Responsible Land Development

Development and redevelopment must be part of specific master plans such as those for Route 1, Turf Valley, Maple Lawn, Route 40 and Columbia Downtown.  In addition to master plans, zoning regulations play a key role in managing development.

• Implementation of the Route 40 master plan needs to begin now.
•  The Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (APFO) should be strengthened to ensure developers are fully responsible for adequate infrastructure including schools and roads (compensating for both local and downstream impact) as well as amenities.
• Independent consultants ought to do traffic studies for development applications and be paid out of a common fund of developers’ contributions.