Development
The Mayo Peninsula urgently needs a detailed land use plan that identifies areas best suited for more development, areas already at capacity and areas that should be targeted for conservation.
The lifting of the building moratorium for the peninsula in 2017 has triggered a surge of development based on outdated planning at a time when congestion on central Avenue is at a peak and average emergency response times continue to be longer that the nationally recommended average.
The Neighbors of the Mayo Peninsula worked with many people in the Mayo community to write up some shared priorities in a report called Envision Mayo. Because many people have had problems with their wells, we asked for and succeeded in having the county fund a scientific study on our aquifers.
We also track development proposals and alert the community to issues of concern.
The lifting of the building moratorium for the peninsula in 2017 has triggered a surge of development based on outdated planning at a time when congestion on central Avenue is at a peak and average emergency response times continue to be longer that the nationally recommended average.
The Neighbors of the Mayo Peninsula worked with many people in the Mayo community to write up some shared priorities in a report called Envision Mayo. Because many people have had problems with their wells, we asked for and succeeded in having the county fund a scientific study on our aquifers.
We also track development proposals and alert the community to issues of concern.
Things to watch:
- Development proposal for the Glebe Heights Forest. A proposal is currently underway to build home on acres of forest off Loch Haven Road, impacting both traffic and a headwater stream for the South River. Several seriously flawed plans have been submitted to the county and the county has expressed concerns with them. We are actively working to get this land into permanent protection.
- A proposal to up zone land near Mayo Elementary to construct condominiums on the waterfront.
- The General Development Plan (GDP) for the county is being updated now. The GDP sets the general guidelines for development in the county and triggers both "small area plans" and zoning changes. Two Mayo residents are on the citizens' advisory committee for the GDP.
- Peninsula Principles: Residents of peninsulas across the county have united to ask the county for a set of laws and regulations that guide development specifically for the unique shoreline environment and road constraints of peninsulas.
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