WhitewoFlint

r ks e s s i oSector
n # 3 m a rc h Plan
5,2009

land use and zoning

property owners
presentations
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february 12: transportation background and analysis

february 19: economic analysis – public funding of

infrastructure

march 5: land use and zoning issues

property owners presentations

march 19: complete property owners presentations

complete land use and zoning
public facilities: schools, parks, MARC station

april 9: environment and design guidelines

april 23: transportation, staging and implementation

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• spoken testimony
• power point
• video
• letters
• reports

complete set of all testimony available

at the information desk on request

staff summary and response to testimony

will be included in the march 19
planning board work session packet
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w h o te st ified ?
government agencies (5)
office of the executive
housing opportunities commission
city of rockville
national capital planning commission
metro/wmata
residential communities (5)
garrett park estates/ white flint park
Luxmanor
randolph hills civic association
crests of wickford
17 property owners
advocates (8)
mccpta walter johnson cluster
north bethesda chamber of commerce
sierra club
friend of rock creek environment
montgomery county civic federation
montgomery bicycle advocates (mobike)
washington area bicycle association
rockville bicycle advisory committee
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h at a re t h e Plan
issues ?

density
• too much
• not enough
• affordable housing bonuses not calculated

building heights
• too tall and incompatible with surrounding communities
• too tall along rockville pike
• not tall enough

expanding metro station policy area to equal sector plan boundary

• allows more congestion than is acceptable
• necessary for redevelopment
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l a n d e n s i t y Plan
concept

1/8 mile bands

centered between
two metro entrances

FA R 4.0 1 band
FA R 3.0 1 band
FA R 2.5 2 bands
FA R 2.0 2 bands

theoretical capacity
of concentric rings
42,700,000 sf
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r band

transfer band 1/8 mile

along either side rockville
pike

0 . 5 FA R c a n b e r e l o c a t e d
from elsewhere in sector
pan area

capacity: 1,600,000 sf
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pacity
1. existing and approved development
12,600,000 sf

2. 1992 plan zoning build out

20,000,000 sf

3. proposed zoning capacity

32,450,000 sf

plus affordable housing

bonus (4,200,000 sf) equals
36,650,000 sf

4. concentric ring capacity

42,700,00 sf

5. development staging capacity

new 17,450,000 sf plus 12,600,000 sf existing
equals 30,000,000 sf
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meline
year 1 year 1 + year 1++

approvals 3000 units 3000 units 3800 units

per phase 2.0 mill. sf 2.0 mill. sf 1.9 mill. sf
phase 1 phase 2 phase 3

•e x e c u t i v e b l v d •e v a l u a t e s c h o o l •s c h o o l i f n e e d e d
public reconstruction needs •c o m p l e t e a l l
projects •m a i n s t r e e t •s e c o n d m e t r o streetscapes,
•s t r e e t s c a p e ¼ entrance pedestrian and
must mile of metro •m a r c s t a t i o n bicycle network
be •c i v i c g r e e n •c o m p l e t e b u s i n e s s •r o c k v i l l e p i k e
completed •w a l l p a r k p a r k i n g street network reconstruction
in each •b u s c i r c u l a t o r •3 5 % n o n - a u t o •3 9 % n o n - a u t o
•e x p r e s s l i b r a r y mode share mode share
phase •f e a s i b i l i t y s t u d y •o l d g e o r g e t o w n
before for rockville pike road extension to
next •3 0 % n o n a u t o marc
mode share
phase •c i r c u l a t o r s t u d y
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h e i g ht s

289 foot building

under construction
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h e i g ht s

maximum 300 feet

60-250 feet band 2
60-200 feet band 3
40-150 feet band 4
40-100 feet band 5
36-50 feet band 6

along rockville pike

100- 250 feet

289 foot building located

in 200-250 foot band
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who is the collaborative ?

federal realty investment trust

mid-pike plaza
jbg
north bethesda market
rockwall1and 2
lutrell
e a t z i ’s
conference center
gables
gables residential
tower/lerner
white flint mall
combined
white flint plaza
holladay
metro pike
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rat i ve

t h e e l l i p s e p r o p o s a l a n d FA R

5 bands centered on existing

metro station

first ellipse is 660 x 1320 feet

other ellipses add 660 feet

4.0 FA R band 1
3.0 FA R band 2
2.5 FA R band 3
2.5 FA R band 4
2.0 FA R band 5

theoretical capacity
44,000,000 sf
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staff comments:

• collaborative requests about 2 million sf more

• other properties would like 700,000 sf more

• staging capacity controls how much can be approved

• raising density will not affect staging capacity

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building heights

maximum 335 feet

60-225 feet band 2
40-175 feet band 3
40-100 feet band 4
35-50 feet band 5

additional height along

rockville pike
100- 285 feet
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staff comments:

