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CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

ES-1 USING THE BEAP

ES-2 INTRODUCTION

ES-2.1 STUDY PURPOSE AND FOCUS

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ES-2.2 BASE MISSION

ES-2.3 STUDY AREA

ES-2.4 BEAP OBJECTIVES

ES-3 EXISTING CONDITIONS SUMMARY

ES-3.1 VISUAL ENVIRONMENT DEFINED

ES-3.2 DISTRICTS

ES-3.3 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE

ES-3.4 DISTRICT ENTRYWAYS

ES-3.5 LANDMARKS AND REFERENCE POINTS

ES-3.6 SIGNIFICANT VIEWS

ES-3.7 ACTIVITY NODES

ES-3.8 CIRCULATION ROUTES

ES-3.9 INSTALLATION OR DISTRICT EDGES

ES-4 DESIGN GUIDELINES OVERVIEW

ES-4.1 THEME ANALYSIS

ES-4.2 THEME DEFINITIONS

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 REGION

1.2 BASE MISSION

1.3 STUDY AREA

1.4 STUDY PURPOSE AND FOCUS

1.5 METHODOLOGY

1.6 GUIDELINE ELEMENTS

1.7 OVERALL PROJECT OBJECTIVES

2.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS SUMMARY

2.1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

2.2 PREVIOUS DESIGN GUIDELINES

2.3 VISUAL ENVIRONMENT DEFINED

2.3.1 SPECIAL DISTRICTS

2.3.2 ARCHITECTURAL STYLES

2.3.3 ENTRIES

2.3.4 LANDMARKS AND REFERENCE POINTS

2.3.5 SIGNIFICANT VIEWS

2.3.6 ACTIVITY NODES

2.3.7 CIRCULATION ROUTES

2.3.8 INSTALLATION OR DISTRICT EDGES

2.4 VISUAL STRUCTURE OVERVIEW

2.4.1 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND OPEN SPACE OVERVIEW

2.4.2 DEVELOPED ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW

2.5 SPECIAL DISTRICT OVERVIEW

HADNOT POINT

FRENCH CREEK

COURTHOUSE BAY

PARADISE POINT

CAMP GEIGER

MCAS NEW RIVER

STONE BAY

CAMP JOHNSON

2.6 HISTORIC DISTRICT OVERVIEW

2.6.1 HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND LANDMARKS

2.6.2 HISTORIC DISTRICT

2.6.3 ADJUSTMENTS TO HISTORIC DISTRICT

2.6.4 ARCHITECTURAL STYLES

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2.7 ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OVERVIEW

