland, which is agricultural land.          The site is very scenic
                its inaccessibility makes it a valuable coastal zone resource.                The
                which this site is a part of also has a 65 acre mature Loblolly Pine
             @ardwood forest with a high scenic and wildlife value.

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                                             Kirwan Creek

             -is
                natural area, bordering on Kirwan and Goodhands Creeks, is composed
                aLoblolly Pine and White Oak forest.      Associate trees include Sweetgum,
             @@kgum, and Red Maple.       Dogwood and Greenbrier are present in the shrub
            @j'er, With Honeysuckle and White Oak seedlings present in the herbaceous
                   A Brown-Headed Nuthatch and an Osprey nest have been observed.

                                                Cox Creek

                Creek woodland natural area is in         a virtually undisturbed state.
             -1 the eastern side bordering Cox Creek,      forest cover is thick and vegetation
             --,Linities change markedly over short distances.         Vegetation communities
                composed of Loblolly Pine, Sweetgum, and Red Maple.             In some areas,
                se thickets of Smilax almost totally congest the shrub layer.           An herb
                 is almost absent due to the dense canopy and sparsely scattered
                 with other fern types present in the Red Maple depressions.              Forest
                 remains dense 'Completely up to the shore of Cox Creek with no beach
                er' t Bordering the northern edge of the forest at Cox Creek is a
                ,Itidal marsh where Phragmites dominates.

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                                  Warehouse Creek     North Shore

           nis 38 acre site of woodlands is composed of a young Loblolly Pine strand,
           ,Jth a tidal marsh next to Warehouse Creek.
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                                      Warehouse Creek   Area

           lis 154 acre site represents a very diverse and interesting area at the
           @ead of Warehouse Creek, on Kent Island.        Tidal marsh, varying in width
           ;rom ten to several hundred feet, separates the dr          land from the open
                                                                    y
           ,ater of the Creek.    This marsh is characterized by Cattails, Phragmites,
           I   rry, and Groundsel bush.       Loblolly Pine and Eastern Red Cedar exist
           :)aybe
           .n the northern half.    In the northeast corner of the natural area is
           an archeological site containing the remnants of a seventeenth century
           ,,arehouse built by Lord Baltimore.      The southern half of the site is a
           -0stly pine forest.    Much of this was clearcut in the last fifteen years,
           and is now a dense pine stand.      Several small fresh-water ponds can be
           ;ound here.  Deer and upland game are common on the uplands, and migratory
           ,,aterfowl and muskrat use the tidal wetlands and the creek.       At lest one
           @reeding pair of Osprey occupy pilings in Warehouse Creek.

                              Kent Point Natural Area - Lower Kent Point

            P majority of this site is small disjointed woodlots and perimeter bands
             trees and shrubs, generally on untillable land.           A 95 acre woodlot
             Bloody Point is the largest unit.        Almost 60 percent of that section
           .s a pure, even-aged Loblolly Pine stand with a sparse Brier and Poison
           .vy covered understory.     The balance of this woodlot, like the rest of
           :qe site, is a vestige of the Loblolly-hardwood forest that is native
             this location.    A 66 acre pond is within the site, surrounded for the
           -)st part by tilled land.     A fringe of Marsh Mallow and some Hackberry,
           weetgum and Sassafras Trees are established on the unfarmed margins of
           -e pond shore.  The site is a good wintering and nesting site formigrating
           -2terfowl in its present state, and could be an important public access
             the bay.

                                 Queenstown Talbot Terrace Scarp

              Talbot Terrace Scarp is     an abrupt change in elevation between 20 and
             feet MSL carved out by a     higher sea level during the Pleistocene Age.
              Scarp at this site is not   easily observed and no example of geological
       I   ',tcrOP or slopes exceeding    10 percent is visible.     The 'Scarp' is best
            @erved on a topographic map.

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                            Wye River     South of St. Peter's Church

            he site is bordered to the south by a tidal marsh; an        inadequate buffer
            ,one exi'sting along the water's edge.    Canopy vegetation upstream is pre
            @Grninantly Green Ash and Red Maple with Sweetgum also present.            Willow
            --s the dominant shrub species, particularly along the stream bed where
            ,he water flow is very slow.    The area is somewhat inaccessible, situated
            ::,qthe middle of agricultural fields, and siltation is a minor disturbance.

                                   Piney Point - Gordon Point

            ,edged between the Chester River and Reed Creek, this small peninsula
            ,orth of Queenstown is a very interesting and valuable area.            This is
            ,,he breeding area of Bald Eagles, Osprey, and       Great Blue Heron, and an
            .niportant resting and overwintering spot for migratory waterfowl.           Most
            ,,the site is forested, primarily with mature Loblolly Pine being replaced
            Dy Oaks and other hardwoods.  Some portions of both the Pines and hardwoods
            -ave been selectively cut, and there are some small stands of Loblolly
            @ine. The largest tidal wetland is on the west side of the site, and
            -rees on Little Hummocks scattered through this marsh are a major nesting
            site of Great Blue Herons.  Several pairs of Osprey nest along the waterfront,a
            @,id a breeding pair of Bald Eagles nest in the southernmost tip of the
            site. Deer are overabundant and have begun to overbrowse the vegetation.
            long, narrow beach fronts the Chester River, but is eroding and littered
            trees undercut by the erosion.

                                            Abbott  Cove

            ne Abbott Cove area consists of a small      tidal marsh, the adjacent inlet
            .,@d and the surrounding woodland.       It is situated on the Chester River
            ')iuth of Tilghman Creek.   The 2.5 acre pond is in the northwestern part
            the area.    Marsh Elder and Bayberry are the major shrubs in the tidal
            .1sh which buffers the pond from the Chester River.    The immediate surrounding                     1;
            ea of the pond is dominated by rushes with Blackgum, Red Maple, and
            --lip-Poplar averaging 10 inches in diameter are the major species.             A
            xed hardwood forest occupies the remaining 70 percent of the area.
             flaple is again the dominant s ecies with Scarlet Oak, White Oak, Sweetgum
                                             p
             Loblolly Pine the co-dominant     species.    The shrub cover is quite thick
               Sweet Pepper Bush and Greenbrier dominating.            That portion of the
            @rest bordering Decousey-Thomas Road is characterized by mature specimens                            tl
            Loblolly Pine, White Oak, Spanish Oak, Beech and Sweetgum.

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      T_

           ol ogy
                                                                                                               d

          -he entire portion of the Fourth and Fifth Districts is composed of a
          single geologic unit, named Kent Island Formation.        The sediments of the
          @ent Island Formation are composed of interbedded sand, silt, and clay,
          ,ith the lower portion comprised of pebbly sand or gravel.        The formation
          15 incised into the units of the underlying Chesapeake Group, giving it
          2nirregular thickness ranging from two to 40 feet.

          ,ater Resources

                resources are valuable assets to the Fourth and Fifth Districts.
          32sides providing thousands of dollars in tax revenue and employing hundreds
          )f people in the Districts,- these resources are also a source of recreational
          and aesthetic enjoyment.     The environmental conditions of the Chesapeake
          3rethreatening the existence of these water resources.      One of the environ-
          7ental problems is the sediment flow into the spawning area caused by
            oreland erosion.    Queen Anne's County has instigated a mandatory 5 &
            control program.    Another problem in the major spawning areas is the
          zxcess nutrient enrichment from the phosphorus and nitrogen fertilizers
          2qd seepage from poorly located septic systems and sewage treatment plant
          @',ffluent. This causes a phenomenon called eutrophication, which depletes
          'issolved oxygen and inhibits growth.       Besides the excess nutrients, the
          ;@wage treated effluents contains chlorine.     Relatively low concentrations
             chlorine are toxic to most forms of aquatic I ife.    Finally, construction
          @:tivities involving impervious surfacing can greatly affect the water
          "ality of adjacent bodies of water.         These activities result in a loss
             habitat and lowered ground water level from devegetation, increased
                  load, turbidity and loss of soil fertility due to surface erosion,
          _@dified chemical composition of water from leaching, and increased fluctuation
             stream level due to faster runoff and lowered water table.

             tical waters are those designated areas 300 feet shoreward which are
              S awning grounds for striped bass and those tributaries, migratory              k
             hwa@
               Ys and- contiguous vegetated tidal wetlands for at least three anadromous

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              semi-anadromous  spawning species.     The use of shoreland areas and wetlands
            _arent to the spawning grounds and migrator pathways for striped bass
               other anadromous fish needs to be carefully managed if the vitality
              such fish is to be maintained.          In Figure 9, Maryland Department of
             .jral Resources has identified critical waters in the compounds of the

           ..-ated north of the Districts, the Chester River is one of several rivers
                 makes a major contribution to the water resources of Maryland's
           .,astal zone.    The Chester River supports a large and diverse resident
                   population of estuarine and freshwater species, and also           has large
           .,asonal influxes of adult anadromous fishes and ocean spawned young.

           @,.-yland Department of Natural Resources reported that Buoy Rock and Ferry
           .-e ,4211 populated with oysters.     Crabs are also abundant in the downstream
           !-eas.  With its many deep holes, tributaries and diversified shorelines,
               Chester River has adequate spawning and nursery areas for virtually
               species of anadromous and estuarine fish.            Throughout the navigable
             -ion of Chester River, commercial and sport fishing occurs.              The shoal
           !^_2@s along the Queen Anne's shoreline from Queenstown Creek to Crumpton
           !-e the center of commercial fishing.         During the winter season two other
           ---?as are heavily used:   Deep Point to Gordon Point and Piney Point-Ringgold
             nit to Queenstown Creek-Hail Point.

               large embayment to the Chesapeake, Eastern Bay is an extremely productive
                rich in finfish and shell fish resources.           The Wye and the Wye East
              ers along with Eastern Bay constitute what is referred to here as the
            @@'ern Bay System.

               species of river herring and white and yellow perch reproduce in the
         t
                   areas.    A smal I popul ati on of resident f reshwater fish such as
              @inseed occur.    Besides providing nursery areas for the young of migratory
                  such as striped bass, spot, croakers, and weakfish spawned elsewhere,
                astern Bay and its tributaries provide good feeding areas for striped
                 white and yellow perch and most of the oceanic spawners.                  Also,

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                                                                                               FIGURE 9
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                                                                              OLEEN ANNES COUNTY

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          ;jbstantial commercial and sport fisheries are supported here.           For sport
          ishing,  yellow perch and white perch are found in the adjoining            rivers,
          ;nd for commercial fishing, bluefish, striped bass and white perch have
          :22n the predominate catches.

             the Eastern Bay and its tributaries there are excellent growing conditions
          or crabs.  The area supports an active commercial crab fishery and attracts
          -any sport crabber.    Also, the Eastern Bay area has supported an excellent
          -opulation of soft clams and oysters.

          -idal Wetl ands

          .ne ti d al water wetl and s a re al so a val ue to the Di stricts , since they
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             utilized as habitats b        thousands of species of plants and animals.
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              of the fish and shell fish have economic importance to the people
             the Fourth and Fifth Districts.        Tidal wetlands also serve as a flood
             trol through temporarily storing flood waters which helps to prevent
          'ownstream loss of property and lives.         The wetlands also maintain water
          -uality by removing water-born chemicals, nutrients, silt load, filtering
          ,31lution.

          .o,n-Tidal Wetlands

          ne Districts' non-tidal wetlands are transitional environments, located
          @s isolated entities or between open waters and dry land.           The non-tidal
          -'t1ands typically have saturated soils or periodic high groundwater levels
          -d vegetation adopted to wet conditions and periodic flooding.              Besides
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          @rFlling natural flood conveyance areas, the non-tidal wetlands are             able
             store. flood waters and slowly release them to downstream areas.              The
          1@tlands have an extensive and complex root system which stabilizes stream
             s, reduces the velocity of sediment laden waters, and traps sediments
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              pollutants contained in these waters.       Besides its ability to act
              llutant filters, many species of water fowl, mammals, amphibians
              reptliles use non-tidal wetlands for their habitat.        Wetlands are a
            -.ential source of water supply since man      of them were underlain by                       j
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                      aquifers.    Along with the ecological importance, wetlands
            ;j produce natural crops such as marsh hay, blueberries, cranberries,                          H
           I..: Wild rice as well as providing recreational opportunities such as
              watching, water fowl hunting, and canoeing.

           -,-:reline Erosion

             Fourth and Fifth Districts have a serious problem of shoreline erosion.
           i,.ryland Department of Natural Resources states that there are 10 factors
                                                                      "100-year" storm
           ,,ated to the shore erosion:     terrain, soils, tide,
           3,rge, littoral drift rate, length of reach, shoreline    normal direction,
           -esence o f s 4orel i ne str uctures , and water and sewer devel opment.
                                                                                     The
           -!,e of erosion is due to the presence or absence of a beach and the offshore
           -e envi ronment.   The Department has identified those areas experiencing
            ehighest erosion rates are the shorelines around Love Point, Turkey
           ,-:nt and Kent Point ( Figure 10) .   Out of the Di stricts' four types of
           ;,il associations, Keyport-Mattapex Association soils are found in those
           ,cations which are most susceptible to high wave action and as a result
              the highest soil erosion.

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                                                                           OUEEN ANNES COUNTY

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                                             POPULATION

              terms of population, Queen Anne's County is one of the smallest in

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            w@ryl a@d  In 1980 the County' s 25,508 persons comprised less than             ne
            -2rcent of the State' s total       From 1970 to 1980, the County experienced
             38.5 percent increase in population, which was greater than Maryland's
            -)ta-1, average growth rate of 7.5 percent.       The County s growth rate was
            ,onsiderably higher than it was for 1960 to 1970 (11.2 percent).

            :n1930, the residents of the two districts made up a third of the County's
            ,-,3pul at ion. In 1980, the Fourth and Fifth Districts of Queen Anne's County
            @ad over 50 percent of the County's population.         As shown on Table 2 on
            -he following page, the Fourth District experienced 113 percent growth
            @ncrease between the years 1970 and 1980, with the Fifth District experiencing
            a,n increase of 21 percent.     The accelerated growth increase for the two
                      is due to the immigration of people from western shore areas
            jable 3) .   The Districts' close proximity to the Bay Bridge as well as
            ,.heir miles of shorelines along the Chesapeake Bay makes the Fourth and
            ifth Districts very desirable as a place of residence.          As of 1980, the
            'otal number of persons for the Fourth and Fifth Districts was 12,890
            3nd over 42 percent of them moved into the Districts from' other counties
            ;n Maryland or from other states.

                                               TABLE 3
                                         PLACE OF RESIDENCE
                                    FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                          -  N ANNE_'S COUNTY
                                    Fourth               Fifth                 subtotal
                                Number  Percent       Number  Percent       Number  Percent
            u e-e n- -An-n -e- -s-
            @Ounty
            -Same House          3,215    43%          2,483    56%         5,698     48%
            - Different            538      7            654     15         1,192     10
              House
            Other Counties       3,217    43           1,121     25         4,338     36
            within State
            Of Maryl and
            @Ifferent States       545      7            132      4            677      6
            A IJ @RC E@US .@CENS@USBU@REAU@@@

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                                                                           7MA?
                                                                    POPULATION TRENDS
                                                              FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                                   QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
                                                                       1930 - 1980

           YEAR                                   FOURTH                 FIFTH          SUBTOTAL         QUEEN ANNE'S           PERCENT OF
                                                 DISTRICT              DISTRICT                             COUNTY                COUNTY

           1930                                   2,196                  2,592           4,788              14,571                 33%

           1940                                   2,094                  2,813           4,907              14,476                 34%
               POPULATION CHANGE                    -102                   221
               PERCENT CHANGE                     -4.6%                    8.5%

           1950                                   2,205                  3,095           5,300              14,579                 36%
               POPULATION CHANGE                     ill                   282
               PERCENT CHANGE                       5.3%                 10.0%

           1960                                   3,114                  3,375           6,489              16,569                 39%
               POPULATION CHANGE                     909                   280
               PERCENT CHANGE                     41.2%                    9.0%

           1970                                   3,832                  3,896           7,728              18,422                 42%
               POPULATION CHANGE                     718                   521
               PERCENT CHANGE                     23.1%                  15.4%

           1980                                   8,177                  4,713           12,890             25,508                 51%
               POPULATION CHANGE                  4,345                    817
               PERCENT CHANGE                       113%                   21%

           SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
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                pulation densities for the two districts have also increased during
                 jod 1930 to   1980.   In 1980   the densities for the Fourth and Fifth
                r
              _i,ts were respectively 244.8     and 91.7 persons per square mile.      Both
                   densities were considerably higher than they were for 1970 (Fourth
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                 3and Fifth - 74.8).      The two districts were considerably greater
                he density for Queen Anne's County (1970 - 49.1 and 1980 - 68.4).

                  the i ncrease i n popul ati on    the n umber of househol ds wi I I ri se
                taster.  The size of households are due to a declining number of
             -s, a high rate of divorce, later marriages, a higher number of single-
                 households, and a greater number of elderly households living indepen-
                    In 1960 and 1970% the average household size was 3.36 and 3.12
           :-S)ns per household respectively.        This is considerably higher than
                8 persons per household in 1980.

              Fourth and Fi fth Districts had      an accumulation of 4,539 households
              @980, with an average of 2.85 persons per household.      The racial compo-
             '.,On for the two districts has al so been changing.   In 1970% 74.6 percent
                                                                                                               i4,
              he people I iving in Queen Anne'     s County were white   and 24.4 percent
               bl ack . Fifteen persons of other races were also          residing in the
              -Y.   In 1980, whi t e and bl ack popul at i on rat i o changed , the whites
            -.-,ri si ng 83 percent and the bl ack s decl i ni ng to 16 percent .    Whites

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                p 92 percent of the population in the Fourth District.             But the
           .-^:entage was lower for whites in the Fifth District (73 percent).        Also,
             Dersons of Spanish origi n and 48 persons of other races resided in
            -Fourth and Fifth Districts.        Table 4 compares the racial composition
             -ne two districts with the County.      Forty-five percent of the County's
                PoPul ation resided in the Fourth and Fifth Districts, compared to
              @rcent of the County's white population (Table 5).

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                                                             TABLE 4
                                                    POPULATION AND RACE
                                                    QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
                                               FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS

                                                                                                                 'S
                                       FOURTH DISTRICT              FIFTH DISTRICT               QUEEN ANNE
                                                                                                      COUNTY

               ?70                             3,832                        3,896                         18,422

                                               8,177                        4,713                        25,508
               ?30

                                                                                                            38.5
               'ercent Change                  113.4                          21.0
               D70 -1980

               @ite                            7,507                        3,481                        21,278

                                                                                                           4,080
               -I ack                             633                       1,221

               '-ierican Indian                     3                             3                           1        5
               -s'<imo, and
               '.i eut

               tsian and                            26                            4                           42
               @cific Islander

                 her                                8                             4                           92

               Spanish                              39                           34                           227
               -igin

               SOURCE:   U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

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                                                    TABLE 5
                                             POPULATION AND RACE
                                       FOURTH AND FIFTH      DISTRICTS
                                                        E'S   COUNTY
                                             QUEEN  ANN                                                                             j
                                                      1980

                                              FOURTH            FIFTH                 QUEEN ANNE'S
                                           DISTRICT            DISTRICT                    COUNTY

           -.-,I Persons                      8,177              4,713                     25,508
                  nt of Total                 32.1%              18.5%                     100%
             1,j-,lber of Households          2,852              1,687                     8,881
             -ersons per Household            2.9                2.8                       2.8

             -;,e Persons                     7,507              3,481                     21,278
             ,,ercent of Total                35.3%              16.3%                     100%
             Number of Households             2,613              1,277                     7,528
             persons per Household            2.9                2.7                       2.8

             3ck Persons                      633                1,221                     4,080
             ?ercent of Total                 15.5%              30.0%                     100%
             Number of Households             222                400                       1,292
             N
             ?ersons per Household            2.8                3.1                       3.1

             nish Origin Persons*             39                 34                        227
             ercent of Total                  17.2%              15.0%                     100%
             Number of Households             17                 10                        61
             ?ersons Per Household            2.3                2.3                       3.5

          *?ersons of Spanish origin may be of any race.
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          SOURCE:    U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

          'Q.e and Sex

          Queen Anne's County has a much older population than the rest of Maryl and.
          Ti)e median age has gradually been increasing for the County Population.
             1960 the median age was 30.8, whereas it increased to 31.6 in 1970
          and 32.4 in 1980.        The Fourth and Fifth Districts have comparable median
          dges being 32.1 and 34.7 respectively (Tables 6 and 7).                       The number of
          Persons bel ow the age of 18 made up 27.3 percent of the population of
                Anne's County. This is similar to the ercentage found in the Fourth
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               lifth Districts      (28 percent and 26.9 percent respectively).                  In the
                  y,of persons      65 and older, Queen Anne's County had 12.1 percent,
                  as similar to    the Fourth and Fifth Districts' percentages (10 percent
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               12.6 percent respectively).             Males and females are proportionally
                  n percentage make-up in the Fourth and Fifth Districts.

