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ASPEN HILL MASTER PLAN
Approved and Adopted 1994

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PLAN VISION
PLAN HIGHLIGHTS
BACKGROUND
History of Aspen Hill
     Planning History of Area
     Maryland Planning Act of 1992
     General Plan for Montgomery County
     Summary of Key Indicators
LAND USE
     Introduction
     Land Use Objectives
     General Planning Framework
     Land Use Recommendations
TRANSPORTATION
     Introduction
     Transportation Objective
     History of the Intercounty Connector
     Transportation General Conclusions
     Transportation Recommendations
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
     Introduction
     Environmental Resource Objectives
     Environmental Resource Recommendations
     Water Resources
     Sensitive Area Protection
     Water and Sewer Systems
     Air Quality
     Solid Waste Management
     Noise Impacts
HISTORIC RESOURCES
     Introduction
     Master Plan Sites
     Locational Atlas Resources
     Resources Recommended for Evaluation by the Aspen Hill Community
     Historic Preservation Designation Criteria
     Effects of Historic Designation
COMMUNITY FACILITIES
     Introduction
     Community Facility Objectives
     Community Facility Recommendations
     Parks and Recreation Facilities
     Recreation Centers
     Public Schools
     The Elderly
     Child Day Care Facilities
     Public Safety
     Libraries
     Mid-County Government Center
     Shelter
     Post Offices
     Trolley Museum
     Accessibility for People with Disabilities
IMPLEMENTATION
     Zoning
     Capital Improvements and Operating Programs
     Staging
     Place Names
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A: Background
     Selected Population and Housing Characteristics, Aspen Hill
     Selected Social, Employment, Commuting & Income, Aspen Hill
APPENDIX B: Land Use
     Euclidean and Floating Zones
     Transferable Development Rights (TDR's)
     Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit (MPDU)
     Productivity Housing
     Transit, Bicycle and Pedestrian-Oriented Neighborhood Study
APPENDIX C: Transportation
     Traffic Forecasting Process
     Results of Road System Analysis
     Previously Planned Streets
     Other Planned Roads and Streets Crossing the Former Rockville Facility
     Results of Existing Transit Service Analysis
     Results of Future Transit Service Analysis
     Results of Development Review Regulatory Standards Analysis
     Results of the Bikeway Analysis
     Results of Green Corridors Analysis
APPENDIX D: Environmental Resources
     List of M-NCPPC Documents Pertaining to Aspen Hill Planning Area
     Stormwater Management
     Summary of Aspen Hill Water Resources
     Wetlands
APPENDIX E: Historic Resources
     Resources Not Recommended by Historic Preservation Commission or Planning Board for Addition to the Locational Atlas
APPENDIX F:
     County Council Resolution #12-1545
APPENDIX G:
     The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Resolution #94-07
LIST OF FIGURES
1.   Planning Area Boundary
2.   Planning Area Map
3.   Regional Location Map
4.   Existing Land Use: View One
5.   Existing Land Use: View Two
6.   Existing Land Use: View Three
7.   Existing Zoning
8.   Zoning History
9.   Significant Parcels
10. Proposed Zoning
11. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site No. 1
12. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site No. 1
13. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site Nos. 2, 3, & 4
14. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site Nos. 5 & 19
15. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site Nos. 6, 7, 19 & 20
16. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site Nos. 8, 9, 10, 20, 24 & 26
17. Argyle Country Club/Bel Pre Road Area Environmentally Constrained Areas
18. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site No. 8
19. Layhill and Plaza Del Mercado Shopping Centers: Illustrative Concept for Redevelopment
20. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site No. 11
21. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site Nos. 12, 13, 22, & 23
22. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site No. 13
23. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site No. 13
24. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site No. 14
25. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site No. 15
26. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site No. 16
27. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site No. 17
28. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site No. 18
29. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site No. 18
30. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site No. 20
31. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site No. 21
32. Gate of Heaven Environmentally Constrained Areas
33. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site No. 25
34. Significant Parcels and Areas: Site No. 25
35. Proposed Public Transportation System Improvements
36. Proposed Highway Capacity Improvements
37. Proposed Street and Highway Plan
38. Bikeway Plan
39. Green Corridors
40. Aspen Hill Road: Proposed Concept For Redesign (Sections)
41. Aspen Hill Road: Illustrative Concept (Plan View)
42. Georgia Avenue Sections: Illustrative Concept
43. Water Resources
44. Sensitive Areas Protection
45. Historic Resources
46. Environmental Setting for Layhill M.E. Church #27/10
47. Environmental Settings for John R. Champayne House #27/12
48. Existing Parks and Recreations
49. Public Schools
50. Day Care Facilities
51. Day Care Quadrant Boundaries
52. Intersection Levels of Service (A.M. Peak Hours)
53. Intersection Levels of Service (P.M. Peak Hours)
54. Aspen Hill Peak Hour Traffic
55. Argyle Country Club/Bel Pre Road Area Proposed Access Plan
56. Existing Public Transit Coverage
57. Typical Bikeway Cross Section

LIST OF TABLES
1.   Aspen Hill Area Population Forecast by Age
2.   Identification of Master Plan Strategies
          for Improved Transportation in Aspen Hill
3.   Key Intersections and Possible Future Improvements
4.   Street and Highway Classifications
5.   Bike Trails/Paths
6.   Aspen Hill Historic Resources
7.   Existing Parks and Facilities
8.   Selected Population and Housing Characteristics,
           Aspen Hill, MD: 1990
9.   Selected Social, Employment, Commuting and Income
           Characteristics, Aspen Hill, MD: 1990
10.  Transferable Development Rights, Equivalent Zone Densities
11.  Travel Measures in Aspen Hill Morning Peak Hour
12.  Pedestrian Paths, Connections Within Residential Subdivisions
13.  Pedestrian Paths, Connections From Residential Subdivisions
           to Public Facilities

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