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LAN Mplementation: East Silver Spring Master Plan Approved and Adopted, December 2000

This document discusses the implementation of the East Silver Spring Master Plan through zoning changes and interjurisdictional coordination. Zoning recommendations will be implemented via a Sectional Map Amendment and zoning text amendments, including new overlay zones. Coordination is also needed with neighboring jurisdictions on issues like revitalization, transportation, and facilities. Historic preservation will be guided by the Historic Preservation Ordinance and Master Plan. The Annual Growth Policy must be consistent with the master plan and will address traffic circulation issues. Achieving the plan's recommendations will require involvement from various sectors through the Framework for Action.

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LAN Mplementation: East Silver Spring Master Plan Approved and Adopted, December 2000

This document discusses the implementation of the East Silver Spring Master Plan through zoning changes and interjurisdictional coordination. Zoning recommendations will be implemented via a Sectional Map Amendment and zoning text amendments, including new overlay zones. Coordination is also needed with neighboring jurisdictions on issues like revitalization, transportation, and facilities. Historic preservation will be guided by the Historic Preservation Ordinance and Master Plan. The Annual Growth Policy must be consistent with the master plan and will address traffic circulation issues. Achieving the plan's recommendations will require involvement from various sectors through the Framework for Action.

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PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

East Silver Spring Master Plan 84 Approved and Adopted, December 2000
East Silver Spring Master Plan 85 Approved and Adopted, December 2000
ZONING
A variety of parties must work together to implement the recommendations of this Plan. This section provides
implementation strategies relating to zoning, jurisdictional coordination, historic preservation, the County’s
Annual Growth Policy, and a framework for action.

Zoning is the process by which a locality divides itself into districts for the purpose of regulating the use of
private property. All land in Montgomery County is zoned. Within each zone, the Zoning Ordinance permits
certain uses by right and allows others conditionally through special exception. The County Council, acting
as the District Council, makes final decisions on the application of both Euclidean and floating zones.

SECTIONAL MAP AMENDMENT


Zoning recommendations in this Plan will be implemented through the Sectional Map Amendment process
following the adoption of this Plan. A Sectional Map Amendment is the comprehensive rezoning of a
planning area, initiated by the Planning Board or County Council.

ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS


Zoning text amendments change the language pertaining to the uses and standards for development in the
various zones. This Plan recommends text amendments to create two new overlay zones. An overlay zone
imposes a set of requirements or restrictions in addition to those of the underlying zoning district. Land is
developed under the conditions and requirements of both zones. This Plan recommends a Commercial
Revitalization Overlay Zone that will be applied to some of the commercially zoned land in East Silver
Spring.

INTERJURISDICTIONAL COORDINATION
East Silver Spring shares boundaries with the City of Takoma Park and with Prince George’s County.
Commercial and residential neighborhoods in East Silver Spring bisected by or close to a jurisdictional
boundary will benefit from coordination to address common concerns. Among the areas of concern are
revitalization strategies, marketing, landscaping, transportation improvements, long-range transit
serviceability, public safety, and shared community facilities.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION
In Montgomery County, historic preservation activities are directed by the Master Plan for Historic
Preservation and the Historic Preservation Ordinance, Chapter 24A, of the Montgomery County Code. Under
Chapter 24A, the Historic Preservation Commission is charged with evaluating properties that are listed in
the Locational Atlas and Index of Historic Sites for designation in the Master Plan, while the Planning Board
makes the final determination. Once designated on the Master Plan for Historic Preservation, historic
resources are subject to the protection of the Ordinance.

East Silver Spring Master Plan 86 Approved and Adopted, December 2000
ANNUAL GROWTH POLICY
The Annual Growth Policy (AGP) is a resolution adopted annually by the County Council. It is intended to
facilitate and coordinate government’s powers in limiting or encouraging growth and development in the
County within master plan and zoning limits. Its overall purpose is to match the timing of private
development with the availability of public services. The AGP must be consistent with the approved and
adopted master plan. The AGP is the process that will be used to address the issues referred to in the “Traffic
Circulation” section of the Neighborhood-Friendly Circulation Chapter of the Plan.

FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION


Achieving the East Silver Spring Master Plan recommendations will require the ongoing and coordinated
efforts of a variety of participants. The Framework for Action summarizes the steps and projects that must
be undertaken to implement the recommendations of this Plan. It also identifies the major organizations that
will be responsible for implementing other actions and the anticipated time frames for implementation. There
are usually five groups that play key roles in revitalization efforts such as those recommended by this Plan:
land owners, developers and investors; local business owners; residential communities; local, state and federal
governments; and non-governmental organizations. Implementing this Plan’s recommendations will require
involvement by both the public and the private sectors. Non-government organizations, such as non-for-profit
groups, reflect a community’s desires and priorities and give it a unique character. These organizations can
focus on specific needs quickly and efficiently by, for example, promoting local businesses, meeting human
service needs, or other community-related programs.

East Silver Spring Master Plan 87 Approved and Adopted, December 2000
East Silver Spring Master Plan 88 Approved and Adopted, December 2000

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