2.7.1 ASSETS

2.7.2 LIABILITIES

3.0 INSTALLATION WIDE DESIGN GUIDELINES

3.1 FRAMEWORK FOR THE OVERALL DESIGN THEME

3.1.1 DESIGN THEME FRAMEWORK

3.1.2 INTRODUCTION TO THE MECHANICS OF THE GUIDELINES

3.1.3 NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

3.1.4 ANTI-TERRORISM AND FORCE PROTECTION

3.1.5 SUSTAINABLE PLANNING AND DESIGN

3.2 SITE DESIGN

3.2.1 GATES

3.2.2 PERIMETER EDGES

3.2.3 ROADWAYS AND ACCESS – VEHICULAR CIRCULATION

3.2.4 BUILDING SITING – BUILDING LAYOUT ORIENTATION

3.2.5 PARKING

3.2.6 BICYCLE CIRCULATION

3.2.7 PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION

3.2.8 PLAZAS AND COURTYARDS – EXTERIOR USE AREAS

3.2.9 COMMON AREAS, ACTIVITY NODES, OPEN SPACES AND PARKS – EXTERIOR USE AREA

3.2.10 MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS (COLS)

3.2.11 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT

3.3 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

3.3.1 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE AND ROOF FORMS

3.3.2 COLOR CHARTS

3.3.3 ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENTS

3.3.4 BUILDING ENTRANCES

3.3.5 BUILDING ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS

3.3.6 GUIDELINES FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS, HISTORIC BUILDINGS PRIORITY TREATMENT

3.4 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

3.4.1 FOCAL POINT DEVICES

3.4.2 MEMORIALS, MONUMENTS, STATUES, AND STATIC DISPLAYS

3.4.3 FLAGPOLES

3.4.5 PLANT MATERIAL

3.4.6 SIGNAGE

3.4.7 PAVING SURFACES – PAVING

3.4.8 SITE FURNISHINGS

3.4.9 WALLS AND FENCES

3.4.10 UTILITIES – SITE UTILITY / TRASH ENCLOSURE

3.4.11 LIGHTING

4.0 DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR SPECIAL DISTRICTS

4.1 COMMON DISTRICT

4.1.1 TRAINING FACILITIES

4.1.2 BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS

4.2 HADNOT POINT

4.2.1 HADNOT POINT

4.2.2 INDUSTRIAL AREA

4.2.3 MARINE CORPS EXCHANGE COMPLEX

4.3 HOSPITAL POINT

4.4 FRENCH CREEK

4.5 COGDELS CREEK

4.6 WALLACE CREEK

4.7 COURTHOUSE BAY

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4.8 PARADISE POINT

4.8.1 BREWSTER ROAD

4.8.2 WOUNDED WARRIOR COMPLEX

4.9 ONSLOW BEACH

4.10 CAMP GEIGER

4.11 NEW RIVER

4.12 STONE BAY

4.12.1 STONE BAY COMMON SUPPORT AREA

4.12.2 RIFLE RANGE HISTORIC AREA

4.12.3 MARSOC

4.13 CAMP JOHNSON

4.14 ENTRY GATES

4.15 GREATER SANDY RUN

4.16 CAMP DEVIL DOG

5.0 SPECIAL BEAP AREAS

5.1.1 DODEA SCHOOLS

5.1.2 PRIVATE VENDORS

5.1.3 HOUSING

6.0 ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD

6.1 COMPOSITION

6.2 MEETINGS

6.3 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

6.3.1 MATTERS WITHIN PURVIEW OF THE BOARD

6.4 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES

6.4.1 NEW CONSTRUCTION SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

6.4.2 MAJOR ALTERATIONS OR ADDITIONS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS

6.4.3 DATES AND PROCESS

6.4.4 REASONS FOR DENIAL

6.4.5 PROCESS FLOW CHART

6.5 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

REVIEW BOARD USE ONLY

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A – SUMMARY OF FIELD WORK

SCOPE OF DATA COLLECTION

APPENDIX B – COMMON OPERATING LEVELS (COLS)

APPENDIX C – REGIONAL MATERIALS RADIUS

APPENDIX D – PLANT PALETTE

DUNE RESTORATION PLANTS – GRASSES

DUNE RESTORATION PLANTS – TREES AND SHRUBS

APPENDIX E - COLOR BOARDS

APPENDIX F – BEAP PAMPHLET

OBJECTIVE

SITE AND LANDSCAPING

ARCHITECTURE

MODIFICATIONS

RESTRICTIONS

REFERENCES AND RESOURCES

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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BEAP

BASE EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL PLAN

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

ES-1 USING THE BEAP

This Base Exterior Architectural Plan (BEAP) is the official direction for designing, developing, and reviewing all Installation construction and renovation projects at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River.

Chapters 1, 2 and Appendix A: Summary of Field Work provides a comprehensive background in understanding the historical and existing Installation context. The design guidelines in Chapters 3 and 4 provide direction on how to make MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River more attractive and functionally organized Installations, but also encourage creativity in architecture, planning, landscape architecture and site design.

The design guidelines summarize the overall recommended design styles and elements for the Installation, which has been subdivided into Special Districts. The basic process for using this document for a design project is as follows:

1. Consult the Special District Map, Section 2.3.1, to determine approximate project location.

2. Consult the design guidelines in Chapter 3 for more detailed design development information. The design guidelines include instructions on the following topics:

Site planning: gates, roadways and access, building siting, parking, pedestrian circulation, plazas and courtyards, common areas/activity nodes/open spaces and parks, service areas, and maintenance and improvements (Common Operational Level or COLs)

Landscape architecture: focal point devices, memorials and static displays, flagpoles, plant material, signage, paving services, bollards, fencing, and utilities.

3. Consult Chapter 4 for the design guidelines of the specific Special District or Sub-district in which the project is located. These guidelines will cover the following topics:

Massing Windows and Entrances Body and Roof Materials Colors Details Precedent Buildings

4. Submit an Application for Certificate of Compliance during the Design Development Submittal or 35% Design Submittal. The Architectural Review Board will make an initial assessment of the project to ensure design direction is in compliance with the BEAP.

5. Submit an Application for Certificate of Compliance for the Pre-Final or 100% Design Submittal. The Architectural Review Board will make a final decision on approving the Certificate of Compliance.

ES-2 INTRODUCTION

This Base Exterior Architectural Plan (BEAP) is the official direction for designing, developing and reviewing all installation construction and renovation projects at MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River.

ES-2.1 STUDY PURPOSE AND FOCUS

This BEAP replaces the previous March 1997 version and has a two-fold purpose. It provides aesthetic and functional direction for new development and renovation efforts, and it helps to protect and preserve the Installation’s natural and historic resources. Though preservation of resources must be a high priority, the guidelines must be flexible enough to allow for renovation, expansion, or demolition of inadequate facilities that may need to be removed to make room for other mission essential facilities.

ES-2.2 BASE MISSION

MCB Camp Lejeune is home to the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), the Marine Forces Special Operations Command, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, the Naval Hospital, and several other major subordinate commands. The mission of MCB Camp Lejeune is to maintain combat-ready units for expeditionary deployment.

ES-2.3 STUDY AREA

The study area includes developed land within the bounds of MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River, as well as two remote locations: Oak Grove Outlying Landing Field and Morehead Port. See map below.

BEAP Study Area

ES-2.4 BEAP OBJECTIVES

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1. Identify and strengthen the formal site planning elements at MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River.

2. Improve wayfinding for Installation occupants, their customers and visitors by developing a hierarchy of roadways and pedestrian paths, and establishing visual wayfinding elements including signage systems.

3. Identify visual assets and liabilities on MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River. Provide direction to maintain assets and change liabilities.

4. Recognize and analyze the unique visual districts within Installations’ boundaries to classify the built environment style and a harmonizing theme to strengthen each district.

5. Initiate a process to control the architectural style and direction for all planned and imminent construction.

6. Establish clear visual environment design guidance both in a general sense and specific to individual districts.

7. Establish a process by which the guidance in the plan is routinely and effectively administered and implemented within each new modification or project.

8. Develop guidelines that apply to all built environment elements including buildings, walls, fencing, landscaping, utilities and pavements related to personnel and vehicular movement.

