Community Facilities Element FINAL 2008-03-17
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Gaithersburg A Character Counts! City City of Gaithersburg COMMUNITY FACILITIES A Master Plan Element DRAFT: March 7, 2008 Adopted March 17, 2008 Published April 1, 2008 2003 MASTER PLAN CITY OF GAITHERSBURG 2003 MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY FACILITIES ELEMENT Planning Commission Approval: March 5, 2008, Resolution PCR-1-08 Mayor and City Council Adoption: March 17, 2008, Resolution R-29-08 MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Mayor Sidney A. Katz Council Vice President Henry F. Marraffa, Jr. Jud Ashman Cathy C. Drzyzgula Michael A. Sesma Ryan Spiegel PLANNING COMMISSION Chair John Bauer Vice-Chair Leonard J. Levy Commissioner Matthew Hopkins Commissioner Lloyd S. Kaufman Commissioner Danielle L. Winborne Alternate Commissioner Geraldine Lanier ACTING CITY MANAGER James D. Arnoult PLANNING AND CODE ADMINISTRATION Greg Ossont, Director Lauren Pruss, Planning Director Kirk Eby, GIS Planner Raymond Robinson III, Planner PARKS, RECREATION, AND CULTURE Michele McGleish, Director PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS MAINTENANCE, AND ENGINEERING James D. Arnoult, Director AD-HOC COMMUNITY FACILITIES STEERING COMMITTEE Richard Arkin Nancy Ashby Charles Farrell Bruce Goldensohn Erin McNulty Cathy Salgado CITYOF GAITHERSBURG CITY OF GAITHERSBURG 2003 MASTER PLAN CHAPTER 5 COMMUNITY FACILITIES TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.U U UIntroductionU .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1U U AdoptionU of the Community Facilities ElementU .......................................................... 1 2.U U CityU of Gaithersburg Facilities and ServicesU ....................................................................... 2 2.1U U CommunityU Facilities & ServicesU ................................................................................ 5 2.1.1U U SanfordU W. Daily Municipal Center (City Hall)U .................................................. 5 2.1.2U U CivicU Park and Concert PavilionU .......................................................................... 5 2.1.3U U Wells/RobertsonU HouseU ....................................................................................... 6 2.1.4U U DeSellumU HouseU .................................................................................................. 6 2.1.5U U BohrerU Park at Summit Hall FarmU ....................................................................... 6 2.1.6U U ActivityU CenterU ..................................................................................................... 7 2003 MASTERPLAN: COMMUNITY FACILITIES 2.1.7U U CityU Police StationU ............................................................................................... 7 2.1.8U U OldeU Towne Museums and ParksU ........................................................................ 8 2.1.9U U PublicU Works, Parks Maintenance, and Engineering BuildingU ............................ 9 2.1.10U U CaseyU Community CenterU .................................................................................... 9 2.1.11U U GaithersburgU Aquatic Center (GAC)U ................................................................... 9 2.1.12U U PlannedU Gaithersburg Aquatic and Recreation Center (GARC)U........................ 10 2.1.13U U ArtsU & Culture Facilities at KentlandsU ............................................................... 10 2.1.14U U GaithersburgU International Latitude ObservatoryU .............................................. 11 2.1.15U U GaithersburgU Upcounty Senior CenterU ............................................................... 11 2.1.16U U ProposedU Senior CenterU...................................................................................... 12 2.1.17U U YouthU CentersU .................................................................................................... 12 2.1.18U U EducationalU Support CentersU.............................................................................. 13 2.1.19U U WashingtonU Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) Site...............................U 14 2.1.20U U OldeU Towne Parking GarageU .............................................................................. 14 2.1.21U U “Y”U SiteU .............................................................................................................. 14 2.1.22U U CrownU FarmU ....................................................................................................... 15 2.1.23U U ArtU In Public PlacesU ........................................................................................... 15 2.2U U CityU ParksU ................................................................................................................... 15 2.3U U CityU EventsU ................................................................................................................. 18 2.4U U OtherU City-owned PropertyU ........................................................................................ 19 3.U U OtherU Public Facilities and ServicesU .................................................................................. 19 3.1U U FederalU Facilities and ServicesU................................................................................... 19 3.1.1U U PostalU ServiceU ..................................................................................................... 21 3.1.2U U NationalU Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)U ................................... 22 i 3.1.3U U ConsumerU Product Safety Commission (CPSC)U ................................................ 22 3.1.4U U FormerU NIKE Missile Site Launch AreaU ........................................................... 22 3.2U U StateU Facilities and ServicesU....................................................................................... 23 3.2.1U U StateU Highway AdministrationU ........................................................................... 24 3.2.2U U MotorU Vehicle AdministrationU ........................................................................... 25 3.2.3U U MarylandU Transit AdministrationU ...................................................................... 25 3.2.4U U SenecaU Creek State ParkU .................................................................................... 26 3.2.5U U TheU Universities at Shady GroveU ....................................................................... 26 3.3U U CountyU Facilities and ServicesU ................................................................................... 26 3.3.1U U MontgomeryU County Police DepartmentU ........................................................... 28 3.3.2U U FireU and Rescue ServiceU ..................................................................................... 28 3.3.3U U MontgomeryU County Public SchoolsU ................................................................. 33 3.3.4U U MontgomeryU CollegeU ......................................................................................... 34 3.3.5U U PublicU LibrariesU .................................................................................................. 35 3.3.6U U RIDE-ONU Bus ServiceU ....................................................................................... 36 3.3.7U U CommuterU Park-and-Ride LotsU .......................................................................... 37 3.3.8U U HousingU Opportunities CommissionU .................................................................. 37 3.3.9U U SenecaU Heights ApartmentsU ............................................................................... 37 3.3.10U U SolidU Waste and RecyclingU ................................................................................ 38 3.4U U UtilitiesU U ....................................................................................................................... 38 3.4.1U U UtilityU EasementsU ............................................................................................... 39 3.4.2U U ElectricityU U ........................................................................................................... 40 3.4.3U U NaturalU GasU ........................................................................................................ 40 3.4.4U U WaterU and SewerU ................................................................................................ 41 3.4.5U U TelecommunicationsU U .......................................................................................... 42 3.4.6U U OtherU Utilities.....................................................................................................U 42 4.U U PrivateU Facilities and ServicesU ........................................................................................... 43 4.1U U HomeownerU Associations and Multifamily ComplexesU ............................................ 43 4.1.1U U ClubU Houses, Community Centers, and Similar FacilitiesU ................................ 43 4.1.2U U HOAU and Multifamily Private ParksU.................................................................. 43 4.2U U PrivateU EducationU ....................................................................................................... 45 4.2.1U U PrivateU Schools...................................................................................................U 46 4.2.2U U PrivateU Kindergarten and Pre-school EducationU ................................................ 46 4.2.3U U JohnsU Hopkins University (Montgomery County Campus)...............................U 46 4.2.4U U ColumbiaU Union