Prior Planning Board Worksessions January 27: Focused on transportation analysis and staging recommendations in the Draft Plan. February 9: Reviewed the Executive Boulevard District and associated economic feasibility analysis for some properties. February 16: A joint meeting with the Rock Spring Master Plan on school issues within the Walter Johnson Cluster. February 23: Reviewed the Rockville-Pike Montrose North District and revisited five properties in the Executive Boulevard district. March 9: Reviewed the Randolph Hills district and Parklawn South district, and addressed industrial issues and multifamily residential issues. March 23: Financing alternatives for the Plan area. 1
Plan Area Districts 2
Planning Board Decisions Retention of multifamily zone properties: The Morgan, Miramont Apartments and Condos and Randolph Square. Changes to multifamily zone properties: Oxford Square and Walnut Condos o R-20 and R-30 zones to the CRT 1.0 C0.25 R1.0 H65 Floating Commercial Residential Town (CRT) for Nicholson Court and Randolph Hills Shopping Center o With a pedestrian bridge o With a MARC Station New roadways for a portion of Executive Boulevard South Retention of Draft Plan s recommendation regarding financing options and pro-rata share approach, analogous to White Oak. 3
Planning Board Decision Multifamily Zoned Residential Properties 2 1 3 Retention of the R-20 Zone for the Morgan, Miramont Apartments and Condos, and Randolph Square (Numbers1-3) Walnut Grove Condominium and Oxford Square to the CRT C0.5 R1.0 H-65 (Numbers 4-5) 4 5 Multifamily Zoned Properties: R-20 and R-30 Walnut Grove Oxford Square 4
Planning Board Decision Randolph Road Loehmann s Plaza Walnut Grove Condominium Oxford Square Changes to multifamily zone properties: Oxford Square and Walnut Condos o R-20 and R-30 zones to the CRT 1.0 C0.25 R1.0 H65 N 5
Planning Board Decision CRT CRT Industrial Properties Floating Commercial Residential Town (CRT) for the Nicholson Court and Randolph Hills Shopping Center areas o Pedestrian crossing (CRT 1.5) o MARC station (CRT 2.0) Public Hearing Draft Plan Zoning Planning Board Decision 6
Planning Board Decision New roadway 6120-6130 Executive Boulevard Concepts 7
Existing Environmental Resources Montrose Parkway East Wilgus Redevelopment Kaiser Lab Executive Boulevard 8
Executive Boulevard District Existing Properties Pike & Rose Gables White Flint 9
Executive Boulevard-South Luxmanor Park Elementary and School and Park 6120-6130 6116 6110 6100 2115 East Jefferson Eagle Bank Peel Properties Guardian 10
Neilwood Drive Executive Blvd. Executive Boulevard-South 150 ft 110 ft 200 ft 200 ft 50 ft Building Heights R-200 Stream 200 ft Buffer CRT Sight Line Study Executive Blvd. South Existing environmental resources
Executive Boulevard District Building Heights 200 ft 300 ft 200 ft 100 ft 100 ft 250 ft 300 ft 150 ft 70 ft 100 ft 50 ft
Executive Boulevard-South Land area: 33. 91 acres (excluding Kaiser Headquarters) Existing Development: 1.07 million sq.ft Average FAR: 0.75 Any additional residential development must consider the impacts on the Walter Johnson Cluster. A floating CRT zone would permit other Executive Boulevard South properties to redevelop in the future. Key Properties Public Hearing Draft Recommendation 13
Financing Mechanism White Flint 2 Public Infrastructure Capital Project Costs (White Flint 2) Second Metro Station Entrance (White Flint) $13.5M - $35M (2008 estimate) MARC Station (near White Flint) $20M (2008 estimate) Shuttle/Circulator $1.25M - $5M Bikeways TBD MARC Station Concept (2008) Realignment of Parklawn Drive and Randolph Road Pedestrian Bridge over CSX TBD Roadway Realignment of Parklawn Drive and Randolph Road $10M Estimated Total $45-70M+ Second Metro Station Entrance New bikeways 14
Draft Plan Staging Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Residential: 1,800 dwelling units Residential: 1,800 dwelling units Residential: 2,338 dwelling units Non-Residential: 900,000 square feet Non-Residential: 900,000 square feet Non-Residential: 1,189,857 square feet Achieve 27% Non-Automotive Driver Mode Share (NADMS) for the Plan area. Fund the Executive Boulevard and East Jefferson protected bikeway. Fund and complete the design study for Rockville Pike Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) that will be coordinated with SHA, MCDOT, M-NCPPC and the City of Rockville. Complete the implementation of Western Workaround, including the realignment of Executive Boulevard, Towne Road and Old Georgetown Road (MD 187) for vehicular travel. Fund the roadway realignment of Parklawn Drive and Randolph Road. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) must evaluate the need for a new elementary school within the Walter Johnson cluster and determine how and when a new elementary school will be programmed. Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) must conduct a feasibility study for an infill MARC station along the Brunswick Line and determine if a MARC station should be located in the Plan area. The Planning Board must assess that the Sector Plan is achieving its goals and that all the infrastructure items for this Stage 1 are completed, prior to proceeding to Stage 2. Achieve 35% Non-Automotive Driver Mode Share (NADMS) for the Plan area. Fund a shuttle or circulator that serves the Plan area, adjacent to residential communities, and Metro station areas. Fund the acquisition or dedication of a new public park for the plan area. Construct streetscape improvements, sidewalk improvements, and bikeways for substantially all of the street frontage within one-quarter mile of the Metro station: Old Georgetown Road, Marinelli Road and Nicholson Lane. Fund the second entrance to the White Flint Metro Station. The Planning Board must assess that the Sector Plan is achieving its goals and that all the infrastructure items for Stage 2 are completed, prior to proceeding to Stage 3. Achieve 42% Non-Automotive Driver Mode Share (NADMS) for the Plan area. Fund and implement the Parklawn Drive Shared Use Path. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) must construct an elementary school for the Walter Johnson School Cluster or determine how elementary school needs will be addressed for the Cluster. Construct a new MARC station, if MDOT determines that a MARC station will be located within the plan area. 15
Upcoming Worksessions April 20: Transportation and staging May 4: Urban Design Guidelines May 18: Land Use and Zoning Return to Executive Boulevard Wilgus property 16
Public Information http://montgomeryplanning.org/planning/communities/area-2/white-flint-2-sector-plan/ Nkosi Yearwood 301-495-1332 Nkosi.Yearwood@montgomeryplanning.org 17