Long Branch Sector Plan
Download a map depicting the sector plan boundary.Planners, working on a sector plan for Long Branch in East Silver Spring, presented a staff draft to the Planning Board on December 13, 2012.
View the public hearing draft (6.3 MB) and the Sector Plan appendix.
Recommendations for the community of older, neighborhood-oriented commercial areas and a mix of single-family and multifamily housing, will become one in a series of land use plans that set design and development patterns in Purple Line station areas.
Reflecting input from members of the community collected over three years, the draft recommends new mixed-use zoning, varied housing options to serve residents at different life stages, and a safe, connected pedestrian and bicycle network. Overall, planners expect the transit stations – at Arliss Street and University Boulevard – to catalyze redevelopment and reinvestment. The plan includes a recommendation to designate the Flower Theater and Shopping Center as a historic site, placing it on the county Master Plan for Historic Preservation.
Background
Long Branch was covered in part of the East Silver Spring and City of Takoma Park Master Plans, which were approved and adopted in 2000. Both plans cited reinvestment in commercial centers and quality of life issues as important to this multicultural community.
Two groups appointed by the County Executive examined commercial reinvestment, pedestrian and public safety, and recreational opportunities. The Long Branch Sector Plan will build upon the recommendations of those groups. View the Long Branch Scope of Work (600KB).
The Challenge
Planners will focus on land use and regulatory recommendations to create a mixed-use, transit- oriented community that enhances the attributes that make Long Branch unique and dynamic. The plan will:
- Ensure that Long Branch benefits from future reinvestment opportunities created by Purple Line stations
- Examine quality of life issues such as environment, design, open space, and the public realm to create a sustainable community
- Retain existing affordable housing and encourage new housing
- Provide incentives to retain diverse local businesses.
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Melissa Williams
301-495-4642
Melissa.Williams@montgomeryplanning.org
Date of last update: May 17, 2013
Montgomery County Planning Department