Developer To Scale Back North Patuxent Plans

An Annapolis developer said he will scale back plans for new homes along North Patuxent Road after hearing feedback from local residents and historians.

Tim Hogan of The Hogan Companies said he will likely draw up plans for about 60 three-story townhomes on eight acres just to the east of the Odenton MARC station, and will keep intact at least two historic homes.

Earlier plans had called for apartments or as many as 90 townhomes as high as four stories.

Hogan spoke briefly at Tuesday's meeting, but did not present formal plans for the project. He said he could present rough plans as early as the town center committee’s March meeting.

"People didn't want it to be overbuilt, didn't want it to be four stories, didn't want it to be apartments, so we're trying to address those concerns," Hogan said.

Hogan said he met several times with county planners and with members of the Odenton Heritage Society during the last two months. Because the site is in the Odenton Historic District, residents and county historians called for a less dense development, with single-family homes along the street. They also called for the preservation of the Padgett House and Journeay House, which county historians said have historic value. Hogan said he would keep them intact.

One thing that remains unclear is the size and nature of potential commercial development at the site. The town center master plan calls for at least some retail or office space, but local historians said the requirements of the historic district forbid commercial development. The town center committee said it would ask the county office of planning and zoning for a formal opinion on which guidelines to follow.

Hogan said that if commercial space was required, he would seek to build some of the townhouses as live-work units.

Hogan also said Tuesday night that the company has partnered with Elm Street Development on the project. Elm Street was the master developer for Odenton Gateway, a mixed-use project under construction near the roundabout on Annapolis Road.