b urtonsville sta ff rec om m end a tions

p resented to ec c a b , 10.5.2011

vision
...a m ixed -use villa g e in up p er Ea st Co unty filled w ith neig hb o rho o d reta il, sma ll tow n ho using o p p o rtunities, rec rea tio n, a nd a d iversity o f em p loym ent o p p o rtunities. The c ro ssro a d s w ill c o ntinue to o ffer a m ix o f ethnic resta ura nts a nd c o m munity-friend ly c o nvenienc e reta il in a c o nnec ted a nd wa lka b le villa g e c enter.

goa ls
c om munities, like b urtonsville, fa c e ma ny c ha lleng es. to survive they must und erta ke ta rg eted / stra teg ic p la nning g oa ls to a llow for g row th a nd a t the sa m e tim e strive to ma inta in their herita g e a nd c ha ra c ter. this p la n ma na g es g row th w hile p rotec ting the c ha ra c ter of the p la c e. the follow ing g oa ls of the p la n a m end m ent inc lud e:

respecting the rura l environment revita lizing the crossroa ds

Kristin OConnor, M-NCPPC, 301-495-2172 Katherine Nelson, M-NCPPC, 301-495-4622

b urtonsville d istric ts

three districts rural preserve village center main street

to m eet these g oa ls of resp ec ting the rura l environm ent a nd revita lizing the c rossroa d s, sta ff s rec om m end a tions a re org a nized und er the follow ing p la nning elem ents:

resp ec ting the rura l environm ent

ecology na tura l environment a nd open spa ce, a ir qua lity,

wa ter qua lity, trees/ vegeta tion, strea m va lleys, pervious surfa ces
sup p o rt fo rest c o ver p ro tec tion a nd a d d tree c a no p y in p a rks a nd o p en sp a c es p ro vid e c o m p a c t d esig n w ith villa g e -sc a le d ensity w ithin the c o m m erc ia l a rea to p ro tec t the rura l q ua lity o f p la c e a nd enviro nm ent rec o nfirm lo w -d ensity resid entia l la nd use in the Pa tuxent w a tershed lo c a te sto rm w a ter m a na g em ent fa c ilities o utsid e o f reg ula to ry strea m b uffers lim it the exp a nsio n o f hig h im p ervio usness uses in the c ro ssro a d s a rea d isc o ura g e uses tha t result in m o re tha n 10 p erc ent im p ervio usness in the RC -zo ned p ro p erties p ro vid e la nd p reserva tio n fo r o p en sp a c e a nd rec rea tio na l la nd p ro vid e g reen a rea b etw een the sc ho o l a nd the p la nned lo o p ro a d / reta il a lley (enha nc e the w etla nd s into a p a rk fea ture a nd ha ve a na tura l a rea d esig na tio n) rec o m m end a d d itio na l p la nting s in the SHA rig ht-o f-w a y a s red evelo p m ent o c c urs w ithin the c ro ssro a d s a rea inc lud ing d esig n fea tures (fo unta in, a rt, linea r p a rk, la nd sc a p ed a rea ) in a ll fo ur c o rners o f the intersec tio n o f Old US 29 a nd MD 198: a t the c ro ssro a d s a nd a t the w estern g a tew a y (the intersec tio n o f Old Co lum b ia Pike a nd MD198) p ro tec t a nd resto re existing strea m a nd strea m va lley b uffer in the p la nning a rea inc rea se tree c a no p y a p p ro p ria te sm a ll to w n w ild life in p a rks a nd o p en sp a c es inc o rp ora te trees into sto rm w a ter Best Ma na g em ent Pra c tic es, a nd ro o f a nd terra c e p la nting s use the enviro nm enta l inc entives in the CR zo nes to p ro vid e a va riety o f la nd sc a p ing o p tio ns to p ro vid e tree p la nting , infiltra tio n, energ y effic ienc y, w a ter c o nserva tion, sto rm w a ter trea tm ent, a nd la yered la nd sc a p ing

