What is a neighborhood plan?
Neighborhood plans are intended to offer guidance on a more focused level by providing a means for neighborhoods to: - identify, preserve, and build on the positive qualities of their neighborhoods;
- acknowledge and deal with existing issues or problems; and
- set goals and priorities that will shape the future of their neighborhood for the next twenty years to come.
After adoption by the Mayor and Council, the Twinbrook Neighborhood Plan will offer a blueprint for the community for the future. Who are the members of the Twinbrook Neighborhood Plan Advisory Group?
The Twinbrook Neighborhood Plan Advisory Group is a group of your neighbors who volunteered to work on the plan. They were appointed by the Mayor and Council in March 2005, and continuously worked together to provide guidance to City staff in the preparation of the draft plan. What are the main goals of the Draft Twinbrook Neighborhood Plan?
The primary goals of the Draft Plan are to maintain and enhance the historically residential character of the Twinbrook neighborhoods; upgrade the publicly-owned spaces and facilities; create intelligent planning and zoning options that encourage easy access to retail and mass transit; provide for recreation while fostering community pride; and, by directing future growth towards the proposed mixed-use zones on land currently zoned for commercial and industrial uses, as designated in the draft plan.
Will there be redevelopment in the area?
The Draft Plan recommends that future growth should be directed towards mixed-use development areas on land currently zoned for commercial and industrial uses but not on residential land. It recommends that, should their owners wish, the existing shopping centers on Veirs Mill Road be redeveloped to allow a Neighborhood Center, compatible with adjacent single-family homes. This could include a full-service supermarket and a range of smaller stores with residential or office use on upper stories and open space features. The Library would remain. The King Farm Village Center and Congressional Village are two examples of this kind of center that have been built within the City of Rockville. Will the industrial areas on Lewis Avenue and Halpine Road be replaced?
The Draft Plan recommends that the industrial uses be allowed to continue, but if their owners wish to redevelop, they should be allowed to include some residential and office uses on the property. It is proposed that the scale of any new development should be compatible with the adjacent single-family homes.
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