9. Recommend materials and construction elements that can realistically be maintained by local resources.

ES-3 EXISTING CONDITIONS SUMMARY

ES-3.1 VISUAL ENVIRONMENT DEFINED

This section defines the major perceptual environment components and the terminology used in analyzing those components at MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River. They include Special Districts, architectural styles, entries, landmarks and reference points, significant views, activity nodes, circulation routes, and Installation edges.

ES-3.2 DISTRICTS

Humans typically utilize a mental visual-spatial map that helps them navigate and interact with their environment. We rely heavily on the visual environment and tend to organize areas into perceptual units. To visually comprehend the complexities associated with a Marine Base, it is appropriate to subdivide the Installation into units or Special Districts. Special Districts are pre-existing neighborhoods of development which are part of the formal and informal spatial maps at Camp Lejeune.

There are 13 Special Districts, some of which also have sub-districts with unique characteristics.

Hadnot Point Hospital Point French Creek Cogdels Creek Wallace Creek Courthouse Bay Paradise Point Onslow Beach Camp Geiger Marine Corps Air Station New River Stone Bay Camp Johnson Entry Gates

ES-3.3 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE

There are three common architectural styles on Camp Lejeune by which some, not all, buildings may be classified.

Georgian. A formal arrangement of classical details, including pediments, pilasters, or columns.

Colonial Revival. Fashioned after the Georgian style, commonly with broken pedements and somewhat less detailed classical ornament

Shingle Style. Uniform covering of unpainted shingles, porch coverings and small groups of windows.

ES-3.4 DISTRICT ENTRYWAYS

Entries are those areas an individual passes through to go from one district to another. For the purposes of this study, entries are gates that lead from off base to on base or from one major district to another.

ES-3.5 LANDMARKS AND REFERENCE POINTS

Landmarks are points on the Installation that can be used for cognitive reference. Generally, a landmark is a physical object such as a tower, building, monument, or natural feature so distinctive from its surroundings that it becomes easily recognizable and memorable. Major landmarks on MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River include:

Parade deck at Hadnot Point Round-abouts at MCB Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Exchange complex Officers’ Club at Paradise Point Flight line at MCAS New River

ES-3.6 SIGNIFICANT VIEWS

MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River benefit from views along the banks of the New River where development gives the greatest access to the water. These occur along large expanses of the river's edge, such as at Paradise Point, as well as in sheltered inlets in Courthouse Bay. A multitude of uses exist along these views, such as bachelor housing, recreation, and parking.

ES-3.7 ACTIVITY NODES

Activity nodes are definable areas that support high concentrations of activity. They generally coincide with major facility landmarks or buildings that house important functions such as headquarters.

They can also occur in areas where a high level of vehicular or pedestrian traffic converges and interacts within spaces between facilities. Nodes can occur outside facilities in plazas, entrances or other outdoor spaces. Recreation and commercial functions can also generate high levels of activity and are commonly indicated as nodes. Nodes are often where the convergence of two major circulation routes occur.

ES-3.8 CIRCULATION ROUTES

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Circulation routes determine the basis for much of what a person sees, which includes all roads, walkways and unimproved paths. The primary circulation routes, the roadways, become a framework for the organization of the Installation. Circulation routes provide physical access to all areas of the Installation and are used for wayfinding purposes.

ES-3.9 INSTALLATION OR DISTRICT EDGES

Edges consist of definable elements that separate unlike districts. These edges can be open spaces, streets, walls, fences, rows of trees, sides of buildings, water bodies or landforms. In this analysis, edges are primarily limited to the Installation edge and areas between major districts. An edge attains significant visual strength if it has long lateral visibility and is impenetrable to cross movement, such as the Installation boundary fencing. Conversely, penetrable edges usually serve to join two districts together.

ES-4 DESIGN GUIDELINES OVERVIEW

ES-4.1 THEME ANALYSIS

An overall Installation architectural theme sets the framework for guidelines and standards. This theme integrates the goals for the built environment with the broader non-facility goals and objectives of the mission at MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River. Existing settings, buildings and structures were analyzed to determine the factors to provide the framework for the overall theme. (See Appendix A: Summary of Field Work.) This analysis concluded:

An overall predominant architectural style presently exists at MCB Camp Lejeune, but some districts do not represent this style as much as others.

Predominant materials, color, and forms do exist at MCB Camp Lejeune, but are not always consistently applied.

Architectural character and positive visual impressions can be found in many areas of Camp Lejeune and are examples of proper treatment of historical districts and integration of contemporary architecture.

In addition to architecture, other visual support or infrastructure elements have been evaluated. This analysis concluded:

The major roadways The larger scale landscape elements (trees and other mature vegetation including natural areas) Streetscape and site elements Signage and graphics Currently existing lighting

ES-4.2 THEME DEFINITIONS

Defining a design theme for the Installation is one of the functions of this Base Exterior Architectural Plan. Assigning prominence to specific areas enhances orientation and wayfinding by highlighting their distinctiveness and sense of place within an overall coherent physical arrangement that visually and cognitively unifies the Installation. Extensive field work has revealed that the elements that appear most frequently throughout MCB Camp Lejeune are:

1. Red to red-brown brick, modular size

2. Concrete or stone foundation base and window sills

3. White door and window trim, eaves, gutters and downpouts

4. Gray aphalt or standing seam metal roofing

5. Gable-on-hip roof

Using the common items listed above as a nucleus, and taking into account the existing elements from the previous section, the overall architecture theme is traditional early American design and can be implemented through guidelines and standards that recognize the dominant character. Because of the visual and/or spatial separation that exists between several of the districts, separate standards are appropriate under a Special District design approach. Though the standard may vary among districts, common harmonizing elements are intended to unify the entire Installation. At the same time, wayfinding, district delineation, and spatial clarity depend on uniqueness. The guidelines must accommodate and encourage variety and uniqueness while incorporating harmonizing elements.

