How Much Growth?
The Land Use section of the Olney Master Plan describes how some
properties in Olney will be rezoned. The zoning determines how many
housing units can be built per acre. The rezoning proposed in the Staff
Draft, published in July 2003, added some additional housing units,
mostly in the Town Center. As the Planning Board conducts their work
sessions, additional housing is being proposed.
In this section, we will look at different growth scenarios:
Assuming all this growth occurs, what is the effect on Olney?
- Population
- Schools (coming soon...)
- Traffic (coming soon...)
Important Note: FORECASTS ARE ESTIMATES! We have done our best to
accurately reflect the effects of rezoning in the Master Plan. Our
overall numbers generally line up with those presented by Park & Planning
in the work sessions. The split between single family homes/townhomes/apartments
is our estimate for use in population forecasting and the impacts on
schools. We have not rounded our numbers so as to avoid accumulated
rounding errors; however we realize these estimates are at best guesses.
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