Westbard 1982 Sector Plan

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Approved and Adopted 1982

The Westbard Sector Plan was updated in 2016. For information, please go to the PlanWestbard web page.

View the Westbard Sector Plan (1982) [pdf, 7 MB]

The complete document is represented by the index below:

• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Plan Highlights
  • Land Use and Zoning Recommendations
  • Transportation Recommendations
  • Amenities
• Area Profile
  • Introduction
  • Description
  • History
• Comprehensive Planning Approach
  • General Concerns and Issues
  • Goals and Guidelines
  • Design Concept
• Land Use
  • Subarea Alternatives and Proposals
  • Zoning Recommendations
• Transportation
  • Overall Service
  • Public Transit
  • Existing Highway System
  • Traffic Analysis
  • Conclusions
  • Possible Improvements
  • Trip Generations
• Design, Facilities & Amenities
  • Edge Treatment
  • Pedestrian Element
  • River Road Pedestrian Environment
  • Miscellaneous
• Implementation
  • Zoning
  • Public Improvements
• Appendix A: Environment Analysis
  • Summary
  • Noise
  • Natural Systems
• Appendix B: New Limited Commercial (c-4) Zone
• Appendix C: Resolution Of Approval
  • County Council, Montgomery County, Maryland, August 11, 1982
• Appendix D: Resolution of Adoption
  • The Maryland-National Capital Park And Planning Commission, September 8, 1982

List of Illustrations

1. Regional Location
2. Vicinity Map
3. Main Planning Proposals
4. Major Issues
5. Properties Most Likely to Redevelop
6. Design Concept
7. Existing Land Use
8. Land Use Plan
9. Land Use Analysis Areas
10. Property Ownership
11. Existing Zoning
12. Zoning Plan
13. Traffic Volumes – A.M. Peak
14. Traffic Volumes – P.M. Peak
15. Levels of Traffic Service
16. Recommended Roadway Improvements
17. Alternate Proposals – River Road
18. Street and Highway Plan
19. Shopping Center Pedestrian Protection
20. 1978 Noise Contours
21. Stream Channelization and Enclosure