The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda -REVISED

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Last updated: March 21 at 4:00 P.M.

MCPB Bryant absent 11am-2pm

8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760
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  1. Unless otherwise noted, Planning Board meetings are held on Thursdays and begin at 9 a.m. The agenda is subject to change and certain items may be postponed or added.
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9:00 am Planning Board Meeting (MRO Auditorium)
   
9:00 Am Consent Agenda
   
Item *1 Adoption of Opinions/Resolutions
 

Group A: All Commissioners Eligible to Vote:

i) Preliminary Plan No. 120060480 Hillmead/Bradley Hills

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Group B: Four Commissioners Eligible to Vote: Commissioners Hanson, Perdue, Bryant and Robinson

ii) Preliminary Plan No. 120050560 High Acres: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 06-122

iii) Site Plan No. 820060220 High Acres: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION

 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.


 

 

Item *2 Consent Item
R. Kronenberg

Site Plan Review No. 81999001E (Formerly 8-99001E) Commerce Bank Germantown Center East, TS- zone; 1.13 acres; amendment to change the square footage of the proposed bank from 1,000 gross square feet to 5,100 gross square feet; Germantown Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions


Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

   
Item *3 Record Plats

 

C. Conlon

 

Subdivision Plat No 220070590 Wootten Subdivision RC zone; 1 lot 1 Outlot; on Sandy Spring Road (MD 198), approximately 200 feet east of Dino Drive; Private Well, Private Septic; Staff Recommendation: Approval


Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved
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Subdivision Plat No 220070750 Norwood Estates RE-2 zone; 2 lots; on Bryants Nursery Road, approximately 1000 feet northeast of Norwood Road; Private Well, Private Septic; Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No 220061240 Greenwich Forest R-60 zone; 1 lot; on Lambeth Road, approximately 100 feet east of Overhill Road; Public Water, Public Sewer; Bethesda-Chevy Chase; Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No 220070110 Kensington Gardens R-90 zone; 1 lot; on Everett Street, approximately 225 feet east of Connecticut Avenue; Public Water, Public Sewer; Kensington Wheaton; Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.


9:00 AM Hearings on Applications
   
Item *4

Project Plan Extension No. 920050010 (Formerly 9-05001), Silver Spring Transit Center

L. Komes

 

CBD-2 zone; 5.67 acres; 560,816 gross square feet residential, including 57 MPDUs, 164,350 gross square feet hotel and transit center; located on Colesville Road southeast of Wayne Avenue; Silver Spring Staff Recommendation: Approval of extension of the review period

 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Extension.

   
Item *5

Pre-preliminary Plan No. 720060250, Bowie Mill Estates (Resubdivision)

R. Weaver

 

RE-2 zone; 9.7 acres; 2 lots; 2 one-family detached residential dwellings; located on the north side of Foggy Lane, approximaterly 1,500 feet west of Bowie Mill Road; Upper Rock Creek; Staff Recommendation: No objection to submittal of a preliminary plan

 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no action taken.

   
Item *6 Pre-preliminary Plan No. 719980210, Kiplinger Property (Continuation of 2/22/07 hearing)

E. Grayson

 

RDT zone; 179 acres; 2 lots requested; 2 one-family detached dwelling units; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of River Road and Montevideo Road; Agricultural and Rural Open Space; Staff Recommendation: Approval

 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

   
Item *7 Preliminary Plan No. 120070350, Hallman Grove

C. Conlon

 

R-200 and R-200/TDR zones; 12.4 acres; 28 lots; 17 one-family detached and 11 one-family attached residential dwellings, including 4 Moderately Priced Dwelling Units (MPDUs); located Fellowship Lane approximately 1,600 feet west of Quince Orchard Road; Potomac Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

   
Item 8 Zoning Text Amendment No. 07-02

G. Russ

 

Introduced by Council President Praisner and Councilmembers Berliner, Leventhal & Elrich: to amend the Zoning Ordinance to clarify text of the 1928 Zoning Ordinance; and generally amend the special provisions for conditions predating 1958 Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to the County Council

(Action required forCounty Council hearing of 03/27/07)

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Comments.

 

 

 

 

Item 9 Zoning Text Amendment No. 07-03

S. Suarez

 

Introduced by Councilmember Floreen: to amend the Zoning Ordinance to clarify that a developer in a metro station policy area may voluntarily provide workforce housing; and generally amend the provision for workforce housing Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to the County Council

(Action required for County Council hearing of 03/27/07)

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Comments.

