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Silver Spring CBD Sector Plan

Approved and Adopted, 2000

Please be aware that the page numbering shown on each page does not apply to this media. The numbers shown at the bottom of each page do not correspond to the printed version of the Master Plan. The complete document is represented by the index below.

Table of Contents
What This Plan Accomplishes
Plan Introduction
The Vision - Silver Spring's Future
Recommendations
Next Steps
Council Approval Resolution
Maps
List of Figures
List of Tables
Appendix

Table of Contents

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What This Plan Accomplishes
Highlights & Summary

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Plan Introduction
Revitalization Approach for the Silver Spring CBD Sector Plan
The Intent of this Plan
Planning Process for the Silver Spring CBD Sector Plan
Overview of the CBD

• Location
• Background
• The Evolution of Montgomery County's First Commercial Center

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The Vision - Silver Spring's Future
Themes

• Transit-Oriented Downtown
• Commercial Downtown
• Residential Downtown
• Civic Downtown
• Green Downtown
• Pedestrian-Friendly Downtown

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Recommendations
CBD-wide Revitalization Recommendations

• Land Use and Zoning
  • Revitalization Areas
    • Core
    • Ripley District
    • South Silver Spring
    • Fenton Village
  • Other Areas of the CBD
• Urban Design
• Circulation Systems
• Housing
• Historic Resources
• Environmental Resources
  • Vision
  • Air Quality
  • Noise
  • Community Water and Sewer
  • Building Standards to Meet Environmental Concerns
  • Landscaping/Forest Conservation
  • Water Quality/Stormwater Management
  • Recommendations

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Next Steps

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Council Approval Resolution

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Maps (to be accessed individually)

1. Silver Spring/Takoma Park Community-Based Planning Area
2. Regional Location
3. Proposed Land Uses
4. Proposed Base Zone Changes
5. Existing Zoning Plan
6. Proposed Zoning Plan
7. Revitalization Areas
8. Core Revitalization Area
9. Urban Renewal Area
10. Silver Spring CBD Core Plan
11. Core Concept Plan
12. Core-Proposed Zoning Plan
13. Ripley District Revitalization Area
14. Ripley District Concept Plan
15. Ripley District-Existing Zoning
16. Ripley District-Proposed Zoning Plan
17. South Silver Spring Revitalization Area
18. South Silver Spring Concept Plan
19. South Silver Spring-Existing Zoning
20. South Silver Spring-Proposed Zoning Plan
21. Overlay Zones
22. Fenton Village Revitalization Area
23. Fenton Village Concept Plan
24. Fenton Village-Existing Zoning
25. Fenton Village-Proposed Zoning Plan
26. Other CBD Areas
27. Other CBD Areas-Zoning Plan
28. Other CBD Areas Concept Plan
29. Corridors and Gateways
30. CBD Multimodal Transportation System
31. Regional Bikeway Network
32. CBD Bikeway Network Plan
33. Location of County-Owned Parking Facilities
34. CBD Rights-of-Way
35. Residential Downtown
36. Existing and Proposed Community Facilities
37. Potential Siting Opportunities for an Urban Library
38. Potential Site for an Urban Fire Station
39. Proposed Site for the District Courthouse
40. Existing and Proposed Parks and Open Spaces
41. Potential Siting Opportunities for Urban Recreation
42. Historic Resources

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List of Figures (to be accessed individually)

1. Views of Jesup Blair Park and Montgomery College
2. Boulevard Streetscape Concept
3. Promenade Streetscape Concept
4. Georgia Avenue Street Section (included in text)
5. Typical Commercial Street in Ripley District
6. South Silver Spring-Eastern Avenue
7. South Silver Spring-East West Highway
8. Adopt-a-Block Concept
9. Mixed Street Streetscape Concept
10. Fenton Village-Typical Street Section (included in text)
11. Urban Bikeway-Typical Sections
12. Low-Rise, High-Density Housing Prototype (included in text)
13. Jesup Blair Park Concept Plan (unavailable)
14. South Fenton Gateway Park (unavailable)

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List of Tables (included in text)

1. Comparison of Land Use Scenarios
2. Bikeways: Locations and Types

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Appendix (under separate cover)

1. Glossary
2. Silver Spring/Takoma Park Transportation and Circulation Report

NOTE: Background Supplements are available separately from the information Section at The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland.

• Approved Purpose and Outreach Report
• Survey of Silver Spring and Takoma Park Residents
• Economic Assessment of Housing in Silver Spring
• Park and Open Space Concept
• Stormwater Management Options for Central Business Districts in Montgomery County, Maryland: A Technical Assessment
• Fenton Street Village: Existing Conditions and Recommendations for the Future
• Assessment of the Economic Health and Prospects for Class B and Class C Office Buildings in Montgomery County, Maryland Silver Spring Trail and Bikeway Plan.

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