montgomery planning general plan update
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General Plan Update 11/17/2019
General Plan UpdateStrategic Framework
Montgomery Planning 1/17/2019
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General Plan Update 21/17/2019
Agenda
Background: What is the Strategic Framework?
Our Process: How Did We Get Here?
− Interviews and Discussions
Strategic Framework
Next Steps
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General Plan Update 31/17/2019
Background
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General Plan Update 41/17/2019
1964 General Plan“…on Wedges and Corridors”
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General Plan Update 51/17/2019
1969 General Plan and its Implementation
Increase Affordable Housing
Protect Farmland
Timely Infrastructure
Moderately Priced Dwelling
Unit (MPDU) Law
Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs)
Adequate Public Facilities
Ordinance (APFO)
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General Plan Update 61/17/2019
Why Update the General Plan?
• The last comprehensive update was in 1969
• Changed from a bedroom community to a major employment center with a diverse population of over a million people
• Entering another era of disruptive technologies and cultural shifts
• Time to step back and create a visionary plan for the next 30 years
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General Plan Update 71/17/2019
Planning for the Plan Update
• Strategic Framework− A strategy for approaching the planning process− Does not establish a vision on its own− A way to identify the drivers of change in the
County, how they relate to each other, and how they might impact the County’s goals/values
− The final framework will be reviewed and refined with the community as a first step in the General Plan update process
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General Plan Update 81/17/2019
Planning for the Plan
The structural framework for the 1964 General Plan had three desired outcomes:• Linear Mobility (tied to the linearity of growth)• Community Quality• Conservation/Preservation
We are looking for a framework that will help Montgomery Planning identify the major foundational drivers of change and the impacts of those drivers on current desired outcomes
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General Plan Update 91/17/2019
Our Process
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General Plan Update 101/17/2019
The Process So Far
• Met with County and Institutional Stakeholders (including Board Members) and identified potential areas of focus for the planning process.
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General Plan Update 111/17/2019
We Heard From…
Council members and staff, County Planning Board (current and former), universities, public schools, economic development, agricultural services, parks, COG, water/sewer
County Department Heads, Planning Division Chiefs, and Planning Staff
Staff provided comments with sticky notes on a column
Interviews
Small Group Discussions
Staff
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General Plan Update 121/17/2019
Comments Focused On…
• Pros and cons of the existing plan in terms of functionality
• Trends and drivers of change
• Opportunities, challenges, and priorities for the future
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General Plan Update 131/17/2019
What’s Great About Montgomery County
• Agricultural Reserve• Parks and
environmental areas
• Focus on great schools
• High quality of life• Diversity
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General Plan Update 141/17/2019
Top Priorities/Opportunities Identified
• Housing affordability and options
• Equity• Economic
development / competitiveness
• County job growth • Attract and retain
innovative research potential
• Agricultural Reserve
• Environmental resilience
• Climate change• Water availability
• Transportationoptions/mobility
• Improve east-west connectivity
• Schools• Technological
advances – equity, land use, jobs
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General Plan Update 151/17/2019
Sample Areas of Discussion
• How can the County be affordable for all?
• Will people be able to age in place, if they want to?
• Will the federal government become less relevant for local employment?
• How will tech shifts play out?
• What will be the impacts of climate change?
• What is the future of of single-family neighborhoods?
• What is the future of the Ag Reserve?
• How can school quality be maintained?
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General Plan Update 161/17/2019
Ideas for the Plan Update
• No longer a greenfield plan, but an infill plan
• Be reflective anddiscuss risks
• Develop communities “like they are planets instead of moons”
• Build cross-department cooperation and involvement
• Think beyond a land use plan and provide a comprehensive policy resource for all departments
• Develop general goals and a vision that can stay consistent even if physical framework changes over time
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General Plan Update 171/17/2019
Strategic Framework
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General Plan Update 181/17/2019
The Process So Far
• Met with County and institutional stakeholders (including Board members) and identified potential areas of focus for the planning process.
• Developed three draft strategic frameworks.• Discussed those with a panel of County and
non-County “experts.”• Refined the framework concept we’ll show
you today.
