Streetface Analysis and Recommendations

Burtonsville, Maryland

Montgomery County
Department of Housing and Community Affairs Presentation
January 2011
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SITE IMPROVEMENTS
SITE CIRCULATION AND PARKING ANALYSIS

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Maryland Route 198

Storage / Service Areas No curb along MD 198 Parallel service lanes

Grade change between One-way vehicular separated by steel guardrail
Access Easement
properties movement into site Vehicular storage area

Key
ISSUES:
Pedestrian Walks
• Lack of organization between properties
Vehicular Movement
• Frequent curb cuts
Frontage Landscape Areas
• Unconcealed dumpsters
Trash / Recycling Stations
• No pedestrian connectivity Free-standing Sign Location
SITE CIRCULATION AND PARKING ANALYSIS

Fences and storage areas visible from MD Route 198 Scattered dumpsters around buildings

No defined edge between MD Route 198 and surface parking No pedestrian connectivity or amenities
SITE ENHANCEMENTS- “FIVE-YEAR HORIZON”

Maryland Route 198

Existing Parking: 389+ Spaces

Proposed Parking: 408 Spaces

STRATEGIES:
Key
• Improve pedestrian connection
Pedestrian Walks
• Improve vehicular circulation between properties
Vehicular Movement
• Reduce curb cuts and create landscape buffer Frontage Landscape Areas
• Consolidate and enclose dumpsters Trash / Recycling Stations

• Strategically locate free-standing commercial signs Free-standing Sign Location

SITE AND STREETFACE RECOMMENDATIONS

Maryland Route 198

Planting strip Crosswalks Sidewalks Parking Island

Develop a unifying landscape
along MD Route 198 that
screens the surface parking,
adds visual interest and serves a
ecological function (bioswale).
Provide clear, safe and
accessible pedestrian crossings
between buildings and across
parking lots to reinforce
pedestrian connectivity.
Locate planters, pedestrian
lighting, bike racks and outdoor
seating along storefronts to
enliven the retail sidewalk
experience.
Use parking lot islands to provide
shade trees and micro-storm
water management facilities to
capture surface run-off.
STREETFACE RECOMMENDATIONS- SECTION
MD ROUTE 198

GREEN FRONTAGE ACCESS LANE RETAIL WALK

Planting Perpendicular Parking / 2- Way Drive Parallel Sidewalk

Strip Free-standing Signage Aisle Parking
Varies 18’ 22’ 7’ Varies
(5’-10’)
FAÇADE ELEMENTS
Façade Proposal
- Place building address signage over canopy.

- Paint masonry and stucco with

a light and warm color.

- Place canopies over entrances to define

storefront.

- Use canopy as a decorative and unifying

element, with contrasting color from building
color.

- Simply roof line using a simple cornice line

and coping.

- Contrast cornice and eave color with

building color.
Façade Proposal -Develop a
repetitive
storefront bay on
facades.

- Light fixtures
should provide
adequate
illumination of
signage/sidewalks,
without causing
light pollution

- Use lighting
fixture as a
decorative and
unifying element,
with matching
color of storefront
frame.
FAÇADE RECOMMENDATIONS- CORNER CONDITIONS

•Continue storefront and fenestration pattern on •Extend canopy and signage around the •Enhance building mass and
the side wall of building. corner of the building. articulation at key corners.
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GATEWAY SIGNAGE PLACEMENT AND OPTIONS

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Western Gateway

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Southern and Eastern Gateway Concept G-3

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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