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Twinbrook Sector Plan

The Twinbrook Sector Plan outlines a vision for three districts around the Twinbrook Metro station: 1) A mixed-use Metro Core area with housing, office, and retail. 2) A Technology Employment area focused on advanced technology with step down in density. 3) A Light Industrial area providing services and limited housing with an I-4 Zone amendment. The plan proposes over 5,800 new housing units within a half mile of the Metro and discusses improving connections, retaining the industrial area, and developing a linked open space system. It compares the proposed TMX and amended I-4 Zoning to implement the plan.

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Twinbrook Sector Plan

The Twinbrook Sector Plan outlines a vision for three districts around the Twinbrook Metro station: 1) A mixed-use Metro Core area with housing, office, and retail. 2) A Technology Employment area focused on advanced technology with step down in density. 3) A Light Industrial area providing services and limited housing with an I-4 Zone amendment. The plan proposes over 5,800 new housing units within a half mile of the Metro and discusses improving connections, retaining the industrial area, and developing a linked open space system. It compares the proposed TMX and amended I-4 Zoning to implement the plan.

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Twinbrook Sector Plan

Twinbrook Sector Plan

Outline
Introduction:
• Twinbrook’s Role in the I-270
Technology Corridor
• Concepts
Districts:
• Metro Core
• Technology Employment Area
• Light Industrial Area
Analysis:
• Relationship to the City of Rockville
• Housing
• Parklawn Building
• Industrial Area
• Connections
• Open Space
Twinbrook Sector Plan

Introduction
Role in the MD 355/I-270 Corridor Along
the Metro Red Line:
• Metro oriented mixed-use neighborhood

• Housing resource

• Convenient, additional space for NIH,


other federal agencies, and national
organizations

• Center for the advanced technology and


biotechnology industries

• Place for small business and


industrial uses

• Spin-offs in light industrial area


Twinbrook Sector Plan

Concept
Twinbrook Sector Plan

Concept
Twinbrook Sector Plan

Districts
Twinbrook Sector Plan Districts
1. Metro Core Area:
Provides a mixed-use
neighborhood including
2 housing, office and retail
1

2. Technology Employment Area:


Builds on existing advanced
3 technology and biotechnology
MD 355 uses, and creates high quality
public spaces

3. Light Industrial Area:


1
2 Technology Employment Area Provides services for the
3
Twinbrook area and for
Montgomery County
Twinbrook Sector Plan

Metro Core Area


Mixed-Use:
• Housing
• Office
• Retail

Compatible:
Twinbrook Station (under
construction)

Development Standards:
• TMX Zone
• Varied building heights
• 2.0 - 2.6 FAR maximum
• Emphasis on pedestrian
connections to Metro
• Optional Method with
attention to design quality
Twinbrook Sector Plan

Technology Employment Area


Mixed-Use:
• Emphasis on advanced
technology and biotechnology
employment
• Housing
• Retail

Step Down in Density:


From the Metro Core Area and the
City of Rockville

Development Standards:
• TMX Zone
• 1.5 - 2.6 FAR maximum
• Varied building heights
• Emphasis on pedestrian
connection to Metro
• Optional Method with
attention to design quality
Twinbrook Sector Plan

Light Industrial Area


Mixed-Use:
• Light industrial uses
• Limited housing
• Retail and office

Step Down in Density:


From the Metro Core Area and the Technology
Employment area

Development Standards:
• I-4 Zone
• Varied building heights
• 1.0 FAR maximum
• Emphasis on pedestrian
connections to Metro
Twinbrook Sector Plan

Relationship to Rockville
• On-going Area Plans:
- Twinbrook Neighborhood Plan
- Rockville Pike Plan
- Twinbrook Sector Plan
- White Flint Sector Plan Twinbrook
Neighborhood Plan
• Patterns of density and variety of
proposed uses
• Densities that step down from the
Metro Station and the adjacent Rockville Pike
neighborhoods in the City of Rockville Plan
Twinbrook
• Connections to transit and the park Sector Plan
system
White Flint
Sector Plan
• Compatible uses
Twinbrook Sector Plan

Housing
• East of Metro/CSX Tracks:
- Twinbrook Sector
279
Plan Area 1,862 Halpine Park
- Twinbrook Station 1,215 1,215 East
1,862 Dus
380 West
- Halpine Park 279* Twinbrook
Twinbrook
Sector Plan
- Village Square 405* 200 JBG
Station
Area 405
Village Square
Total 3,761 Thompson
Terrace
1,015
200 JBG
• West of Metro/CSX Tracks: Bouic
Rockville
100 230
- Twinbrook Station 380 Rollins Mid-Town

- Rockville Pike 1,015


- Mid-Town 230*
- Rollins 100*
- Bouic Avenue 200* Approx ½ mile radius from
Twinbrook Metro Station
- Thompson 200*
Totals: 5,886 multi-family housing units, and
Total 2,125 200+ single family detached units and
Note: *Existing Housing townhouses within ½ mile of Metro
Twinbrook Sector Plan

Parklawn Building
• Fully tenanted building retains an
active population near the Metro
station
• Renovated building adds potential for
mixed use, including housing
• Renovated building under TMX
generates:
- Pedestrian/bike/trail connections
- Park space
- Streetscape
- Retail frontage
- Road connections
• Density and height are grandfathered
Twinbrook Sector Plan

Industrial Area
National Trends:
• Industrial uses are changing
• Industrial land no longer competes with
housing and institutional uses
• Provides “good” skilled jobs
• Communities are developing strategies to
retain and enhance industrial land
Twinbrook Opportunities:
• Flexible and varied uses
• Ownership and rental opportunities
• Varied jobs accessible to Metro
• Convenient to residential and business
customers
• Need to amend the I-4 Zone
Twinbrook Sector Plan

Industrial Area
• I-1 Light Industrial:
Area of offices and laboratories

• I-2 Heavy Industrial:


More than half devoted to
Dickerson

• I-3 Office Park:


Medium-density corporate offices
park-like

• I-4 Low-Intensity, Light


Industrial Areas:
Traditional industrial goods and
services
Twinbrook Sector Plan

Connections
Improving Access:
• Streetscape
• Connections:
- New streets and sidewalks
- Major streets
- Bike routes and pathways
- Intersections

Intersection of
Fishers Place and
Washington street
Twinbrook Sector Plan

Open Space
Open Space System:
• A linked system of green spaces
• Pedestrian routes

Open Space Development


Opportunities:
• Fishers Lane
• Parklawn Drive
• Trail connection to Rock Creek Park
• Streetscape
• Other open space
Zones: TMX and I-4
Twinbrook Sector Plan
Twinbrook Sector Plan

Zoning Comparison
Twinbrook Sector Plan

Proposed Zoning
TMX Zone:
• Mix of uses including affordable
housing
• Provides a step down from the
Twinbrook Metro Station area
• Revised review process
• Requires the use of the BLT
program
• Master plan conformance
• Design and amenities
I-4 Zone (amendment):
• Small lot development
• Accessory housing
Twinbrook Sector Plan

Concept

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