CPPC 06-11-12 Meeting AgendaCOUNTY of FREDERICK
Department of Planning and Development
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TO: Comprehensive Plans and Programs Committee (CPPC)
FROM: Michael T. Ruddy, AICD, Deputy Director'I`�C
RE: June 11, 2012 Meeting
DATE: June 5, 2012
The Frederick County Comprehensive Plans and Programs Executive Committee (CPPC) will be
meeting on Monday, June 11, 2012.at 7:00 p.m. in the first floor conference room (purple room)
of the County Administration Building, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia.
The CPPC will discuss the following agenda items:
AGENDA
Urban Center Design Cabinet — In an effort to further implement the Comprehensive Plan,
this group has been established to conduct more detailed land use studies for selected Urban
Centers that have been identified in the area plans. The Urban Center design plans will
provide further guidance to property owners and developers located in areas identified as
Urban Centers. The group will continue their collaboration with the CPPC on their efforts,
working with the CPPC to obtain their input and insight.
2. Other
Access to this building is limited during the evening hours. Therefore, it will be necessary to enter
the building through the rear door of the four-story wing. Committee members and interested
citizens are encouraged to park in the County parking lot located behind the County Office
Building or in the joint Judicial Center parking lot and follow the sidewalk to the back door of the
four-story wing.
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107 North Kent Street, Suite 202 e Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000
Urban Center Design Cabinet
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In an effort to further implement the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, the Urban
Center design plans are intended to provide further guidance to property
owners and developers located in areas identified as Urban Centers. The
design plans will evaluate how the various land uses can be mixed into an
intensive, walkable, interconnected neighborhood with public open spaces
and integrated community facilities. In addition, the design plans will
recognize those key attributes that are important to the success of the
Urban Centers and express the "hook" that may advance each Urban
Center's unique character.
It is anticipated that the Urban Center design plans will be incorporated into
Appendix I of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan.
Top 5 Attributes of Urban Centers:
1) Entertainment
2) Transportation
3) Residential
4) Employment
5) Public Services
Identified Urban Centers
• Crosspointe Urban Center
• Parkins Mill Urban Center
• Greenwood Urban Center
• Sherando Urban Center
Urban Center design plansJ,'Discussion themes).
Common Vision for each of the Urban Centers.
• General themes and key attributes that build of each other/a list of concepts;
see what fits a particular Urban Center
Incremental steps.
• What would the Urban Centers look like in the short term (2025) and
what would they be ultimately (2050).
How many Urban Centers could this area support in the short term.
• Prioritize
What does it take for this to be successful?
• A hook; employment/entertainment/cultural life/destination.
• Transportation
• Utilities
• A mix of uses in identified locations (ranges to support the
implementation of Urban Centers).
• Implementation of incentives to support Urban Centers, including
financing.
• Convenience and cost. Understanding of what killed underperforming
and failing centers, in this community and elsewhere.
Top 5 Attributes of Urban Centers•
1) Entertainment
Access to a variety of forms of entertainment;
Cinema
Amphitheatre
Greens
Dining
Recreation
2) Transportation
Transportation efficient land use and design
Count on transit, but not mass transit
Parking and the importance of its design and evolution
3) Residential
Product selection with quality and architectural character
Architectural character is most significant to success of
residential centers
Density thresholds related to high form based standards
FAR (floor Area Ratio) standards
4) Employment
Access to professional jobs within the Urban Centers
5) Public Services
Community focal points
Character anchor for the community
Efficient and fiscally responsible
Water and sewer
Work with FCSA to assure that adequate capacities,
transmission and treatment, will be available to serve the
Urban Centers.
Application of the above to each of the identified Urban Centers
What does it take for this to be successful?
Crosspointe Urban Center
• Examples include; Villages at Leesburg, Fairfax Corners, West Broad,
Kingstowne.
o A hook; employment/entertainment/cultural life/destination.
• Office and employment with power commercial
opportunities
■ Entertainment district
■ Core commercial high density
■ No height limitations
■ High Density Residential (minimum and maximum
densities with minimum on the fringes)
o Transportation. Premier access; Interstate 81 and Route 37,
Warrior Drive.
o Utilities. Good.
Parkins Mill Urban Center
• Scale - Landsdowne Town Center
o A hook; employment/entertainment/cultural life/destination.
• School Cluster/Community Facilities
• Aquatic Facility
■ High density residential
■ Walkability
■ Mixed use commercial in block east of Route 522;
significant vehicle trips in this area
■ Non residential adjacent to Route 37
o Transportation. Good; 522 visibilty, Papermill Road and Justes
Drive extended. Proximity to Route 37.
o Utilities. Excellent.
Greenwood Urban Center
• Scale - Landsdowne Town Center
o A hook; employment/entertainment/cultural life/destination.
• Campus community/Office
■ Home for the east side residents; major residential
■ Supported by uses conducive to residential living;
Recreational features and urban farming
• Commercial core with Creekside style architecture
■ Four story maximum
o Transportation. Excellent; Inverlee and Channing, Proximity to
Routes 7 and 501 future Route 37.
o Utilities. Good
Sherando Urban Center
• Scale - Landsdowne Town Center
o A hook; employment/entertainment/cultural life/destination.
■ Entertainment and Recreation
■ Destination commercial
■ Main Street character
■ Fairfax Corner, REI, Theatre
o Transportation. Short term; limited, Route 277, long term; good,
Warrior Drive and South Frederick Parkway.
o Utilities. Average.
Timeline:
April 23, 2012 Urban Center Design Cabinet design and draft
text/illustrative
Initial meeting, Base Map info and review
May 7, 2012 Urban Center Design Cabinet design and draft
text/illustrative
April 30, info prep
May 14, 2012 CPPC Meeting: CPPC & UCDC design and draft
text/illustrative
May 8, info prep
June 4, 2012 Urban Center Design Cabinet design and draft
text/illustrative
May 25, info prep
June 11, 2012 CPPC Meeting: CPPC & UCDC design and draft
text/illustrative
June 12, info prep
June 18, 2012 Urban Center Design Cabinet extra meeting (if
needed)
July 9, 2012 CPPC Meeting - Endorsement
July 18, 2012 PC Discussion
July 25, 2012 BOS Discussion
August 15, 2012 PC Public Hearing
September 12, 2012 BOS Public Hearing and Adoption