White Oak

Approved and Adopted 1997

View the White Oak Master Plan (1997) [pdf, 6 MB]

The complete document is represented by the index below:

• Resolution
• Table of Contents
• Reference Materials
• Plan Highlights
  • Communities and Commercial Centers
  • Transportation Network
  • Community Facilities and Linkages
  • Environment
• Introduction
• Background
  • General Description of the Master Plan Area
  • Conformance with Maryland Planning Act of 1992 and the General Plan
  • Rationale for Chosen Priorities
  • The Communities of the White Oak Master Plan Area
  • Population Character
  • Employment Profile
• Plan Framework
  • Vision for the Future
  • Concept – Livable Communities
• Land Use And Zoning
  • Current Land Use Patterns and Existing Zoning
  • Land Use and Zoning Goal
    • Federal Facilities
    • Housing
    • Undeveloped Land
    • Special Exceptions
    • Commercial Centers
    • White Oak Commercial Center
    • Colesville Commercial Center
    • Hillandale Commercial Center
    • Burnt Mills Commercial Center
    • General
• Transportation
  • Transportation Goal
    • Transit Service
    • Transportation Demand Management
    • Road Network
    • Intersection Improvements
    • Streetscape Improvements
    • Pedestrian Circulation
• Community Facilities
  • Community Facilities Goal
    • Libraries
    • Community Recreation Centers
    • Cultural Facilities and Public Services
    • Elderly Housing and Services
    • Daycare
    • Housing and Services for Special Populations
    • Public Safety
    • Post Office
    • Schools
    • Park and Recreation Facilities
    • Greenways
• Environmental Resources
  • Approach to Environmental Resource Protection in White Oak
  • Environmental Goal
  • Water Resources
    • Paint Branch
    • Northwest Branch
  • Air Quality
  • Forest and Tree Protection
  • Noise
  • Water and Sewer Service
• Historic Preservation
  • Plan Objectives
• Implementation
  • Zoning
  • Special Studies
  • Capital Improvements Program (CIP)
  • Staging

List of Figures

1. Communities and Commercial Centers
2. Transportation Network
3. Community Facilities and Linkages
4. Environment
5. Relationship to Eastern Montgomery County
6. Regional Locations
7. White Oak Master Plan Boundaries and Landmarks
8. White Oak Master Plan Population Forecast
9. Existing Zoning
10. Existing Land Use
11. Location of Undeveloped Land
12. Dow Jones Property
13. Zoning Plan
14. Land Use Plan
15. White Oak Commercial Center
16. Lockwood Drive Perspective
17. Colesville Commercial Center
18. Vital Way Perspective
19. Hillandale Commercial Center
20. Burnt Mills Commercial Center
21. Existing Bus Service Coverage Area
22. Street and Highway Plan
23. Proposed New Hampshire Avenue Modification
24. Lockwood Drive Closed Section Arterial
25. Business District Street Improvements
26. Streetscape Improvements
27. Bikeway Plan
28. Community Facilties Plan
29. Park Plan
30. Major Pedestrian Circulation Network & Destination
31. Greenways Plan
32. Watershed
33. Sensitive Areas Protection
34. Environmental Restoration and Special Protection Areas
35. Historic Resources

List of Tables

1. White Oak Highlights
2. Summary of Existing Land Use in the White Oak Master Plan Area
3. Roadway Classifications
4. Proposed Sidewalks and Pedestrian Improvements
5. Bikeway Classifications
6. Summary of Stream Valley Trails
7. White Oak Master Plan Historic Resources