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Thursday, October 5, 2006, 9:00 A.M.
8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD  20910-3760
301-495-4600

Important!  For a variety of reasons, the following agenda may change, items may be postponed or added, and items may be heard later than the time indicated.  The items are listed in the order to be heard.  For the latest updated Planning Board agenda, please call 301-495-4600 or check the website, www.montgomeryplanningboard.org.  The Planning Board encourages public testimony on individual agenda items unless noted otherwise and welcomes the participation of individuals with disabilities.  Italics indicate staff’s recommendation for Board action.  Generally, government officials have seven minutes to testify, organizations have five minutes and individuals have three minutes.  The Chairman may extend these time limits if necessary to assist the Board’s deliberations.  For information on meetings in progress, please call the recorded hotline at 301-495-1333.

* Indicates a regulatory item on which the Planning Board has final administrative jurisdiction.

 

9:00 am Planning Board Meeting (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)
9:00 am Consent Agenda

Item *1

Minor Amendments

 

A. Site Plan Review No. 81985066B (Formerly 8-85066B), Germantown Commons: T-S Zone, 19.57 acres; amendment to extend the required completion date for streetscaping (site plan condition #9B); on Middlebrook Road, approximately 1000 feet northwest of Germantown Road; Germantown Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions


Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

Item *2 Record Plats
 

A. Subdivision Plat No. 220062280 North Bethesda R-60 zone; 3 lots; located on Grosvenor Lane, east of Broad Street; North Bethesda Garrett Park; Staff Recommendation: Approval

B. Subdivision Plat No. 220062290 Spring Garden CBD-1 zone; 1 parcel; located on southwest quadrant, in the intersection of Blair Mill Road and East West Highway; Sivler Spring CBD; Staff Recommendation: Approval

C. Subdivision Plat No. 220062440 George A. Davis Subdivision R-60-1 zone; 3 Lots; located on Newport Mill Road, approximately 2000 feet southwest of Veirs Mill Road; Kensington Wheaton; Staff Recommendation: Approval

D. Subdivision Plat No. 220070020-720070030 Seneca Landing RE-2 zone; 7 Lots; located on Ganley Road, approximately 800 feet northeast of Barnesville Road; Boyds; Staff Recommendation: Approval

E. Subdivision Plat No. 220070080 Battery ParkR-60 zone; 1 Lot; located on Del Ray Avenue, approximately 100 feet north of Wilson Lane; Bethesda Chevy Chase; Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

Item *3 Adoption of Opinions/Resolutions
 

Group A: Four Boardmembers eligible to vote: Commissoners Bryant, Perdue, Wellington and Robinson:

i. Gateway Park Residential, Site Plan No. 820060150, Resolution No. 06-32
ii. Loneoak Townes - Site Plan No. 820060100 - Resolution No. 06-51

Group B: Three Boardmembers eligible to vote: Commissioners Perdue, Wellington and Robinson:

iii. Hunt Miles (Forest Ridge), Site Plan No. 82002024A, Resolution No. 06-26
iv. Fogel Bar-Levav, Site Plan No. 82003028A, Resolution No. 06-27
v. Clarksburg Town Center, Phase II - Site Plan No. 82002014C Resolution No. 06-31

Group C: Three Boardmembers eligible to vote: Commissioners Perdue, Bryant and Wellington:

vi. 5420 Edson Lane (Higgins Estate) - Site Plan No. 820050050 - Resolution No. 06-72
vii. 5420 Edson Lane (Higgins Estate) - Preliminary Plan No. 11996015A

Group D: Three Boardmembers eligible to vote: Commissioners Bryant, Robinson and Wellington:

viii. Olney Estates - Site Plan No. 820060190 - MCPB No. 06-78
ix. 5504 Edson Lane (Wellness Center) – Site Plan No. 81998010A – MCPB No. 06-34
x. Edson Lane (Peace Palace) – Site Plan No. 820060060 – MCPB No. 06-33

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

   
9:00 am Enforcement Item
Item *4

Civil Administrative Order for Forest Conservation Ordinance Violation Deliberation:

 

C. Bunnag

 

The property owner cleared about 83,145 square feet of forest at 17900 Trundle Road Dickerson - Staff Recommendation: A Civil Administrative Order for a penalty of $1 per square foot minus the cost of reforestation, and restoration of the site
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved a penalty of 75 cents per square foot (approximately $62,000) plus restoration of the site.

(No public testimony will be heard at this time)

Report Section 1
Report Section 2
Report Section 3

Report Section 4
Report Section 5
Report Section 6
Report Section 7
Report Section 8

Report Section 9
Forest Conservation Appraisal

Item *5

Compliance Program for Site Plan No. 820030020 (formerly 8-03002) and No. 82003002A (formerly 8-03002A) Clarksburg Village, Phase I

 

M. Ma

 

R-200 and R-200/TDR zones; 997 dwelling units, including 108 MPDUs; southwestern quadrant of the intersection of Stringtown Road and Piedmont Road; Clarksburg Staff Recommendation: Assess Fine and Require Site Plan Amendment and Additional Amenities
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff recommendation (including $100,000 fine) with Changes.