It is appropriate that some areas be treated as districts, independently or collectively, by function, use, density, topography, orientation, and/or architectural character. The dominant positive characteristics of the district are intended to be repeated to further reinforce and strengthen the definition of the district. Districts with historical or near-historical significance are intended to be reinforced through preservation or retrofit methods that support the area character. This methodology is used throughout the design guidelines.

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Those serving aboard and visiting the Installation invest emotional qualities in the environmental design. This means each person’s surroundings comprise of connotations, memories, experiences, feeling, hopes and dramas. This forms a collective image, or urban legibility, and is not only the basis of spatial orientation but the key to providing a stimulating and healthy environment.

Improvements to the overall visual organization and aesthetics of MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River will not occur by simply writing a generalized set of guidelines. Likewise, changes to the visual environment will not be positive unless they are following a prescribed format and intended direction. Guidelines are the starting point, but the implementation of a review process that directs development must be part of the process to positively affect the base. This BEAP is intended to cover the first few steps in the process that will eventually help to improve the overall visual environment and to contribute to protecting the positive elements that are already present.

This BEAP is a working document that will function as a guide to physical development and urban legibility, while at the same time, is flexible enough to account for changing conditions, priorities and programs. The decision making process for physical development must address site planning and design issues, as well as the financial and functional requirements of physical design and development.

Aesthetic improvements cannot be achieved on a site-by-site or problem-by-problem basis, but must be based on a master plan which is properly conceived to allow each problem to be resolved as part of a total concept.

This document is MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River’s official direction on facility and site development. It shall be used in developing, designing, and reviewing all construction and renovation projects on the Installation. The guidelines are meant to be specific enough to provide direction on how to make both Installations more attractive and functionally organized, but they are also meant to encourage creativity in site design, planning, architecture, and landscape architecture. The guidelines do not cover all physical elements commonly addressed by facility development. They only cover those elements needed to produce a historically correct design theme, where appropriate, and coherent physical development of the Base.

1.1 REGION

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is located in Onslow County within the coastal plains of North Carolina and sits adjacent to the City of Jacksonville. The New River runs north and south through the Base, separating MCB Camp Lejeune from MCAS New River and the Greater Sandy Run training area.

MCB Camp Lejeune serves approximately 150,000 active duty, dependent, retiree and civilian employees, which is a significant part of the Jacksonville and Onlsow County populations. Over 25 percent of the county is part of the Armed Forces.

MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River are surrounded by predominantly rural agricultural lands, which diversify into higher density areas near the urban centers of Jacksonville, Swansboro and Topsail Beach.

1.2 BASE MISSION

MCB Camp Lejeune is home to the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF). The major commands include:

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II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) Marine Corps Special Operations Forces Command 2nd Marine Division 2nd Marine Logistics Group Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune 22nd, 24th, and 26th Marine Expeditionary Units Marine Corps Engineer School Joint Maritime Training Center School of Infantry – East Marine Corps Combat Service Support School Field Medical Training Battalion – East Wounded Warrior Battalion – East

The mission of MCB Camp Lejeune is to maintain combat-ready units for expeditionary deployment. Marine Corps Base owns all the real estate, hosts entry-level and career-level formal schools and provides support and training for tenant commands – II Marine Expeditionary Force conducts operational planning for Fleet Marine Force commands; 2nd Marine Division is the ground combat element of II MEF; 2nd Marine Logistics Group is the combat service support element of II MEF; and 2nd Marine Air Wing, headquartered at Cherry Point, North Carolina, is the air combat element of II MEF. Additionally, the naval hospital provides primary medical care to service members and their families stationed at Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River. Marine Corps Special Operations Forces Command is the Marine Corps force provider for the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).

Among many other support units, MCAS New River is home to two groups of the 2nd Marine Air Wing: Marine Aircraft Group 26 which consists of tiltrotor squadrons, and Marine Aircraft Group 29 which comprises both heavy and light/attack helicopters.

1.3 STUDY AREA

The study area includes developed land within the bounds of MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River, as well as two remote locations.

MCB Camp Lejeune: The largest contiguous portion of MCB Camp Lejeune consists of approximately 56,000 acres and occupies the land immediately to the east of the New River. Commonly referred to as “main side”, this part of the study area contains the majority of the Special Districts, administration, personnel support, and family and bachelor housing facilities.

Stone Bay: Stone Bay District is 2,700 acres of range training areas, administration and support facilities, as well as encompassing the Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command complex.

MCAS New River and Camp Geiger: Collectively this area consists of 4,507 acres, including land dedicated to the Marine Corps School of Infantry East and the subordinate units of the 2nd Marine Air Wing, flight line, aprons, and supporting areas.

Camp Johnson: An ancilliary camp located between MCAS New River and MCB Camp Lejeune. Camp Johnson is approximately 1,552 acres consisting of primarily military education facilities.

Oak Grove: An outlying landing field (OLF) to the north of MCB Camp Lejeune located outside of Pollocksville, North Carolina.

