At First Work Session On October 22, 2015,: Staff Reviewed Infrastructure

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AtfirstWorkSessiononOctober22,2015,
StaffReviewedInfrastructure:
TransportationCapacity
SchoolCapacity
WillettBranch
ProposedStagingLanguage
WorkSessionIIAgenda
LandUseandZoning:
RecapoftheVision
MajorPrioritiesinthePlan
Requestedzoningmodifications
EffectsofzoningrequeststoMCPSFacilities
NextSteps
MNCPPCMontgomeryCountyParks&PlanningDepartmentsmontgomeryplanning.orgmontgomeryparks.org
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CommunityCorrespondence:
WhyarewedoingthisPlan?
Revitalizationofanagingcommercialcenter
TransportationimprovementstoRiverRoadandWestbard
Avenue
AccommodateandManagegrowth(COGprojectionsforregion
andaccountingforunconstrainedlandintheCounty)
Provideamenitiesthatwerenotrealizedinthe1982Plan(not
justbecauseoftheageofthePlan)
EnvironmentalImprovements
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FlawedAssumptions
Wearetriplingthedensity
limitthenumberofpermittedresidentialunitsto1,600whichis500overthecurrentallowable
capacity
Existing:1,104dus Max.Allowed:1,684dus Proposed:3,200dus

