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INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND .............................................................................. 1 PURPOSE AND USE OF SMALL AREA PLAN ..................................................................... 3 Areas of Transformational Change ........................................................................................ 3 Organization of the Small Area Plan ...................................................................................... 6 EXISTING CONDITIONS AND DATA ANALYSIS ................................................................ 8 History ......................................................................................................................................... 8 Overview of Study Area Today ............................................................................................. 11 Existing Land Use – North Woodbridge Town Center ...................................................... 14 Existing Land Use – Belmont Bay ......................................................................................... 16 Existing Land Use – Marumsco ............................................................................................ 18 Existing Zoning ........................................................................................................................ 20 Existing Zoning – North Woodbridge............................................................................... 20 Existing Zoning – Belmont Bay ......................................................................................... 22 Existing Zoning - Marumsco .............................................................................................. 25 Existing Mobility...................................................................................................................... 27 Road and Highway Network ............................................................................................. 27 Transit Network .................................................................................................................. 29 Bicycle Network .................................................................................................................. 32 Pedestrian Network ........................................................................................................... 36 Commuter Parking ............................................................................................................. 40 Existing Utility Infrastructure ................................................................................................ 42 Existing Environmental Conditions ...................................................................................... 49 North Woodbridge Town Center ...................................................................................... 51 Belmont Bay ........................................................................................................................ 53 Marumsco ............................................................................................................................ 55 Existing Cultural Resources .................................................................................................. 57 Existing Schools ...................................................................................................................... 59 Commercial Community Indicators ..................................................................................... 60 Residential Community Indicators ...................................................................................... 62 Prior Planning Efforts............................................................................................................. 64 Public Participation Process ................................................................................................. 67 VISION AND THEMATIC PRINCIPLES .............................................................................. 69 10/8/2019 North Woodbridge Small Area Plan Vision Statement ..................................................................................................................... 69 Small Area Plan Goals and Action Strategies ..................................................................... 69 LAND USE .......................................................................................................................... 71 Transect and Activity Density Framework .......................................................................... 71 Future Land Use Map ............................................................................................................. 76 Multimodal Planning .............................................................................................................. 82 ILLUSTRATIVE PLANS ....................................................................................................... 84 North Woodbridge Town Center .......................................................................................... 84 Belmont Bay ............................................................................................................................ 88 Marumsco ................................................................................................................................ 90 Land Use Plan Implementation ............................................................................................ 92 MOBILITY .......................................................................................................................... 93 Goal........................................................................................................................................... 93 Road and Highway Network ................................................................................................. 94 Street Functional Classification ............................................................................................ 94 Proposed Transit Network .................................................................................................... 96 Proposed Regional Trail and Blueways Connections ........................................................ 98 The Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (PHNST): .................................................. 98 Preferred PHNST Route ..................................................................................................... 98 Woodbridge Pedestrian & Bicycle Loop .......................................................................... 98 Occoquan River Blueways ................................................................................................. 99 Proposed Bicycle Network .................................................................................................. 101 Example Bicycle Facility Images ......................................................................................... 105 Proposed Pedestrian Network ........................................................................................... 108 Mobility Plan Summary ........................................................................................................ 112 DESIGN GUIDELINES ...................................................................................................... 123 Buildings ................................................................................................................................ 125 Character ........................................................................................................................... 125 Form.................................................................................................................................... 129 Façade ................................................................................................................................ 131 Façade cont. ....................................................................................................................... 133 Rooftop Design ................................................................................................................. 135 ii 10/8/2019 North Woodbridge Small Area Plan Transparency .................................................................................................................... 136 Sense of Enclosure ........................................................................................................... 138 Exterior Materials ............................................................................................................. 140 Entry ................................................................................................................................... 142 Parking Structures ............................................................................................................ 144 Lighting............................................................................................................................... 146 Building Orientation ......................................................................................................... 147 Vehicular Access ............................................................................................................... 149 Parking ............................................................................................................................... 151 Parking cont. 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