                                                    TABLE 6
                                       POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS
                                       FOURTH AND FIFTH      DISTRICTS
                                            QUEEN   ANNE'S   COUNTY
                                                     1980

                            QUEEN ANNE'S                        FOURTH                    FIFTH
                                COUNTY                        DISTRICT                   DISTRICT

                                25,508                           8,177                    4,713

            1 e                 12,561                           4,065                    2,340
    4F
            Percent               49.2%                          49.7%                    49.7%

              le                12.947                           4,112                    2,373
               rcent              50.8%                          50.3%                    50.3%

              r 18                6,969                          2,290                    1,265
              s
            Percent               27.3%                          28.0%                    26.9%

          45 Years                3,083                             821                       596
          @@,id Over
            Percent               12.1%                          10.0%                    12.6%

          '@edian Age               32.4                           32.1                     34.7

          :n Group                   339                               2                    ----
          Quarters

          SOURCE:  U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

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                                                                               I AM-1 I
                                                                              LAFION BY AGE
                                                                   FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                                        QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
                                                                           1970 AND 1980

                                                     FOURTH DISTRICT                                         FIFTH DISTRICT
                                             1970                        1980                         1970                        1980
            Age                        Number     Percent          Number      Percent          Number     Percent          Number      Percent

            Under 5                    279         7.3%               613       7.5%            294         7.5%            279          5.9%

            5     9                    372         9.7                627       7.7             382         9.8             284          6.0

            10    14                   380         9.9                647       7.9             386         9.9             380          8.1

            15    19                   327         8.5                620       7.6             359         9.2             473         10.0

            20    24                   222         5.8                534       6.5             238         6.1             357          7.6

            25    34                   408        10.6              1,505      18.4             435        11.2             600         12.7

            35    44                   461        12.0                994      12.2             447        11.5             583         12.4

            45    54                   494        12.9                893      10.9             497        12.8             584         12.4

            55    64                   409        10.7                923      11.3             434        11.1             577         12.2

            65    74                   326         8.5                527       6.4             279         7.2             403          8.6

            75  +                      154         4.0                294       3.6             145         3.7             193          4.1

            Total                           3,832                        8,177                      3,896                        4,713

            SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

      -,e median income for Queen Anne's County has increased steadily for the
      ..@st thi rty years (Table 8). The median income for the Fifth District
      ;S comparable with the County's, whereas the Fourth District residents'
      i2dian income is approximately 18 percent higher.      Both districts have
    i
       higher percent of families with incomes of $25,000 or more as compared
      0ith the rest of the County (Table 9) .

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                                                                              TABLE 8
                                                                            FAMILY INCOME
                                                                         QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
                                                                             1950 - 1980

              Income                          1950                        1960                        1970                        1980
                                         Number     Percent          Number     Percent         Number     Percent          Number     Percent

              Less than $2,500            2,308      72.1%            1,473     35.8%            708           15%            130       2%

              $2,500 to   $4,999            505      15.2%            1,185     28.8%            594       12.6%              258       4%

              $5,000 to $7,499              150       4.5%              700     17.1%            1,419     29.9%              489       7%

              $2,500 to $9,999              40        1.2%              462     11.2%              287       6.1%             562       8%

              $10,000 to $14,999            55*       1.7%              189       4.6%             990     20.9%            1,093      15%

              $15,000 to $24,999                                         70       1.7%             565     11.9%            2,259      32%

              $25,000 to $49,999                                        32**       .8%             154        3.2%          1,910      27%

              $50,000 or more                                                                        20        .4%            354       5%

              Medium Income                 $11642                        $3,906                      $8,210                     $19,511

                  The income  category of $10,000 to $14,999 includes     all incomes of $10,000 and above.

                  The income  category of $25,000 to $49,999 includes     all incomes of $25,000 and above.

              SOURCE: U.S.    CENSUS BUREAU

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                                                                     FAMILIES BY INCOME
                                                                 FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                                     QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
                                                                             1980

                                             FOURTH               FIFTH                     SUBTOTAL                        COUNTY
                                            DISTRICT             DISTRICT              NUMBER    PERCENT               NUMBER     PERCENT

             Less Than $2,500                   29                  32                     61        2%                  130         2%

             $2,500 to $4,999                   71                  58                   129         3                   258         4

             $5,000 to $7,499                   87                  98                   185         5                   489         7

             $7,500 to $9,999                 Ill                   91                   202         5                   562         8

             $10,000 to $14,999               303                   212                  515         14                1,093         15

             $15,000 to $24,999               745                   405                 1,150       31                 2,259         32

             $25,000 to $49,999               851                   362                 1,213       33                 1,910         27

             $50,000 or more                  179                   77                   256         7                   354         5

             Median                        $23,054              $19,988                                               $19,511

             Mean                          $26,450              $22,621                                               $22,163

             SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

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                                           ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

                    i nd ust ry i s pl ayi ng a greater rol e i n the Fourth and Fi fth Di stricts'
              @nomy -  Serv i ces wh i c h i ncl ud e bus i ness , re pai r, per sonal , entertai nment
             -e-reational , and professional make up nearly a quarter of the Districts'
             @D S (Tabl e 10)     The Districts' locational and environmental attributes
             .,nance the economic opportunities in the service industry - especially
               tourism.    After examining the Districts' employment for the last 30
             @ars, one notes the gradual diversification of the Districts' economic
             -2se. The service sector is slowly becoming the major employer, outdistancing
             -ne once dominative seafood harvesting industry (Table 11).

             @nother interesting observation reveals that over 59 percent of the Fourth

             @nd
                Fifth Districts' residents commute to work outside Queen Anne's County
             "Table 12).   This is probably due to the Districts' close proximity to
             @reater job opportunities on the western shore.
    :'OEven though it has declined in dominance, seafood harvesting is still
             an important occupation in the Fourth and Fifth Districts and deserves
             SoTe discussion.     Pollution of the Chesapeake Bay has been one of the
             reasons for the decline in the seafood harvesting industry.                Multi-state
             efforts are underway to clean up the Chesapeake Bay which would result
             in the benefit of a larger seafood output.       Within the districts the processing
             plants, with approximately 400 employees, prepare and package the seafood
             harvest   The packaged meat is then shipped to major cities of the eastern
             United States.

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                                                       I  I I P-tA I i i)

                                                                    QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
                                                                             1980

            Industry                   Fourth District Fifth District               Subtotal                     Queen Anne's County

                                                                                             Percent
                                          Number           Number             Number         of Total            Number         Percent

            Agriculture,.Forestry,          168              234                 402             6.8             1,059             9.4
            Fisheries, Mining
            Construction                    530              274                 804            13.6             1,325            11.8

            Manufacturing
              Non-Durable Goods             124              120                 244             4.1               756             6.7
              Durable Goods                 207                72                279             4.7               734             6.5
            Trans., Comm., &                277              100                 377             6.4               717             6.4
            Utilities

            Wholesale Trade                 193              196                 389             6.6               639             5.7
            Retail Trade                    662              388              1,050             17.8             1,707            15.2
            Finance, Insurance              197              106                 303             5.1               479             4.3
            & Real Estate Services

            Professional Services*          908              416              1,324             22.4             2,685            23.9
            Public Administration           493              249                 742            12.5             1,129            10.1
            Total                                                             5,914             100             11,230            100

                Professional services include Business and Repair Services, Personal,           Entertainment.and Recreation Services, and
                Professional and Related Services

            SOURCE:   U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

                                                                             oil
                                                        ESTIMATED NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, BY INDUSTRY
                                                                     QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY'

            Type df                          1950                         1960                        1970                          1980
            Industry                   Number     Percent           Number     Percent          Number      Percent           Number     Percent

            Agriculture,               2,248        42.3%           1,769       27.3%           1,011        13.7%             1,059       9.4%
            Fishing,
            Forestry &
            Mining

            Construction                 510         9.6              564         8.7              819       11.1              1,325      11.8
            Manufacturing                436         8.2            1,005       15.5            1,468        19.9              1,490      13.3
            Transportation,              330         6.2              169         2.6              192         2.6                717       6.4
            Communications
            & Utilities

            Wholesale Trade              255         4.8              123         1.9              236         3.2                640       5.7
            Retail Trade                 542         10.2             966       14.9            1,202        16.3              1,707      15.2
            Professional                 643         12.1           1,076       16.6            1,542        20.9              3,151      28.1
            Services

            Public                       351         6.6              810       12.5               907       12.3              1,129      10.1
            Administration

            Total                      5,315                        6,481                       7,378                         11,230

            SOURCE:                    U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

                                                                            TABLE 12
                                                                         PLACE OF WORK
                                                                 FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                                     QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
                                                                             1980

              PLACE                           FOURTH                FIFTH                       SUBTOTAL                    QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY

                                              Number                Number                 Number     Percent               Number         Percent

              Worked in Queen                 932                   894                    1826       32.5                  4469             40.4
              Anne's County

              Worked Outside of               2258                  837                    3095       55.1                  4894             44.2
              Queen Anne's County

              Worked Outside of               181                   43                     224        4.0                   642              5.8
              Maryland

              Not Reported                    362                   107                    469        8.3                   1060             9.6

              Total                                                                        5614                             11065

              SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

               The variety of the residents' employment and the assurgent prominence
               )f the @ervice sector are displayed on Table 13 on the following page.

               @.s previously reported in the 1980 Census, the annual median family income
               or the Fourth and Fifth Districts were $23,054 and $19,988, higher than
               Queen Anne's County ($19,511) but below the State of Maryland ($23,112).
               over 40 percent of the Districts' households had incomes of $25,000 or
                                d to the State's 38 percent.
               ,over as compare

               ma n po we r

               Employment in Queen Anne's County has shown some fluctuation since 1960,
               although there have not been the dramatic highs and lows characteristic
               of the economic cycle in other areas.           Table 14 notes the rate of employment
               trends for Queen Anne's County.

                                                       TABLE 14
                                                      LABOR FORCE
                                                 QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
                                                      1930 - 1980

               YEAR     TOTAL                                                          FEMALE
                                                   MALE
                                     Total    Employed     Unemployed        Total    Employed     Lin empl oyed

               1930     5,524        4,825                                    699
               1940     5,870        4,926                                    044
               1950     5,513        4,445                                   1,068
               1960     7,004        4,733       4,368        353            2,271      2,119          158
               1970     7,715        4,876       4,682        194            2,839      2,696          143
               1980    12,000        7,133       6,702        431            4,867      4,529          338

               SOURCE:  U.S.  CENSUS BUREAU

               As with other areas , women are playing a larger role in the labor force
               nQueen Anne' s County.           In 1930, women made up 12.7 percent of the labor
               "rce, whereas 40.6 percent of the labor force in 1980 were women (Table

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                                                                              TABLE 13
                                                                  EMPLOYED PERSONS BY    OCCUPATION
                                                                     FOURTH AND FIFTH    DISTRICTS
                                                                         QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
                                                                                 1980

                                                   FOURTH                 FIFTH                  SUBTOTAL                     QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY'-

            Occupation                                                                     Number      Percent                Number      Percent
                                                                                                       of Total                          of Total

            Managerial and Professional              904                  355              1,259        21.3                  2,202        19.6
            Specialty

            Technical, Sales, Administra-           1,160                 585              1,745        29.6                  2,929        26.1
            tive Support

            Service                                  435                  315                 750       12.7                  1,398        12.4

            Farming, Forestry and                    149                  232                 381         6.4                    947         8.4
            Fishing

            Precision Production,    Craft           576                  295                 871       14.7                  1,633        14.5
            and Repair

            Operators, Fabricators and               535                  371                 906       15.3                  2,122        18.9
            Laborers

            Total                                                                          5,912        100                   11,231       100

            SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

                                                   TABLE 15
                                              LABOR FORCE PERCENT
                                              QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
                                                  1930 - 1980

                   YEAR                              MALE                              FEMALE

                   1930                              87.3%                             12.7%
                   1940                              83.9                              16.1
                   1950                              80.6                              19.4
                   1960                              67.6                              32.4
                   1970                              63.2                              36.8
                   1980                              59.4                              40.6

               SOURCE:  U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

               This is also true for the Fourth and Fifth Districts, with women comprising
               over 40 percent of the Districts' labor force.          Table 16 shows the racial
               and sexual composition of the Fourth and Fifth Districts.             In 1980, the
               unemployment rate for the non-whites was much higher than it was for the
               white population.

               The level of education of the labor force is an important consideration
               for prospective businesses and industries.        Over a third of the Districts'
               residents 25 years and older had a high school diploma and another quarter
               of the Districts' population had either a college degree or some years
               of college education,      which is similar to the County's education levels.
               But there was despairing difference between the education level of whites
               and blacks.    In 1980, 43 percent of blacks aged 25 and above residing
               in the Fourth and Fifth Districts had less than an eighth grade education
                                   -o 14.3 of the white residents (Table 17).
               level as compared 4-1

               Labor force partic   ipation rates (LFPR's) measure the percentage of people
               aged 16 and over in the labor force; that is, either employed or seeking
               employment.    The labor force participation rate for Queen Anne's County
               has risen from 54 percent in 1930 to 76 percent in 1980.          It will continue

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                                                                         LA 0 1 OR
                                                                FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                                    QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY

                                                FOURTH                 FIFTH                               SUBTOTAL
                                             Male    Female        Male    Female              Male                        Female
                                                                                                           Unem-                       Unem-
                                                                                                           ployment                    ploymeht
                                                                                                           Rate                        Rate

             Total Labor Force
               Armed Forces                     13                                                  13
               Civilian Labor Force
                 Employed                     2,277  1,483          1,291    863               3,568                       2,346
                 Unemployed                     99      93             89      67                 188       5%                160        6.4%
               Not in the Labor Force           615  1,616             414   877               1,029                       2,493

             White Labor Force
               Armed Forces                     13                                                  13
               C'ivilian Labor Force
                 Employed                     2,079  1,372          1,033    617               3,112                       1,989
                 Unemployed                     65      79             40      42                 105       3.3%              121        5.7%
               Not in the Labor Force           574  1,460             347   668                  921                      2,128

             Black Labor Force
               Armed Forces
               Civilian Labor Force
                 Employed                       198     90             258   246                  456                         336
                 Unemployed                     34      14             49       25                  83     15.4%                39     10.4%
               Not in the Labor Force           41      156            67    209                  108                         365

             Spanish Origin Labor Force
               Armed Forces
               Civilian Labor Force
                 Employed                                                7       7                   7                           7
                 Unemployed                                                     6                                                6     46.1%
               Not in the Labor Force                                    7      4                    7                           4

             SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

                                                                                TABLE 17
                                                                     PERSONS 25 YEARS OLD AND OVER
                                                                     BY YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED
                                                                      FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                                          QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY

                                                          County                                                    Fourth                  Fifth
                                                          Total                       Subtotal                     District               District
                                                      Number    Percent          Number      Percent

              TOTAL                                   15,745    100%             8,092       100%                  5,212                   2,311
                Elementary (0 to 8 Grades)            3,557     22.6             1,478       18.3                     747                    731
                High School
                   I to 3 Years                       3,425     21.8             1,765       21.8                  1,119                     646
                   4 Years                            4,990     31.7             2,865       35.4                  1,931                     934
                College
                   1 to 3 Years                       1,820     11.6               986       12.2                     707                    279
                   4 Years or More                    1,953     12.4               998       12.3                     708                    290

              WHITE                                   13,300    100              6,979       100
                Elementary (0 to    8 Grades)         2,484     18.7             1,000       14.3                     549                    451
                High School
                   1 to 3 Years                       2,779     20.9             1,447       20.7                     973                    474
                   4 Years                            4,471     33.6             2,672       38.3                  1,874                     798
                College
                   1 to 3   Years                     1,694     12.7               923       13.3                     686                    237
                   4 Years or More                    1,872     14.1               937       13.4                     673                    264

              BLACK                                   2,400     100              1,093       100
                Elementary (0 to 8 Grades)            1,056     44.0               472       43.0                     192                    280
                High School
                   1 to 3 Years                         641     26.7               318       29.0                     146                    172
                   4 Years                              505     21.0               185       17.0                       49                   136
                College
                   I to 3 Years                         117       4.9                57       5.0                       15                     42
                   4 Years or More                       81       3.4                61       6.0                       35                     26

              SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

                rise as more women enter the labor force.         The Fourth and Fifth Districts'
             -,PR in 1980 was 64 percent and increases are projected similar to those
             ;)r Queen Anne's County.

             _,,iparison of the types   of jobs by the Fourth and Fifth Districts' residents

             -
                those held by the State of Maryland and the nation as a whole showed
              nat the workers in retail trade play a relatively larger role in local
             economy than they do in the county, state or nation (Table 18). This is
             @robably due to the Districts' unique position as the "gateway" to the
             eastern shore recreation areas.          Retail and wholesale trade and service
             )riented employment will continue to increase and will probably play a
             @arger role in the Districts' economy.

             varket Analysis

             The Fourth and Fifth Districts of Queen Anne's County represent the entrance
             lo the Eastern Shore to millions of people from major metropolitan areas
                Washington D.C. and Baltimore.        Their strategic location on U.S. Routes
             50 and 301 provides excellent access to major markets:             Wash i ngton , D.C. ,
             3altimore, and Philadelphia.         Over 10 million people are within one and
             a half hours' driving to the Fourth and Fifth Districts.

             Given their strategic location,          the Districts have two economic roles:
             local and regional .     The local economic role is that of an employment
             and retail center.      The Districts' employers provide jobs not only for
             their residents but also for persons throughout the county.                 Similarly,
             the Districts' specialty shops offer merchandise not usually available
             1.n the smaller towns within Queen Anne's County as well as some of the
             larger ones outside of the county.

             In deciding the location of industrial developments, one must consider
             the national and regional markets and proximity to materials sources and
             components suppl iers.      Industrial development requires large, flat or
             nearly fl at sites with soil s having good load-bearing capacities.                Rail
             service i.s a definite advantage.     Good truck access to one or more highways

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                                                                               E
                                                                  EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
                                                                             1980

             Industry                                  Fourth and                    Queen Anne's                State of               United
                                                   Fifth Districts                      County                   Maryland               States
                                                        Percent                         Percent                  Percent                Percent

             Agriculture, Forestry,                       6%                               9.4%                     1.7%                  2%
             Fisheries, & Mining

             Construction Manufacturing                  12                               11'.8                     6.6                   6

             Transportation, Communication                8                               13.3                    14.4                    26
             & Other Public Utilities

             Trade                                       22                               20.9                    18.8                    25

             Finance, Insurance &                         5                                4.3                      5.9                   7
             Real Estate

             Business & Repair Services                   4                                3.7                      4.9                   5

             Personal Entertainment &                     3                                3.8                      3.7                   4
             Recreational Services

             Professional and Related                    13                               16.4                    22.3                    14
             Services

             Public Administration                       12                               10.0                    14.4                    7

             SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

             erial streets i s   critical as well as the availability of energy
             s   In-dustrial sites should be away from existing and potentially
          ilable residential areas or other land uses on which they might have
        it
        A. "dverse impact. Traffic, noise, and visual impacts are inevitable.

             Anne  s County operates and maintains the sanitary sewer system in
           Fourth  District.    Three industrial zoned parcels are connected to
           wastewater treatment facility. (Old Love Point Road, Love Point Road,
           Old Rt.  18 & Castle Marina Road).     Fuel oil is available from private
     V-stributors under contractual arrangements.

        :@jcation from preschool to post-graduate levels is available to the districts'
        ,esidents. The County has both public and private schools offering elementary
        !-,d secondary education. The County also provides post-secondary technical
        @-J vocational training.  While Chesapeake College offers two year Associate
                                                                                                           it
         Art degrees in a variety of subjects, there are 71 accredited institutions
        -f higher education within commuting distance in the Baltimore-Washington

          of the 1066 acres zoned as i ndustri al i n the Fourth and Fi fth Di stricts,
        -91), 147 ac res In av e been d ev el oped i nto ei ther I ight i ndustri al , and 856
        3cres are either vacant or used for agricultural purposes (Table 19).
        i 9 u re 11 show's the location of large industrial zoned properties in the
        .0urth and Fifth Districts.

        The Fourth and Fi f th Di st ri cts' reg i onal rol e come s about as a resul t
        of thei ir I ocati on to the Eastern Shore and Chesapeake Bay.   As previously
        71entioned, hundreds of thousands of tourists travel through the ti,%o districts
        On their way to the Eastern Shore.    Tourism is an untapped fiscal resource
        which, if marketed correctly, could become a substantial economic base
        fOr the Fourth and Fifth Districts.    Besides providing hundreds of service
        oriented jobs to the residents, tourism could generate millions of dollars
        in. sales tax revenues for Queen Anne's County.

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                                                                        TABLE 19
                                                                   INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
                                                              FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                                   QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
                                                  Total       Developed      Vacant or        Zoning      Public            Railroad
             MAJOR                               Acreage        Acres       Agricultural                  Water &            Access
                                                                               Acres                       Sewer
                                                                                                        Avail ability

             FOURTH DISTRICT

             Between Old Love Point Rd.              52            9             43            M-1          No                  No
               and Love Point Rd.                             light mfg.
             West of New Love Point Rd.            159                          159            M-2          No                  No
             Southwest of the Intersection         120           45              75            M-1          No                  No
               of Rt. 8 and U.S. 50/301
             Northwest of Old Rt. 18 and             63                          63            M-1          No                  No
               Castle Marina Rd.
             Southeast of Dominion Road               17         17                            M-2          No                  No
               and Little Creek                               Maritime

             FIFTH DISTRICT

             Southwest of U.S. 50/301 and          106                          106            M-1          No                  No
               North of Old Stevensville
               Queenstown Road
             Southeast of U.S. 50/301 and          100           18              82            m-2          No                  No
               West of Green Spring Road
             Northeast of Joseph Boyles            105           39              66            M-2          No                  No
               and Queenstown-Centreville
               Road
             Northwest of U.S. 50 and              110             7            103            M-2          No                  No
               Bloomingdale Road
             TOTAL                                 832           135            697
             S(          !en Anne's County Planning Dept.

