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CAC
Public Hearing Draft
M‐NCPPC Germantown Master Plan, CAC, June 10, 2008
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vision Vision
Employment
Mixed use at transit
Town Center
Identity
Green
Design
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Vision
Employment
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90,000
Employment Jobs:Housing
Employment ‐ vision
80,600
2.0
62,500
62,500
59,850
60,000
4.5
10.2
46,000
Jobs Jobs
Housing Housing
30,000
23,030
3.8 13,990
13,990
6,075 5,845
0
Existing Study Area 1989 Master Plan Study Area Proposed Study Area
Proposed Study Area All Germantown
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vision Vision
Employment
Mixed use at transit
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Mixed vision
Mixed‐use at transit ‐ Mobility
Pedestrians, bikes
CCT, MARC, buses
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Mixed use at transit ‐ Accessibility
Mixed use at transit
Mixed uses at transit stations include:
Employment
Retail
Hotels
Entertainment
Commons and urban open spaces
Residential
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vision Vision
Employment
Mixed use at transit
Town Center
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The Town Center is the Up‐county
The Town Center is the Up
Cultural Center
BlackRock Center for the Arts
Germantown Library
Offices
Shops and restaurants
Residential
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Up vision
Up‐county Cultural Center
Design excellence
A string of parks, open spaces and amenities
Signage
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vision Vision
Employment
Mixed use at transit
Town Center
Identity
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vision
Germantown’s rich history
Identity
▼
Employment
Mixed use at transit
Town Center
Identity
Green
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vision
Germantown is Green
~ A green community
~ Green buildings
~ Urban tree canopies
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Natural Systems
~ Forests and streams
~ Residents walk everywhere
~ A greenbelt surrounds
Germantown
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vision Vision
Employment
Mixed use at transit
Town Center
Identity
Green
Design
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vision
Centers
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vision Density
Highest
Transit served
Compatibility
Not transit served
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Connections
Streets
Sidewalks
Streetscape
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vision
Street Oriented Development
Defined Streets
Parking
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vision
Urban Open Spaces
Urban Parks
Plazas, Commons
Parks and Trails
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Land Use
Districts
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vision
Town Center
Transit
Retail
Street
Culture
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vision
West End Neighborhood
Historic District
MARC
Housing
Mixed use
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Gateway
DOE
Industrial
High school
New housing
Little change
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vision
Cloverleaf
Signature
Transit
Connections
Green
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vision
North End
Technology
Transit
Neighbors
Green
Forest
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vision
Seneca Meadows/Milestone
Employment
Power center
Recreation
Housing
Fen
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vision
Montgomery College
Academic
Technology
Connections
Gunners Branch
Forest
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vision
Fox Chapel
Village center
Housing
MD 355
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implementation Implementation
Transit, bikeways, pedestrians
Urban design and streetscape plan
Zoning
Action
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implementation Mobility
Transit
Pedestrians and bikes
Street network
MD 355
Balance
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implementation
Transit
CCT
MARC
Buses
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implementation
Pedestrians and Bikes
Transit access
Town Center access
Regional access
Design elements
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implementation
Street Network
Town Center
Other activity centers
Superblocks
I‐270 access
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implementation
Maryland Route 355
M‐83 study status
Interchanges
Bus rapid transit
Calthorpe urban network
Further study
Phased recommendations
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implementation Balance
Localized congestion
Mitigation approaches
Areawide adequacy
Staging
>20% above Growth Policy standard
<20% above Growth Policy standard
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implementation Zoning tools
Mixed use zoning
TMX
Standard and optional methods
Building lot termination (BLT)
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implementation
New Calculations for BLTs
Germantown example
Suppose 100,000 square feet of optional density is
desired; 40,000 sf (40%) commercial space and
desired; 40,000
60,000 sf
sf (60%) residential is proposed. Twelve and
a half percent of all optional development is
required to purchase BLTs.
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implementation New Calculations for BLTs
Germantown example
Commercial calculation:
• 40,000 sf x 12.5 = 5,000 sf required to purchase BLTs
• 5,000 sf divided by 7,500 sf (BLT) = 0.67 (of a BLT)
• Value of a commercially used BLT (as set for the fee‐in‐lieu of purchase) =
Value of a commercially used BLT (as set for the fee
$202,500 [7,500 sf x $27/sf (average rental rate for Class A office space)]
• Payment required for 5,000 sf commercial density = $135,700
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implementation New Calculations for BLTs
Germantown example (continued)
Residential calculation:
• 60,000 sf x 12.5% = 7,500 sf required to purchase BLTs
• 7,500 sf divided by 9,000 sf (BLT) = 0.83 (of a BLT)
• Value of a residentially applied BLT (as set for the fee‐in‐lieu of purchase) = $135,000
Value of a residentially applied BLT (as set for the fee
[9,000 sf x $15/sf (average rental rate for multi‐family residential unit)]
(average rental rate for multi
• Payment required for 7,500 sf residential density = $112,000
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implementation
New Calculations for BLTs
Germantown example totals
In this example, the total cost equals $247,700
and the cost of 100,000 square fee of additional density
is approximately $2.48 per square foot
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implementation Design Implementation
Urban Design Plan
Streetscape Plan
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implementation
Action
Urban district
Staging
Feasibility
Follow through
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next Next
June 30
June Public Hearing
July 24 or 31
July Worksession
July 28
July Council Hearing on TMX
September Worksession
Late September
Late County Council
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Germantown Forward
Discussion
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