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Preliminary Subregion 5
Master Plan and Proposed
Sectional Map Amendment
Joint Public Hearing
April 11, 2013
Council Hearing Room
Upper Marlboro
7:00 pm
His Lordship’s Kindness (Clinton)
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Presentation Overview
• Background
• Major Planning Issues and Recommendations
• Proposed Sectional Map Amendment
• Highlight Planning Efforts Since 2009
• Next Steps
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Master Plan and SMA Development and Approval Process
May–Dec. 2007 Pre-planning research, listening sessions and community workshops
Nov. 2007 Plan initiation and approval of Goals, Concepts and Guidelines and Public Participation Program
Jan. - Dec. 2008 Plan development/public participation
Jan. 15, 2009 Permission granted to print/release document
March 31, 2009 Joint Public Hearing
July 20, 2009 Planning Board adoption (PGCPB No. 09-109)
September 9, 2009 District Council approval (CR-61-2009)
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Master Plan and SMA Development and Approval Process
April 11, 2013 Joint Public Hearing
May – June 2013 Planning Board worksession; adoption of Master Plan and endorsement of SMA
June to July 2013 District Council reviews the adopted plan and endorsed SMA in a worksession. If needed, a second public hearing is scheduled
Sept. – Nov. 2013 If needed, 2nd Joint Public Hearing is held; worksession and approval of the Subregion 5 Master Plan and SMA
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Subregion 5 Characteristics
74 square miles
Three communities:- Accokeek- Brandywine
- Clinton
Includes Rural Tier and Developing Tier
Population = approximately 54,500
6% of the total county population
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Plan Elements
BackgroundVisionLand UseEnvironmentTransportationPublic FacilitiesEconomic DevelopmentHistoric PreservationSectional (Zoning) Map
Amendment
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State Planning Act of 1992 Visions for Local Master Plans
• Development is concentrated in suitable areas.
• Sensitive areas are protected.
• In rural areas, growth is redirected to population centers and resource areas are protected.
• Conservation of resources, including a reduction in resource consumption, is practiced.
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State Planning Act of 1992 Visions, continued
• Stewardship of the Chesapeake Bay and the land is a universal ethic.
• Economic growth is encouraged and regulatory mechanisms are streamlined.
• Adequate public facilities and infrastructure under county control are available or planned in areas where growth is to occur.
• Funding mechanisms are addressed to achieve these visions.
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2002 Approved Prince George’s County General Plan (guidelines for master plans)
Encourage quality economic development
Make efficient use of existing and proposed county infrastructure and investment
Enhance quality and character of communities and neighborhoods
Preserve rural, agricultural and scenic areas
Protect environmentally sensitive lands
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Subregion 5: Major Issues Balance land uses and
transportation issues and address them comprehensively
Define future land use for the MD 5 corridor, Brandywine Center and transit nodes
Protect the environment, particularly the Mattawoman Creek watershed
Preserve character of the Rural Tier and agricultural and forest lands
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Land Use Recommendations
Designate a portion of Brandywine as a growth area with future mixed-use, transit-oriented development
Reinforce rural character in the General Plan’s Rural Tier policy area through the recommended land use
Recommend a study for the historic village of Brandywine (MD 381 and railroad tracks)
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Land Use, cont.
In Clinton, recommend preparation of a future sector plan and SMA
Limit new commercial development in Accokeek
Identify transition areas next to Rural Tier where conservation subdivision technique is strongly recommended
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Environment
Preserve agricultural and forest land, conserve resources by recommending three Priority Preservation Areas (PPA) in the Rural Tier.
• Pursue watershed and stream valley protection strategies
• Reinforce Rural Tier policy areas
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Environment
Preliminary Subregion 5 Master Plan recommends Priority Preservation Areas (PPA)
• PPA Functional Master Plan was approved on July 10,2012
• State implemented Sustainable Growth Act Tiers, (SB-236, Nov. 20, 2012) building on the approved PPA
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Transportation Recommendations
• Construct the 2030 priority road projects by pursuing a variety of funding sources
• Identifies priority road projects that will relieve congestion along the major arteries
• Removes the Western By-pass
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Transportation, cont.