                                                                                                              FIGURE I I
                                                                           FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS.
                                                                                       OUEEN ANNES COUNTY

                                                                                                                   NORTH

                                                                           2 T
                                                                                                            J

                                                                                                                            7,

                                                                                   INDUSTRIAL ZONED PROPERTIES.

                                 0    540Ly- 1080d      2160T

             Ieing,the District's biggest asset; the Chesapeake Bay needs to be promoted.
             Areas adjacent to the Bay should be preserved for passive recreation and
             3quatic sports.   Additional motels with convention facilities and specialty
             shops are needed to attract the tourist off of the highways, encouraging
             them to spend some of their time and money in the Districts.

             with the scheduled clean-up of the Chesapeake Bay, seafood harvesting
             and processing should again play a larger employment role within the Dis-
             tricts    The harvesting and processing could also be marketed as a tourist
             attraction with tours through the processing operations, fisherman wharfs
             and seafood markets.

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        bUlAam-now

     ji

                                              HOUSING

            n 1980, there were 10,030 housing units in Queen Anne's County. Together,
            he Fourth and Fifth Districts had 5,269 housing units or 52.5 percent
            )f the County's housing.    Sixty-eight percent of all new housing (2,166

             i
               s) occurred in the Fourth and Fifth Districts between 1970 and 1980.
              t
            ne Fourth District had almost a 100 percent increase in the number of
            'ousing units between 1970 and 1980.      The Fifth District as wel I as the
            ounty at large only had modest increases.      The year-round housing units
            -ade up a large percentage of the housing stock (97.2 percent for the
            .0urth District and 95.5 percent for the Fifth District).        Even though
         1  -3.3 percent of all of the seasonal homes in the county were in the Fourth
         I  -d Fifth Districts, seasonal housing units only comprised a small percentage
            :f the housing stock in the Fourth and Fifth Districts -- 2.8 percent
         I  -.-,d 4.5 percent respectively (Table 20).

              overwhelming majority (89 percent) of the housing in the Fourth and
            -"th Districts are single family detached units.        Table 21 correlates
            --e housing type with the occupancy.

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                                                                          TABLE 20
                                                                             HOUSING
                                                                 FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                                     QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
                                                                         1970 - 1980

                             TOTAL NUMBER OF        PERCENT         TOTAL YEAR-ROUND       PERCENT         TOTAL SEASONAL         PERCENT
                              HOUSING UNITS          CHANGE          HOUSING UNITS          CHANGE         HOUSING UNITS          CHANGE
                             1970       1980       1970-1980        1970       1980       1970-1980        1970       1980       1970-1980

        QUEEN ANNE'S         6,841      10,030        46.6%         6,549      9,720         48.4%         292         310         6.1%
        COUNTY

        FOURTH DISTRICT      1,666       3,308        98.6%         1,454      3,216         121.2         195          92        -52.8

        FIFTH DISTRICT       1,437       1,961         36.5%        1,402      1,872          33.5          28          89        217.9

        SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

                                                            TABLE 21
                                                         HOUSING TYPE
                                               FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                     QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
                                                               1980

                   ing Units                    Fourth                Fifth                      Subtotal
               -jus
                                               District             District              Number           Percent

                 4
               j L: a
                 One, Detached                   3,015                1,551                4,566              89%
                 One, Attached                       54                   45                  99               2
                 Two                                 51                   58                 109               2
                 Three & Four                        68                   27                  95               2
                 Five or More                        27                   67                  94               2
                 @Iobile Home &                      46                   108                154               3
                   Trailer

               'wner Occupied
                 One, Detached                   2,707                1,426                4,133              91%
                 One, Attached                       39                   31                  70               2
                 Two                                 29                   45                  74               2
                 Three & Four                        68                   19                  87               2
                 Five or More                        15                   44                  59               1
                 Mobile Home &                       34                   101                135               3
                   Tra i I er

               :
                   -er Occupied
               z-n4L,
                 One, Detached                      252                   245                497              70%
                 One, Attached                       13                   31                  44               6
                 Two                                   9                  35                  44               6
                 Three & Four                        55                   12                  67               9
                 Five or More                                             27                  27               4
                 Mobile Home &                                                                34               5
                                                     19                   15
                   Tra il er

               -@Cant, Seasonal
                 Jratory
                 One, Detached                       89                   84                 173              93%
                 One, Attached                       --                   --                  --              --
                 Two                                 --                                       --
                 Three and Four                        6                                        6              3
                 .7ive or More                         8                                        8              4
                 "10bile Home &                      --                                       --              --
                   Trailer

                         U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

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                 @n examining the occupancy of the districts' existing housing, there
                  some interesting and somewhat disturbing observations.             Owner occupied
               .1jsing makes the vast majority in both districts, and their make-up percent
                  increased since 1970 (Table 22).

                                                    TABLE 22
                                               OCCUPANCY STATUS
                                               AND RENTER-OWNER
                                           OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS
                                                    1970-1980

                                               Fourth District                  Fifth District
                                               1970        1980                 1970        1980

               -,Jtal Year-Round               1454        3216                 1402        1872
               @)using Units

                 Owner Type*                    976        2590                  893        1333
                  Percent of Total             67.1%       80.5%                63.7%       71.2%
                 Rental Type                    286         346                  374         434
                  Percent of Total             19.7%       10.7%                26.7%       23.2%

               -Nner Occupied Housng            955        2528                  887        1299
                 Percent of Total              65.6%       78.6%                63.3%       69.4%

               'Vacant-For-Sal e Units            21         62                     6          34
                 Percent of Total               1.4%        2.0%                    .4%      1.8%

               @,enter Occupied Housing         273         314                  363         380
                 Percent of Total              18.8%        9.8%                25.9%       20.3%

           I   Vacant-For-Rent Units              13         32                    11          54
                 Percent of Total                  .9%       .9%                    .8%      3.0%

                 Does not include other vacant housing       which is not for sale     or rent.

           t   Source  U.S. Census Bureau

               The vacancy rate for owner occupied units has remained re
                                                                                       latively low
               for both districts.

               The cost for housing has also increased dramatically since 1970, with
               the average cost for a housing unit being about $17,.643.               In 1980, the

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                 age, cost for  a housing unit was approximately $67,800.             There was
                 an increase in rent during the 10 year period, with the rent averaging
                            a month in 1970 to $130.93-$214.97 a month in 1980 (Table
                  Si nce 1980, the number of vacant rental units on a given day have
               -idled down to two or three units with the average rent ranging for
                   family dwellings between $400 and $600.

                                                TABLE 23
                                     MEAN VALUE AND CONTRACT    RENT
                                            OF HOUSING UNITS
                                      FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                 1970-1980

                                      Fourth District                      Fifth District
                                    1970             1980                1970            1980

                  Occupied      $17,673.82     $67,826.06             $12,546.51   $ 62,155.21

                                  17,642.86        65,882.35
                nt- fo r-Sal e                                             41 67     105,1

                                  17,673.16        67,782.70                              56.99
                                                                      12@@_ _63,4

             :-nter Occupied         73.20           214.28                48.70         130.96

             .,,cant- for-Rent       55.38           220.06                42.50         130.79

                                     72.01           214.97                48.44         130.93

             ),3urce: U.S. Census Bureau

             Residential development has continued to flourish since 1980.                Figure
             -e shows the location of the developments.          Between 1980 and 1983, there
             -,ere 292 subdivision lots approved and 486 building permits taken out.
             aLble 24 shows the residential building activity since 1975 and the cost
              new housing construction.

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                                                                                                               FIGURE 12
                                                                          FOURTH          AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                                                       QUEEN ANNES COUN'TY

                                                                          ....... ....

                                                                               . ............

                                                                                                 Y'

                                                       --loo

                                                                                                HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS

                                                                                      TOM OR    SUBDIVISIOKS aEFORE 1947

                                                                                                                  1947-1961

                                                                                                                  1962-1974

                                                                                                              1975-1>RESENT
                                 0    5,40C' 10800'      2160(r

               hill-

                                                                TABLE 24
                                                          BUILDING ACTIVITY
                                                   FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                         QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY

                                       SUBDIVISION                BUILDING               AVERAGE                PERCENT
                                    APPROVED NUMBER               PERMITS                BUILDING             DIFFERENCE
                                       OF NEW LOTS                                         COST                    F R 0 M
                                                                                                             PREVIOUS YEAR

                                             25                    194                   $32,463

                 -76                       101                     302                   37,085                  14.24%

                 .'77                      380                     329                   44,091                  18.89

                 ..?78                     103                     292                   48,699                  10.45

                                                                                                                    2.67
                 .979                      147                     236                   49,999

                                           117                     150                   61,608                  23.22

                   981                       73                    114                   73,159                  18.75

                 '
                 .382                        40                    104                   62,876                  14.06

                   )83                       62                    118                   68,105                     8.32

                 -DTAL                   1,048                   1,839

                 @'3URCE:   QUEEN ANNE'S        COUNTY PLANNING         AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT

                 1@v er 16 pe rcent o f the hous i ng i n the Fo urth and Fi f th Di st r i cts wa s bui 1 t
                     1939 or earlier.            Tab I e 25 del i neates the ye a r i n whi ch the housi ng
                 13s built.       Another observation is that the number of rental housing has
                 :e-'Iined proportionally with new housing construction (Table 26).

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                                                          TAB LE  25
                                                 YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
                                             FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                   QUEEN   ANNE'S COUNTY

                                                      FOURTH              FIFTH                  SUBTOTAL
                                                    DISTRICT             DISTRICT            NUMBER PERCENT

                     9 to  March 1980                  301                   50                 351      6.9
                  @75  t 0                             897                  284               1,181    23.1
                           1978
                  @70  to  1974                        523                  248                 771    15.0
                                                       559                  299                 858    16.8
                 .@60  to  1969
                    5o to  1959
                                                       450                  250                 700    13.7
                  @40  to  1949                        173                  259                 432      8.4
                 @339  or  earlier                     358                  466                 824    16.1

                  er Occupied

                  9 7 9to  March 1980                  226                   38                 264
                 '975  to  1978                        853                  247               1,100
                 !970  to  1974                        457                  233                 690
                 i960  to  1969                        511                  293                 804
                 i950  to  1959                        391                  212                 603
                 11940 to  1949                        155                  238                 393
                 1939  or  earlier                     299                  405                 704

                --nter Occupied

                 1979  to  March 1980                    19                  --                  19
                 1975  to  1978                          30                  13                  43
                 1970  to  1974                          29                  34                  63
                 1960  to  1969                          69                  45                 114
                 1950  to  1959                          65                  60                 125
                 1940  to  1949                          52                  71                 123
                 1939  or  earlier                       84                 142                 226

               Source    U.S.   Census Bureau

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                                                        TABLE 26
                                      RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT BY OCCUPANCY
                                            FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                 QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY

                                                         OWNER                           RENTAL
                                                   NUMBER      PERCENT            NUMBER       PERCENT

                     TO March 1980                   264         93.3%               19          6.7%
                   '5 to 1978                                                        43           3.8
                                                   1,100         96.2
                .--J to 1974                                                                      8.4
                                                     690         91.6                63
                   i to 1969                                     87.6              114          12.4
                                                     840
                   5o to 1959                        603         32.8              125          17.2
                   -lo to 1949                       393         76.2              123          23.8
                .@39 or Earlier                      704         75.7              226          24.3

                  ),'JRCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

                -,@enty-four percent of the housing is over 40 years old, indicating that
                -3intenance and rehabilitation are very important if the districts are
                -o have a sufficient supply of adequate housing.                   A wind shield survey
                -3ken in the spring of 1984 revealed that there are 119 housing which
                aJ the exterior apparance of being substandard.                   The criteria included
                -,ems needing major repair, such as sagging porches and roofs and crumbling
                foundations, or demolishment.         Excluding the area within Queenstown juris-
                @-iction, Table 27 and Figure 13 identify the number and concentration
                3f the substandard housing.

                                                        TABLE 27
                                                   HOUSING CONDITION
                                            FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS1
                                                 QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY

                                                   Fourth District                Fifth District
                                                  Number      Percent            Number      Percent

                Sound                              2828         98.9              1468          94.4
                Substandard2                         32          1.1                 87         5.6
                Total
                                                   2860          100              1555          100

                   E@xcud-in@--Qu-eenstown
                2
                   Substandard housing --          needing major     repair (sagging roof and porch
                   and crumbling foundation,       or demolition)
                Source:  Greenhorne & O'Mara,       Inc., Spring    1984

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                                                             FIGURE 13
                                         FOURTH AND FIFTH     DISTRICTS
                                                QUEEN ANNES COUNTY

                                                                NORTH

                                             ..........
                                               -..,Joe

                              7

                                  CONCENTRATION OF SUBSTANDARD HOUSING

                                     SOURCE: G&O WINDSHIELD SURVEY-APRIL 1984

                0  540(f 10800' 216W

                    jith high concentrations of substandard housing were in the Grasonville

                            ercent of the owner occupied housing units in the Fourth
                   .-four p
                             lacking complete plumbing. This is
                 _;,ct were                                                  comparable to the 19
                     found  in the Fifth District (Table 28).

                                                   TABLE 28
                                              LACKING COMPLETE
                                             PLUMBING FACILITIES

                                           Fourth District                Fifth District
                                        1970     1980    Percent      1970      1980   Percent
                                                          Change                        Change

              .-pied Units              274        129    -52.9%      286        163    -43.0%
                 owner Occupied         163        72     -55.8       136         38    -57.4
                 Renter Occupied        ill        57     -48.6       150        105    -30.0

              @:ant Units                 64       49     -23.4         37        50      35.1

              :-a] Year-Round Units     338        178    -47.3       323        213    -34.1

               ,rce:  U.S. Census Bureau

              ie Fourth District comprised 17.1 percent of the total rental occupied
          I  -)using in Queen Anne's Count , whereas the Fifth District had 20.7 percent
                                              y
             :f the rental occupied housing.           Of the occupied rental housing, 16.2
             'ercent of the Fourth District's rental units were lacking complete plumbing,
             @,hereas 30 percent of the Fifth District's rental housing was lacking
             in complete plumbing facilities.

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               -3jor element  of the Districts' transportation system,is their streets
                  hway s   They form the framework on which the county has developed
                @11 develop  in the future. Government funds are becoming more scarce
                ild new highways, and the emphasis should be to shift towards planning
              -vements to    the existing system in order to full       utilize it.     Queen
                                                                      y
                  county Public Works have divided the Districts'       streets into seven
              :-ional classifications:       principal arterial, minor arterial, primary
              .-,ctor, secondary collector,  primary residential, secondary residential,
               rural residential .    Each   classification has specific traffic volume
               uesign characteristics.       Table 29 delineates the traffic volumes and
               @n characteristics associated with each type of street.

               ying the street classification system may not meet all of the design
            ---@ria.  However, the functional classification of the Districts' streets
             :.4n in Figure 14 provides guidance as to the type of future development
               its location.

            @:,q year the Maryland State Highway Administration collects         information
              'he location of traffic accidents (Tables 30 and 31).

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                                                                        I IZAI I I C Vol tj,ll
                                                                     DESIGN CHARACIERISi jc@,

                Street                  Right-of-Way                   Minimum                 Daily                   Land Use
            Classification                  Width                      Stopping                Traffic                 Typically
                                                                       Distance                Volumes                 Served

            Principal                      72'                         300'                     7,500  -               Commercial and
              Arterial                                                                         20,000                  Industrial

            Minor                          60'                         300'                     5,000  -               Commercial   and
              Arterial                                                                         15,000                  Residential
            Primary                        60'                         275'                     2,500  -               Residential (Subdivision
              Collector                                                                         5,000                  lots contain 20,000 ft.
                                                                                                                       or less, or have 100 ft.
                                                                                                                       or less street frontage)

            Secondary                      60'                         275'                     1,000  -               Residential (subdivision lots
              Collector                                                                         2,500                  20,000 - 40,000 ft.)
            Primary                        60'                         200'                     under                  Residential (subdivision lots
              Residential                                                                       1,000                  contain 20,000 ft. or
                                                                                                                       less or have 100 ft. or
                                                                                                                       less street frontage

            Secondary                      50'                         200'                     under                  Residential (subdivision lots
              Residential                                                                       1,000                  contain 20,000 -40,000 ft.)

            Rural                          50'                         200'                     under                  Provides access to agri-
              Residential                                                                       1,000                  cultural lands and woodlands

            Source: Queen Anne's County Subdivision Ordinance - 1981

                                                                                                                                      - - ----------

                                                                                                               RGURE 14
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                                                                                        QUEEN ANNES COUNTY

                                                                                                                     NORTH

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                                                                             COUNTY FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICAT10N
                                                                                                                OF STREETS

                                                                                          Principal Arterial

                                                                                          Kinor Arterial

                                  SOVOCF- OUEEM AMWS COLVWrY PtWUC VIOR"                  Primary Collector       0t**0*00**&

                                                                                          Secondary Collec.tor
                                 0    5400'. 10800'      21600'

                                                                  TABLE 30
                                                    HIGH ACCIDENT INTERSECTIONS
                                                    FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                          QUEEN ANNE'S          COUNTY

                                                  Intersection                          1979         1980         1981       Total
    te

                                                                                                                                49
                      Marina                      US 50 & MD 18B                         27            17            5
                         Station                  US 50 & MD 552                         15            10            0          34
                 (s)n Creek Rd                    US   50   & MD 18F                     10                          4          14
                    Ave.                          US   50   & CO 466                       9            3            7          15
                      Marina                      US   50   & MD 18C                       8            3            7          18
                   "'e.                           US   50   & CO 406                       6                         4          10
                 -;j ng  Center                   US   50                                  5                                      5
               _,--son   Creek                    US   50                                  5            4            8          17
                      Ave.                        US   50                                  3                                      3
                   Rd                             US   50                                  3                                      3
                   veck  Rd .                     MD   18B & US 50                         3                                      3
                      th                          Zaidee Lane                              1                                      1
               !:(son Creek #2                    US   50                                               3                         3
                ..1y Narrow                       US   50   & MD 18B                                    3            3            6
               -e    way                          MD   8                                                3                         3
                                                  MD   18C                                              3                         3
                 ,ett Point Rd.
                 3ntown   Landing Rd.             MD   18C                                              3                         3
               .@son Creek Ln.                    US   50   & MD 18F                                    6                         6

             @@:,rce:    Maryland State Highway Administration, Bureau of                               Accident Studies

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                                                    TABLE 31
                                               HIGH ACCIDENTS AT
                                              STATE INTERSECTIONS
                                          FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                              QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY

                   ,ersecti on                             1979       1980       1981       Total

                   5o  &MD 8                                32         30          20        82
                   50  &MD 18B                              27         17                    44
                   5 o &MD 552                              15         10          9         34
                   Do  &MD 213+662                          14                     7         21
                   50  &Evans Ave.                           9                                9
                   -00 &MD 18C W.                            8                                8
                   50  &VFW Ave.                             6                     4         10
                   50  &MD 18C E.                            5                                5
                   -0  &Shop CTR  Rd.
                                                             5                                5
                   50  &Thompson  Creek Rd.                  5          4          8         17
                   50  &Jackson Creek Lane                              3                     3
                   18C & Bennett Point Rd.                              3                     3
                   8 & Irene Way                                        3                     3

                  ..,,rce: Maryland State Highway Administration, Bureau of Accident Studies

                --in though the number of accidents has decreased since 1979, approximately
                   percent of the County's accidents occur at major intersections in the
                ..urth and Fifth Districts.       During the 1979-1981 period, the percent

                   traffic accidents at state intersections within the two districts decreased
                :1-0m 71 percent in 1979 to 43 percent in 1981.

                   con
                     ibining this data with the reported traffic volumes, a traffic accident
                  -te for major street intersections can be calculated.      This rate is expressed
                   accidents per million vehicles traveling past a given point.              Tables
                   and 33 show the intersections with the highest accident rates in 1979
             I  -,rough 1982.  These locations are also shown on Figure 15.

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                                                                         FIGURE 15
                                                  FOURTH AND      FIFTH   DISTRICTS
                                                          QUEEN ANNES COUNTY

                                                                             NORTH

                                                  ... ... ....

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                                                            STREET INTERSECTIONS  AND
                                              SEGNENTS, VATH HIGHEST AMDENT RATES.