Morehead Port: Located in Morehead City, North Carolina, this area consists of a small cluster of buildings for use by the Marine Corps during port operations.

Camp Devil Dog: Approximately 134 acres of austere training facilities primarily used by the School of Infantry. Camp Devil Dog is located to the south of MCAS New River along Highway 17.

Greater Sandy Run: A vast manuever area of 41,227 acres, Sandy Run is on the western edge of the military reservation and represents the largest expanse of training area for the Marine Corps on the east coast.

1.4 STUDY PURPOSE AND FOCUS

This BEAP replaces the previous BEAP version (dated March 1997) and has a two-fold purpose. It provides aesthetic and functional direction for new development and renovation efforts, and it helps to protect and preserve the Installation’s natural and historic resources. Though preservation of resources must be a high priority, the guidelines must be flexible enough to allow for renovation, expansion or demolition of inadequate facilities that may need to be removed to make room for other mission essential facilities.

1.5 METHODOLOGY

Major phases for the BEAP include:

Identify the overall project goals Complete field work to determine assets, liabilities, dominant elements, perceptual districts and spatial structure Develop objectives for site planning, architecture, landscape architecture, signage and lighting Map perceptual districts and spatial structure Map assets and liabilities Map historic structures and districts Map road hierarchy and structure Develop specific guidelines Develop examples of what to do and not to do Describe acceptable building materials Develop a review process Obtain consensus and approval on the guidelines Produce a final document and brochure

1.6 GUIDELINE ELEMENTS

Design guidelines are developed for the following:

Site planning: gates, roadways and access, building siting, parking, pedestrian circulation, plazas and courtyards, common areas/activity nodes/open spaces and parks, service areas, and maintenance and improvements

Architecture: building design, building entrances, building renovations and additions, historic architecture, and the Building Color Design Guide Landscape architecture: focal point devices, memorials and static displays, flagpoles, plant material, signage, paving services, bollards, fencing, and utilities.

1.7 OVERALL PROJECT OBJECTIVES

1. Identify and strengthen the formal site planning elements at MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River.

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2. Identify and protect the Historic District’s significant resources. This BEAP will focus on the exterior visual environment where buildings form the edges of spaces as well as the site “grounds” within the Historic District.

3. Improve wayfinding for Installation occupants, their customers and visitors by developing a hierarchy of roadways and pedestrian paths, and establishing visual wayfinding elements including signage systems.

4. Identify visual assets and liabilities on MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River. Provide direction to maintain assets and change liabilities.

5. Recognize and analyze the unique visual and historic districts within MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River boundaries to classify the built environment style and a harmonizing theme to strengthen each district.

6. Initiate a process to control the architectural style and direction for all planned and imminent construction.

7. Establish clear visual environment design guidance both in a general sense and specific to individual districts.

8. Establish a process by which the guidance in the plan is routinely and effectively administered and implemented within each new modification or project.

9. Develop guidelines that apply to all built environment elements including buildings, walls, fencing, landscaping, utilities and pavements related to personnel and vehicular movement.

10. Recommend materials and construction elements that can realistically be maintained by local resources.

2.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS SUMMARY

2.1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

MCB Camp Lejeune is located in eastern North Carolina adjacent to the City of Jacksonville. The base consists of 14 miles of beach front along the Atlantic Ocean. The New River runs north/south through the base and Highway 24 separates MCB Camp Lejeune from Jacksonville. The Base serves approximately 150,000 active and retired military, their dependents, and civilian employees.

Originally Marine Barracks New River, established 1 May 1941, the Base’s first warehouse was a converted tobacco barn and the Base Headquarters a summer cottage. In December 1942, the Base was renamed MCB Camp Lejeune in honor of Lieutenant General John A. Lejeune 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps. Today, MCB Camp Lejeune and the adjacent New River Air Station are the largest concentration of Marines and Sailors in the world.

2.2 PREVIOUS DESIGN GUIDELINES

Camp Lejeune instituted its first BEAP in 1997. Because no formal documentation existed prior to that time, architecture and landscape evolved as a mixture of different forms, colors, materials, and styles. The first BEAP was designed to establish basic standards of appearance where none previously existed.

While the previous BEAP was successful at establishing color and material standards, it left other areas of building and landscape to the designer. When facility acquisition shifted to the Design-Build process, these areas became significant gaps in controlling aesthetics. Where the Design-Bid-Build process gave the Installations a large role in the design of a facility, Design-Build did not, and occassionally resulted in less desireable architecture and landscapes.

The primary difference in this BEAP is to address new methods of facility acquisition, incorporate newly developed areas of the Base, and provide more specific guidelines to control the physical appearances of the Installation.

2.3 VISUAL ENVIRONMENT DEFINED

This section defines the major perceptual environment components and the terminology used in analyzing those components at MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River. They include Special Districts, architectural styles, entries, landmarks and reference points, significant views, activity nodes, circulation routes, and Installation edges.