Provide for a future right-of-way alignment for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) or Light Rail service on the east side of MD 5/US 301
◦ The Central Branch Avenue Revitalization Sector Plan reinforces this recommendation
Recommend locations for future transit stations: 2 in Brandywine and 1 in Clinton
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Public Facilities Recommendations
• 3 new elementary schools, 2 new middle school, and 1 new high school
• Improve police coverage through new/consolidated stations in adjoining Subregions 6 and 7
• Relocate the Brandywine Fire/EMS station to the vicinity of Brandywine Road and Dyson Road
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Parks and Trails Recommendations
• Expand stream valley parks along the Mattawoman, Piscataway, and Tinkers creeks
• Construct a community recreation center in Cosca Regional Park and new community parks
• Improve pedestrian and bicycle connectivity
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Historic Preservation Recommendations
• Strategies to promote public awareness and appreciation of historic sites and resources
• Encourage use of existing historic preservation programs
• Promote heritage tourism and recreation as economic development
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Subregion 5: Major Issues (communities)
Accokeek: • Preserve rural areas and enhance existing community character
• Define design guidelines for Livingston Road
• Identify future land use for the undeveloped properties southeast of Livingston Road/MD 210 intersection
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Subregion 5: Major Issues (communities)
Clinton:
• Build community character
• Improve mobility and circulation
• Resolve future land use for
Hyde Field
• Consider compatible land use near Andrews AFB, per AICUZ and Joint Land Use Study
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Subregion 5: Major Issues (communities)Brandywine:
• Designate a portion of Brandywine as a General Plan community center and define its boundaries
• Identify transit station locations along MD 5/US 301
• Establish land use patterns for future pedestrian and transit-oriented mixed-use communities
• Brandywine Community Park
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Future Land Use Map
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Approved Central Branch Avenue Revitalization Sector Plan (CBA)
• CBA was initiated on March 15, 2011
• District Council approved CBA on April 2, 2013 thus providing more specific land use policies and recommendations for future development in the MD 5 corridor
Portion of CBA inside Subregion 5
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Sectional Map Amendment(zoning)
Allows for master plan recommendations to be implemented
Proposes to rezone portions of Brandywine
Proposes to rezone land in the R-A Zone (2 ac. lots) and R-E (1 acre lots) to the O-S Zone (5 ac. lots) to establish zoning consistency throughout Rural Tier
Limits new commercial zoning in Accokeek
Recommends rezoning of the Hyde Field property from an Industrial-Employment zone to a low-density residential zone
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Proposed Zoning Amendments (SMA)
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SMA – Notes
The Court Order reversing the approval of the SMA, retained rezoning of land in these two instances:
• 50 acres in Brandywine, rezoned from I-1 to C-S-C through a zoning case (A-00006, CR-11-2009); SMA (B-7) proposed to rezone this property from I-1 to R-R
• 70 acres in Brandywine, rezoned from R-S to M-X-T through the Council’s approval of a revisory petition; the SMA proposed to retain the R-S Zone
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Next Steps
◦Planning Board work session to review testimony and any recommendations or changes that need to be made to the plan due to actions that have occurred since 2009, including:
Priority Policy AreasCentral Branch Avenue Revitalization Sector PlanBrandywine Revitalization and Preservation StudyJoint Land Use Study/Military Installation Overlay ZonesErrata Sheet
The public hearing record closes on April 26, 2013
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Next Steps
Planning Board adopts the Master Plan and Endorses the Sectional Map Amendment and transmits it to the District Council
District Council reviews the Planning Board’s recommendations and either decides to hold an additional public hearing on revisions, or approves the plan and SMA as transmitted
District Council Approves the Master Plan and Sectional Map Amendment
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Brandywine Zoning
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Clinton Zoning Changes
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Accokeek Zoning
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E-I-A Zoned Properties, Clinton
Considerations:
Location - MD 223 and Steed Road
527 acres
Compatibility with surrounding land use
Needed transportation improvements
Pending rezoning cases