                      0  1401 IG80[r  116W

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                                              TABLE 32
                                      HIGHEST ACCIDENT RATES
                                         STATE INTERSECTIONS
                                    FOURTH AND FIFTH   DISTRICTS
                                         QUEEN ANNE'S  COUNTY

                                                          Accident Rate
                                               (Accidents/Million Vehicle Miles)
             t e rs e ct i o n                 1979             1980              1981

              50 & MD 8                        2.62             2.28              1.62
              50 & MD 18B                      2.08             1.43
              50 & MD 552                      1.14             1.01              .88
             s50 & MD 213+662                  1.69                               .86
             S50 & Evans Ave.                    .98
             S50 & MD 18C W.                     .86
             S50 & VFW Ave.                      .65                              .41
             S50 & MD 18C E.                       54
            @S 50& Shop CTR  Rd.                 :39
            @S 50& Thompson Creek Rd.            .35              .36             .70
            -S 50& Jackson Creek Lane                             .36
            wD 18C & Bennett Point Rd.                          2.73
            va 8 & Irene Way                                      .99
                                                                                                               4
       O,jjrce:     Maryland State Highway Administration, Bureau of Accident Studies

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                                                           TABLE 33
                                                   HIGHEST ACCIDENT RATES
                                                FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                     QUEEN   ANNE'S COUNTY

                 -ad                           Intersection                   1979          1980         1981

                 .@stle Marina                 US  50 &  MD  18B              2.07          1.43          .41
                 r@ester Station               US  50 &  MD  552              1.13          1.00          .88
                   kson Creek Rd.              US  50 &  MD  18F              1.11           .36          .40
                 -vans Ave.                    US  50 &  CO  466               .98           .33          .29
                 ).,,,qard Marina              US  50 &  MD  18C               .86           .35          .68
                 -W Ave.
                                               US  50 &  CO  406               .65                        .41
                 @nopping Center               US  50                          .38
                 nompson  Creek                US  50                          .35           .36          .70
                        Ave .                  US  50                          .23
                 -ess Rd.                      US  50                          .33
                 ox Neck  Rd.                  MD  18B & US 50                3.73
                 nenowith                      Zaidee Lane                    3.91
                 lackson Creek #2              US  50
                 )iney Narrow                  US  50 & MD 18B                               .30          .29
                 rene Way                      MD  8                                           99
                 Dennett Point Rd.             MD  18C                                      2.73
                 3ryantown Landing    Rd.      MD  18C                                      4.82
                 lackson Creek Ln.             US  50 & MD 18F                               .73

                 Source:  Maryland    State Highway Administration, Bureau of Accident Studies

                 The exi sti ng traf f i c f I ow i s another f actor to take i nto account when
                 'onsidering future development.          Transvers'ing through the Fourth and Fifth
                 @Districts, U.S. 50 is the heaviest traveled street in the District.                   During
                 'he weekends of the vacation season (June through August), there is approx-
                 imately twice as much traffic as there is during the week (Table 34).

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                                                            TABLE 34
                                                    HIGHEST TRAFFIC FLOW
                                                           U.S. 50/301
                                                               1982

                                   Day of              Average Number                   Percent of
                  wnth              Week                of Vehicles              Average Daily Traffic

                   @nu a ry        Friday                  10,060                          65.51%

                   -,@ru a ry      Friday                  13,443                          83.01

                  v3rch            Friday                  15,208                          93.91

                                   Friday                  17,260                        106.58

                  V@y              Friday                  22,088                        136.39

                   ine             Saturday                25,974                        160.38

                                   Saturday                32,056                        197.94
                  luly

                  `Jgust
                                   Saturday                30,709                        189.62

                  September        Friday                  22,385                        138.22

                  )ctober          Friday                  18,799                        116.08

                  'iovember        Friday                  18,173                        112.21

                  Jecember         Friday                  13,716                          84.69

                  Source:    1982, Maryland Department of          Transportation, State Highway
                            Administration, Bureau of Traffic Engineering

                  The State of Maryland's traffic priority system identifies a Primary System
                  for important traffic routes with a maximum degree of access control.
                        Routes 50/301 are classified as primary.                     The Secondary System is
                  composed of state routes which serve intra-regional and localized traffic.
                  The secondary system compliments Count                  highway systems providing feeder
                                                                       y
                  and support function to the Primary System.

                  For the Primary System, the State Highway Administration has several projects

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               :,eduled for the Fourth and Fifth Districts. The major one is to upgrade
               Csting U.S. 50/301 to a six lane highway from Cox Creek to MD 404. Existing
               @,2rage daily traffic volumes on U.S. Routes 50/301 for summer weekends
               ..'ge from 43,600 vehicles to 47,000 vehicles within the 7.25 miles of
                  project.   The existing accident rate is significantly higher than
                  statewide average for all highways of similar design.           Construction
                 the project is anticipated to begin in fiscal year 1987.
    Ji

               ,,@other scheduled improvement is the construction of an       interchange and
     i@        !4roach at MD 8 and U.S. 50/301.    As previously stated, this area experiences
               @evere traffic congestion and safety problems because of vacationing traffic.
               ne construction of an interchange at the location will facilitate through
               -raffic movements and allow for adequate local circulation.     Another project
                 this area involves the upgrading of the existing U.S. 50/301 with a
               -,qo lane service road from MD 8 to Thompson Creek Road, which will help
               --irect traffic to a controlled intersection.      The final project with the
               listrict's jurisdictions is construction of a two lane service road on
               he north side of U.S. 50/301, between Jackson Creek Lane and        VFW Avenue.
               --igure 16 shows the primary and secondary highway scheduled improvements. Table
               15identifies the scheduled improvements for the secondary system.

               lai I roads

               Penn Central Railroad once provided freight service to the Fourth and
               Fifth Districts.   The railway was between Wye Mills and Queenstown.          In
               '982 the railways were vacated and sold to Delmarva Power Company which
               later sold the land to the adjacent property owners.

               "Or Service

               The Fourth and Fifth Districts have only one active airfield:        Bay Bridge
               Industrial  It is a public airfield and has a 3,000 foot runway.

               The Fourth and Fi fth Districts are within easy access of the Baltimore/
               '4ashington International Airport.   The airport is located nine miles south
               OfBaltimore and provides both excellent passenger and air freight service.

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                                                                                                            FIGUREE 16
                                                                          FOURTH AND             FIFTH        DISTRICTS
                                                                                     QUEEN        ANNES COUNTY

                                                             Isl                                                 NORTH

                                         10

                                                                                                             A
                                                                         S4@ 2

                                                                             MiEDULED HIGHWAY INTROVEMENTS

                                     .Of

                                                                                           Primary System

                                                                                           Secondary System
                                   0    5400' 10811'      11611T

                                                                           TABLE 35
                                                              HIGHWAY NEEDS - SECONDARY SYSTEM
                                                                 FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS

              Route-Route Name                                     -Length                                                  Improvement Type
              Limits                                                 (Miles)                    Need                        Cost (Dollars).

              MD 8 - Kent Point Rd.                                   2.3                  service, Structure               2 lane reconstruct
              Wood Moor Rd. to MD 759C                                                                                      1,500

              MD 18 - Stevensville/Queenstown Rd.                     2.1                  Safety, Structure                2 lane reconstruct
              U.S. 50 East of Kent Island Narrows                                                                           1,600
              to Bryanttown/Perrys Corner Road

              MD 18 - Queenstown Rd.                                  6.1                  Structure                        2 lane reconstruct
              U.S. 50 at Queenstown Interchange                                                                             4,200
              to South Limits of Centreville

              MD 404 - Old Wye Mills/Easton Rd.                       0.1                  Service,  Structure              bridge reconstruct
              Wye East River Bridge                                                                                         200

              MD 838 - Wye Island Rd.                                 0.7                  Service,  Structure              bridge reconstruct
              Wye Narrows Bridge                                                                                           (including approaches)
                                                                                                                            3,000

              Source:   State of Maryland Department of Transportation
                        Highway Needs Inventory, 1982

                   .-,terstate Truck Service

                     e I-C-C- Pennsylvania Regional representative on the Easter Shore lists
                   36 motor freight lines authorized to serve Queen Anne's County.       Shippers
                        the Fourth and Fifth Districts are provided excellent service to
                   nearby metropolitan area interchange facilities.

                   mass Transit

     t
                   The Trailways System provides the Fourth and Fifth Districts with daily
     4L            bus service.  Bus terminals are located at Grasonville and Stevensville.

                   Bi cycl i nq

                   During the 1970's, bicycles increased in popularity as more adults and
                   children came to use bicycles for both recreation and personal transportation.
                   Presently, there are no designated bikeways in the Fourth and Fifth Districts.

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                             rublic Utilitiltz:.,,

                                                WATER SUPPLY

                           essential ingredient for the Fourth and     Fifth Districts' growth
                 ater is an
    k            @1,j development. The qu al i ty and amount of the    water supply as well as
                 -s waste disposal are two critical problems that have to be addressed
                 -d resol ved.  Queenstown, Prospect Bay, and Stevensville Utility are
                 -ne only community water systems in the two Districts.       A community water
                 sistem is currently being constructed for Queens Landing development.
                 2 remainder of the Districts' residents and businesses receive their
                 -rjUndwater tapped by individual wells.

                 o geologic formations underlying the County are important water producers:
                 ,,jia Greensand and Magothy formations.        The sediments which comprise
                 -.-ese aquifers are highly porous and have a high transmissibility, which
                 -@<es them excellent water carriers.       The aquifers are either recharged
                 :-rectly at the surface where they are exposed, such as long drainageways,
                 7, indirectly from overyling, permeable Pliocene and younger sediments.

                 '..-)undwater is the only water, supply source for the Fourth and Fifth District.
                 "t-ept in the low-lying areas in the Fourth and Fifth Districts where
                   deeper wells are required, the majority of the wells are drilled and
                 @-;ven. In the majority of the agricultural uses, wells provide most
                 i, the water needs. But for those agricultural uses requiring large amounts
                                                                                                                   t
                  water, surface streams and farm ponds are used as supplement.

                   chief users of water for industrial purposes in the Fourth and Fifth
    Olt
                 @tricts are canneries and seafood processors. Both use large quantities
                  groundwater daily during their respective seasons.         The canning season
                     for only about three months while fish, crab, and oyster processing
                 _Mties operate for longer periods.

    N
                  @reviously mentioned, there are three centralized distribution systems
                  the Districts:     Stevensville Utilit     Company serves Kent Cover Condo-
                                                           y
    JV            'Llms, Kangaroo Beach Condomoniums and Thompson Creek Condominiums,
                   3 variety of commercial and light industrial uses (Figure 17).

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                                                                                                               FIGURE 17
                                                                             FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                                                        QUEEN ANNES COUNTY

                                                                                                                    L
                                                                                                                     NORTH

                                                                            11 IK

                                                                                               WATER SERVICE AREAS

                                   0    S40V 10800'        2160(r

                                                                                                                         ;A

                  has an authorized average use of 40,000 gallons of water per
                 storage capacity of 11,000 gallons.           Queenstown's system is at
                ..n average use of 50,000 gallons of water per day and a storage
                  50,000 gallons per day.         The Prospect Bay system is designed for an
                A@ierage use of 315,000 gallons of water per day and storage capacity of
                00,000 gal 1 ons .   The proposed Queens Landing system is designed for an
                "Verage use of 73,600 gallons.

                he State of Maryland requires     water users to obtain a permit to appropriate
                3nd use waters of the State.        The only water uses that are exempt from
                'he permit requirement are individual residences and agricultural suppliers.
                -igure 18 shows the location of each water withdrawal.           With one exception,
                211 permitted water withdrawals in the Fourth District are from the Aquia
                @@,,uifer. Approximately 2,762 wells were constructed on Kent Island from
                '945 to 1981.    Nintey-eight percent of the wells drilled are in the Aquia
                'quifer.

                sing the assumption that every person uses 75 gallons per day, the average
                'aily domestic water use for the Fourth District in 1980 is 613,275 gallons
                   day.  Using the same assumption, the Fifth District uses 353,475 gallons
                   day.   Because of th rapid growth and development, there are several
                ;,eas within the Fourth and Fifth districts that have or will have water
                @-Oblems such as improper groundwater management and poor water quality
                --,jsed by high concentration of individual wells.

                _@nce about 1970, there has been an increasing          concentration of chloride
                  the Aquia Aquifer, which supplies the Fourth and Fifth Districts with
                -.!ch of their water.     Within areas of the Fourth District, the Maryland
                 Dartment of Natural Resources has identified that the chloride concentrations
                @verisen to as high as 822 ppm, which is more than three times the E.P.A.
                 cori",ended limit of 250 ppm for drinking water.       The Department speculated
                 @'the source of the high chloride concentrations is salt water intrusion
                "m the 1hesapeake Bay and that the probable source of the chloride increase
                @ associated with increased water usage.           The Department also speculated
                --at future pumpage increases or continuation of present pumpage rates
                "Athe Aquia Aquifer may further increase chloride concentration.

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                                                                                                                     FIGURE 18
                                                                               FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                                                             QUEEN ANNES COUNTY

                                                                                                                            NORTH

                                                                                                               qr

     4

                                                                      ACTIVE WATER APPROPRIATION PERMITS

                                    0    5,400' 10800'        2160(r

                majority of the County's development has occurred in the Fourth Dist
              ..,,Ough the groundwater supply appears to be sufficient to providL
                 expected increase in development, poor well spacing and high pumping
                  could cause a groundwater transmission problem.     Through a groundwater
               @jtoring program and through the implementation of proper planning,
               :ontinuous supply of acceptable groundwater can be ensured.

               -`I vidual wells have been the water supply system for most of the developments
                the Fourth and Fifth Districts.   As development continues and residential
              :.-,Isities continue, the County will have to face     a decision regarding
                provision of a community water system.

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                                   WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES

               ently most of the   development in the Fourth and Fifth Districts utilizes
               -dividual septic tank systems to dispose of wastewater.      The vast majority
               the area of the two Districts are in the Mattapex-Keyport and Elkton-
    Y,
               )-mello soil associations, and because of their composition there are
               serious limitations to usage of septic tank disposal fields.       In an effort
               counter this problem, three central treatment plant and collector systems
               lave been developed:   Queenstown, Kent Narrows/Stevensville/Grasonville,
               'rd Prospect Bay.

               --jeenstown 's treatment facil ity is a trickling filter with chlorination,
               oith an existing capacity of 60,000 gallons per day.         Since its average
               "lows are 59,000, there  are plans for the plant's expansion.           Presently
                                                                                                                     A
               e plant discharges its    effluent flows into the little Queenstown Creek.
               ,e existing Queenstown   treatment facility is being upgraded to meet the
               "171uent requirements of the NPDES Permit.   The upgrading is to be accomplished
               -Y the addition of 85,000 gallons per day.

               e recently built Kent Narrows/Stevensville/Grasonville wastewater treatment
               --ility consists of a vacuum collection and force main transmission with
               ',reatment capacity of 800,000 gallons per day.     Reports from Queen Anne's
               -,,-inty Public Works estimates that the average daily flow is 500,000 gallons
                day.   An additional 215,865 gallons per day in agreements have been
               i_'horized for future developments.       Its outflow is into the Chesapeake

               3SPect Bay's treatment facility is designed for an average influent
                 of 130,000 gallons of wastewater per day and an average daily flow
               @30,000 gallons of wastewater.     Approximately 15,000 gallons of wastewater
               :1-Y are being treated.

               addition to the three central systems, there       are also several multi-use
               .,,i@r8ge systems in operation within the two districts.    Chesapeake College
               -'rates an existing multi-use wastewater system with an average flow
               ",000 gallons of wastewater per day and a peak flow of 27,000 gallons

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                  stewater per day.   Friel, S.E.W.   and Friel Lumber Company operate
                  i s t i ng mu I t i -u s e wastewater system serving a lumberyard and a tomato
                :_Icts cannery with an authorized average flow of 123,000 gallons of
                 ewater per day and a peak f 1 ow of  1,000,000 gallons of wastewater
                311y one day during the twel ve months of the year.   Also, S.E.W. Friel
                ,ates an existing multi-use wastewater system serving a sweet corn
                      cannery near Wye Mills, with an average flow of 125,000 gallons
                .3stewater per day and a peak flow of 1,500,000 gallons per day.

                 Sewerage Service Area is an area served by or potentially served by
               @ystem of sanitary sewers connected to a treatment plant.       Figure 19
                istrates the designated service areas.

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                                                                                                                    FIGURE 19
                                                                               FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                                                            QUEEN ANNES COUNTY

                                                                                                                          NORTH

    141

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                                                                                               WASTEWATER TREATMENT
                                                                                              FACILITIES SERVICE AREAS

                                    C)   5400' 10800'        21600'

                                  SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL

               ..-arding to a study by Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc., the Fourth
                  Fifth Districts' residents are generating 4.0 lbs. of garbage and
               @-sh per day or approximately 9,409.7 tons per year.         Until recently,
                              re disposed within six landfill facilities in Queen Anne's
                 @se wastes WL
                       Located within the Fourth and Fifth Districts, two of the facilities,
                @-rls Neck and Grasonville, were converted into transfer stations (Figure
                    The residents have to make individual arrangement with private haulers
                  the collection of the solid waste.    The private haulers take the solid
               ..@ste to the transfer stations, whereupon the county takes it to the land-
                   at Centreville.    According to engineers at the Queen Anne's County
               ';1,partment of Public Works, the sanitary landfill at Centreville is close
                 reaching its capacity and has approximately two to three years left.

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                                                                                                             FIGURE 20
                                                                        FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                                                       QUEEN        ANNES         COUNTY

                                                        N

                                                +

                                                                                                4.

                                                                       CC

                                                                    ts

                                                                                     SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITES

                                                                                                           TRAMSFER STATIOM

                                                                                                          SANIIARY LAN13FILL

                                        5,4W 10600,       21600'

                                             STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

                     of the consequences of the growth and development which has occurred
                   .,qin the Fourth and Fifth Districts has been the increased quantity
                    stormwater. As development continues, the amount of imperivous surfaces
                      increases, preventing stormwater-from filtering into the ground area.
                     runoff carries sediment from poor agricultural and grading practices
                  ,-,c,rsely impacting water quality.      Tons of sediment have deposited in
                     Chesapeake Bay by stormwater, destroying fish spawning grounds and
                  ..,@tic vegetation which is necessary to support marine life.     The sediment
                  -)sion from unmanaged stormwater has also been responsible for smothering
                  :-11fish beds.  Pursuant to a study on the biologic health of the Chesapeake
                  -,the Environmental Protection Agency brought out several conclusions:

                     1. Pollutants entering the Bay are not readily flushed out into
                          the ocean but accumulate within the Bay.
                     2.   Since the late 1960's, submerged aquatic vegetation had declined
                          in abundance and diversity throughout the Bay.
                     3.   Freshwater spawning fish have decreased in the Bay.
                     4.   Oyster harvests have also decreased State-wide.
    41
                     5.   Increasing levels of nutrients are entering many parts of the
                          Bay.
                     6.   The amount of water in the main part of the Ba with low or no
                                                                                y
                          dissolved oxygen has increased about 15-fold in the last 30 ears.
                                                                                           y
                     7.   High concentrations of toxics and metals are found in the sediments.

                  .@een Anne's County Subdivision Ordinance requires that developments have
                   stormwater easement.   The County recently adopted a stormwater management
                  :.dinance for new development and a stormwater management maintenance
                                                         Both should help to reduce the amount
                  -)]icy for existing developments.
                   unmanaged stormwater from entering the Chesapeake Bay.

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                                                       EDUCATION

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                            in Queen Anne's County is the responsibility of the Queen Anne's
                       Board of Education in conjunction with the Superintendent of Schools
                     his staff.    The county provides a thirteen             ear program consisting
                                                                            y
                    @rades K-4 in elementary, grades 5-8 in middle schools and grades 9-12
                    senior high school.    Additional school services include guidance, health
    ZI
                      psychological services, adult education, vocational technical training
                     special education.       Table 36 and Figure 21 show the Fourth and Fifth
                   stricts' public schools and their enrollment for the years 1974 and

                                                      TABLE 36
                                                 PUBLIC EDUCATION
                                           FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY

                                     Grasonville             Kent Island             Stevensville
                                     Elementary              Elementary              Middle
                                     School                  School                  School

                                     221                     427                     366

                                     172                     611                     502

                                     192                     635                     517

                   rollment          -49                     +184                    +136
                 -ange
                  '4-1980

                   rollment          -29                     +208                    +151
                 -nge
                 @30-1983

                -i'llding            310                     570                     650
                 ;Pacity

                -'fference           118                     -65                     133
                '.3+ween
                -apacity
                    1983
                       ment

                3,@u rc e: Board of Education of Queen Anne's County, Comprehensive Plan
                         for School Facilities, 1981.

                                                            109

                                                                                                              FIGURE 21
                                                                            FOURTH        AND FIFTH            DISTRICTS
                                                                                                                         NTY-
                                                                                       OUEEN ANNES COU

                                                                                                                  NORTH
                                                                31

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                                                                                                  EDUCATION FAMITIES

                                                                                             A   CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE
                                                                                             8   GRASONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
                                                                                             C   KENT ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
                                                                                             0   STEVENSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
                                                                                             E   WYE INSTITUTE
                                       0    S400' 10800'     21600'

     7`@

                     ::i.3rd of Education of Queen Anne's County has developed a set of criteria
                     -7-2school facility's location, space needs and design features.

                        ire:

                           Size
                           1.   Elementary School        (Pre K-4)     Ten acres plus one acre for
    k
                           each 100 students.
                           2.   Middle School       (5-8)     Twenty acres plus one acre for each
                           100  students.
                           3.   High School / Vocational Center          (9-12)    Thirty (30) acres
                           plus one acre for each 100 students.
                     b)    Location
                           1.   Be consistent with the county's long-range plans.
                           2.   Be convenient to the communities within its attendance area.
                           3.   Minimize traffic congestion and the need for school transporta-

                           tion.
                           4. Allow for site expansion.
                           5.   Be adaptable to other purposes.
                           6.   Have proximity to fire protection services.
                     C.    Enrollment
                           1.   Enrollments in each of Queen Anne's County's elementary schools
                           is not to exceed 600 students.
                           2.   Middle school grades are defined 5-8 and the maximum capacity
                           is 800 students.
                           3.   The Board of Education of Queen Anne's County has established
                           that secondary school attendance shall be grades 9-12 and that
                           a secondary school should have not more than 1,200 students.

