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Burtonsville Staffrecommendations: Vision

The staff recommendations presented to ECCAB on October 5, 2011 provide a vision for Burtonsville as a mixed-use village with neighborhood retail, housing, recreation, and employment opportunities. The goals of the plan amendment are to respect the rural environment and revitalize the crossroads area. The recommendations are organized around planning elements to meet these goals, including improving infrastructure, supporting the local economy, and enhancing community character and culture.

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Burtonsville Staffrecommendations: Vision

The staff recommendations presented to ECCAB on October 5, 2011 provide a vision for Burtonsville as a mixed-use village with neighborhood retail, housing, recreation, and employment opportunities. The goals of the plan amendment are to respect the rural environment and revitalize the crossroads area. The recommendations are organized around planning elements to meet these goals, including improving infrastructure, supporting the local economy, and enhancing community character and culture.

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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

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