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)

Presentation Overview

• Background

• Major Planning Issues and Recommendations

• Proposed Sectional Map Amendment

• Highlight Planning Efforts Since 2009

• Next Steps

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)

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

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

Plan Elements

BackgroundVisionLand UseEnvironmentTransportationPublic FacilitiesEconomic DevelopmentHistoric PreservationSectional (Zoning) Map

Amendment

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.

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.

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Future Land Use Map

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

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

Proposed Zoning Amendments (SMA)

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

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

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

Brandywine Zoning

Clinton Zoning Changes

Accokeek Zoning

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