                  31ble 37 compares the Board of Education's established criteria with the
                 "listing facilities.

                                                        TABLE 37
                                                   SCHOOL FACILITIES
                                             FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                  QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
                                                          1983

                                             Grasonville             Kent Island             Stevensvi 11 e
                                             Elementary              Elementary              Middle
                                             School                  School                  School

                  site (Acres)

                      Existing               8.6                     13.7                    12.6

                      Recommended            11.7                    16.1                    25

                      Excess                 (3.1)                   (2.4)                   (12.4)
                      (Deficiency)

                  Enrol I ment

                      Existing               192                     635                     517

                      Recommended            600                     600                     800

                      Excess                 408                     (35)                    293
                      (Deficiency)

                  SOURCE:   Board of Education of Queen Anne's County, Comprehensive Plan
                  for School Facilities, 1980.

                  All three school facilities are deficient in site acreage and Kent Island
                  Elementary School exceeds the recommended enrollment.                  Along with its
                  deficient site acreage, Grasonville Elementary School was also evaluated
                  to have marginal to inadequate accommodations for instructional programs,
                  separate indoor physical education area, and indoor area to meet support
                  program needs (library, art, music, etc.).           The school was also evaluated
                  to have inadequate handicap access and rest room facilities.

                  Located within the Fifth District, Chesapeake College is the only institution
                  of higher education located in Queen Anne's County.                The college offers
                  a two-year Associate of Arts degree in a variety of subjects.                  There is
                  a total of 470 full time students, and 1700 part time students enrolled

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                         -ne educational program.       From Queen Anne's County, there are 283 st,idents
                         -,he credit program and 281 in the continuing education program.

                            e Queen Anne's County High School in Centreville, the Fourth and
                             Districts' students can receive vocational education as well as
                                preparatory work.        Vocational courses include auto mechanics,
                       _,3-pentry, clerical stenographic training, cosmetology, distributive education,
                       :,@f,_ing, electronics, farm power mechanics          general occupations, general
                                licensed practical nursing, trowel trades, agriculture,, home
                       ,--ication, and welding.

                            60 percent of the school-aged children in the Fourth and Fifth Districts
                       -@e in the grades of Kindergarten to eight (Table 38).               Using historical
                       -onponents, Queen Anne's County Board of Education has prepared enrollment
                       ,rojects for the public schools in the Fourth and Fifth Districts for

                                       y
                       .he next twent     years.    Table 39 reveals that the enrollment should, reach
                       a plateau and then level off for Grasonville Elementary by the year 1990;
                       4hereas the enrollment for both Kent Island Elementary and Stevensville
                       @4iddle School will continue to increase.

                                                             TABLE 39
                                                    ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS
                                                  FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                       QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY

                       School                      1980        1985        1990        1995        2000

                       Grasonville                  172         225         250         250         250
                       Elementary

                       Kent Island                  611         850         920         950         960
                       Elenentary

                       Stevensville                 502         592         650         850         870
                       M i d d I e

                       SOURCE: QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY BOARD OF        EDUCATION

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                                                                             1ABLE   38
                                                                    SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY RACE
                                                                    FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICT
                                                                        QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY

                                            Nursery                 Kindergarten and              High School                     College
                                            School                     Elementary                (I to 4 Years)
                                                                    (Grades I to 8)

                                      Number      Percent           Number     Percent           Number     Percent           Number     Percent

           FOURTH DISTRICT

                 Total                62                            1,121                        490                          164
                 White                56                            1,060                        465                          160
                 Black                  6                              61                         45                             4

           FIFTH DISTRICT

                 Total                27                              693                        384                            85
                 Whitp                27                              457                        298                            76
                 Black                                                236                          86                            9
                 Spanish Origin                                        24

           SUBTOTAL

                 Total                89          2.9%              1,814      60.0%             874        29.0%             249         8.1%
                 White                83                            1,517                        763                          236
                 Black                   6                            297                        131                            13
                 Spanish Origin                                        24

           SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

    L

                               PARKS AND RECREATION IN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY

                     --n Anne's County, the greatest population increase has been and
                   _je@
                     ill occurring in the Fourth and Fifth Districts.            Th i s creates a
                       to the County since sufficient recreation programs and park facilities
                           vided to the districts' residents while still tending to the
                     be pro
                     of the rest of the County.     Even with the progress made by the County,
                     are not sufficient park and recreation facilities to meet the current
                ...@jj,3tion, not to mention the future demand.

                 _-,ncept of hierarchy of parks is used in planning for parks and recreation
                      Jes.    Each level has standards for size, service area desirable
                @_--ivities establishing the foundation for analyzing the Districts' need.
                   ierarchy of parks will consist of three levels: neighborhood, community
                   county parks.

                 neighborhood park is located in the interior of a residential development
                 ich usually serves the area within a .1 to .25 mile radius.         Its minimum
                     is 3.5 acres and there is usually no street access, since i's primary
                .sers are preschool children or the elderly.      The financial responsibility
                .-)r the land acquisitiona nd development as well as its maintenance should
                -e private (such as the Homeowners Association).          The following are the
                @-jgyested facilities for neighborhood parks:
                   Swings, sandbox, climbers, merry-go-round, single & group spring bouncers,
                   water fountain, benches, fence surrounding lot for safety of children;
                   or gardens, fountains, walking paths, park benches, picnic tables,
                   horseshoe or shuffleboard courts.

                 cormunity park is usually located at the center of residential neighborhoods
                Iradjacent to an elementary school.         The park usually serves an area
                   .25 to .5 mi 1 e.  The park's size ranges from 10 to 20 acres and is
                "eSigned primarily for school age children.       There is at least a 300 foot
                @roltage on a collecter street and 20 off-street spaces.      The responsibility
                ,or its development and maintenance rests with the County or school district.
                Th efollowing facilities are recommended for a community park:
                   Informal softball field, open play area, tennis court, surfaced area
                   for basketball, playground apparatus, shelter house with restrooms,
                   Water fountains, passive shaded area with park benches, picnic tables,
                   grills, gardens, walking paths, and neighborhood park facilities.

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                                   are usually located in the center of the community and at
                       periphery of residential areas, along or near major streets.                    County
                   -Arks are designed to serve all age groups within an area five miles around
                           The size of county parks should be at least 20-75 acres, and there
    S              snould  be a minimum street frontage of 600 feet on an arterial street
                   @r with good access off an arterial street.              Seventy-five parking spaces
                   snould  be provided for use of a park.             Its acquisition, development and
                   --aintenance rest entirely with the county.

                   3esides neighborhood and community park facilities, it is also suggested
                    hat county parks should have the following facilities:
                       Large open space for picnic tables, grills, park benches,, water fountains,
                       gardens and walking paths.     Large area for informal games and activities.
                       A shelter house with restrooms.             In addition, facilities for one or
                       more of the following:    softball, baseball, tennis, basketball, football,
                       track or ice-skating.

                   r,igure 22 identifies the location of parks and open space fcilities within
                   'he Fourth and Fifth Districts.

                   :OURTH DISTRICT

                   .,Neighborhood Parks

                   .411 of the Fourth District's neighborhood park acreage is land reserved

                   r
                   ]or private community recreational use within existing subdivided tracts.
                   This land includes a nine hole golf course in the Cove Creek Club subdivision
                   8s well as park areas in the subdivisions of Cloverfields, Castle Marina,
                   Chesapeake Estates, Queen Anne Colony, Paradise Island, Cox Creek Acres,
                   Chester Haven Beach, Marling Farms, Matapeake Estates, Romancoke on the
                   3aY, Shipping Creek and Tower Gardens on the Bay.               Several of these park
                   areas include beaches and bike paths.              This land is easily accessible
                   to the residents of the respective subdivisions and adjacent residences.
                   The objective of these neighborhood parks and recreation areas is to provide
                   a Place for individual recreational activities for the subdivision's residents.

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                                                                                                                                                       FIGURE 22
                                                                                                                                                TH
                                                                                                                                                        DISTRICTS
                                                                                                         FOURTH AND FIF
                                                                                                                                                                       Nly
                                                                                                                         QUEEN ANNES COU

                                                                                                                                                                NORTH

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                                                                 20
                                                                                  10
                                                                          14

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                                                     7
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                                                                                                                                     PARKS AND                RECREATION
                                                                                                         I  cm(Sn-A MWO BEACH                   17 *ORAKONLE PIER
                                                                                                         2  C)fESTEA RIYEA BEACH                18 OLD LOVE POINT PARK
                                                                                                         3  WALING FARM$                        19 mA-, APEAKE STATE PARK
                                                                                                         4  WAPSAXE ESTATES                     ZO -,EZRAPIN PARK
                                                                                                         5  RoAAKNE ON THE BAY                  21 aLuf -CRID" GOLF COMSE.
                                                                                                         6  SHIpipt"G OtEEK                     22 PAPA.DISE 1SLAX0
                                                                                                         7  TOVE9 WoEmS On THE    BAY           23 c(n cREEt ACRES
                                                                                                         a  CLOVERFIELDS                        Z4 PRMPCC-. BAY
                                                                                                         9  COYE CREEK CLUB                     25 s"Tsx"'S HALL
                                                                                                         10 CASTLE OAR INA                      26 BELLE POINT
                                                                                                         11 CmEsAps.:.Ai@E ESTATES              27 GOYER" GRAL5014 NAACIR
                                                                                                         12 QUEEN MME COLOMY                    -Z8 GRA.S.*VILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
                                                                                                         13 KENT WROWS LAAOIwl                  Z9 GRASOMILLE SENIOR C171ZEN CENTER
                                                                                                         14 KENT ISLAmo ELEmENTARY SCHOOL       30 GRASDOILLE PARK
                                                                                                         IS STEVC4SYILLE RIDDLE SCHOOL          31 WYE ISLAND       NI7Y COLLGE
                                                    0      540(@ 10600*             216OC'                  MDARAY PARK                         32 CmESAPE"E COPM

                        Parks

                   :sIand Elementary and Stevensville Middle Schools are both located
                     Fourth District.       The 1981 Recreation and Park Master Plan and
                  -I-iensive Plan for School Facilities recommended that school facilities
                  ;-tes be jointly used for community parks and recreation.             This joint
                     school   facilities is necessitated by the lack of adequate park
                 ..ities.   The recreation areas adjacent to these school facilities
                  .1assified as community parks. According to the standards for minimum
                -,@ge established by the school plan, both schools are deficient in
                   area and                                                                 Besides
                              recreation facilities for the community residents.
                  school ground facilities, Kent Narrows Landing is also considered
                --nunity park, which provides boat ramps and basketball courts.

                    Parks

               -.Dray Park: Located on Route 8, the 14-acre park site has two baseball/
              .:@-.ball fields, one soccer field, three tennis courts, play area, an
              .:,rcise course, barbeque grills, tables, access to'Route 8, parking and
               --runity bulletin board.

                -iancoke Pier:   A County operated fishing and crabbing pier equipped
              4-.h barbeque grills, picnic tables and restroom complex, situated on
                ne-acre site.      This community pier (the former Romancoke Ferry Pier)
                free for use by county residents.            Fees are charged to out-of-county
              -s@rs only.   This facility is currently producing additional revenues
               r Recreation and Parks.

             Jd  Love Point Park:        This newly developed 20-acre park is located at
             ----------------------
             ',e north area of Stevensville and contains three softball /baseball diamonds
              nd two football/ soccer fields.

                  Heron Golf Course:       The County recently acquired this nine hole golf
               urse, located on Route 8, from Queen Anne Colony Subdivision.                    This
             Course is on a   27 acre.parcel of land.

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    47

                        Park:   This newly acquired 260 acres of land will be developed
                     county park.     On this parcel, it has beach front property and will
                          set not only to the residents of the Fourth and Fifth Districts,
                     an as
                     the enti re County.

    1@7                Park

                              Park    This 239-acre park is owned and operated by Maryland
                    Department of Natural Resources, with the objective of preserving

               -21 space.

                  Fourth District offers a quality of life enjoyed by many families
                        for water access property on the Eastern Shore, but still accessible
                 places of employment west of the bay.         Since the population of     the
               :,tirth District will continue to increase, acquisition and development
                 parks should continue to be a major priority.

               u-@ny of the existing parks and recreation facilities in the Fourth District,
               .@cluding baseball fields and soccer fields, have been developed and maintained
               -y private organizations.     For example, five of the 13 baseball/softball
               -'ields have been developed and are maintained by private leagues or organiza-
               -.ions; whereas out of the seven football/soccer fields in the Districts,
               .hree fields have been developed and are maintained by private leagues.
               ,able 40 lists park and recreation facilities in the Fourth District:

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                                                     TABLE 40
                                        PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES
                                                 FOURTH DISTRICT

                                                      TYPE OF LAND AND                         ACREAGE
                                                        IMPROVEMENTS

    ArF            nborhood Parks
                      Creek Club                      Home Owners' Assoc.                         40.3
                                                        Land & Two Ponds; Private
                                                        Wetlands; Bike Path; Nine
     3'!                                                Hole Golf Course
                  aradise Island                      One Community - Use Parcel                  2.25
                  ox Creek Acres                      One Community - Use Parcel                  1.04
                            ven Beach                 Reserved Lands                                 15
                  nester Ha
                 @arling Farms                        Four Reserved Lots                              4
    It                                                                                                                    I
                 uatapeake Estates                    Community Beach & Park Area                 7.74
                  0mancoke on the Bay                 Community Beach,& 24                           28
     4,
                                                        Unsaleable Lots
                 Shipping Creek                       One Open Space Parcel                       8.69
                 Tower Gardens   on the  Bay          One Reserved Area; One
                                                        Community-Use Area                        3.96
                 Cloverfields                         Community-Use Area                               5
                 Castle Marina                        Private Clubhouse, Pool &                      �5
                                                        Marina
                 Chesapeake Estates                   Community Beach & Open Space                t3.5
                 Queen Anne Colony                    Open Space                                     21
                 omimunity Parks
                 Kent Narrows Landing                 Boat Ramp, Basketball Court                 3.73
                 Kent Island Elementary School        One Softball/Baseball Field,                13.7
                                                        Playground Equipment
                 Stevensville Middle School           Two Softball/Baseball Fields,               12.6
                                                        One Football Field
                      Parks
                 Mowbray Park                         Two Baseball/Softball Fields;                  14
                                                        One Soccer Field; Three
                                                        Tennis Courts; Play Area;
                                                        Exercise Course, Barbeque
                                                        Grills and Picnic Tables
                 Romancoke Pier                       Fishing, Crabbing, Picnics                       2
                 Old Love Point Park                  Three Softball/Baseball                        20
                                                        Fields, Two Soccer/Football
                                                        Fields
                 Blue Heron Golf Course               Nine Hole Golf Course, Driving                 27
                                                        Range
                 Terrapin Park                        Beach Front, Open Space                       260
                                                        (Undeveloped)
              Regional Parks
                 Matapeake State Park                 Open Space, Wildlife Preserve                 239

              SOURCE:   QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT

                                                           120

                 FiFTH DISTRICT

                 The Fifth District is experiencing moderate growth, influenced somewhat
                 by the Fourth District's high growth rate.           Commercial and residential
                 development occurs outward from Route 50 which bisects the area.                 The
                 two main town centers in the area are Queenstown and Grasonville.             Growth
                 and development remain centered around these two towns and along the U.S. Route
                 50 corridor.

                 Neighborhood Parks

                 The Fifth District contains about 203 acres of neighborhood parks.              This
                 land is reserved for private use within the subdivisions of Chester River
                 Beach, Prospect Bay, Belle Point, Governor Grason Manor and Sportsman's
                 Hall along with a private golf course, public beaches, park lands and

                 open space.

                 Community Parks

                 ,rasonville Elementary School and Chesapeake College are school facilities
                 ,qhich also have recreation facilities.         As a Joint community school and
                 recreation center, the elementary school is used as a location for various
                 recreation programs, indoors and out.          According to the Comprehensive
                 Ilan for School Facilities, Grasonville Elementary School is deficient
                 )f 3.1 acres.  Chesapeake College provides a location for holding specialized
                 'vents on a limited-use basis.     The County's Parks and Recreation Department
                 jses the indoor swimming pool, on a rental basis, for swimming lessons
                 @.nd pro g rams .Grasonville Senior Citizen Center provides two softball
                 'ields and playground equipment.

                 -)ijnty Parks

                 @!Lsonville Park is an approximately 28 acre site with two baseball/softball
                 Z;
                  lelds, three tennis courts, one soccer field, one football field, picnic
                 @ables, two play areas, barbeque grills, community bulletin board, access
                    Parking.

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                    !egional Park

                    The Fifth District also has a considerable amount of open space.                Wye
                    Island, a State Natural Resources park, has almost 2,600 acres and is
                    preserved as a balanced, unique and healthy ecosystem. Table 41 identifies
                    the parks and recreation facilities in the Fifth District:

                                                         TABLE 41
                                            PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES
                                                     FIFTH DISTRICT
                                                                   OF LAND AND                   ACREAUt
                                                                IMPROVEMENTS

                    Neighborhood Parks

                      Chester River Beach                 Community Bathing Beach                      2
                      Prospect Bay                        Two Community Recreation                  178
                                                            Areas; 18 Hole Golf Course
                      Sportsman's Hall                    One Community Park Site;                     4
                                                            One Community Park Site
                                                            with Pond
                      Belle Point                         Open Space                                t15
                      Governor Grason Manor               One Community Area                           4

                    Community Park

                      Grasonville Elementary              One Softball/Baseball                     8.6
                      School                                Field; Playground Equip-
                                                            ment; Soccer/Football
                                                            Field
                      Grasonville Senior                  Two Softball Fields; Play-                6.3
                      Citizen Center                        ground Equipment
                      Chesapeake College                  Indoor Swimming Pool;                     45.0
                                                            Recreation Facilities

                    County Parks

                      Grasonville Park                    Two Baseball/Softball Fields;             27.7
                                                            Three Tennis Courts, One
                                                            Soccer Field, One Football
                                                            Field, Picnic Tables, Play
                                                            Areas, and Barbeque Grills

                    Regional Parks

                      Wye Island                          Preserved Open Space and                 2,600
                    @G_UP                 S, COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
                        @E- _9UEEN ANNE'

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            Anne 's  County's Parks and Recreation Department provides a multitude
             e a t i o nactivities and programs for the residents of the two districts
           minimal fee. The variety of programs range from music, art and crafts
       o aerobic exercises and organized athletic sports.             These programs are
      :usually held at the Kent Island Estate Community Hall, Kent Island Methodist
      ,church, Stevensville Middle School, Kent Island Elementary School, Grasonville
     N
    ,Nlmethodist Church, Grasonville Senior Citizen Center, and Grasonville Elementary
      School

      Park Land Requirements

      The State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) establishes objectives
      for acquiring recreation sites and open space land.              The local portion
      of the 1990 acreage objective is based upon a national average of 35 acres
     Iper 1,000 persons.    This is broken down into the following service levels:
          Neighborhood Parks            5 acres per 1,000 persons
          Community Parks             10 acres per 1,000 persons
            unty Parks                20 acres per 1,000 persons
      10     acreage to population ratios were developed by the U.S. Bureau of
      Outdoor Recreation as a general guideline for the states      to use in establishing
      acreage objectives for counties and local municipalities.          Table 42 assesses
      the park acreage to 1980 population.

                                           TABLE 42
                              PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES
                                 FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                     QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
                                      Actual             Recommended     Difference
                                      Acreage           Acreage             +

      FOURTH DISTRICT

          Neighborhood               145.5               41               + 104.5
          Commu n i ty                   30              82               -      52
                                      323                163              +     160
          County

      FIFTH DISTRICT

          Neighborhood                203                24               +    179
      9
            mmu n i ty               59.9                47               +   12.9
            unty                     27.7                94                   66.3
           CO)
      WU MR, CE-.- QUEEN ANNE'S PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT

                                                 123

    4%

                                                                                     SO
                  though both Districts have ample neighborhood parks, there are       me
                ..-iencies in community and county park lands. Unfortunately, neighborhood
                  have been developed for the private use of the particular subdivisions'

                 ients.

    VA

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    rz

                                           FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

              -Our of the nine County fire and emergency stations are located in the
              -Ourth and Fifth Districts:           Stevensville, Grasonville, Queenstown, and
               nited Communities located in Romancoke (Figure 23).                  There are at least
               0 volunteers per station.           Queen Anne's County 911 is responsible for
              -                                                                   The dispatch service
               he dispatching of all fire and emergency services.
              is totally supported by Queen Anne's County.

               he average budget to operate a station               ranges from $45,000 to $50,000
              3er year.     Presently, each station is receiving $22,000 from Queen Anne's
              IOU n ty   Additional funds for the stations' operation must be obtained
               hrough donations and fund raising activities.                The 1983 budgets for the
              -ourth and Fifth Districts' fire station were:

                        Kent Island Fire Company                          $51,860
                              (Stevensvi 11 e)
                        Grasonville Fire Company                          $52,000
                        Queenstown Fire Company                           $47,079
                        United Communities Fire       Company             $48,000
                              (Romancoake)

              The Stevensville, Grasonville, Queenstown, and United Communities fire/emer-
              gency service stations also provide ambulance service.                    Families in the
              -ourth and Fifth Districts have the opportunity to participate in the
              rescue program for a small fee per year.              Table 43 lists the total number
              Offire and ambulance service calls for the last five years.
                                                      TABLE 43
                                       FIRE AND AMBULANCE SERVICE CALLS
                                           FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
                                                                          YEAR
              Stations                           1979         1980        1981         1982        1983

              Kent Isl and                       543          595         594          539         561
              3rasonvi I I e                     433          406         463          450         424
              '@ueenstown                        237          297         281          286         305
              Jn1ted Communities                 156          196         176          165         121

                                                                 ers

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                                                                                                            FIGURE 23
                                                                          FOURTH          AND'FIFTH           DISTRICTS
                                                                                      QUEEN ANNES COUNTY

                                                                                                                  NOFFH

                                                                                B

                                                  . . . . . . .. . .