Weareproposingexcessivecommercialization(doublecommercialuse)
Retail
(Reducedfrom576,000sfto544,000sf)
Industrial(Reducedfrom667,000sfto434,000sf)
Charrettedoesnotreflectopinionsofthecommunity
(trafficimprovements,WillettBranch,Affordablehousing,newcommercialcenter)
Westbard shouldnotbedesignatedasanUrbanAreaforpurposesoflimitingroadand
transportation
Countymeddlinginaffairswithouttheirconsent(outreach)
Increasedtraffic
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NonModelInformation
TrendsonRiverRoadandMassachusettsAvenue
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Support
RevitalizationofCommercialCenter
theWestbard Communitywillbenefitfromthemodernretail,numerouscommunitygatheringand
openspaces,enhancedenvironmentalandimprovedconnectivity
Support1,684totalplusanadditional580newunits
Maximumheightof50feet
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Vision
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Vision Arevitalizationplanfor
Westbard:
Improvedqualityoflife
NaturalizedWillettBranch
Convenientshoppingandindustrialservices
Retainneighborhoodscaleandamenitiesof
Westbard
Revitalizethecommunitythrougha
diversityofuses,transportationconnections
andenvironmentalupgrades.
Provideaffordablehousingandnumerous
parksandopenspaces
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Major Priorities
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MajorPriorities:
AffordableHousing
ParksandOpenSpace
TransportationImprovement
CommunityFacilities
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MajorPriorities:
AffordableHousing
HOCProperty
ParkBethesda
LibrarySite
ParksandOpenSpace
TransportationImprovements
CommunityFacilities
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MajorPriorities:
AffordableHousing
ParksandOpenSpace
WillettBranch
CentralCivicGreen
NeighborhoodPark
CountywideUrbanRecreationPark
CommunityFacilities
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MajorPriorities:
AffordableHousing
ParksandOpenSpace
Westbard /RidgefieldRoadReAlignment
StreetscapeImprovements
CapitalCrescentTrailConnections
PrivateShuttle/TransitFacility
ConnectorRoad
CommunityFacilities
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MajorPriorities:
AffordableHousing
ParksandOpenSpace
CommunityFacilities
ColocationofLibrary
CommunityFacility(Interior)
MCPS
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Land Use and Zoning
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WestbardAvenueDistrict
Priorities/PublicAmenities
(4.1.2),page88:
CentralCivicGreenfacingontoWestbard
Avenue,atapproximately0.5Acre,butnotless
than1/3acreinsize
Aneighborhoodparklocatedalongthenorth
edgeoftheWestwoodShoppingCenter
approximately0.5Acreinsize,butnotlessthan
1/3acreinsize
RenovationofWillettBranchstreamandthe
creationofanurbanwoodedareaandgreenway
DedicationofWillettBranchStreaminorderto
createanurbanstreamandgreenway
StreetscapeupgradesonWestbard Avenue
PedestrianconnectionbetweenWestlandMiddle
SchoolandtheCapitalCrescentTrail
Inclusionofaninteriorcommunityusespace
ReconfigureWestbard AvenueatRidgefieldRoad
BikeSharestations
PrivateShuttleandimplementationofimproved
transitaccess
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StaffProposedZoning
MJ1
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PropertyOwner
Requestedzoning
changes:
EquityOneProperty:
Unitsplannedor
requested:500700
HOCisproposing:
A75unitSenior
LivingFacility
75new
apartments
AMinimumof
30%
affordability
commitment
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Staffagreedtoanewparagraphonpage49thataddresses
theWillettBranchasfollows:
ThePlanrecognizesthatWillettBranchwillbeanurbanstreamandwill
haveengineeredelements.Theintentoftherecommendationsforan
improvedWillettBranchistocreateattractiveandaccessiblegreen
spacesthatprovideinterconnectivitywithurbangreeninfrastructure
andthatimprovestreamecology.TheimprovementstoWillettBranch
needtobalanceandcomplementthegoalsofimprovingstreamquality,
whilealsoallowingrecommendedredevelopmenttoproceed.
Accordingly,atthetimeofregulatoryreview,streambufferareasmay
bemodifiedand/orreducedifnecessarytoachievethebalance
describedabove.
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WestbardAvenueSection
Requestedmodificationtolanguageonpage29
asfollows:
WestbardAvenueshouldcontainthefollowing
elementswithintherightofway:
TravelLanes:Two,1011footwide lanesper
direction.
Median:None.
SeparatedBikeLane:5footwide,oneway
separatedbikelane(cycletrack)oneachsideof
theroadwithabufferfromtraffic.
LandscapeBuffer:Toaccommodatestreet
trees.
Sidewalks:15footwideataminimum.
MJ1
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PropertyOwnerRequestedzoningchanges:
550totalnewunits
Acommitmentto25%affordablehousing(15%MPDUand10%workforce)
Maximum35heightsadjacenttoWestwoodMewstothesouth
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RiverRoadDistrict
Priorities/PublicAmenities:
Creationofatreelinedboulevard
onRiverRoad
Largegreenopenspacewithinthe
100footstreambufferonWhole
Foodsite(Royco Property)of
approximately10,000squarefeet
NaturalizeWillettBranch
PedestrianTrailbetweenRiverRoad
andCapitalCrescentTrail
ExtendWillettBranchTrailunder
RiverRoad
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RiverRoadDistrict
UnitRatesperParcelarea:
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RiverRoadDistrict
PropertyOwnerRequestedzoningchanges:
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NorthRiverDistrict
Establishmentofavehicular
connectionbetweenRiverRoad
andLittleFallsParkway
Daylightingandnaturalizingof
WillettBranchstreamon
WashingtonEpiscopalSchool
property
PedestrianTrailbetweentheCapital
CrescentTrailandLittleFalls
Parkway
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NorthRiverDistrict
StaffProposedZoning(norequestedchanges)
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SouthRiverDistrict
Establishanewconnectorroad
betweenWestbardAvenueand
RiverRoad
EstablishmentofaCountywide
Urbanparkataminimumof10,000
squarefeetasanopen,level,grassy
areaforavarietyofinformal
recreationalactivities,includinga
skateandadogpark.
NaturalizeWillettBranchstream
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SouthRiverDistrict
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SouthWestbardDistrict
Establishmentofadualuseturf
playingfieldatWestlandMiddle
School.
AMidblockcrossingonWestbard
AvenuebetweenWestlandMiddle
SchoolandtheParkBethesda
propertywherethenewconnector
roadintersectsWestbardAvenue.
Pedestrianconnectionbetween
WestlandMiddleSchoolandthe
CapitalCrescentTrail.
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Staffproposedzoning:Nochangestoexistingzoning
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Property(DGS)OwnerRequestedzoningchanges:
Unityieldwouldrange
between150&200,
dependingonamountof
office/institutionaluse
andproposedunitsize
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MCPS Effects & Next Steps
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StudentGenerationRates
Total
withRequestedzoningchanges
TotalNetNewResidentialUnits
TotalNetNewResidentialUnits
2096
2573
ElementarySchoolStudents
ElementarySchoolStudents
164
201
MiddleSchoolStudents
MiddleSchoolStudents
67
80
HighSchoolStudents
HighSchoolStudents
101
126
K12
K12
332
407
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WorkSessionSchedule:
Thursday,November19:ZoningandLanduse
Thursday,December3: ParksandWillettBranchRenovation
Thursday,December17:VoteOut

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Existing:1,104dus Max.Allowed:1,684dus Proposed:3,200dus

Land Use and Zoning

MCPS Effects & Next Steps

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