Report Section 1
Report Section 2
Report Section 3
Report Section 4
Report Section 5
Report Section 6
Report Section 7
Report Section 8
Report Section 9
12:00 PM Lunch
   
  Planning Board Meeting Continues (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)
1:00 PM Hearings on Applications
Item *6

Preliminary Plan No. 120010600, Spencer Farm

 

D. Kinney

 

 

ExtensionRE-1 and RC; 31.4 acres; 1 lot previously approved; religious educational institution; request for second extension to the validity period of the preliminary plan; located on the north side of Spencerville Road, approximately 1,000 feet east of the intersection with Peach Orchard Road; request for an extension of the validity period; Cloverly; Staff recommendation: Grant extension

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

Item 7

Development Plan Amendment No. 06-4

 

D. Janousek

 

Donohoe Companies, applicant, requests an amendment to the development plan for Phase 2A of the White Flint Place project to allow for a total of 2,400 square feet of commercial/retail space in the existing residential buildings consisting of 2.32 acres of land; TS-M zone; located at the Northeast corner of Rockville Pike and Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda Staff Recommendation - Approval

(Recommendation required for hearing on 10/16/06)

  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved
Item 8

Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan for Board of Appeals No. S-914-C

 

P. Rowe

 

Special Exception Modification request by Tournament Players Club at Avenel, Inc., applicant, to make improvements to existing private golf course; RE-2C/TDR zone; located at 10000 Oaklyn Drive, Potomac Staff Recommendation: Recommend Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

Item 9

Board of Appeals No. S-914-C

 

C. Gilbert

 

 

Special Exception Modification request by Tournament Players Club at Avenel, Inc., applicant, to make improvements to existing private golf course; RE-2C/TDR zone; located at 10000 Oaklyn Drive, Potomac Staff Recommendation: Recommend Approval with Conditions

(Recommendation required for Board of Appeals hearing on 10/13/06)

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

2:00 PM

 

Item 10

Board of Appeals No. S-2671

 

J. Henderson

 

 

Special Exception request by Aunt Hattie’s Place, Inc., applicant, to operate a large group home; R-200 zone; located at 17734 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring Staff Recommendation: Recommend Denial

 

(Recommendation required for Board of Appeals hearing on 10/09/06)

Testimony will be limited to 1 Hour

Please Sign up in advance by calling 301-495-4600

Planning Board Action/Decision: Recommended approval with conditions to Hearing Examiner

 

Item 11

Roundtable Discussion

(No public testimony will be taken at this time)

 

 

A. Approval of Minutes: Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

B. Commissioners' Reports

C. Director's Report

D. Semi-Annual Report- Discussion on Council Presentation (Hamer, Bradford)

E. ICC Update (Hardy) Moved to October 26

F. Rules of Procedure Added

6:30 Pm Dinner
7:30 Pm Planning Board Meeting Continues
Item 12 Public Hearing: FY08 Operating Budget for public input

 

J. Coleman

 

Public testimony will be limited to 30 minutes

Please Sign up in advance by calling 301-495-4600

Written testimony will also be accepted and is encouraged

  Planning Board Action/Decision: Heard public testimony. No vote taken.
  Adjourn

 

Notices and Reminders

September
27 - 4:00 p.m., Community Roundtable: Centers, Boulevards, Public Spaces, Brookside Gardens Conference Center, Wheaton Regional Park, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton
 
27 - 7:30 p.m., Historic Preservation Commission, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
  28 - 9:00 a.m., Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
October
3 10:00 a.m Retirement Board of Trustees, MRO Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

  4 8:30 a.m Keep Montgomery County Beautiful (KMCB) Taskforce Meeting, Executive Office Building (EOB) 101 Monroe Street, 10th Floor, Rockville
  4 7:15 p.m. East County Citizens Advisory Board, Eastern Montgomery Regional Services Center, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring
  5 9:00 a.m. Montgomery County Planning Board, General Meeting, MRO Auditorium8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
  7 11:00 a.m. Germantown OktoberFEST, Ridge Road Recreational Park, 21155 Frederick Road, Germantown
  7 11:00 a.m. Harvest Festival, M-NCPPC’s Agricultural History Farm Park, 18400 Muncaster Road, Deerwood
  8 11:00 a.m. 16th Annual DC Tour of Homes and Building, Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park, entrance off Rt. 27, 23400 Ridge Road opposite Southern States store in Clarksburg
  9 7:00 p.m. Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, Gwendolyn Coffield Community Center, 2450 Laytonsville Road, Silver Spring
  9 7:00 p.m. County-wide Recreation Advisory Board, Recreation Administrative Offices, 4010 Randolph Road, Conference Room 300, Silver Spring
  10 4:30 p.m. Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, 1st Floor Conference Room, Wheaton
  10 7:00 p.m. East County Recreation Advisory Board, Fairland Community Center, 14906 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville
  11 7:00 p.m. Silver Spring Recreation Advisory Board, Parkside Headquarters, 9500 Brunett Avenue, Silver Spring
  11 7:30 p.m. Historic Preservation Commission, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

 

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)


Public Hearing On Proposed Relocation of Bus Facilities and Parking Changes
Metrorail Red Line – Takoma Station in Washington, D.C.

WMATA has announced that it will be holding a public hearing on the relocation and reconfiguration of transit facilities at the Takoma Station in Washington, D.C.
The specifics with respect to the hearing itself include the following:

Date: October 11, 2006
Day: Wednesday
Time: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location: Trinity Episcopal Church
7005 Piney Branch Road N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20012

Additional information on the project can be obtained on the WMATA web site at:
www.wmata.com and then selecting “Outreach” and “Public Hearings”.