                                                                                       F1 RE  PROTEC-nON FACWTIES

                                                                                          A  KENT ISLAND FIRE COMPANY
                                                                                          B  GRASONVILLE FIRE COMPANY
                                                                                          C  QUEENSTOWN FIRE COMPANY
                                                                                          0  UNi'TED COMMUNITIES FIRE COMPANY

                                0   5400' 10800*       2 160c,

                --ording to the Districts' volunteer fire fighters, operation and equipment
                 sts have exceeded the donations and the County's contribution.      Whether
                  not the population in the Districts continues to increase, the cost
                  providing fire protection and ambulance service will increase.         The
                esidents will have to bear more of the cost burden either through a tax
                    (for example, one cent fire tax on the present $2 property tax) or
                 larger County donation.

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                                                      POLICE

                  -@lice protection is provided for the Fourth and Fifth Districts by Queen
                  'ine's County Sheriff and the Maryland State         Police, both of which are
                   ocated in Centreville.      Besides the sheriff,    there are eleven deputies
                  @nd the cost to provide protection and service is    $260,000.   Over 60 percent
                  @f all calls come from the businesses       and residences of the Fourth and
                  -ifth Districts.

                  @esides assisting in criminal investigation, the State Police are responsible
                  for providing highway assistance and responding to traffic accidents.
                  In 1983, 59 percent of the total State police calls for service within
                  )ueen Anne's County were generated from the Fourth and Fifth Districts.
                  out of the six sworn state troopers assigned to full-time duties in the
                  County, Three are assigned to the Fourth and Fifth Districts.             Another
                  one, an investigator position, is assigned to cover the whole county,
                  but the majority of his cases are in the Fourth and Fifth Districts.

                  According to the Maryland Uniform Crime Report, the number of total arrests
                  has steadily increased since 1977 (Table 44).          Adult committed crimes
                  increased by 122 percent during the six year period.            The increase in
                  the incidents of crime can be associated with population increase.              it
                  has been estimated by the Queen Anne's County Sheriff and the Maryland
                  State Police that 60 percent of the crimes committed in the County occur
                  in the Fourth and Fifth Districts.

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                                                                        TABLE 44
                                                                 CRIMES COMMITTED
                                                                QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
                                                                        1977-1982

                                                                                     1979          1980           1981           1982

                         -@tal Arrests                  608           616            728           678            791            1,071
                         ,,tal Adults                   386           380            462           455            639              855
                         3tal Juveniles                 222           236            266           223            152              216
                         virder                            1             0             0              0             0                 3
                         @,)nnegl i gent                   0             1             0              3             1                 2
                         ,'Iansl aughter
                         ,3pe                              4             2             4              7             1                 5
                         @.qbbery                          6             6             6             14             6                14
                         '..ggravated                    27             36            17             21            13                24
                         Assaul t
                         3reaking or Entering            54             70            30             73            36                53
                         -arceny                         38             61            86             88            81              128
                         Y,/V Theft                      10             19            21             15            16                 8
                         Simple                          78             34            99           124            113              133
                         Assaults
                         Arson                             1             0             0              1             1                 6
                         orgery &                          7             4            13              3            10                 3
                         Counterfeiting
                         1,aud                           11              7            18              1             4                 2
                         cmbezzl ement                     0             1             0              0             0                 0
                         @eceive, Possess                  5            17             6              1             1                 1
                         or Buy Stol en Prop.
                         Vandal i sm                     28             39            46             19            39                37
                         Weapons:  Carrying,               2             1             7              7             1                 1
                         Possessi ng
                         Prostit. &                        0             0             0              0             0                 0
                         Commer. Vice
                         Sex Offenses                      3             6             3              6             4                 5
                         Drug Abuse Violations           35             45            35             21            13                55
                         Gambl i ng                        0             0             4              0             0                 0
                         Offenses Against                  1             1             2              0             0                 0
                         Family   & Children
                         Driving Under                   34             49            43             86           250              325
                         the Influence
                         Liquor Laws                     51             43            31             23            11                26
                         Disorderly Conduct              13              2             4              5             9                17
                         Vagrancy                          0             0             0              0             0                 0
                         All Other Offences             159           144            226           126            156              207
                         Suspicion                         9             7             3             14             0                 0
                         Curfew & Loiter.                  5             0             0              0             4                 0
                         Law Violations
                         Runaways                        26             21            24             20            21                16

                            e: Maryland Uniform Crime Reports 1977-1982

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                                                  HEALTH CARE

                 -ne residents of the Fourth and Fifth Districts have to travel to either
                 -nnapolis or Chestertown for medical and health services.             Currently,
                 ,here are three general practitioners and a part-time pediatrician practicing
                 ;nthe two Districts. The ratio of general practitioners to the Districts'
                 )opulation is 1:4297, lower than the State of Maryland (1:1650) but higher
                 -han the county (1:6377).    Besides the physicians, there are five dentists
                 @racticing.   The Districts' ratio of dentists is 1:2578, lower than the
                 county's ratio of 1:1962 and the state's (1:1557).

                 In 1980, the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare provided
                 ;actors to use within a model to determine existing and projected demand

                 4@
                 tor primary care service.      Using the 1980 Census, the model determined
                 :he Districts' existing need:

                         Family/General Practice               12,542 visits
                         Internal Medicine                     3,925 visits
                         obstetrics/Gynecology                 3,069 visits
                         Pediatrics                            4,417 visits
                         Dentistry                             20,503 visits

                 According to the Maryland Health Systems Agency, the following are the
                 capacities in physician visits per year by type of service:
                         Adult Health                               5,605 visits/year/
                         (General, Obstetrics, Gynecology)                 full time physician

                         Pediatrics                                 5,322  visits/year/
                                                                           full time physician

                         Dental                                     3,628  visits/year/
                                                                           full time physician

                 For the Fourth and Fifth Districts, the analysis of demand versus capacity
                 shows the following:

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                                                    TABLE 45
                                             PRIMARY CARE SERVICES
                                         FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                  PHYSICIANS

                                                                                   Excess
                                   Existing                 Needed                (Deficit)
                                   Capacity               Capacity                 Capacity

              Adult Care               3                     3.4                     (.4)
              Pediatrics              .5*                     .83                    (.33)
              Dentist                  5                     5.65                    (.65)

                The assumption of half time was made for the pediatrician.

              The model s h owed th at the Di s t r i c ts a re i n def i c i t capaci ty of primary
              care service.     The deficit level of health care service will continue
              to increase as the Districts continue to experience growth.

              In cooperation with the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,
              public health services are provided to the Fourth and Fifth Districts'
              residents by Queen Anne's County.          The County Health Department, located
              in Centreville, has a staff consisting of a part time health officer,
              12 public nurses, two public health nurse's aides, two dental aides, four
              sanitarians, one sanitarian's aide, and several part time consultants.
              The department offers a variety of health services such as:            alcohol group
              therapy,, cardiac care, hearing tests, maternity care, planned parenthood,
              mental hygiene, neurology and orthopedic care, pediatric consulting, pediatric
              seizure, speech evaluation, vision testing, immunization services, and
              venereal disease care.       Chest x-rays are contracted out to Kent - Queen's
              General Hospital in Chestertown and physical therapy is provided as needed.
              Drug abuse counseling is provided by a tri-county association.                  Weight
              control and smoking treatment are some of the sessions provided in the
              adult health education classes offered by the County Health Department.
              According to the County Health Department, 40 to 60 percent of the visits
              to the Health Department Clinic are made by persons from the Fourth and
              Fifth Districts.

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           -ecause of the considerable amount of growth, there has been a great deal
           )f discusslon regarding the need for opening a Health Department annex
             the Fourth and Fifth Districts.

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                                                 LIBRARY

               7,-he residents of the Fourth and Fifth Districts have the opportunity to
               ,,se the Queen Anne's County Free Library, located in Centreville.       The
               library's 10,000 square foot building houses a collection of over 57,000
               Dooks and has the capacity of 75,000.      The bookmobile has an additional
               @apacity of 2,800 books and it makes 37 stops in the Fourth and Fifth
               ,Districts.  In 1983, the circulation of books and other library materials
               was 118,000.   The library also has an inter-library loan system, which
               enables Queen Anne's County residents to have access to the resources
               of the Eastern Regional Shore Library in Salisbury, the Enoch Pratt Free
               Library in Baltimore, Theodore R. McKeldin Library of the University of
               Maryland, and the library of the John Hopkins University.

               Current standards recommend that a library should serve a three mile radius
               and that there should be .1 square feet of library space per capita        *
               Additionally, each 10,000 square feet of building space requires I to
               1.5 acres of land. Consideration should be given to develop a 7,000 square
               foot branch  library on a one acre site, in a central location within the
               d i s t r i c t s .Currently there are plans underway to build a minimum 1,700
               square foot  branch 1 ibrary in the Kent Island area, but it is feared that
               the size of  the new facility will not meet the future library needs of
               the Districts' residents.

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                                           LAND USE
      Othe spring of 198'4, a land use survey was completed for the Fourth
         :jd Fifth Districts.    This survey classified land uses and also indicated
         ,,at type of land use prevailed in each zoning classification.        The survey
         ;jund that over 78 percent of the Districts' land was vacant or used as
                                                                                                    .-Owl
            cul tu re. Residential (both low and high density) was the next largest
         :ategory with nearly 9.0 percent.       The next largest category was public
         @jildings and lands which are owned by the state and federal governments.
         nis is due to the state government ownership of Wye Island.             Table 46
         ndFigure 24 show the results of the 1984 land use survey.

         There has been a considerable amount of change in the          relative acreage
         jevoted to the various uses over time.        A comparison of such amounts in
         1,962, 1974 and 1984 shows the extent of urbanization within the Fourth
         and Fifth Districts.    Table 47 shows the comparison of the absolute and
         elative amounts of land use in the Districts for the last 22 years.

            largest land use (50,258 acres) in the Districts are either undeveloped,
         ,vacant or used for agriculture.     Of this undeveloped land, 12,294.5 acres
         ,24 percent) have been zoned as residential.     Another 608'acres (1.2 percent)
         of the undeveloped, vacant or agricultural land are zoned for business
         and 859.1 acres (1.7 percent) have been zoned as industrial.      Nearly 3,596.6
         acres have been developed as residential since 1962.          Transportation is
         another land use which corresponds directly to the growth.             Over 1700
         acres have been reserved and/or developed as streets and highways.         Tables
         48, 49 and 50 show the amount and zoning of the Districts' lands.

         The Queen Anne's County Zoning Ordinance designates 12 districts and one
         floating classification for the Fourth and Fifth Districts (Figure 25).

         @@A r@@jcult@ural @Dist@rict - Includes all agricultural uses, single family
         and two-family dwellings, including farm trailers and incidental home
         Occupat-ions.  Special exceptions are possible for many uses.             Minimum
     ,*size is I acre.          There are 31,208 acres of A-1 District in the Fourth
            Fifth Districts, of which 28,565.3 acres are either vacant or being

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                                                                   TABLE 46
                                                                   LAND USE
                                                         FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                                     1984

                                                  Fourth District             Fifth District                  Total
                                                 Acres       Percent         Acres       Percent         Acres      Percent

                  Low Density Residential           2600.0   12.8%             2243.8     6.5%           4842.7       8.3%
                  High Density Residential            66.2      .3                 8.2    0.02              74.5        .13
                  Retail/Commercial                  173.5      .8               181.4    0.53             354.9         .6
                  Industry, Communication   ,       1130.3     5.6               803.5    2.3            1933.8       3.5
                    Transportation, Utili-
                    ties & Wholesalers
                  Public Buildings & Lands           181.2      .9             3661.0    10.6            3842.3       6.2
                  Institutional Buildings            273.3     1.3               395.8   10.6              669.1      1.2
                    & Lands
                  Agricultural Vacant or           15851.4   77.8             26983.3    78.4            42834.7      78.3
                    Non-Urban Use Areas
                  TOTAL                            20313.1   100%             34406.8    100%            54719.9      100%

                  Source: Greenhorne & O'Mara, Land Use      Survey 1984

                                                                                                       FIGURE 24
                                                                     FOURTH AND FIFTH                     DISTRICTS
                                                                                 QUEEN ANNES COUNTY
                                                                                                                                              ij

                                                                                                             NORTH

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                                                                    is F"

                                            LANDUSE INVENTORY

                                 SOURCE--   GZx0 WINDSHIELD       SURVEY- APRIL 1984

                                 RESIDENTIAL - LOW DENSITY          INDUSTRY, COWUNICATIONS, TRANSPORTATION,
                                                                    UTILITIES, WHOLESALERS

                                 RESIDENTIAL - MEDIUM DENSITY                INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS AND LANDS,
                                                                             QUASI-PUBLIC AREAS                     all
                        M-77 -1  RETAIL BUSINESS - HIGHWAY SERVICE       PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND LANDS, STATE AND
                        LM                                              FEDERAL PROPERTIES

                                                                             AGRICULTiURAL, VACANT, OR NONURSAN
                                 0   5400' 10800'       21600'               USE AREAS

                                                                  TABLE 47
                                                                  LAND USE
                                                        FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                             1962    1974   1984

                                                             Fourth District                        Fifth District
                 Land Uses                              1962      1974        1984             1962      1974       1984
                                                       Acres      Acres       Acres           Acres      Acres      Acres

                 Residential                             813      1601        2666.6            509      1171       2252

                 Commercial                               62         162        173.5            72        149        181.4

                 Industrial, Communication,                94       922       1130.3             62      1370'        803.5
                 Transportation, Utilities
                 & Wholesalers

                 Public and Ouasi-Public                  145        365        454.5            46         20      4056.8

                 Agricultural Vacant or               19062.6     17126      15851.4         33572.8     31551      34406.8
                 Non-Urban Use Areas

                 Source: Queen Anne's County Planning Department
                          Greenhorne & O'Mara, Inc.

                                                                         TABLE 48
                                                                   ZONING AND LAND USE
                                                                     FOURTH DISTRICT
                                                                           1984

            Zoning    Total     Low Density      High Density      Retail/      Industriall   Public Build-        Institu-     Agriculture
          District              Residential      Residential      Commercial                  ings and Lands        tional      and Vacant

          R-2          2126.6       370.4              0.0          0.0           159.4             38.1              9.2           1549.5
          A-1         11906.3       957.7              0.0         12.4           367.1             21.5              70.7         10477.0
          R-3          4033.0      1180.9              0.0          5.3           434.4             22.8              40.6          2349.0
          B-1          240.8          3.9              0.0         36.0            13.7              1.7              0.0           185.4
          B-2          410.6          9.7             22.5         91.3            33.9             19.9              0.0           233.2
          R-5          199.7         55.9              0.0          1.1              6.2             0.0              0.4           136.1
          A-2          584.5          2.3              0.0          1.9            17.2             77.3             146.2          339.6
          M-1          215.8          6.4              0.0          6.3            65.6              0.0              0.0           137.4
          m-2          181.7          2.7              2.3          7.9              4.2             0.0              0.0           164.7
          R-4          277.5          8.9             41.5          0.0            24.6              0.0              6.1           196.4
          M-3            98.4         0.0              0.0         11.3              3.9             0.0              0.0             83.2

          1 Also includes     communication, transportation, utilities & wholesalers

          Source: Greenhorne & O'Mara, Inc. - 1984

                                                                                  TABLE 49
                                                                            ZONING AND LAND USE
                                                                              FIFTH DISTRICT
                                                                                    1984

               Zoning     Total      Low Density        High Density        Retail/      Industriall Public Build-             Institu-       Agricultur-e
              District               Residential        Residential       Commercial                     ings and Lands         tional        and Vacant

              A-1         19301.6        1020.1               0.0            2.4            396.7              389.7             268.4          17224.2
              m-3           266.6          10.4               0.0           58.0             29.7               0.2                0.0            168.3
              R-1         10083.9        548.8                0.0            0.0             161.2            2739.0             104.0           6530.8
              R-2           541.6        222.7                0.0            1.0             24.4               0.0                0.0            293.4
              A-2           1349.1         10.7-              5.1           27.8             35.3              516.2               0.0            753.9
              R-5           996.4        251.0                3.2            7.6             29.5               13.7               19.7           671.7
              B-1             31.2           6.4              0.0           11.6             21.6               0.0                0.4               0.0
              B-2           295.5          31.9               0.0           50.5             10.7               0.9                3.3            198.2
              M-1             75.0           0.0              0.0            0.0               0.0              0.0                0.0              75.0
              R-3           727.7        126.8                0.0              .8              4.2              1.3                0.0           .594.6
              m-2           608.6          14.9               0.0           21.7             90.0               0.0                0.0            482.0

              1 Also includes      communication, transportation, utilities & wholesalers

              Source: Greenhorne & O'Mara, Inc. - 1984

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                                                                             TABLE 50
                                                                       ZONING AND LAND USE
                                                                  FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                                               1984

                Zoning    Total     Low Density      High Density      Retail/      Industrial    Public Build-        Institu-     Agriculture
               District             Residential      Residential      Commercial                  ings and Lands        tional       and Vacant

               R-2        2668.2       593.2               0.0          1.0           183.9             38.1              9.2          1842.8
               A-1        31208.0      1977.8              0.0         14.8           763.9             411.1            339.1         27701.2
               R-3        4760.8       1307.7              0.0          6.1           438.6             24.1              40.6         2943.7
               B-1         271.9         10.3              0.0         47.6            35.4              1.7              0.4           176.5
               B-2         706.1         41.6              22.5        141.8           44.6             20.8              3.3           431.5
               R-5        1196.1       306.9               3.2          8.7            35.7             13.7              20.1          807.8
               A-2        1933.5         12.9              5.1         29.7            52.5             593.5            146.2         1093.5
               M-1         290.7           6.4             0.0          6.3            65.6              0.0              0.0           212.4
               M-2         790.3         17.6              2.3         29.6            94.2              0.0              0.0           646.7
               R-4         277.5           8.9            41.5          0.0            24.5              0.0              6.1           169.4
               M-3         365.0         10.3              0.0         69.3            33.6              0.2              0.0           251.4
               R-1        10083.9      548.8               0.0          0.0           161.2            2739.0            104.0         6530.8

               source:   Greenhorne &  O'Mara, Inc.     1984

                                                                                                      FIGURE 25
                                                                                    AND FIFTH DISTRICTS
                                                                      FOURTH
                                                                                 QUEEN ANNES COUNTY

                                                                                                            NORTH

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                                                                                                                                        31i
                                       EXISTING ZONING DISTRICTS
                                                                                           B-1 COWUNITY BUSINESS
                                       A-1   AGRICULTURE

                                       A-2   AGRICULTURE-COKSERVATION                      8-2  GENERAL BUSINESS

                                                                                           R-1  ESTATE
                                       M-1   INDUSTRIAL PARK
    e                                  M-2   GENERAL INDUSTRIAL                            R-2  SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL

                                       M-3   MARITIME                                      R-3  URBAN RESIDENTIAL

                                                                                           R-4  APARTMENT

                                                                                           R-5  GENERAL RESIDENTIAL
                                   5400 10800*       2160(.r

                      L

               Lised for agricultural purposes.

               A.72 Agri cul ture-Conservati on Di strict     Al I ows all agricultural uses,
               but permits non-farm dwellings only by special exception.         Other special
               exceptions allowed.     Minimum lot size:     2 acres.   There are 1933.5 acres
               zoned as A-2 in the two Districts of which 753.9 acres are either vacant
               or being used for agriculture purposes.       The vast majority (1349.1 acres)
               of the A-2 property is in the Fifth District.

               R-1 Estate District - Permits all farm uses,       estates", and single-family
               residences on 5 or more acre lots.        Some special exceptions possible.
               There are 10,084 acres of agriculture land and all of it is located in
               the Fifth District.    Approximately 27.1 percent of the R-1 Estate District
               is public land, owned by the state and federal government.

               R-2 Suburban Residence District - permits all R-1 uses, plus parks, public
               landings, and single-family dwellings on 20,000 square-foot lots.            Such
               special exceptions as community boat harbors are possible.            There are
               2668.2 acres zoned as R-2, out of which 1842.8 acres are either undeveloped,
               vacant, or presently being used for agriculture purposes.

               R-3 Urban Residence District - Basically same as R-2, but minimum lot
               size is 8,000 square feet where water and sewer are available.             Within
               the Districts, there are 4760 acres zoned R-3 and only 1308 acres for
               low density residential.

               R-4 Apartment District - Multi-family dwellings are first permitted in
               this district.     Single-family minimum lot size with water and sewer:
               7,000 square feet.     There are 277.5 acres of R-4 zoned land and over 50.4
               acres are used for residential purposes.

               R-5 General Residence District     In addition to the single family dwellings
               and apartments, the R-5 District also permits mobile homes.         The minimum
               lot size is 1,111 square feet with public water and sewer,             There are
               1,193.1 acres zoned as R-5, where a vast majority of the land (83 percent)
               is in the Grasonville area (Fifth District).

