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Aesign~don. The d~strh~ :~e e:emp~ From rote adn'issions
<br /> ~emcn~ ~s. De~ehp~rs rvdt~izing
<br /> m~ut2cruring, comm~rci~, or hd~tri~ b~l~n~s ~oc ~srs
<br /> We and wock ~ ~c~mpt ~9om c~r~n ~rope~/c~es ~or up co
<br /> tO ye~s. Finny, ~qu~i~ng ~ livin~ ~d wor~n~ m
<br />' dis~i~ ~e ~li~ible ~br a scare income c~ br~. The stat~ may
<br /> designate ~ m~y ~ slx new ~sm~ ~ c~en~ ye~, but
<br /> o~y one ~srric: per counv/.
<br /> Among cbc first co receive ch~ new designation i~ ~e
<br />Prince GeorgeTs Coun~ Gateway ~:s Dismc:. This
<br />is ~ique ~n char [z is c~mprised of ~bur dimnc: communities
<br />[ocxed ~on$ a ~o-mile s=ecch of U.S. Route 1. Tke
<br />Gateway ~:s Dismc~ will inch& ~our newly constructed
<br />project~ developed by ,~=pace, Inc., a Nfinneapol~-b~ed
<br />consulting and deve~opmenc firm. One project w~ll be
<br />located in each o~ :he ~our communities m~ng up ~e
<br />d[~rric:-Hwzsvfile Mount ~ainier, Bcen~ood, and North
<br />Bcen~ood. Tkre~ o~ ~e skes will be live/work
<br />residences. Ezch of the live/work projecu will have ~ arts-
<br />feinted c0mmuniV FaciliW located on ~e first floor, The
<br />~bur~ sire, located in North Bcen~ood, will be an ~3ican
<br />)~erican herkage museum.
<br /> ~ ne U.S. Route 1 comdor tong w~& ~e ~ ~mc: ~ be
<br />developed is presendy home .co liquor sram, ~awn shops, n~
<br />s~ons, ~d ~ed ~ [o~. The ~dertying zoning ~ Eudd~ ~d
<br />~g~2 ~om .singie-r~y r~idendfl to h~W ind~.~. Pl~ing
<br />effo~ mst a nmber of ch~eng~g zoning ~u~ ~ar m~r be
<br />ad~ed co e~ &e succ~ off ~e
<br /> The first zoning &Mlenge Jar ~is project i~ co ~:icfpate ~d
<br />inco~orare ~rs-ceieed terminolo~/into &e current zoning
<br />ordinance, in M~/[~d, 6qose ~es nor ~rpliddy Slowed ~ ~e
<br />zomng ordinate ~re deemed so. ThereGre, when ~e 2~ ~aricr
<br />designations were implemented k w~ aec~s~ to ac [e~r have
<br />~e cela:ed ~ defined in ~e or~n~ce. De~idons for
<br />~d "amir cesidene~ studio" ~e jmr ~o off ~e :erms ~e
<br />zoning or~n~ce wi~ aced :o include.
<br /> ,%qo~er chfllenge r~cing pl~ner~ Jar ~e ~roje~ w[~ be how
<br />co in~oduce more vernc~ mLxed-~e devdopmenr ~to to
<br />~srri~ wi~our ~srupdng ~e ~sdng communiW
<br />&~y ~ oF hSe dismc: were developed prior co ~e current
<br />suburb~-orienced zoning ~d ~erer%re have · d~imbie
<br />development pazern ~ar ~[~ners wo~d ~e ~o m~nr~n.
<br />However, ~ disuicrs 6/pi~ly have dry'aped wf~in urb~
<br />cores ~ar verfi~y mLx mrs. The ~mffs ~renr horizone~
<br />onenntion does nor ~ow ~r ~e sine fle~bilim ~ iu vemcM
<br />counterpa~. Dineene O'Connor, a planer Jar Prince George's
<br />Coun~ wi~ dar M~l~d Nafion~ Capirot P~k md Pl~mng
<br />Commission (M-NCPPC), no~ ~ac a "~y ~c:oning
<br />'hral ar: district will be a mm off~ ~ar ~ow ~risu ~e
<br />abili~ co create &eir ~r, ~ well ~ ~d[, demons~are, or
<br />~ek ~r :o o~ers."
