Section 10-A1708. POLICIES AND ACTIONS FNS-1.1 GUIDING GROWTH AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION

 

1708.1The following general policies and actions should guide growth and neighborhood conservation decisions in Far Northeast and Southeast. These policies and actions should be considered in tandem with those in the citywide elements of the Comprehensive Plan. 1708.1

 

1708.2Policy FNS-1.1.1: Conservation of Low Density Neighborhoods

 

Recognize the value and importance of Far Northeast and Southeast’s stable single family neighborhoods to the character of the local community and to the entire District of Columbia. Ensure that the Comprehensive Plan and zoning designations for these neighborhoods reflect and protect the existing low density land use pattern while allowing for infill development that is compatible with neighborhood character. 1708.2

 

1708.3Policy FNS-1.1.2: Development of New Housing

 

Encourage new housing for area residents on vacant lots and around Metro stations within the community, and on underutilized commercial sites along the area’s major avenues. Strongly encourage the rehabilitation and renovation of existing housing in Far Northeast and Southeast, taking steps to ensure that the housing remains affordable for current and future residents. 1708.3

 

1708.4Policy FNS-1.1.3: Directing Growth

 

Concentrate employment growth in Far Northeast and Southeast, including office and retail development, around the Deanwood, Minnesota Avenue and Benning Road Metrorail station areas, at the Skyland Shopping Center, and along the Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, Minnesota Avenue, Benning Road, and Pennsylvania Avenue SE “Great Streets” corridors. Provide improved pedestrian, bus, and automobile access to these areas, and improve their visual and urban design qualities. These areas should be safe, inviting, pedestrian-oriented places. 1708.4

 

1708.5Policy FNS-1.1.4: Retail Development

 

Support the revitalization of the neighborhood commercial areas listed in Policy FNS-1.1.3 with new businesses and activities that provide needed retail services to the adjacent neighborhoods and that are compatible with surrounding land uses. 1708.5

 

1708.6Policy FNS-1.1.5: Prince George’s County

 

Work closely with Prince George’s County and the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission to guide the development of land along the Maryland/District line, especially around the Capitol Heights and Southern Avenue Metro stations. Safe pedestrian access to these stations should be provided. Given the proximity of the Naylor Road station to the District line (about 1000 feet), collaborative transit-oriented development planning around this station is also encouraged. 1708.6

 

1708.7Policy FNS-1.1.6: Residential Rehabilitation

 

Encourage the rehabilitation of single family homes in the Fairlawn and Twining neighborhoods, and the renovation of vacant deteriorating apartment units, especially in Marshall Heights, Lincoln Heights, Northeast Boundary, Greenway, Randle Highlands (south of Pennsylvania Avenue SE), and along 29th Street between Erie and Denver Streets. 1708.7

 

1708.8Policy FNS-1.1.7: Row House Neighborhoods

 

In the Fairlawn and Twining neighborhoods, encourage infill housing constructed in the architectural style and materials compatible with the brick row houses and semi-detached homes that predominate in these areas. New development in these neighborhoods should be consistent with prevailing densities. 1708.8

 

1708.9Policy FNS-1.1.8: Buffering

 

Improve the interface between the I-295 Freeway/rail corridor and adjacent residential uses, especially in the Fairlawn, Greenway, and Twining neighborhoods. These improvements should protect the neighborhoods from noise, odor, vibration, and other freeway impacts while also providing a more positive visual impression of the community from the highway itself. 1708.9

 

1708.10Policy FNS-1.1.9: Congestion Management

 

Re-examine traffic control and management programs along major Far Northeast and Southeast arterial streets, particularly along Pennsylvania and Minnesota Avenues, East Capitol Street, Benning Road, Branch Avenue, and Naylor Road, and develop measures to improve pedestrian safety and mitigate the effects of increased local and regional traffic on residential streets. 1708.10

 

1708.11Policy FNS-1.1.10: Transit Improvements

 

Improve bus service to the Metrorail stations from neighborhoods throughout Far Northeast and Southeast, particularly in the southern part of the Planning Area. 1708.11

 

1708.12Policy FNS-1.1.11: Anacostia Light Rail

 

Coordinate land use and transportation decisions along the alignment of the proposed light rail line on the former CSX railroad tracks, making the most of the opportunities for new transit-served development along the Minnesota Avenue corridor at Pennsylvania Avenue, Benning Road, East Capitol Street, and points in between. 1708.12

 

1708.13Action FNS-1.1.A: Façade Improvements

 

Encourage urban design and façade improvements in the established commercial districts along Naylor Road, Minnesota Avenue, Benning Road, Branch Avenue, Alabama Avenue, Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, Division Avenue, and Pennsylvania Avenue SE. These improvements should respect and enhance historic structures and landmarks in these areas. 1708.13

 

1708.14Action FNS-1.1.B: Expansion of NCR Program

 

Expand the Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization Program operated by the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization (MHCDO) to include additional neighborhood commercial areas in Far Northeast and Southeast. 1708.14

 

1708.15Action FNS-1.1.C: Joint Planning Agreement with Prince George’s County

 

Develop a joint planning agreement with the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission/Prince George’s County to coordinate the mutual review of projects and area plans on both sides of the District/ Maryland line. 1708.15

 

1708.16Action FNS-1.1.D: Kenilworth Avenue Transportation Study

 

Implement the recommendations of the Kenilworth Avenue transportation study to better manage truck traffic and to separate local traffic from through-traffic on neighborhood streets. 1708.16

 

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