2.3.1 SPECIAL DISTRICTS

The NAVFAC Installation Appearance Guide (IAG) uses functional district to analyze areas of an installation. Functional districts are areas unified by common functions, such as as administrative/ training, airfield, industrial, personnel support and waterfront. Instead of functional districts, MCB Camp Lejeune uses a system of distinct neighborhood areas, known as Special Districts. Special Districts are based on unique geographical areas, which, over time, have developed as separate districts as well as unique variations on the predominant architectural theme. Therefore, the BEAP uses Special Districts defined by elements such as architectural style, color schemes, and landscaping. The Special Districts this BEAP addresses are:

Hadnot Point Hospital Point French Creek Cogdels Creek Wallace Creek Courthouse Bay Paradise Point Onslow Beach Camp Geiger Marine Corps Air Station New River Stone Bay Camp Johnson Entry Gates Greater Sandy Run Camp Devil Dog

These Special Districts contain sub-districts:

Hadnot Point − Industrial Sub-district − Marine Corps Exchange

Paradise Point − Brewster Street − Wounded Warrior Complex

Stone Bay − Historic Rifle Range

− MARSOC

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Special Districts on MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River

2.3.2 ARCHITECTURAL STYLES

Architectural style is a way of classifying architecture largely by physical characteristics. Styles formed during certain architectural periods and were influenced by prominent designers, cultural context, climatic or economic conditions or a combination. These designs became so formalized that they constituted “style.”

Classifying architecture by style gives emphasis to characteristic features of design, irrespective of the historic period from which the style emerged. The identifying features of a style include a wide variety of elements that may or may not be found on a particular building. Some structures are often identified with only one or two primary stylistic elements or forms. But the majority of buildings are often simplified versions that attempt to mimic the basic ideas of these “high style” prototypes. And some are simply utilitarian structures designed purely to meet functional requirements.

2.3.3 ENTRIES

Entries include both physical gateways into the installation as well as physical or implied gateways into Special Districts. Installation gateways functionally serve as check points for access, control, and security, as well as primary locations for informational and directional help to guide visitors to their destination. They also establish the initial impression of the Installation. Special Districts may have physical gateways or secondary security control points. Entries may be implied by signage, landscaping, change in color scheme or an architectural feature. Refer to Section 3.4.6 for signage.

This sign on McHugh marks the gateway to French Creek

2.3.4 LANDMARKS AND REFERENCE POINTS

Landmarks are visual features that are distinctive and memorable. They serve as orientation of guiding devices because they help create a mental map of the Installation. MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River have several primary landmarks:

Parade deck at Hadnot Point Round-abouts at MCB Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Exchange complex Officers’ Club at Paradise Point Flight line at MCAS New River

2.3.5 SIGNIFICANT VIEWS

Significant views provide a positive visual context. These include near distant views such as the Goettge Memorial Field House and the historic administration buildings along Holcomb Boulevard from across the main parade deck. Distant views include those along the New River from various vantage points on the Installation.

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The main parade deck offers several near distant views

Example of a distant view along the bank of the New River

2.3.6 ACTIVITY NODES

Activity nodes are generators and collectors of activity. Some nodes are highly defined with a specific physical enclosure, such as a courtyard or plaza, which heightens the user’s sense of functional purpose and detail. Others are defined by important land use, landmarks or spaces that are defined by their active functions. Nodes on the Installation include:

Marine Corps Community Services Parade decks Base theaters Clubs and function halls

Activity nodes on MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River

2.3.7 CIRCULATION ROUTES

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Primay vehicular circulation on MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River

Circulation routes include vehicular circulation and pedestrian circulation. Our image of the environment is influenced most directly by the views from the roads. Movement along roads causes a succession of perceptions and experiences that are related in time and space. Good roads are not only safe and convenient, but orderly, articulate and visually distinguishable from others.

Vehicular routes may be classified by their level of traffic. Primary routes provide access to and from the gates as well as direct connection between major nodes. Secondary routes distribute traffic from the primary routes to activity nodes in each functional or physical district. Tertiary routes connect clusters of buildings and other traffic generators to the secondary routes.

Sidewalks and trails provide a similar experience for the pedestrian but with a greater emphasis on detail and textures. Sidewalks are often related to streets or buildings while trails tend to be more informal and for recreational in use.

2.3.8 INSTALLATION OR DISTRICT EDGES

The general public's primary impressions of the station are gained from the appearance of the edges. Improperly maintained, inadequate or inconsistent screening of negative visual areas will not present the installation in a proper manner. Likewise, district edges, when not properly planned, may have a negative impact on adjacent uses. When conflicting land uses adjoin (such as housing adjacent to industrial), care must be taken to screen negative visuals, sound, dust and light impacts from one use to the other.

2.4 VISUAL STRUCTURE OVERVIEW

2.4.1 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND OPEN SPACE OVERVIEW

MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River have a vast amount of natural environment in which Marine units conduct maneuver training. The Greater Sandy Run Area and Training Area West (Verona Loop) make up over half of the entire land mass of the combined Installations. These areas are relatively flat coastal plains crossed by shallow valleys and meandering stream channels. Vegetation consists of a mix of pines and hardwoods and large areas of scrubland and wetland vegetation. MCB Camp Lejeune contains areas of protected flora and fauna, including the endangered Red Cockaded Woodpecker. These areas should be identified prior to development planning by coordinating with the Installation and Environment staff.

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Green indicates vegetation while black and gray areas are developed. The Greater Sandy Run training area comprises most of the natural environment on Base.

2.4.2 DEVELOPED ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW

MCB Camp Lejeune is bound by Highway 24 to the North, Highway 172 to the East, and the Atlantic Ocean to the South. Highway 17 bisects the western portion of the Base. Developed areas of the Base are located centrally along the New River while training functions are located in surrounding wooded areas. For the most part, mature stands of pines denote the outer boundaries of the base, extending a positive image.

