On September 3, 2019, Frederick County adopted the Livable Frederick Master Plan (LFMP), a community-driven document that ushers in a new and innovative way of planning for Frederick County’s future. The LFMP focuses on four key policy themes including: Our Community, Our Environment, Our Economy, and Our Health; as well as a general growth, redevelopment, and preservation strategy that articulates a clear direction for the county in the first half of the 21st century.
The Livable Frederick Master Plan is organized into three (3) sections:
- Our Vision, focusing on community aspirations, ideas, and preferences;
- The Development Framework, addressing the forms and patterns that will determine the physical shape of Frederick County;
- The Action Framework, including recommended positions, policies, and actions
Additionally, the LFMP’s Thematic Plan Map is a broad and vivid representation of - and a visual and narrative guide to - the future growth, preservation, and mobility patterns envisioned by Frederick County and its residents during the development of the Livable Frederick Master Plan.
www.LivableFrederick.org
One critical aspect of long-range planning that is often ignored, is the issue of plan implementation. How can a community translate its vision into tangible results? Fortunately, the LFMP describes new approaches to structuring comprehensive planning in Frederick County that are unlike past planning efforts. Targeted planning initiatives - including the development of large area plans, where the focus is on broad and contiguous areas of the County - are a featured component of our plan. To that end, the approved Implementation Plan for the LFMP includes the creation of our first large area plan, the Sugarloaf Area Plan.
Description of the Sugarloaf Mountain Area from the Livable Frederick Master Plan
Introduction to the Sugarloaf Area Plan as contained in the Livable Frederick Implementation Plan
Sugarloaf Planning Area Map
A short video that explains the "why" behind the Sugarloaf Area Plan