<br /> Nee~s eo say, ~ v~iev/of zoning ~ ~ be nec~
<br />~ou~our ~e implementationor' me' ~ ~c:, md
<br />wi~ need co determine a suitable proc~ ~r ~ing our ~e
<br />d~2es. Creating ~ pro~s s~ likdy be ~e most campli~red
<br />zoning ~n~enge ~acmg ~e project, md pl~e~ are consid~ing
<br />se,/er~ oodons,. ~c:or~n~ :o Smdm Yo~ ~ M-NCPPC zomng
<br />~ysr ~:or Mont~ome~ Counnq whi~ e~fly h~ ~o ~
<br />~mc: &signarions. [de~y, co~ ~i~nm need ~
<br />reoticared ~roc~s ~r [m~kmenting zoning ~h~g~ ~ we~ ~
<br />alex 7iace in ~e zoning ordin~ce ~ar ~ows rqr speci~ ~a
<br />zoning wir~n Lne geograohic bo~d~ of ~e &rric~. 2dSe'/ing
<br />
<br /> Under ~[aq~[and ssa'rare any change mxde ~o ~ zoning
<br />category--allowing [ive/,a, ork axSst residencm~appliea ro
<br />zone wherever ir ~msrs. Thor me~s ~ere co~d be ~-celared
<br />m= ~here in the canny/ou=ide of che designated ~
<br />district. Planers Ssa could run ~e risk o~ m~ng some
<br />cresting ~s us= non-conr%rming by chmging the zoning
<br />c=egod=. ,~o~er option is ~e Loc~ Map ,~en~ent, w~ch
<br />can be ln~oduced b'y ~ ~dividu~ or agent. The Loc~ Map
<br />~endmenr wo~d ~low ~e new ~ mrs co be geographic~iy
<br />limired, but &e mechmism can only be ~ed on a parcgby-
<br />p~cet b~is. The ~e of ~ overlay zone is ~so being considered
<br />bemuse ir would be a compr~qensive m~ner in which ~o ~low
<br />for speci~ zoning in a geographic area. T~e downside co
<br />crating ~ overlay zone is ~ar ir requires a aomewhar longer
<br />proc=s.
<br /> The Ga[eway ~ Diszic: is a work in progr=s, initiated in
<br />Febru~r 2002, Prince George5 Co~ is c~rendy preparing a
<br />new ~eczor plan ~d se==ion~ map amendment (S~{) (or ~e
<br />~srricr. M-NCPPC h~ prepare.d a public inr%rmarion brochure
<br />r~ng ~e se~or plan ~d 5N~ av~lable ~or viewing online
<br />· r ~.mncppc.o rg/cpW=u.hm.
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<br />Expancfing Affordable Flausln9 Through
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<br />~r~ Desrord ~ro~n. ~rook~n~s /nm=rion Cenr~ on L~rban and
<br />~k~o?od~ran ~9 &ro~er S~OJ. 4~ ~. Free. Aua~bk ~ ?df
<br />~ar ar: ~.broo~n~.d~es/urba~/pblicarions/
<br />ind~iona~.~.
<br /> This disc~sion paper produced for Broo~ngs review~ ~e
<br />f~mres of four co~ zoNng or~n~cex in M~l~d ~d
<br />Virginia, enacted ar v~io~ times since 1989, ~d ~eir
<br />e~ecU'venm= in stimulating ~e produ~on affordable '
<br />ho~ing. Cl~ly, the oldest ~d moa adv~ced is ~e or~n~ce
<br />in MonrgomeU Counw, M~land, w~ch is responsible For
<br />ad~ng more ~ 10,000 ~i~, bur m~y o~ ~ese ~i~ (or
<br />~o~) ~e now lmving &e counw's control due eo ~e
<br />expiration of ~e [0-ye~ re=~ricrions on r~e prices ~or owner-
<br />or,pied unit. in a m~ker ~own for kith medi~ incomes
<br />~d hig~ homing prices, ~is ~Mysis ~ a v~ble ~inadon
<br />of ~e r~ibiiiW and e~den~ of ind~ion~ zoning m~mes
<br />lot incre~ing ~e supply of ~ordable ho~ing.
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