revita lizing the c rossroa d s

Infra structure

connectivity a nd public fa cilities roa ds, tra nsit, sidewa lks, community fa cilities
sup p o rt b etter vehic ula r, p ed estria n a nd b ic yc le c o nnec tions sup p o rt the c o nstruc tion a nd red esig n o f the a c c ess ro a d o r lo o p ro a d w ith urb a n d esig n sta nd a rd s a nd o n-street p a rking a nd sho uld inc o rp o ra te the Co unty s m o st rec ent sto rm w a ter m a na g em ent integ ra te the p ub lic a nd p riva te investm ents in the Ma in Street Distric t suc h a s the future lo o p ro a d , a new reta il g rid o f streets, a nd a sa fe a nd func tio na l MD 198 rec o m m end the tra nsfo rm a tion o f MD 198 into a m a in street w ith enha nc ed m ed ia ns a nd c ro ssw a lks, hiker/ b iker tra il, street trees a nd inno va tive sto rm w a ter m a na g em ent fea tures to m o d era te sp eed s, sep a ra te p ed estria ns fro m tra ffic , a nd c o ntrib ute to street a c tivity lim it o r d irec t turning m o vem ents to red uc e b o th the num b er o f turning m o vem ents a lo ng the ro a d a nd the ro a d w a y c ro ssing d ista nc e, resulting in a sa fer a nd m o re a ttra c tive p la c e fo r p ed estria n a c tivity d esig n a c o nnec ted ro a d netw o rk tha t a llo w s fo r m o re tra vel p a th o p tio ns a ro und the c o m m unity, m inim izing tra vel d ista nc es a nd inc rea sing o p p o rtunities fo r no n a uto mo b ile tra vel rec o m m end the extensio n o f To lso n Pla c e fro m Old Co lum b ia Pike to MD198. d esig n streets to b e sa fe a nd a c c essib le fo r vehic les, b ic yc les a nd p ed estria ns. d evelo p sha red p a rking stra teg ies fo r p a rking lo ts in new d evelo p m ent p ro jec ts to ensure a d eq ua te p a rking in the m a in street a nd Villa g e Center d istric ts p ro vid e tra nsit o p tio ns inc lud ing fixed -ro ute servic es- inc lud ing a p o tentia l Bus Ra p id Tra nsit sta tio n, rid e -sha ring , d em a nd resp o nsive (d ia l-a -rid e) tra nsit, c a rsha ring a nd b ike -o n-b us p ro g ra m s

revita lizing the c rossroa d s

Infra structure

connectivity a nd public fa cilities roa ds, tra nsit, sidewa lks, community fa cilities (cont.)
integ ra te the p riva te investm ents in the villa g e d istric t tha t inc lud e new a c c ess d rivewa y to Villa g e Distric t West, a nd a p ro p o sed g rid o f streets a nd p a rk in Villa g e Distric t Ea st p rovid e thro ug h-b lo c k c o nnec tio ns to the elem enta ry sc ho o l into the c o m m erc ia l a rea . d esig na te MD198 a s a Bic yc le a nd Ped estria n Reta il Prio rity Area develo p sha red p a rking stra teg ies fo r p a rking lo ts in new d evelo p m ent p ro jec ts to ensure a d eq ua te p a rking in the c o m m erc ia l c o re sup p o rt the 1997 Pla n s p o lic y o f extend ing sewer servic e to p ro p erties tha t c a n tie into existing g ra vity system s; p um p ing sta tio ns a re d isc o ura g ed no sewer servic e w ithin the Pa tuxent wa tershed fo r Rura l Cluster p ro p erties the Athey Pro p erty sho uld ha ve a c c ess to c o m munity wa ter a nd sewer, RC p ro p erties sho uld ha ve a c c ess to c o m munity wa ter o nly c o m munity sewer a va ila b le to c o m m erc ia lly zo ned p ro p erties p ro p o sed fo r CRT o r CRN sup p o rt the p reserva tio n o f the fire tower

revita lizing the c rossroa d s

economy needs of sma ll businesses, incentives, fina ncing,

ta rget ma rkets, a fforda ble housing
intro d uc e ho using in the c o m m erc ia l a rea to sup p o rt lo ng term g row th c rea te a setting / p la c e tha t is sa fe a nd a ttra c tive em p ha size c o m p a c t d esig n o r c lustering resid enc es a nd c o m m erc ia l a c tivities fo r c o nvenient a c c ess to servic es a nd o p en sp a c es a s well a s m o re effic ient use o f infra struc ture wo rk w ith c o unty DED a nd DHCA o n streetsc a p e a nd fa a d e im p rovem ent p ro g ra m s d evelo p a stra teg y to lea ve a rea s und evelo p ed w hile p rovid ing inc entives fo r d evelo p ing in m o re a p p ro p ria te lo c a tio ns o r c red its fo r fo reg o ing the o p p o rtunity to d evelo p . So m e o f these to o ls inc lud e tra nsfers o r p urc ha se o f d evelo p m ent rig hts, c o nserva tio n ea sem ents a nd la nd b a nking Inc entivize c hurc hes, eld erly ho using , fa rm ers ma rket a nd p la nt/ nursery sa les w ithin the c o m m erc ia l a rea p ro m o te the c o m munity s c o m m erc e histo ry a nd a g ric ultura l herita g e thro ug h its b uild ing s, sp a c es, a nd p eo p le sup p o rt a c ha m b er o f c o m m erc e o r b usiness g ro up w ith a m issio n to sup p o rt a nd p ro m o te Burto nsville b usiness interests, inc lud ing fo stering the sp irit o f c o o p era tio n a nd und ersta nd ing a nd p ro m o ting c o m munity events

