Mission Statement
The
mission of the Landover Gateway Sector Plan and SMA planning
team is to identify future uses for the former Landover Mall
site and plan for the revitalization and redevelopment of the
site and adjacent properties, thereby enhancing the quality
and character of the Landover Gateway area. The plan will encourage
quality economic development, identify needed transportation
and pedestrian improvements, ensure efficient use of existing
infrastructure and investment in and around the Landover Mall
site, and protect environmentally sensitive land. In doing
so, the plan will fulfill the 2002 General Plan vision for
the Developed Tier as a network of sustainable, transit-supporting,
mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented, medium-to-high-density neighborhoods.
It also will advance the General Plan’s vision for Centers
by encouraging a concentration of mass transportation with
compact development that generates sufficient commuter and
pedestrian traffic. The end result of the sector plan process
will be a comprehensive plan and form-based zoning code that
will enable successful implementation of the plan.
Sector Plan objectives:
- Identify
land use and design issues as well as the appropriate
land use mix and implementation strategies to overcome
problems associated with vacant businesses and underutilized
space in the planning area. Propose additional planning
actions to be considered in the future, working closely
with major
stakeholders including citizens, property owners, civic
organizations, the Town of Glenarden, and various county
and state agencies.
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Prepare a comprehensive development plan and implementation
strategy for the Landover Gateway area consistent with the
area’s Community Center and Developed Tier designations.
Rezone property as needed to reflect the development plan
and implementation strategy. Develop illustrative design
guidelines and standards to guide revitalization and redevelopment
of the area that may ultimately be used in an overlay zone
or new mixed-use Euclidian zone.
- Prepare
a sector plan and sectional map amendment for public and
private stakeholders that will facilitate revitalization/redevelopment
of the area generally located within a one-half mile radius
of Landover Mall.
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