Urban Design Guidelines
For the White Flint Master Plan
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Montgomery County Planning Department
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
April 2009
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W h i t e F l i n t D e s i g n G u i d e l i n e s -
D R A F T
3 Foreword4 Introduction
PurposeReview Process and Design Guidelines
6 Area Wide Guidelines
StreetsPublic Open Space SystemBuildings
26 Districts
White Flint Mall DistrictNoBe Market DistrictMetro West District
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W h i t e F l i n t D e s i g n G u i d e l i n e s -
D R A F T
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The Montgomery County Planning Department adopts the following (dra) Urban Design Guidelines.
These guidelines are based on the approved and adopted Sector Plan for the White Flint Area, 2009, an
amendment to the approved and adopted 1992 North Bethesda/Garret Park Master Plan. They providegreater clarity to applicants seeking development approval and reect the Planning Board’s expecta
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ons to create a unied place through outstanding design.The Urban Design Guidelines were developed in collaboraon with the property owners, residents, ins
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tuons, representaves of the County Execuve, and others. Following County Council’s approval of theSector Plan, the guidelines have been revised to ensure consistency with the Sector Plan. Aer approvalof the Sector Plan, the Planning Board held a public hearing followed by worksessions and adopon of the guidelines. The guidelines will be revised periodically and updated at least once every six years.With the excepon of standards for the rights-of-way, the guidelines are not regulaons that mandatespecic building forms and locaons. They are meant to be illustrave and to encourage applicantsand public agencies to propose designs that create an aracve and successful public realm dened bystreets, open spaces, and aracve buildings. The guidelines include recommendaons for the follow
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Streets-Specic standards and guidelines for the development of rights-of-way approved by the•County Execuve in accordance with the new Road Code. Street standards and guidelines are bind
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ing unless a waiver is granted by the Planning Board to achieve context sensive design. Local streetlayouts illustrate design principles and are not mandated.Open Spaces-Locaon and design guidelines for public open spaces. The design guidelines are il
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•lustrave and the locaons are approximate except for open spaces idened in the approved andadopted Sector Plan.Buildings-Guidelines for the massing, form and design of buildings, and idencaon of building•types appropriate to the area. Alternave and innovave designs that further Sector Plan goals arewelcomed.Applicants are encouraged to schedule informal consultaon with development review, urban designand community planning sta while plans are in an early conceptual stage before subming applica
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ons. In addion, applicants should refer to the White Flint Sector Plan, the 2009 Zoning Ordinance, andother guideline documents such as the recreaon and noise guidelines.
Royce Hanson, Planning Board Chairman
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