2.5 SPECIAL DISTRICT OVERVIEW

MCB Camp Lejeune is divided into a network of Special Districts which are based on unique geographical locations. These Special Districts delineate the character of Camp Lejeune through distinct architectural style, color schemes, and landscaping.

HADNOT POINT

Hadnot Point is located in the geographic center of MCB Camp Lejeune and is the architectural and landscape soul of the Installation.

Primary roads include Holcomb Boulevard and McHugh Boulevard, which traverse Hadnot Point along two perpendicular axes and are heavily used. Julian C. Smith Road (locally known as River Road) parallels McHugh Boulevard but its slower speeds and use as a running route make this a secondary road. Birch Road and Louis Road are also secondary roads, both serving four corners and outer reaches of Hadnot Point.

Hadnot Point

Hadnot Point contains an extensive Historic District which follows parts of Holcomb and McHugh Boulevards. The consistent Georgian architecture as well as the continued use for command services sets the character and importance of this area.

EXISTING ARCHITECTURE

A common palatte of colors and materials as well as classical elements of the Georgian style are ubiqutous. Combined these features evoke a sense of heirarchy and formality, as well as traditional values.

Red to red-brown brick White base foundations, sill, and lintels White door and window trim Gray asphalt or standing seam metal roof

Building facades are largely symmetrical and entryways embellished. Other common details include:

Cupolas Quions Raised concrete foundations Molded cornices Hipped or gable-on-hip roofs

FRENCH CREEK

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French Creek is located to the south of Hadnot Point and encompasses the land between French Creek and Sneads Ferry Road.

McHugh Boulevard is the primary route into this district, followed by secondary roads Julian C. Smith Road and Gonzales Boulevard. Sneads Ferry Road borders the east side of the district and is the primary means of getting to Cogdels Creek.

French Creek is the least cohesive district in terms of overall theme and architectural styles. Its sporadic development through the 1980s and 1990s resulted in a variety of materials, colors, and forms:

Red to brown brick Stucco and metal panel

Low slope, hipped, gable, or gable-on-hip roofs

French Creek

COURTHOUSE BAY

Courthouse Bay developed both as a training area as well as means of access to the New River and the Atlantic Ocean littoral. It is far removed from main side Camp Lejeune, located 2.5 miles south, toward the mouth of the New River as it meets intracoastal waters. This district is divided into two parts connected by a narrow strip of land.

NC Highway 172 bounds the north edge of Courthouse Bay, which has two primary entrances: Horn Road on the eastern side and Courthouse Road on the western side.

Courthouse Bay

This district is an artful mix of Georgian-like original structures and contemporary architecture. Materials and colors include:

Brick, red and red-brown White, light gray foundations, sill, and lintels White door and window trim, eaves, gutters and downspouts Medium gray and dark gray asphalt or standing seam metal roofing

Common ornamental details:

Cupolas Quions Raised concrete foundations Water table lines Molded cornices Monitor and clerestory windows Entryway canopies Distinctive water tables Brick mansonry details

PARADISE POINT

Paradise Point, named after a peninsula of land that is formed by a bend in the New River, is comprised of single family housing, community, and other personnel support facilities.

Its primary circulation route is Seth Williams Road, an extension of McHugh Boulevard, which shadows the river’s edge and connects to Brewster Road by means of a roundabout. Stone Street completes the triangle that forms the district.

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Paradise Point

Although there are no historic districts in Paradise Point, there are ample examples of period architecture that make the character of this area clear and distinct. Georgian style buildings, interspersed between single family dwellings, echo the design elements of Hadnot Point. The Officers’ Club, surrounding BOQs, and Marston Pavillion suggest the time honored traditional values of the Marine Corps with the symmetry and rhythm of fenestration, basic solidity of brick masonry and class of white trim and moulding.

Marston Pavilion

CAMP GEIGER

Located adjacent to MCAS New River, Camp Geiger is one of the oldest parts of Camp Lejeune. Originally developed as an actual camp site, it was the temporary home of the first Marine units to be stationed in the area.

Camp Geiger

Camp Geiger is on the north edge of the air station boundary, cradled by the Jacksonville NC 17 Bypass to the north. Entrance is by way of the Air Station via Curtis Road. 'A' Street runs north south along the edge of a gridded street network.

After Camp Lejeune headquarters moved to Hadnot Point, Camp Geiger was left relatively unchanged from the 1950s until the 1970s. Today there is a variety of materials and detail, including:

Red brick and concrete Hip, gable, and low slope roofs Gray or green asphalt shingles or light gray standing seam metal roofing

White banding across the facades

Academic facility with distinctive white banding

MCAS NEW RIVER

Marine Corps Air Station New River is relatively independent from MCB Camp Lejeune, although the two share many missions, training areas, and some services. For the purpose of this study, MCAS New River is included as a Special District.

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MCAS New River

New River is located west of the river and has two entry gates, Curtis Road and Douglass Road, which serve as primary routes into the installation. Several secondary routes cross between, and provide circulation around the air field district.

The character of New River is contemporary and often utilitarian. Materials and colors consist of:

Brick, concrete block, stucco and metal panel, typically beiges and white Low slope, gable or gable-on-hip roofs Green standing seam metal roofing

Pilaster detail typical on two story structures

Pilaster detail on a high bay simulation facility

STONE BAY

Stone Bay consists of marksmanship training facilities, a reserve training compound, and the US Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) complex.

