Section 4: Implementation
Table 5. Natural Environment Element
Policy
Description
Timeframe Short (1-5 yrs) Mid (5-10 yrs) Long (10+ years)
Coordinating Agencies
Policy 1: Restore and enhance water quality in the Lower Beaverdam Creek stream systems and other areas that have been degraded, through stormwater management and water resource protection. NE1.1
Discourage new development within the floodplain and encourage maintenance and repair of current development.
NE1.2
Prioritize stormwater mitigation and stream stabilization projects from the Anacostia River Watershed Restoration Plan to facilitate County efforts to improve the water quality of local streams.
NE1.3
Strengthen stormwater management with rain gardens, landscape strips with native plant species, bio-retention, and other green stormwater practices that minimize stormwater runoff and increase the infiltration of rainwater into the ground.
Ongoing
NE1.4
Conduct a study of current flood control volumes that exist within the sector plan area, and those projected due to redevelopment, in order to determine appropriate measures to manage stormwater runoff. Require approval of floodplain elevations by the approving authority and ensure appropriate control measures are installed.
Short
Developer(s), Town of Cheverly, DPIE
NE1.5
Preserve the woodlands located along or adjacent to streams and widen forested buffers where they do not meet the County Code.
Short
DOE, M-NCPPC
NE1.6
Stabilize the Beaverdam Creek tributary from its origin at 1208 Marblewood Avenue to its confluence with Cabin Branch south of the Cheverly Metro Station to make it an amenity, restore wildlife habitat, and create a more functional and esthetically pleasing system.
Mid
Developer(s), DOE, DPIE, M-NCPPC
134 | The Preliminary Greater
Sector Plan
Ongoing Short
DPIE, Developer(s), M-NCPPC Developer(s), DOE
DPW&T, DPIE, M-NCPPC, DOE, Town of Cheverly