Figure 1-1. Land use and cover in the Queenstown Planning Area. Modified from the Maryland Department of Planning by the Queen Anne’s County (2002)

Figure 1-2. 1998 and 2009 Planning Areas. The 1998 planning area included 2,165 acres. With the Queenstown Creek and Route 18 extensions, the 2009 planning area includes 3,945 acres.

Figure 1-3. Growth potential across the Queenstown Planning Area

A new town

Intense commercialon Dudley South

Mixed use on Dudley North

Wheatlands Farmdevelopment

Regional andlocal commerce

along 301

Network of connected, natural lands

A greenbelt

Limit suburban sprawl

Gateway woodlandsat western approach

FarmlandPreservation

Woodland expansionand stream protection

Revitalization of downtown

Town planning forcurrent limits

Water and sewerimprovements

Investigateno-growth option

Preserve natural aspect and provide access to

Queenstown Creek

Pedestrian & bicycle network

Overpassat Route 18

New interchangeat Bloomingdale

301 soundmitigation

Access toRoute 50 corridor

Overpass at Greenspringand Route 301

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TransportationQueenstown Today

A new town

Intense commercialon Dudley South

Mixed use on Dudley North

Wheatlands Farmdevelopment

Regional andlocal commerce

along 301

Network of connected, natural lands

A greenbelt

Limit suburban sprawl

Gateway woodlandsat western approach

FarmlandPreservation

Woodland expansionand stream protection

Revitalization of downtown

Town planning forcurrent limits

Water and sewerimprovements

Investigateno-growth option

Preserve natural aspect and provide access to

Queenstown Creek

Pedestrian & bicycle network

Overpassat Route 18

New interchangeat Bloomingdale

301 soundmitigation

Access toRoute 50 corridor

Overpass at Greenspringand Route 301

Environment Future Development

TransportationQueenstown Today

Figure 1-4. Community Workshop Results

Figure 1-5. Build-out of major proposed annexation properties in the Queenstown Planning Area under current County zoning. Additional smaller lots add 40 residential units to the calculated build-out, resulting in a total of 605 units under current County zoning.

Figure 1-6. Planned land use across the Queenstown Planning Area. Sensitive areas include wetlands, 300 foot stream buffers, and Category III hurricane flood zones.

Figure 1-7. Queenstown lot sizes (acres).

Figure 1-8. Sensitive Areas in the Queenstown Planning Area

Figure 1-9. Preserved areas in the Queenstown Community Plan. Sensitive areas include 300 foot stream buffers, wetlands, and Category III Hurricane flood zones.

Figu

re 1-10. Exam

ples of ideal growth strategies for future developm

ent in Queenstow

n.

Figure 1-12. Roads and Trails

Figure 1-13. Existing Queenstown production wells, distribution system, and waste water treatment plant (WWTP).

Figure 1-14. Watersheds in the Queenstown Planning Area. Each watershed was divided into hydrologic subunits defined based on topographic flowpath analyses.

Figu

re 1-15. Land use and land cover currently IM

DP

2002) and under alternative future growth scenarios in

the Queenstow

n Planning A

rea.

Figu

re 1-16. Annual average total nitrogen loads (pounds per acre per year) estim

ated with the M

aryland D

epartment of P

lanning’s Nutrient A

nalysis Spreadsheet.

Fig

ure 1-17. A

nnual average total phosphorus loads (pounds per acre per year) estim

ated with the M

aryland Departm

ent of Planning’s N

utrient Analysis S

preadsheet

Figure 1-18. Flood inundation zones within Queenstown and across the planning area (inset). The dashed box in the inset indicates the extent of the aerial photograph. Sensitive areas identified in the Queenstown Comprehensive Plan include areas prone to flood from a category IIII hurricane (10 to 12 foot storm surge).

Figure 1-19. Timeline of potential build-out and infrastructure improvements in the Queenstown Planning Area. Green numbers indicate a supply surplus, and red numbers indicate a supply deficit.

Figu

re 2-1. Regional m

ap and physiographic provinces of the E

ast Coast.

Figure 2-2. Topography of the Queenstown Planning Area.

Figu

re 2-3. Map of m

ajor Quaternary paleochannel system

s of the S

usquehanna River beneath the C

hesapeake Bay and

the Delm

arva Peninsula. F

rom C

oleman et al. 1990.

Figure 2-4. Silt content and permeability of surface soils in the Queenstown Planning Area. Sand content increases soil permeability and generally decreases with silt content.

Figu

re 2-5. Geologic cross-section of M

aryland Coastal P

lain. The geologic stratigraphy

controls groundwater supply (yield ) and w

ater quality.

Figu

re 2-6. Evidence of sea level rise in the C

hesapeake Bay. (A

) Colonial and (B

) modern m

ap of the C

hesapeake Bay evidencing the increase in its w

idth and land lost due to sea level rise. (C) G

auge records at S

olomons Island, M

D, tide gauge, 1937-97. (D

) Map of S

harps Island, showing extent of land m

ass in 1848 ( U

.S. C

oast Survey, 1848). Inset show

s Sharps Island lighthouse, w

hich was built in 1882 (photograph

from V

ojtech (1997); used with perm

ission from T

idewater P

ublishers). The form

er Sharps Island is now

subm

erged, and the lighthouse is surrounded by water three to four m

eters deeps. All figures are from

L

arson 1998 (http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs102-98/, accessed 9/9/09).

Figure 2-7. Natural resource areas in the Queenstown Planning Area.

Figure 2-8. Comparison of 100 foot stream buffers (thin black line) and 300 foot stream buffers (thick blue line).

Figure 2-9. Land use and land cover (MDP 2002) within the 300 foot stream buffer across the Queenstown Planning Area.

Figure 2-10. Queen Anne’s County Zoning.