This area is located across the New River from Hadnot Point and accessed via Highway 17. The main entrance, Range Road, skirts the MARSOC complex and terminates at the ranges.

Stone Bay

This district is divided into two distinct themes: a historic area after the Georgian style and the MARSOC complex, which has its own contemporary architectural language, loosely based on classical detail. The historic Rifle Range area consists of the following:

Brick, red and red-brown White, light gray foundations, sill, and lintels White door and window trim, eaves, gutters and downspouts Gable-on-hip roofs

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Medium gray and dark gray asphalt or standing seam metal roofs Cupolas Raised concrete foundations Water table lines

Molded cornices

Typical architecture in the historic district of Rifle Range

MARSOC consists of the following:

Single course block foundations Recessed friezed detail at cornices Standing seam metal hip roofs Brick soldier coursing, reveals, and set backs

Hip roofs

Typical MARSOC facility with brick detail and translucent wall panels

CAMP JOHNSON

Camp Johnson is located between MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River, and is bordered by the Jacksonville NC 17 Bypass to the north and waters of the New River on three sides.

Montford Road is the entrance to this district and continues south to a peninsula of land known as Montford Point.

Camp Johnson and Montford Point

Camp Johnson experienced a significant time of little to no development after an initial surge in the 1940s. This gap is visible in the character of the historic buildings and the contemporary structures that began arriving in the 1980s. Elements of the historical district include:

Beige or white facades, usually stucco Brick framed windows and doors Gray asphalt shingles

Gable roofs and shed roofs above entries

Much of Camp Johnson is single story buildings, shaded by tall pines and otherwise unimproved

Contemporary architecture is varied, but the predominant materials and colors include:

Brick, various colors of reds and browns Two or three brick colors, split horizontally or vertically across the facade

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Standing seam metal roof of various colors

This academic facility uses three brick colors

2.6 HISTORIC DISTRICT OVERVIEW

2.6.1 HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND LANDMARKS

Camp Lejeune Environmental Management Department has identified individual buildings and historic districts that are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, as of the year 2008.

These are described in detail in a document available from Environmental Management:

Historical Architectural Evaluations, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Onslow County, North Carolina (Bowers, Dixon, and Jacobe 2008)

2.6.2 HISTORIC DISTRICT

Historic districts are regarded as a cultural resource to be protected and preserved. The buildings and monuments not only reflect a high degree of design, workmanship, and materials, but possess a central importance in defining and maintaining the historic and architectural character of the Base. Designated historic districts on Camp Lejeune include the following:

Assault Amphibian Base (Courthouse Bay) and Camp Geiger Chapel and Entrance Circle

Command Services/Regimental Area No. 3 (Hadnot Point), Parachute Training, and Naval Hospital/Surgeon’s Row

Montford Point Camp No. 1, 2 and 2A and Stone Bay Rifle Range

2.6.3 ADJUSTMENTS TO HISTORIC DISTRICT

Although the National Register considers all resources eligible for listing as equal, Camp Lejeune has categorized historic districts and buildings in order to prioritize preservation and guide repairs and other treatment.

The Environmental Management Department manages changes to historic districts and buildings. Guidelines are available in the following document:

Guidelines for Historic Buildings Management, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, Onlsow County, North Carolina (The Louis Berger Group, 2008)

2.6.4 ARCHITECTURAL STYLES

There are three common architectural styles on Camp Lejeune by which some, not all, buildings may be classified. These are the following:

GEORGIAN

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The Georgian Style was formed from 1700 to 1800 and is characterized by a formal arrangement of classical details based on a symmetrical façade. Often the entry is emphasized by a pediment or monumental pilasters or columns. Common elements include water table line, pedimented dormers, and quions.

Building 15, Hadnot Point

COLONIAL REVIVAL

Formed from 1870 to 1920, the Colonial Revival Style is a combination of Colonial and contemporary elements. Similar in formality to the Georgian style, Colonial Revival facades may exaggerate their individual ornamental elements. A common historical detail among these buildings is the broken pediment above the entryway.

Walsh Hall, Rifle Range

SHINGLE STYLE

The Shingle Style dates between 1880 and 1900 and is characterized by a uniform covering of unpainted wood shingles, including roof and façade. Roof lines typically continue to create porch coverings.

Windows are usually small and grouped in twos and threes.

General Officers’ beach house, Onslow Beach, is in the Shingle Style

2.7 ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OVERVIEW

2.7.1 ASSETS

The visual setting and natural environment of the Carolina coastal plains is one the greatest assets of MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River. The Installation invests in the recreation facilities at Onslow Beach and continues to take great care in preserving the shore.

Onslow Beach

Greater view access to the edges of the New River on MCB Camp Lejeune would further take advantage of this asset.

The historic districts, closely associated with the growth of the Marine Corps, are another asset which the Base should continue to take advantage of. These districts offer not only good examples of early American architectural styles, but a window into past significant events.

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Base Theater at Hadnot Point

Water recreation opportunities at both MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River are assets that the Installations have recognized and are using. Marinas provide access to the river waters and shoreline via piers, boat slips, and basic marina buildings. Investment in upgrading these facilities would further enhance the Installations' enjoyment of the New River.

Marina at MCAS New River

2.7.2 LIABILITIES

The primary liabilities of MCB Camp Lejeune are a result of the core industrial functions of the Installation. Although efficiently located along the railroad and central to the cantonment, the Industrial Sub-district shares many of the same view scapes as the ceremonial center of MCB Camp Lejeune.