• proposed building heights incorporate existing conditions

• tallest building is 289 feet

• 300 feet is reasonable in the core

White Flint Sector
m e t ro e a st Plan
d i st r i c t

north bethesda
town center

sterling
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north bethesda
town center

sterling

North Bethesda Town Center

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METRO EAST DISTRICT: 1,183 Units; 574,300 Square Feet;
265 Affordable Units
Block 1 Block 2
North Bethesda Town Sterling
Center
New Units 990 193
Non Res SF 420,000 154,300
MPDUs/WFH 124+98=222 24+19=43
Infrastructure Private Streets Citadel Avenue
Extension
Public Streets B-10, B-4,
B-13, B-11, B-6, B-2 B-
12
Space for Express
Library
Bridge

p l a n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n : 2 . 5 - 4 FA R
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north bethesda town center
density: 2 .0 FA R Jolles Property
residential: 1350 dwelling units
non-residential: 1.34 million sf
building e is complete

LCOR
North Bethesda Town Center
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LCOR
Jolles
North Bethesda Town Center
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WRIT
Randolph Shopping Center
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NEBEL DISTRICT: 700 Units;
567,000 Square Feet; 157 Affordable Units
Units 700

Non Res SF 567,000

MPDUs/WFH 88+70=157
Infrastructure Land for MARC Station
Extension of Old Georgetown Road

p l a n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n : 2 - 2 . 5 FA R
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randolph shopping center

WRIT
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WRIT
Montrose Shopping Center
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MAPLE AVENUE DISTRICT: 630 Units;
314,000 Square Feet; 142 Affordable Units
Units 630

Non Res SF 314,000

MPDUs/WFH 79+63=142

Infrastructure Maple Avenue /Randolph Road connection

p l a n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n : 2 . 5 FA R
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WRIT
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conference center

wall park

holladay
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Conference Center

Wall Park
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Conference Center
d i st r i c t
METRO WEST DISTRICT: 1,966 Units; 1,227,685 Square Feet;
441 Affordable Units
Block 1 Block 2 Block 3
Conference Wall Park Holladay
Center
Units 1,686 170 110
Non Res SF 885,085 134,600 208,000
MPDUs/WFH 210+168=378 21+17=38 14+11=25
Infrastructure Private Streets Private Streets Private Streets
Space for Wall Park B-15 Woodglen
Farmers Market Structured Parking Extended

Land for Civic ROW for Bethesda Trolley

Green Reconstruction of Trail
Old Georgetown/
Executive Blvd.
Land for B-10
(Main Street)
B-6
Marinelli Road
Reconstruction
Bikeway along
Old Georgetown
Road
plan recommendation: 2 . 5 - 4 FA R
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Nissan
Saab

Conference Center
Gables
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d i st r i c t

water tower

north bethesda market

security lane

edson lane

hillery way
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Rockwall I and II

North Bethesda Market

Executive Blvd

North Bethesda Market II

Luttrell
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NOBE DISTRICT: 616 Units; 646,947 Square Feet;
135 Affordable Units
Block1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5
Water Tower North Security Edson Hillery
Bethesda Lane Lane Way
Market

Units 290 245 50 30

Non Res SF 231,000 221,747 87,100 84,100 23,000
MPDUS/WFH 36+29=65 31+24=55 6+5=11 4
Infrastructure WSSC property Bethesda
for Park Trolley Trail

½ acre
neighborhood
green

p l a n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n : 2 . 0 - 2 . 5 FA R
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north bethesda market

project under construction

density: 2 . 2 9 FA R
residential: 440 dwelling units
non-residential: 223,000 sf
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jbg properties Nicholson Lane

Luttrell N. Bethesda
Market II

Executive Blvd
N. Bethesda
Market I
Rockwall
Security Lane

Edson Lane
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Fitzgerald
Marinelli Road

White Flint
View

Eatzi’s

MD 355
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NRC DISTRICT: 1,380 Units; 990,000 Square Feet;
311 Affordable Units
Units 1,380
Non Res SF 990,000
MPDUs/WFH 173+138=311
Infrastructure Rockville Promenade
Citadel Avenue Extension
Private Streets (WMATA Site)

p l a n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n : 2 . 5 - 4 FA R
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white flint view

density: 2.4 FA R

residential: 183 dwelling units

non-residential: 29,500 sq.ft.
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White Fitzgerald
JBG Flint
View
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WHITE FLINT MALL DISTRICT: 3,860 Units; 2,090,000 Square Feet;
869 Affordable Units
Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4
Eisinger White Flint Nicholson Ct White Flint Mall
Fitzgerald Plaza

Units 600 740 820 1700

Non Res SF 422,000 396,000 652,000 620,000
MPDUS/WFH 76+60=136 92+74=166 102+82=184 213+170=383
Infrastructure Private Private Streets Private Streets Private Streets
Streets
Connected Connected Connected Connected
Public Use Public Use Public Use Public Use
Space Space Space Space

Rockville Neighborhood Space for Rockville Pike

Pike Green MARC Station Promenade
Promenade
Land for Land for
School School

p l a n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n : 2 - 2 . 5 FA R
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Fitzgerald
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Fitzgerald