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General Plan Update 191/17/2019
Draft Value Statement
• Clarifies the role and intention of the plan.• Working draft, to be refined:
“The new General Plan is not a land use plan – it is a plan about the policies and ideas needed to carry our community forward into the mid-21st century, so that Montgomery County can continue to thrive.”
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General Plan Update 2012/10/2018
DESIRED OUTCOMES
• Economic health (e.g., jobs, small businesses, investment)
• Social equity (e.g., access to affordable housing options, parks and open space, services, employment centers)
• Environmental resilience (e.g., tree canopy, water supply, energy)
DRIVERS OF CHANGE
(Opportunities & Challenges)
• Regional coordination and the County’s role in the region
• Demographic shifts• Technological
advances (e.g., transportation, business, Smart Cities, communication, construction, climate/energy, etc.)
• Quality of education• Community buzz and
design quality• Climate change
ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN
• How should the County proactively address the drivers to ensure that the desired outcomes are achieved?
• These strategies will be determined during the General Plan update.
Thrive Montgomery County
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General Plan Update 2112/10/2018
DESIRED OUTCOMES
• Economic health (e.g., jobs, small businesses, investment)
• Social equity (e.g., access to affordable housing options, parks and open space, services, employment centers)
• Environmental resilience (e.g., tree canopy, water supply, energy)
DRIVERS OF CHANGE
(Opportunities & Challenges)
• Regional coordination and the County’s role in the region
• Demographic shifts• Technological
advances (e.g., transportation, business, Smart Cities, communication, construction, climate/energy, etc.)
• Quality of education• Community buzz and
design quality• Climate change
ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN
• How should the County proactively address the drivers to ensure that the desired outcomes are achieved?
• These strategies will be determined during the General Plan update.
Thrive Montgomery County
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General Plan Update 2212/10/2018
DESIRED OUTCOMES
• Economic health (e.g., jobs, small businesses, investment)
• Social equity (e.g., access to affordable housing options, parks and open space, services, employment centers)
• Environmental resilience (e.g., tree canopy, water supply, energy)
DRIVERS OF CHANGE
(Opportunities & Challenges)
• Regional coordination and the County’s role in the region
• Demographic shifts• Technological
advances (e.g., transportation, business, Smart Cities, communication, construction, climate/energy, etc.)
• Quality of education• Community buzz and
design quality• Climate change
ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN
• How should the County proactively address the drivers to ensure that the desired outcomes are achieved?
• These strategies will be determined during the General Plan update.
Thrive Montgomery County
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General Plan Update 231/17/2019
Thrive Montgomery County
• It is important to help the community understand how these elements –outcomes, drivers, and actions – interact and what they mean for the General Plan.
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General Plan Update 241/17/2019
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Desired future
Issues, Challenges, Trends, Drivers
Economy
Environment
Equity
Existing ConditionsWhere we are today
Current and future changes
General Plan outcomes
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General Plan Update 251/17/2019
Thrive Montgomery County
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General Plan Update 261/17/2019
Thrive Montgomery County
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General Plan Update 271/17/2019
Thrive Montgomery County
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General Plan Update 281/17/2019
Thrive Montgomery County
Drivers leading to lack of affordable housing
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General Plan Update 291/17/2019
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MPDU Program
Drivers leading to lack of affordable housing
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General Plan Update 301/17/2019
Thrive Montgomery County
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General Plan Update 311/17/2019
Thrive Montgomery County
Equitable access to
transportation options
Reduction of vehicle
emissions from short trips
Multiple potential benefits from one action
Action: Bicycle Master Plan
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General Plan Update 321/17/2019
Thrive Montgomery County
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General Plan Update 331/17/2019
Thrive Montgomery County
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General Plan Update 341/17/2019
Thrive Montgomery County
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General Plan Update 351/17/2019
Thrive Montgomery County
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General Plan Update 361/17/2019
Next Steps
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General Plan Update 371/17/2019
Next Steps
• Refine the Strategic Framework based on your feedback.
• Create a succinct, highly-graphic report that summarizes our team’s process and provides a path forward for updating the General Plan.
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General Plan Update 381/17/2019
Discussion