MEMORANDUM

TO: City Council

FROM: David J. Deutsch
City Manager

SUBJECT: Potential Sites for New Library

DATE: October 1, 2003
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Based on Council comments at its August 4th meeting, the Planning Department has compiled a list of additional potential sites that may be suitable and warrant further investigation. In reviewing the Prince George’s County Zoning Ordinance, a library is considered a “Public Use” and is permitted by right in all zoning districts of the 13 sites listed below.

Staff believes the following factors should be considered in determining potential sites for a new public library:

· Easy accessibility;

· Preferably located on a main thoroughfare;

· Located in a neighborhood center or shopping area;

· Sufficient parking; and,

· Site is large enough to accommodate future expansion of the facility.

The sites listed below are for Council review and discussion.

The following potential library sites have been split into two categories, based on geographic location: Bowie Town Center area; and, Church Road Corridor.

Bowie Town Center Area
1. Mitchellville Road Soccer Fields
Zoning Category: R-R (Rural Residential)
Acreage” 35.0 acres
Ownership: Public
Access: Mitchellville Road

2. Northview Drive/Health Center Drive
Zoning Category: R-80 (One Family Detached Residential)
Acreage: 2.0 acres (approximately)
Ownership: Public
Access: Northview Drive, Health Center Drive

3. Parcel 64 (MD Route 197/Mitchellville Road)
Zoning Category: R-U (Residential Urban)
Acreage: 8.17 acres
Ownership: Public
Access: MD Route 197, Mitchellville Road

4. Parcel Q (Bowie Town Center)
Zoning Category: M-A-C (Major Activity Center)
Acreage: 6.2 acres
Ownership: Public
Access: Excalibur Road

Church Road Corridor
1. Collington Manor/Collington Station (A-44 Right-of-Way Property)
Zoning Categories: R-R and R-A (Residential-Agricultural)
Acreage: 23.50 acres (total acreage of five parcels from both subdivisions)
Ownership: Public
Access: Central Avenue, Jones Bridge Road

2. Evangel Temple Property
Zoning Categories: R-A and R-L (Residential Low Density)
Acreage: 61.17 acres
Ownership: Private
Access: Central Avenue, Church Road

3. Hall Road Local Activity Center
Zoning Category: L-A-C (Local Activity Center)
Acreage: 14.6 acres
Ownership: Private
Access: Central Avenue, Hall Road

4. Hopkins Property
Zoning Category: R-R
Acreage: 85 acres (approximately)
Ownership: Public
Access: Church Road

5. Karington
Zoning Category: E-I-A (Employment and Institutional Area)
Acreage: To Be Determined
Ownership: Private
Access: From within the development (off U.S. Rt. 301 & Central Ave.)

6. Mt. Oak Road (from Woodmore Estates Development)
Zoning Category: R-E (Residential Estate)
Acreage: 15.6 acres (south of existing Mt. Oak Road);
8.64 acres (north of existing Mt. Oak Road);
17.09 acres (north of future Mt. Oak Road)
Ownership: Public (all parcels)
Access: Mt. Oak Road (existing), Mt. Oak Road (future realignment)

7. Oak Creek Club School Site/M-NCPPC Property
Zoning Category: R-A and R-L
Acreage: 36.28 acres (total of two parcels)
Ownership: Private (26.11 acres, zoned R-L); Public (10.17 ac., zoned R-A)
Access: Church Road

8. Oak Creek Club Local Activity Center
Zoning Category: L-A-C
Acreage: 33 acres (approximately)
Ownership: Private
Access: Church Road

9. Tall Oaks Vocational School/Adjacent Property
Zoning Category: R-A
Acreage: 25.47 acres (total of two parcels)
Ownership: Private (11.21 acres); Public (14.26 acres)
Access: Church Road

Staff will prepare a letter to the County Library Director expressing its encouragement to review potential sites identified above.