   
12:00 PM Lunch
   
1:00 PM Planning Board Meeting Continues (MRO Auditorium)
  Park Item
Item 10 FY09-14 Park Capital Improvement Program Briefing

M. Venzke

 

(No Public Testimony will be taken, Public Forum will be held on March 29)

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no action taken.

   
Item *11 Site Plan Review No. 82003002B, Clarksburg Village Plan of Compliance- Phase I Amendment

R. Kronenberg

 

970 dwelling units, including 132 MPDUs, amendment to reduce the overall density, relocate multiple-family units, revise the mix of unit types, modify the design of certain blocks and recreation facilities, clarify and establish development standards, and amend other site features; southwestern quadrant of the intersection of Stringtown Road and Piedmont Road; Clarksburg; Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with change.

   
Item 12 Public Hearing: Development Review Manual

C. Conlon

 

Public testimony will be taken on the latest version of the Development Review Manual dated March 1, 2007

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no action taken.

   
Item 13

Roundtable Discussion including Briefings and Worksessions

(No public testimony will be taken at this time)

 

A. Approval of Minutes

B. Commissioners' Reports

C. Director's Report

D. Forest Conservation Law (Continuation)

E. Board Policy on Park Houses -ADDED

   
Item 15

Closed Session - ADDED

5:30 pm

Pursuant to Maryland State Annotated Code 10-508(a)(7), to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice

 

   
6:00 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Planning Board Meeting Continues (MRO Auditorium)
Item 14 Planning Board Work Session: Public Hearing Preliminary Draft Little Bennett Regional Park Master Plan

L. Coleman

 

Staff Recommendation- Work session and Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

(No Public Testimony will be Taken)

 

 

  Adjourn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notices and Reminders

March 13 4:30 p.m. Wheaton Urban District Advisory, Mid-County Services Ctr. 2424 Reedie Drive, 1st Floor, Wheaton
  13 7:00 p.m. East County Recreation Advisory Board, Fairland Comm. Ctr., 14906 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville
  14 7:00 p.m. Silver Spring Recreation Advisory Board, Parkside Headquarters, 9500 Brunett Avenue, Silver Spring
  14 7:30 p.m. Historic Preservation Commission, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
  15 9:00 a.m. Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring
  15 3:30 p.m. Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Board, Discovery Communications, 1 Discovery Place, Silver Spring
  19 7:00 p.m. Western Montgomery County Citizen Advisory Board, Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Avenue, Glen Echo
  19 7:15 p.m. Upcounty Citizen Advisory Board, Upcounty Regional Service Center, Conference Room A, 12900 Middlebook Road, Germantown
  20 7:00 p.m. Mid-County Citizen Advisory, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, 1st Floor, Wheaton
  21 9:30 a.m. Full Commission Meeting, 6600 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale
  21 7:00 p.m. UpCounty Recreation Advisory Board, Upcounty Regional Service Center, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Ste 1600, Germantown
  22 9:00 a.m. Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring
  27 1:00 p.m. Department Heads Meeting, 6600 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale
  28 7:30 p.m. Historic Preservation Commission, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
  29 9:00 a.m. Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring
April 2

7:00 p.m. County Wide Recreation Advisory Board, Recreation Administrative Offices, 4010 Randolph Road, Wheaton
  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 Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring
  5 7:00 p.m. Mid County Recreation Advisory Board, Dept. of Recreation, 3950 Ferrara Drive, Wheaton
  9 7:00 p.m. Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, Gwendolyn Coffield Community Center, 2450 Laytonsville Road, Silver Spring
  10 4:30 p.m. Wheaton Urban District Advisory, Mid-County Services Ctr. 2424 Reedie Drive, 1st Floor, Wheaton
  10 7:00 p.m. East County Recreation Advisory Board, Fairland Comm. Ctr., 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
  12 9:00 a.m. Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring
  12 7:30 p.m. Western Area Recreation Advisory Board, Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Road, Potomac
  16 7:15 p.m. Upcounty Citizen Advisory Board, Upcounty Regional Service Center, Conference Room A, 12900 Middlebook Road, Germantown
  16 7:00 p.m. Western Montgomery County Citizen Advisory Board, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda
  17 7:00 p.m. Mid-County Citizen Advisory, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, 1st Floor, Wheaton
  18 9:30 a.m. Full Commission Meeting, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
  18 7:00 p.m. UpCounty Recreation Advisory Board, Upcounty Regional Service Center, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Ste 1600, Germantown
  19   NO PLANNING BOARD MEETING
  19 3:30 p.m. Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Board, Discovery Communications, 1 Discovery Place, Silver Spring