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Planning

The function of the Department is to coordinate the City's development review process, implement the City's Comprehensive Plan, and provide planning services to the Mayor and City Council. To that end the Department reviews development proposals in order to protect the public interest and ensure that new development in consistant with City regulations and policies. The staff also administers the Zoning Ordinance and the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance; prepares grant applications; conducts demographic, land use, and financial analysis; assists with various plans, studies, and reports; and assists with development of the Capital Improvement Program - all of which facilitate implementation of the Comprehensive Plan, and the Sewer Capacity Allocation Program.

The Department´s personnel also encourage community revitalization and economic development through administration of the Preservation Design District Ordinance, the Annexation Policy and the Sewer Capacity Allocaiton Program.

Staff
Kathleen Maher, Planning Director,
kmaher@hagerstownmd.org

Stephen Bockmiller, Development Planner / Zoning Administrator, sbockmiller@hagerstownmd.org

Stuart Bass, Comprehensive Planner,
sbass@hagerstownmd.org

Alex Rohrbaugh, Planner,
arohrbaugh@hagerstownmd.org

CheyAnne Brown, Planning Inspector,
cheyanne.brown@hagerstownmd.org

Debbie Calhoun, Secretary,
dcalhoun@hagerstownmd.org

Mail Address:
City Hall
1 East Franklin Street, Room 400
Hagerstown, MD 21740-4987

Phone:
301-739-8577, Ext 138
between 8am & 4:30pm M-F
(eastern standard time)

E-Mail
planning@hagerstownmd.org





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February 2007
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