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                  communit  Business District     Residences, except trailers, are permitted,
                 well as neighborhood commercial uses and unified shopping centers.
              )it of the 272 acres zoned B-1, only 48 acres are used for business use
    S          nd the remaining acreage is adjacent to Highway 301 and 50.

                2 General Business District - Permits all types of residences and the
              lomplete range of wholesale and retail businesses.          There are 706 acres
              zoned B-2, of which 142 acres are presently being used for businesses.

              m-0 Controlled Industrial Districts - Provides for such special uses as
              observatories and laboratories in complexes, along with residential and
              farm uses.   There is a heavy emphasis on nuclear testing and production.
              This is the "floating zone", available in the A-1, A-2 and R-1 districts.
              There is no acreage zoned M-0 in the Districts.

              M-1 Industrial Park District - Permits light industry and office in parks.
              Residences and other business not permitted.        Out of the 291 acres zoned
              M-1, there are onl   66 acres used for industry.
                                 y

              M-2 General Industrial District - Provides for most types of industry,
              along with the business uses as permitted in the B-2 district.         Dwellings
              are prohibited, as are some particularly obnoxious industries.            Of the
              790 acres zoned M-2, only 94 acres have been developed as industrial.

              M-3 Maritime District - Permits a wide range of commercial and industrial
              uses related to the water, but not residences.       There are 365 acres zoned
              M-3 located in the Fourth     and Fifth Districts.      Within this District,
              251.4 acres are not developed for any land usage and only 33.6 acres are
              used as maritime.

              In the Fourth District, there are 7,751 platted subdivision lots of which
              3,854 have not been developed.    Using the figure of 2.8 persons per household,
              there would be an additional 10,791 persons residing in the Fourth District
              if the vacant lots were absorbed by the market and developed (Table 51).
              Similarly, there are 749 vacant residential lots in the Fifth District,
              which would generate 2,093 additional residents (Table 52).

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                                                       TABLE 51
                                              POPULATION POTENTIAL OF
                                        EXISTING PLATTED RESIDENTIAL        LAND
                                                   FOURTH DISTRICT

                                                                               Area              Popul-ati
                                                                                                          on
                                     of Lots           Lots                                       Estimate*

             Kent Point Farm            103             65           15,000-   24,000 sq.    ft.       182
             'Kent Point Manor           35             34                     40,000 sq.    ft.        95
             T
                r Garden of             203             85           15,000-   33,000 sq.    ft.       238
             owe
              the Bay
             Cove Creek                  88             70           35,000-152,000 sq.      ft.       196
             Romancoke on               426            136                     14,250 sq.    ft.       381
              the Bay
             Kent Island Estates        1866           375                     10,000 sq.    ft.     1050
             Paradise Island             89             89                     72,000 sq.    ft.       249
             Kent Timbers                  5              4                    64,600   sq.  ft.        11
                   Anne Colony          301            187                                             524
             Queen
             Kentmorr Air Park          634            440                      5,000   sq.  ft.     1232
             Butler's Landing            14               5                   1 112 -   2 acres         14
             Shipping Creek              28             18                    1 112 -   3 acres         50
             Kentwood                    14               3                             5 acres           8
             Long Creek Farm             17             15                    196,000   sq.  ft.        42
             Chesapeake Estates         154             45                     14,875   sq.  ft.       126
             Sunny Isle of Kent         273            217                      9,000   sq.  ft.       608
      *)",Iomoljak Property              35             21                       5 - 18 acres           59
             ,latapeake Estates          40             20                     22,500   sq.  ft.        56
             Matapeake Co. Lands         64             50                      5,000   sq.  ft.       140
             Baldwin Acres               24             11                         1 -  5 acres         31
             Bay City                   824            388                     16,500   sq. ft.      1087
             Cloverfields               972            767           15,000-   17,000   sq.  ft.     1893
             St. Martins                   8              4                      1 - 12 acres           11
             Castle Marina               81             23                     22,000   sq.  ft.        64
             Harbor View                603            262           12,000-   13,000   sq.  ft.       734
             Chester Haven    Beach     186            185                     15,000   sq.  ft.       518
             Old Pt. Estates             14             10                         1 1/2 acres          28
             Ches-Lou Village                             7                    20,000   sq.  ft.          0
             James B. Brown              12               7                    20,000   sq.  ft.        20
               Subdivision
             Cal verton                  10               3                        1 -  4 acres           8
             Island View                   8              7
             1                                                                       4.5 acres          20
             Roy Golt Farm               22             11                     15,000 sq. ft.           31
             Marling Farms              439            206                     15,000   sq.  ft.       577
             Benton's Pleasure          126             74                     15,000   sq.  ft.       207
             Chaney Creek Estate           6              4                                             11
             Goose Pt. Estate            16             13                                              36

             TOTAL                     7,751          3,854                                         10,791

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                                                     TABLE 52
                                            POPULATION POTENTIAL OF
                                      EXISTING PLATTED RESIDENTIALLAND
                                                 FIFTH DISTRICT

            Subdi vi si on           Number        Vacant                  Area              Population
                                    of Lots          Lots                                     Estimate*

            Long Pt.                    79            32       20,000 -    22,500 sq. ft.          89
            Chester River Beach        252           142       10,000 -    80,000 sq. ft.         398
            Winchester Estates          13             0       10,000 -    51,000 sq. ft.           0
            White House Acres           33             0                    9,000 sq. ft.           0
            R & R Development           18             6                  20,000+ sq. ft.          17
            Hickory Ridge               55            36                      1 - 12 acres        101
            Governor Grason Manor 119                 53                       1 112 acres        148
            Belle Point Farm            45            23       15,000      65,340 sq. ft.          64
            Riverbend Estates           13             5                   20,000 sq. ft.          14
            Queen Anne Woods            35            34                   37,500+sq. ft.          95
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            Queen Anne's on   Wye       33             9                   37,500+sq. ft.          25
            Sportsman's Hall            26            18                      3/4 - I acre         50
            Queen Anne Acres            35             5                             1 acre        11
            Prospect Bay -             361           320                       1 - 5 acres        896
              East and West
            Scottown Road               14             0                   34,500 sq. ft.           0
             ryce Property              16             6                      1 - 30 acres         17
      18ohn Brown Road                  20             6                             1 acre        17
            Bennett's Pt.               59            27                            5 acres        76
                                        17             9                      1     5 acres        25
            Windward Cove
            Wye Island Farms              5            5                          10+ acres        14
            Blair Woods                 10             5                       1  112 acres        14
            Gadd                          5            4                       1  112 acres        11
            Queen Anne's Estate           6            4                      5     6 acres        11

            TOTAL                    1,239           749                                        2,093

             Assuming 2.8 persons per       household

            Assuming that it would be feasible to extend the public utilities (water,
            sewer, etc.) or provide community services (education, police, fire, etc.)
            to all of the platted lots and they were subsequently developed, the Districts
            would encounter a minimum population increase of 12,884.

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             Land Use Problems

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             The range of land use problems and issues is nearly limitless and an effort
             to discuss the whole range must inevitably fall short.        This part of the
             land use analysis and inventory will briefly discuss some of the major
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             land use problems affecting the Fourth and Fifth Districts.

             Perhaps the biggest land use problem facing the Districts is unplanned
                             Such development places a burden on community facilities
             development.
             and services and, in most cases, wastes land. In most instances, unplanned
             development occurs when land is converted from one use to another prematurely.
             The County is then pressured or forced to provide services such as sewer,
             police and fire protection, and street maintenance.    Providing such services
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             then leads to further unplanned development which causes the services
             to be overburdened, and the County finds that 'it has paid a high price
             for development.

             The key to combatting unplanned development is an effective planning program
             carried out by officials who believe in their plans and are willing to
             stand by them.    It cannot be emphasized enough that implementation and
             the day-to-day decisions made by the County's elected officials and admini-
             strative staff are crucial to the effectiveness of the planning program.
             1he goals, objectives and policies contained in the Comprehensive Plan
             for the Fourth and Fifth Districts must be reflected in every decision
             made by the County Commission, the Planning Commission, the Board of Appeals,
             the various County departments, and others who have an impact on the develop-
             ment of the County.     At the very least, such a planning program would
             mean that decisions will have been made consciously and deliberately with
             foreknowledge of the ramifications of the decisions which are made.

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                                        URBAN DESIGN

        Every year millions of tourists cross the Bay Bridge and travel through
        the Fourth and Fifth Districts on their way to the vacation beaches along
        the Atlantic Ocean.     The quality of the visual environment which they
        experience and the visual connotations or feelings concerning the County
        conveyed to visitors and area residents are important considerations in
        planning for the future of the Fourth and Fifth Districts.

        The process of ensuring that the Districts' appearance is attractive as
        well as functional and efficient is known as Urban Design.           This study
        endeavors to understand a particular place as a visual and functional
        environment.    In the case of the Fourth and Fifth Districts, the study
        includes understanding the natural environment as well as the man-made
        or 'built' elements (such as roadways, bridges and buildings).          The key
        part of the study is to evaluate the appropriateness/responsiveness, and
             's ual impact, of the man-made elements in relationship to the physical
      4bivrionment and the historic setting.         To accomplish this a background
        understanding of how the Fourth and Fifth Districts have developed is
        appropriate.

        Blessed with a beautiful natural setting, early settlements were responsive
        to the estuarine environment.      Major settlements were concentrated at
        two locations -- Stevensville and Queenstown.        These locations are well
        suited for community development, and two very pleasant towns/villages
        were established.    Subsequently, with the construction of Route 50/301
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        and the Bay Bridge in the 1950's and 1960's development, much of it   commercial
        in nature, shifted to areas adjacent to the Route 50/301 highway right
        of way.  Much of this development was uncoordinated and piecemeal    in nature;
        and, as a result much of the Districts' natural and historic beauty has
        either been destroyed or disfigured.        Lack of sensitivity to the built
        and natural environment has resulted in misuse of resources, destruction
        of the estuarine landscape and historic buildings, and construction of
            nsitive structures.     Much of the Route 50/301 corridor can be charac-
     *rized as an area of visual conflict and poor visual quality.                 While
        development is essential     it should be responsive to the area's natural

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               and historic   settings.    For, the nature and quality of the Districts'
               visual environment has made it a special place to live and visit.

               This brief introduction outlining the process and concerns of the urban
               design study is followed by two sections.

               0   The first section outlines the issues and opportunities which were
                   identified during the analysis phase.  This portion of the study primarily
                   focuses on the existing conditions in the roadway environment.              The
                   analysis involves both natural and man-made factors such as topography,
                   landscaping, circulation (vehicular and pedestrian), signage, utilities,
                   and general visual quality.

               0   The second section, based upon the identified issues and opportunities,
                   describes and develops the design guidelines.          As improvements are
                   made to the Districts, the visual quality of this area of Queen Anne's
                   County will be enhanced. The goal is to encourage developers to strive
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                   for a higher level of aesthetics in their projects and provide a framework
                   for developing a unique image and identity through both public and
                   private improvements.       These guidelines also establish a base for
                   seeking County and State funding for public improvements.

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                                          ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES

                The roadway environment  in the Fourth and Fifth Districts can be distinctly
                separated into urban corridor environment, Route 50/301, and rural environ-
                ment. Each has its own   image and "sense of place".

                The urban corridor environment, Route U.S. 50/301, is plagued with the
                commercial strip functional and aesthetic problems of the highway.          This
                is evident by the over-indulgence and the lack of coordination in the
                number of accesses and signs of individual businesses. As with most commercial
                strip developments, the random development of paving, building and signage
                results in visual confusion and it conveys to the motorist and visitor
                a sense of bewilderment.   The urban corridor does have periodic and visually
                important open spaces along its frontage.       For the most part, these areas
                are undevelopable marshland. The unrestricted commercial growth appears
                to be destroying the inherent visual quality of these remaining open spaces.

                The rural environment of the Districts is only a few hundred yards distant
                from the urban corridor environment.       For the, most part, it has not,been
                spoiled by haphazard development.        The high visual quality of the rural
                landscape is due to its feeling of wide open spaces with narrow country
                roads, scattered farms and small neighborhoods.          Yet, it is this area
                that  is endangered by development pressures which has dominated the urban

                corridor.

                Addressing these different environments, this analysis separately identifies
                the following opportunities which are to be addressed by the design concepts.

                Image/Identity

                The urban corridor environment's image can best be described as that of
                a large parking lot.      If not for natural features such as Kent Narrows,
                there would be no means of orientation as one commercial establishment
                blends into the next.      U.S. Route 50/301 accentuates this parking lot
                appearance with its wide and monotonous alignme     nt which is void of points
                of interest.    Without the proper orientation and definition, a quality

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           nse of space cannot exist.

         After a dramatic crossing of the Chesapeake Bay, the motorist's arrival
         into the Fourth District is welcomed only by a small standard sign.              The
         entrance communicates no real sense of arrival or district identity.

         Numerous opportunities exist to create a sense of identity and upgrade
         the urban corridor environment's image as a shopping and business environment.
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         Circulation

         U.S. Route 50/301 is a major transportation corridor with heavy               daily
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         existing commercial areas, efficient traffic controls to regulate the
               lation do not exist.      The parking areas are void of traffic controls
         circu
         such as medians and signage.     Pedestrians jeopardize their safety by competing
         with the automobile while walking across parking lots.
    ,fz@'MThhere are few cross walks along Route 50/301, and this becomes a barrier
    ft:  to pedestrian circulation.     Additional service drives    and pedestrian overpass
         walkways would help to facilitate movement across the       highway, thus enhancing

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         safety and accessibilit          Although Route 50/301      will continue to have
         heavy traffic, pedestrians should be given equal            opportunity for safe
         passage between businesses and across streets.        With  expansion of existing
         commercial facilities as well as development of new facilities, the Districts
         have the opportunity to better define vehicular pedestrian circulation
         and to screen the parking areas from the motorists' view.

         Landscaping

         Presently,  Route 50/301 is lacking landscape plantings of any significance.
         Being a flat, wide and visually expansive paved path, landscaping would
         not help to break up the monotony, but it would help to create a positive
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           pression.    Parking lots and scattered parcels of marshland are the views
           -'n by the motorist.     The views or visual environment for the majority
         of the businesses adjacent to Route 50/301 are not as attractive.             Thei r

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            customers' views consist of automobiles, either in parking lots or travelling
                                                    buildings' service areas.     Both views
            on Route 50/301 or the commercial
            leave the individual - whether he       is a visitor or a resident - with a
            negative image of the Districts.        There is minimal landscaping in the
            Districts, and sufficient regulations requiring new development to provide
            appropriate landscape amenities would make the area more attractive.

            Landscape plantings can screen and modulate parking and service areas
            and break up the monotony of pavement.         Landscaping can be effectively
            utilized to reduce noise pollution and create visual buffers against nuis-
            ances, while permitting adequate commercial identification.

            Signage

            Signs give directions, locations, ultimatums, and advertisements.            They
            also convey an image and identity.        Within the highway corridor of the
            Districts, there are numerous signs for governments, businesses or public
            groups.    In addition, there are temporary or seasonal signs, such as real
            estate, seafood, and politics.       (These temporary signs are rarely removed
            once their usefulness has expired.)     Numerous billboards are located parallel
            to Route 301/50, causing confusion and conveying a negative impression
            to motorists.     Even with the existing sign ordinance, Route 50/301 has
            an information overload, visually cluttered with the varying sign sizes,
            shapes, colors and placement.

            The visibility of identification signs is important for a business success.
            Moreover, a system for coordination of signs is necessary,.         The goal is
            to clarify and control the amount of signage so that important information
            is not overlooked.

            Rural Corridors

            The Districts' rural image is unique with its open expanses of farmland,
            woods, or marshland.      Development is concentrated at intersections and
            along bay frontage.      Opportunities for enhancement of this image exists
            primarily in landscaping, site design, transitional elements or buffers,

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               architecture and signage.      A major concern is the potential expansion
               of the urban corridor to the rural areas, and the subsequent disruption
               of their visual quality.

               Existing scattered commercial uses do not have adequate screening from
               the road or adjacent residential areas.         In areas where commercial uses
               are appropriate, strict site design controls are needed to prevent the
               expansion of a strip-commercial appearance.         Commercial signs such as
               billboards are not appropriate along rural roads. Signage should be limited
               to direct residents to public facilities.

               With their scale, character and historic architecture, towns such as
               Stevensville and Queenstown establish a special town character or sense
               of place.   By developing standards for preservation and townscape enhancement,
               a unique opportunity exists to restore their buildings and revitalize
               and strengthen the town or village character and identity.

               Summary

               Uncontrolled growth has greatly diminished the scenic quality of,the
               Districts.    However, there are still opportunities to arrest the visual
               problems and to make the Districts visually attractive and memorable,
               as they were in the past.       The following conceptual recommendations are
               ways to maximize the opportunities for improving the visual environment
               and image of the Fourth and Fifth Districts.

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                                            DESIGN GUIDELINES

              Based upon the visual analysis of the Districts, the following guidelines
              have been developed.     Taken as a group they form a comprehensive means
              or strategy to preserve the good and improve the not so good in terms
              of the visual elements or qualities of the Districts.          The purpose of
              these design guidelines is to improve the visual appearance of the Districts
              and to accentuate a positive and inviting image of the County.        Implemen-
              tation of the guidelines remains with the administrations and people of
              Queen Anne's County.

              Medians

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    Landscape Development of Median and Screening of Strip Areas

              The median strip of Route. 50/301 is wide enough to permit landscape treatments
              which could soften the visual - harshness of paving and create a sense of
              space.   Low, gentle berming would also improve the attractiveness and
              relieve the monotony of the median strip.     Trees and shrubs can be planted
              to allow sufficient visibility for the motorist and still be effective
              as a screen.    Small flowering trees and shrubs would add color, visual
              interest and spatial definition.

                  a.   Plantings shall be clustered with a variety of deciduous and
                       evergreen material.
                  b.   Plantings shall be located a minimum 10 feet from curb.

    		  c. Deciduous trees shall be 30-50 feet apart in each cluster, with
    a variety of type in order to minimize disease/pest lost.

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                  C.   Deciduous trees shall be 30q-50 feet apart in each cluster, with
                       a variety of type in order to minimize disease/pest lost.

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                   d    Plantings should be installed systematically along the entire
                        corridor utilizing a consistent theme.   Develop a five year program
                        based on funding.
                   e.   Where feasible, provide a berm to a height of three feet.

               Intersections

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               The major intersections of Route 50/301       need to be defined.    This will
               provide better orientation for motorists and improved image for the entire
               Route 50/301 corridor.   Increased safety for both the motorist and pedestrian
               will also be one of the benefits when the intersection is better defined.

                   a.   Landscaping at each corner of the intersection provides spatial
                        definition, interest and screening of parking.
                   b.   Pedestrian facilities would encourage visitors to shop at the
                        Districts' businesses.      Pedestrian crosswalks or overpasses are
                        needed at major developed intersections.
                   C.   Simplify signalization, overhead utilities and signage to maximize
                        identification and to improve appearance.

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               ntrances

             The entry into Queen Anne's County via the Bay Bridge presents a unique
             opportunity for a "gateway" statement.        Whether it is to be a gateway
             to the County or the eastern shore, there is a need for coordinated statement
             which simply states to the visitors that Queen Annels County is a special
             and unique place.   Consideration needs to be given to improve the appearance
             of the entrance.

                 a.    Coordinate landscaping and other site improvements with development
                       of industrial and commercial areas at the western entrance into

                       the Districts.
                 b.    Signage shall be an appropriate scale to be viewed easily by
                       passing motorists.
                 C.    Develop a standard County graphic system as a mans of identification.
                 d.    Landscape treatment at entrance needs to be of seasonal interest
                       and be set back to permit adequate sight lines.

             Road Areas

             The areas adjacent to the roads needs to receive special consideration.
             The area adjacent to Route 50/301 requires greater definition and control
             of vehicular movement to minimize existing problems.      Along the Districts'
             rural roads, there is a need for development controls to prevent problems
             associated with unrestricted growth.

                 a.    Consolidate numerous curb cuts to provide greater,traffic safety
                       and additional parking.
                 b.    Standardize widths and turning radi of curb cuts/driveways.
                 C.    Wherever possible, provide a continuous service drive in commercial
                       area to increase safety of movement between separate commercial

                       centers.
                 d.    Whenever possible, provide landscape planting strips (approximately
                       11 to 10 feet wide) and plantings of large scale shade trees along
                       existing commercial frontage of Route 50/301.

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                       e.   Where natural features (such as Macum Creek, Piney Creek and
                            Muddy Creek) cross or are adjacent to Route 50/301, maintain
                            the views of these natural areas; from the highway.      Enhance and
                            enframe these vistas with simple landscape plantings - primarily
                            using native deciduous shade and flowering trees.
                       f.   Require landscape screening along commercial road frontage in
                            future development.

                   Signage

                   Route 50/301 is-overloaded with signage which       causes visual confusion.
                   Public signage (speed limits, traffic control, information signs, etc.)
                   is obscured by commercial signage.      The use of legible graphics and more
                   consistent placement of signage, whether public or commercial identification,
                   will improve the effectiveness of communication and the visual quality
                   along the route.

                       a.   Initiate a study analyzing jurisdictional responsibilities and
                            actual informational needs for all signage.
                       b.   Establish criteria as to size, shape, color, height, style, etc. for
                            all signage.
                       C.   Establish administrative review process to assure conformance
                            with adopted criteria.
                       d.   Develop a unique graphic style/color for all public signage.
                       e.   Provide appropriate signage in surrounding road system designating
                            County government center and key public facilities.
                       f.   Provide a unique sign at the County gateway.        Sign location is
                            to be coordinated with landscaping and vehicular sight lines.