revita lizing the c rossroa d s

culture

community cha ra cter, identity a nd design reta il, recrea tion, food

intro d uc e a m ix o f uses in the c o m m erc ia l a rea c rea te p la c es to so c ia lize a nd g reet neig hb o rs c rea te a c tive m a in street a nd villa g e c enter d istric ts w ith new resid entia l uses w ith c o urtya rd s a nd a m enity sp a c e c rea te new c o nnec tions to p a rk-a nd -rid e fa c ility d efine new p ub lic sp a c es tha t w ill exem p lify the uniq ue sc a le a nd c ha ra c ter o f Burto nsville p reserve the fire to w er a nd b e m ind ful o f the view s w ith a ny red evelo p m ent p ro vid e a p ro m inent o p en sp a c e a nd c ivic fo c a l p o int in ea c h d istric t p o c ket p a rks ea c h in Ma in Street No rth a nd So uth o p en sp a c e/ p a rk d esig ned a nd im p lem ented o n b o th sid es o f the Burto nsville Villa g e c enter d istric t w hen red evelo p m ent o c c urs. The hea vily la nd sc a p ed sp a c es sho uld a c c o m m od a te m a jo r c o m m unity events, o utd o o r a c tivities, g a thering s, a nd c eleb ra tio ns a nd integ ra te a rt a nd m ulti-p rop erty sto rm w a ter m a na g em ent into its d esig n p ro vid e d esig n fea tures (o utd o o r sea ting a d ja c ent to Seib el s Fa m ily Resta ura nt), fo unta in, a rt, la nd sc a p ed a rea ) la nd sc a p e a ll fo ur c o rners o f the intersec tio n o f Old US 29 a nd MD 198 a s red evelo p m ent o c c urs, c o nso lid a te utilities o n few er a nd hig her p o les a d d ress sig n p o llution a c c o mm od a te o utd o o r d ining a nd reta il a c tivity o n sid ew a lks a lo ng MD 198 a llo w fo r lo c a l street c lo sures o n the w eekend s to a c c o m m od a te o p en a ir m a rkets, a nd o utd o o r d ining a nd to p ro vid e event sp a c e fo r sp ec ia l o c c a sio ns o r festiva ls

revita lizing the c rossroa d s

hea lth a ccess to hea lth, pa rks, a nd tra ils

p ro vid e fo r the la nd p reserva tio n fo r o p en sp a c e a nd rec rea tio na l la nd sup p o rt tra ils a nd p a rkla nd sup p o rt future rec rea tio n o p p o rtunities inc lud ing natural and hard surface trails as long as they are within the impervious cover limit dictated by the PMA d evelo p m ent o f p a rks, g reenw a ys, a nd tra ils tha t enha nc e the b uilt enviro nm ent, enc o ura g e a lterna tive m o d es o f tra nsp o rta tio n, a nd p ro vid e a n a ttra c tive a lterna tive to sp ra w ling lo w d ensity d evelo p m ent id entify a rea s o n rem a ining d evelo p a b le p a rc els w here na tura l linka g es b etw een la rg er ha b ita ts c a n b e m a d e to b e inc lud ed in the g reenw a y system a c q uire a d d itio na l p a rkla nd in Burto nsville fo r a c tive a nd p a ssive rec rea tio n d evelo p a sig nific a nt o p en sp a c e o r p a rk in the Villa g e Distric t Ea st to b e turned o ver to Pa rks thro ug h d ed ic a tio n w hic h p ro vid es a fo c a l p o int a nd so c ia l g a thering sp a c e support bike and trail connections from the planning area to Fairland Recreational Park to the south of the study area that connect to the Princ e Geo rg e s tra il system o n the Co unty s ea stern ed g e b etter sid ew a lk a nd hiker/ b iker c o nnec tio ns fro m the c o m m erc ia l a rea to the Pra isner Lib ra ry a nd c o m m unity c enter integ ra te sid ew a lks o n a ll new o r up g ra d ed p ub lic a nd p riva te streets sup p o rt a g reenway along Old Columbia Pike, a planted sidewalk along the eastside of the Village East District that eventually meanders off-road, north of the PECO right of way im p ro ve sig na g e o n streets tha t lea d to tra il c o nnec tors a s w ell a s o n the tra ils them selves

revita lizing the c rossroa d s

food

a g ric ulture a nd la nd sc a p ing c o m munity g a rd ens, wa ter p ro tec tions, fa rm ing , hea lthy fo o d , ethnic fo o d c lusters
sup p o rt lo c a l fa rm s a nd c o m m erc ia l fa rm ing o p era tio ns sup p o rt lo c a l nurseries a nd ma inta in wo rking la nd sc a p es c rea te a n ec o no m ic c lima te tha t sup p o rts the p ro d uc ts in the c o m m erc ia l c o re w hile p ro tec ting the sensitive la nd s. p rovid e c o m munity g a rd en sp a c es (inc lud ing veg eta b le g a rd ens enc lo sed w ithin c o urtya rd a p a rtm ent b lo c ks) a nd w ind ow -b ox g a rd ens. p ro tec t d rinking wa ter in the Ro c ky Go rg e Reservo ir

sc a le a nd p rop osed zoning