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               Parking areas have dominated the visual environment for the majority of
               recent development.       Few areas exist in which there is an efficiency and
               clarity of parking space layout and vehicular movement.             Landscaping is
               almost non-existent in the interior of most parking areas.

               All new commercial and industrial developments (especially adjacent to
               residential areas) should be required to provide a minimum amount of interior
               landscaping and screening, while promoting ease of pedestrian access.
               These requirements will establish a sense of order and reduce visual problems.
               Accessibility should include provisions for. the handicapped.

                   a.    Develop a list of plant material appropriate for use in streetscape
                         envi ronment.   Sel ecti on shoul d be based on hardi nes s , pol 1 uti on
                         tolerance, soil adaptability and growth habit.
                   b.    Require minimal interior landscaping for all new parking areas
                         or expansion of existing facilities.        All parking aisles shall
                         have a landscape island at its terminus or at least every twenty
                         spaces. Island shall be a minimum six feet wide.
                   C.    Provide compact and handicapped parking spaces according to new
                         code requirements. -Provide necessary handicapped curb cuts.
                   d.    Promote the use of two      way circulation and      ninety degree angle
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                         parking in commercial areas.
                   e.    Require screening (landscaping berm, etc.) of commercial parking
                         areas along all public road frontage.

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                           f        Require screening of service areas from adjacent residentia,
                                    property and public right of ways.
                           g.       Provide safe pedestrian circulation within parking areas through
                                    use of formal walkways, bollards, landscape islands, signage
                                    and crosswalks.                   Coordinate interior circulations with that of
                                    adjacent commercial developments and the crosswalks at major
                                    intersections.

                    Rural Preservation

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                    Queen Anne's County's rural environment begins immediately at the edge

                    of Route 301/50. Without proper planning controls, this unique character
                    will be disrupted by the spreading commercial development.
    			scenic areas with its small village and towns and its unique bay ecological
                    environments must be protected by development design standards.
                    the Route 301/50 corridor can be considered "anybody's land" since hundreds
                    of thousands travel through it, it is the rural roadways that are the
                    County resident's "home turf" and require protection.

                           a.       Develop screening, setback, and coverage requirements for all
                                    development within the rural zones.
                           b.       Restrict type and location of commercial development to promote

                                    compatibility of adjoining land uses.
                           C.       Restrict development of environmentally sensitive areas.

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                    d    Consider architectural and site design controls for areas such
                         as Stevensville and Queenstown.
                    e.   Restrict placement of commercial si(             blic right of way.
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                         Prohibit billboards in rural areas.
                    f.   Inventory effectiveness and access to existing public facilities.
                         Develop a county wide hiker/biker trail system coordinated with
                         residential growth.
                    g.   Provide 'waterfront overlooks' at prominent locations (such as
                         Turkey Point, Normans Point, and Love Point), offering physical
                         and/or visual access with the Bay,     Eastern Bay and the Chester
                         River.  These small overlook points    might be coordinated with
                         the hiker/biker trail system.

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                                             GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

                The most important part of the Fourth and Fifth Districts' Comprehensive
                Plan is the establishment of goals and objectives for future development.
                The goals and objectives were developed as a result of the findings established
                during the inventory and analysis phase and representing the desire of
                the Districts' residents as to the future direction of the Districts'
                development.   Many of the goals and objectives are long range considerations
                which are injected into the determination of short-range actions.            The
                Comprehensive Land Use Plan is designed to accomplish the goals and objectives
                and to allow for flexibility.

                                                LAND USE - GOAL

                To direct the Districts' growth and development to areas that are appropriate
                for development by assigning an orderly and efficient utilization of land,
                while protecting and enhancing the Dstricts' rural and marine environments.

                                             LAND USE - OBJECTIVES

                Coordinate zoning and subdivision actions with water and sewer extension
                to ensure that land development takes place in accordance with the Compre-
                hens ive Plan Update for the Districts.

                Maintain a rate of growth which falls within    the County's ability to provide

                services.

                Stage development so that capabilities of existing and programmed water,
                sewer, and storm water utilities are not exceeded.

                Revitalize existing towns and villages through the maintenance and re-use
                of existing structures and the elimination of physical blight.

                Require that all new development meet a high standard of planning, design,
                and workmanship.

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              Provide good waterfront access for the Districts' residents with minimum
              impact on the natural environment.

              Minimize the conflicts between the uses of land and the uses of water.

                                      ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - GOAL

              To reinforce the Districts' present economic structure based on agriculture,
              seafood industries, and tourism with supporting diversified light industries
              and service businesses.

                                   ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - OBJECTIVES

              Encourage and provide for the upgrade and maintenance of the existing
              commercial businesses' appearance along Highway 301/50.

              Locate commercial activities where the vehicular access is adequate and
              where pedestrian-bike path can be integrated into the design.

              strengthen the Districts' role as an important agricultural, marine, and
              recreation center in the regional economy.

              Direct new commercial development to existing towns and proposed village
              centers, rather than on scattered sites or highway strips.

              Attain and maintain a high rate of employment consistent with the Districts'
              economic role and the skills and occupational desires of the residents.

              Locate industrial developments to areas where they will minimize disruptive
              effects on traffic circulation and adjacent land uses.

              Improve the average incomes of residents through retention and development
              of business that provides relatively high levels of wages and salaries.
              Encourage quality industrial employment and industrial parks.

              Develop a mix of diversified enterprises emphasizing agricultural, marine,

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                 and recreation-related businesses that will improve the stability of employment
                 and incomes.

                 Locate proposed village activity centers in areas where they will provide
                 the commercial , social , cultural , educational and recreational needs of
                 the adjacent residential development.

                 Capitalize on the benefits of tourism through development of new visitor
                 attractions and the support of existing tourism related enterprises.

                                              ENVIRONMENT - GOAL

                 To protect and preserve the quality of the Districts' environmental quality.

                                           ENVIRONMENT - OBJECTIVES

                 Encourage the development of agricultural districts to permit realistic
                 long-term farm planning.

                 Protect the District's agricultural soils through the use of sound management
                 practices.

                 Avoid the unnecessary destruction of environmentally sensitive areas,
                 such as wetlands, floodplains, woodlands, areas with substantial vegetation
                 and wildlife habitats.

                 Conserve existing woodlands and promote reforestation.

                 Preserve tidal and nontidal wetlands and wildlife areas.

                 Protect potable water supplies and aquifer recharge areas.

                 Require the reclamation of lands disturbed by resource extraction, construc-
                 tion, and natural events.

                 Restore and maintain water quality in the Bay and its tributaries in order

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                 to provide for the protection and preparation of fish, shellfish, and
                 wildlife, and for human water contact recreation.

                 Encourage the establishment of good wildlife management.

                 Preserve the natural beauty of the waterfront.

                 Preserve the visually open character of the Districts' rural environment.

                                                HISTORY - GOAL

                 To protect and preserve the Districts' cultural and historical heritage.

                                             HISTORY - OBJECTIVES

                 Attract new businesses, tourists and visitors, stimulate retail sales,
                 and increase sales tax revenues by revitalizing historic significant buildings
                 and neighborhoods.

                 Increase property tax revenues by rehabilitated historic buildings.

                 Stimulate pri.vate investment in the Stevensville and Queenstown area by
                 designating them as historic districts.

                 Publicize the available tax advantages for rehabilitation and restoration
                 of historic properties.

                 Create new jobs in the construction field and later in office, retail,
                 restaurant and tourism activities from renovating historic buildings.

                                                HOUSING - GOAL

                 To protect and improve the quality of neighborhoods and residential develop-
                 ments while providing the Districts' residents with safe, healthful, and
                 suitably located housing.

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                                          HOUSING - OBJECTIVES

              Encourage neighborhood design which stresses neighborhood quality and
              which minimizes the cost of subsequent neighborhood maintenance and upkeep
              to taxpayers.

              Upgrade the quality of existing and developing neighborhoods with assets
              and amenities that will ensure stability and provide a sound basis for
              the protection and enhancement of homeowner equities.

              Demolish vacant, run-down houses which cannot or will not be upgraded
              in order to eliminate their blighting influence on the rest of the neighbor-
              hood.

              Provide for the expeditious removal of existing incompatible, illegal,
              or nonconforming uses in existing residential neighborhoods.

              Assure that future neighborhoods and housing are designed and located
              to be protected from floods and storm water damage, as well as adverse
              impacts of excessive noise and vibrations from adjoining uses, and by
              placing high priority on correcting and preventing such deficiencies in
              existing neighborhood areas.

              Provide for the effective transition between residential neighborhoods
              and adjoining nonresidential uses through the imaginative use of urban
              design and the development of effective buffering techniques and standards.

              Provide pUb.lic facilities and services that are responsive to the specific
              needs generated by the residents of each community.

              Encourage residential area urban design which preserves as much of the
              original land form and tree cover as possible.

              Provide for a compact and contiguous residential,, development pattern that
              will minimize the costly scatterization of public services, facilities,

              and util ities.

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                 facilities be designed and situated so as to be community assets.

                 Provide local recreation facilities, trails, and bikeways, as well as
                 sidewalks, in neighborhoods at the time of development.

                 Provide housing for low and moderate income households by requiring developers
                 to set aside a prescribed number of housing units within a project at
                 reduced rate.

                 Remove or renovate all substandard housing in the Districts.

                 Upgrade all substandard units by the use of ordinances, enforcement and
                 the fostering of neighborhood pride.

                 Provide opportunity for housing to all income levels.

                 Provide a broad range of housing opportunities and neighborhood choices
                 which can meet the needs of different age groups, family sizes, life styles,
                 and income capabilities.

                 Encourage increased opportunities for homeownership in order to improve
                 the balance of housing opportunities.

                 Continuing to support open housing efforts so that no Queen Anne's residents
                 will be denied housing because of race, color, creed, or national origin.

                 Require that all future multifamily residential buildings be of appropriate
                 fire-resistant construction and provide adequate fire protection facilities.

                 Encourage adequate and visually attractive off-street parking in multifamily

                 areas.

                 Encourage the design of housing and neighborhood areas so as to create
                 safe spaces, minimizing vulnerability to crime and facilitating unobstructed
                 access for emergency vehicles.

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                                         TRANSPORTATION    GOAL

              To provide a safe, effective and efficient transportation system to maximize
              accessibility, opportunity, and movement of people and goods.

                                      TRANSPORTATION - OBJECTIVES

              Channel the highway traffic of U.S. Route 50/301 through the Districts
              safely and expeditiously with as much benefit -to the Districts' economy
              as can be secured and with a minimum of disturbance to its residents and

              environment.

              Retain without substantial change the current network of roads linking
              community activity centers and larger towns.

              Keep the road system maintained to a high standard of repair and designed
              to a high standard of safety.

              Design, develop and improve the tr    ansportation system as a comprehensive

              network.

              Enable residents and employees to minimize vehicular miles traveled, as
              well as total travel time, in order to minimize air pollution and to conserve

              fuel.

              Stage the development of 'the transportation system to compliment the overall
              development of an area.

              Locate employment areas where adequate access exists or will exist for
              employees and for goods movement.

              Coordinate the location of planned industrial sites with trucking routes.
              Use buffers between transportation facilities and incompatible adjacent
              land uses.

              Minimize the introduction of through traffic in residential areas.

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             Minimize the introduction of traffic in environmentally sensitive areas.

             Improve access to health centers, educational facilities, recreation areas,
             and employment areas.

             Develop uninterrupted, nonvehicular circulation systems such as pedestrian
             walks, hiking trails, bicycle paths, and bridle paths.

             Encourage fuel conservation through the design of the transportation system
             and through carpooling and vanpooling.

                                          URBAN DESIGN - GOAL

             To improve the quality of development, strengthen the image of the Districts,
             promote their heritage and generate community pride.

                                       URBAN DESIGN - OBJECTIVES

             Ensure high standards of construction in all forms of housing, as well
             as high quality environments for all residential areas.

             Provide for the revitalization of declining commercial areas through cooper-
             ative public/private improvements, including urban renewal and the utilization
             of rehabilitation financing and ordinance techniques.

             Give proper consideration to the design of community facilities to ensure
             architectural harmony with surrounding development.

             Develop employment areas in accordance with the principles of good archi-
             tectural and site design, with emphasis on the industrial park approach.

             Improve the visual quality of the District through landscaping and aesthetic
             improvements of streets, highways, and commercial and industrial areas.

             Upgrade existing substandard areas through the reasonable application
             (enforcement) of current codes and ordinances as well as beautification

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                 and renewal programs.

                 Create unique identification features at major entranceways to the Districts.

                 Design public buildings to be aesthetically and functionally compatible
                 with their surroundings.

                 Design public buildings to be energy efficient.

                 Preserve and create identifiable communities and a variety of living envir-
                 onments through urban design.

                 Vigorously support the inclusion of public open space such as parks, malls,
                 landscaping, and plazas in the design of new, renewed, or expanded commercial

                 areas.

                                          PARK AND RECREATION - GOAL

                 To provide a variety of adequate parks and recreation facilities throughout
                 the Districts.

                                              PARK AND RECREATION

                 Encourage the preservation of unique natural areas for eventual park and
                 recreation development in order to maintain the attractive character of
                 the community and to provide leisure opportunities for the population.

                 Work with the school district for a better maintenance and utilization
                 of school grounds and athletic facilities.

                 Study the feasibility of an indoor recreation facility.

                 Reuse and develop landfill areas where transfer stations are now located
                 as community parks.

                 Encourage residential developments to better dev elop, landscape and maintain

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                their neighborhood parks.

                Acquire property in the most efficient and equitable manner to meet the
                present and future needs and desires of the residents of the Districts
                for parks and recreation opportunities.

                Strengthen the partnership between government and private enterprise by
                encouraging and assisting the private sector in providing recreation oppor-
                tunities.

                                            PUBLIC UTILITIES - GOAL

                To provide for public utilities to meet the residential needs in a timely,
                orderly and cost-efficient manner.

                                         PUBLIC UTILITIES    OBJECTIVES

                Coordinate land planning with water and sewerage extensions to ensure
                that land development does not exceed the County's ability to finance
                needed services and capital construction.

                Construct sewer lines with capacities appropriate to the planned development
                that they will serve.

                Provide conveniently located parks and facilities for both active and
                passive recreation to meet the needs and interests of various segments
                of the Districts.

                Provide an efficient and innovative system for the collection, disposal,
                and recycling of solid waste.

                Coordinate a community water system in all existing and future residential
                developments.

                Investigate the idea of acquiring and using the Co    rp of Engineers' Chesapeake
                Bay Model as a community water system,

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                                    COMMUNITY FACILITIES    GOAL

           To make timel and orderly provisions for community    facilities and services
                        y

           to meet the needs of the residents.

                                 COMMUNITY FACILITIES    OBJECTIVES

           Guide population and employment growth to areas in      which adequate public
           f aci 1 i t i es exi st a re to be provi ded by the deVel oper, or are i ncl uded
           in a federal, state, or county Capital Improvement Program.

           Develop a Capital Improvement Program which will assign high priority
           for funds to existing areas that are deficient in community facilities,
           while concurrently taking measures to pace urban growth in order to reduce
           the need to provide community facilities and services to new growth areas
           until presently deficient areas have been brought into conformance with
           County standards.
      *Link the Districts' population and employment growth with the County's
           fiscal ability to provide community facilities and services.

           Carefully control development in areas where community facilities cannot
           feasibly be provided or upgraded.

           Provide facilities and financial assistance that will enable the County
           Sheriff and Fire Departments to ensure an adequate level of physical safety
           and personal well-being for all residents of the Districts.

           Provide facilities that assure comprehensive health care services that
           are reasonably accessible to all residents of the Districts, and that
           are designed to provide easy access for handicapped persons.

           Make new public places, as well as existing public buildings, accessible
           to the handicapped.

           Provide appropriate facilities to meet the general and specialized educational

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             needs of residents.

             improve the delivery of community services through the coordinated planning
             of facilities and programs.

             Select appropriate locations for community buildings related to their
             functions and service areas.

             Maximize the accessibility of medical, educational, and recreational oppor-
             tunities by providing limited public transportation.

             Promote multi-use of the County schools and establish them as centers
             for community activities.

             Develop alternative use strategies for unoccupied public buildings.

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                                         FUTURE LAND USE PLAN

             The Comprehensive Land Use Plan is meant to serve as a guide for future
             development and to provide a basis for proposed changes made to the zoning
             and subdivision ordinances which are intended to implement it.        The Plan
             needs to be reviewed, changed and amended on a periodic basis to take
             account of changing needs.

             The different land uses identified on the Comprehensive Plan are based
             on many factors and considerations, including the location and character
             of existing developments, the environmental suitability, the needs of
             the Districts, and the availability and adequacy of public utilities and
             community services.     Below is a description of the land uses which are
             depicted on the Plan.

             Agriculture Areas - These lands are farming areas of the Districts where
             the soils have been rated as excellent by the Soil Conservation Service.
             Farming, forestry and related activities should be encouraged in these
             areas.   Residential development should be limited to one dwelling unit
             per five acres, with cluster residential development increasing to one
             dwelling unit per three acres.

             Conservation Areas - These woodland areas have been identified as having
             unique vegetation and wildlife and need to be preserved.           Residential
             development should be limited to one dwelling unit to twenty acres.

             Agricultural Residential - Agricultural areas where residential development
             should be limited to one dwelling unit per two acres of land.

             Low-Density Residential Areas - These are areas for residential development
             and should be located in areas where public utilities (water and sewer)
             are available.    Single family detached and attached housing should be
             permitted, with a density of one to three units per acre.   Cluster development
             should be encouraged in these areas,

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                 Medium-Density Residential Areas           These areas are adjacer, P        or will
                 have future access to public utilities (water and sewer) and for the most
                 part are located on principal collector streets.         The density should range
                 from three to eight units per acre and clustering of the units should
                 be encouraged.

                 High-Density Resi-dential Areas - With a density of eight to twelve units
                 per acre, these areas are located adjacent to existing villages and have
                 access to water and sewer utilities.

                 Highway Commercial Areas - These areas are located adjacent to Highway
                 50/301 and allow those commercial uses and services which are compatible
                 with a high traffic volume.

                 Village Commercial Areas - These commercial areas are located adjacent
                 to existing (Stevensville, Queenstown, Grasonville and Wye Mills) and
                 encourage those commercial uses of the visual character, scale and neighbor-
                 hoodness of a small town.

                 Proposed Village Centers are areas where there will be a cluster of commercial
                 shopping facilities with other public and semi-public facilities into
                 unified site development.         Proposed Village Centers should be the focal
                 point for the newly developing residential areas and will make adequate
                 provisions for a variety of other non-retail commercial uses at appropriate
                 locations should also be made within the area. A higher density of housing
                 will be surrounding the Village Center.            The high density housing will
                 take advantage of the village's commercial, cultural and educational faci-
                 lities.

                 The activity center should contain 12 to 15 acres and its service area
                 should be a two to four mile radius and serve three to five residential
                 developments (subdivisions). In the village activity center, a supermarket
                 and a small variety store would serve as anchor of its average gross lease
                 area of 58,000 square feet with other retail outlets, such as a dru          gstore,
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                 restaurant, stationery store, service station, hardware store, beauty
                 parlor, barber shop, baker, laundry and dry cleaning store.        Public facilities

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             would include a nursery school , multi-purpose rooms, medical and dental
             offices.  Open space and recreation facilities may include a plaza, swimming
             pool, tennis court and village park.   The activity center might also include
             an elementary and junior high school.

             Maritime - Located along the navigable waterways, these areas are intended
             to provide the District's maritime industries, businesses, recreation
             and tourism activities, gift shops, fish markets, canneries, and restaurants
             should all play an integral part of the maritime areas.

             Industrial - These areas are located close to Highway 50/301 because of
             the growing need of truck transport.      Industrial parks can gain operating
             efficiencies and reduce the amount of potential conflicts with adjacent
             land uses.   Public utilities (water and sewer) are also located in close
             proximity to these sites.

             Park and Recreation Facilities - The existing and proposed park and recreation
             facilities are located in areas where there is a higher residential density
             and good access to its future users.

             Historic Districts - Within these    areas, there is a collection or cluster
             of historic buildings, structures, sites, objects and spaces that possess
             integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling
             and association.   The two areas which show a potential of being designated
             as historic districts are Stevensville and Queenstown.

             Redevelopment Areas - Within these areas there are clusters of substandard
             housing and the need exists for substantial redevelopment.      The following
             steps should be considered:

                 1.   Homes should be brought up to the County housing standards by
                      utilizing systematic code enforcement within these areas, financial
                      assistance (loans and grants), and voluntary efforts.

                 2.   Abandoned and derelict structures within these areas, which are
                      a blighting influence on neighborhoods, should be acquired and

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                    demolished.

               3.   Priority should be given in the allocation of Community Development
                    Block Grant funding to house-related assistance.

               4.   The redevelopment and expansion of businesses should be encouraged
                    and new business investment promoted.

               5.   The county should assemble vacant    parcels of land to facilitate
                    the development of new housing and related improvements.

               6.   Overcrowding in redevelopment areas should be eliminated by means
                    of relocation -assistance and the promotion of home ownership
                    opportunities.

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