The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Group A: Four Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Hanson Perdue, Robinson and Wellington]

i) Preliminary Plan No. 120061110: Jackson’s Acres ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-70

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Group B: Four Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Robinson, Bryant, Wellington and Perdue]

ii) Site Plan No. Amendment No. 81985066C, Germantown Commons: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-67

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Group C: Three Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Wellington, Perdue and Hanson]

iii) Preliminary Plan No. 120070270, Quince Trace: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 7-71

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Group D: Four Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Perdue, Bryant, Hanson, Wellington]

iv) Preliminary Plan No. 120060670, Bannockburn Estates (Resubdivision)

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Subdivision Plat No. 220052360 – 220052380, Magruder’s Overlook RT-8 zone; 42 lots, 8 parcels; located at the south terminus of Coltrane Drive, along the west side of Valley Park Drive; Damascus Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Subdivision Plat No. 220060910 – 220060930, 220060950, 220060990 – 220061010, The Reserve at Fair Hill RNC zone; 129 lots, 16 parcels; located southeast of Olney-Laytonsville Road at its intersection with Wickham Road. Olney Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Subdivision Plat No. 220062180, Clover Ridge RDT zone; 3 lots, 1 outlot; located east side of Clarksburg Road, approximately 3000 feet north of its intersection with Moxley Road. Damascus Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Subdivision Plat No. 220071280, Highland Park CBD-2 zone, 1 lot; located at the southeast quadrant of Montgomery Avenue and Waverly Street. Bethesda Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

RMX-1/TDR and MXPD zones; 540 acres; 1,600 residential dwellings, 1,538,000 square feet of commercial, and 500 dwelling units of elderly housing previously approved; request to extend the validity of the preliminary plan; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of I-270 and Clarksburg Road (MD 121); Clarksburg; Staff Recommendation: Grant extension

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved extension.

RE-1 and RC zones; 31.4 acres; religious educational institution previously approved; request for a 3rd extension of the preliminary plan validity period; located on the north side of Spencerville Road, approximately 1,000 feet east of the intersection with Peach Orchard Road; Cloverly; Staff Recommendation: Grant extension until July 31, 2007

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved extension.

TS-R zone; 0.52 acres; 1 lot requested; up to 64 multi-family dwelling units, including a minimum of 12.5 percent moderately priced dwelling units (MPDUs); located at the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Hampden Lane and Woodmont Avenue; Bethesda CBD; Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Preliminary Plan.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Site Plan.

R-60 zone; 0.82 acres; 4 lots requested; 4 one-family detached dwelling units; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Dennis Avenue and Carson Street; Kemp Mill; Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

C-1 zone; 1.44 acres; 1 lot requested; 1,950 square feet of retail and 2,871 square feet of office uses; located on the south side of Barnesville Road (MD 117), 1000 feet northwest of Clarksburg Road (MD 121); Boyds; Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Multi-Modal Transit Center located in area bounded by Colesville Road, Wayne Avenue, and Ramsey Street. Project consists of three levels with bus bays on first two levels. This site is adjacent to the entrance to the WMATA Red Line Metrorail Station in Silver Spring. The Transit Center is part of public/private joint development partnership. This Mandatory Referral will address the Transit Center portion of the project Staff Recommendation: Approval to transmit comments

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved comments to transmit.

C-1 zone; 0.55 acres; 1 lot previously approved for 10,192 square feet of commercial office/retail use; request for second extension of the preliminary plan validity period; located on the southeast side of Randolph Road approximately 500 feet west of its intersection with New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650); Fairland; Staff Recommendation: Grant extension

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved extension.

CBD-1 zone; 3.098 acres; 255 multi-family dwelling units, including 39 Moderately Priced Dwelling Units (MPDUs); located on Thayer Avenue, approximately 175 feet east of Georgia Avenue; Silver Spring Staff Recommendation: Grant extension

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved extension.

Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan for Mandatory Referral No. 07063-MCPS-1: Galway Elementary School Modernization – 12612 Galway Drive, R-90 Zone, Fairland Master Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

Mandatory Referral No. 07603-MCPS-1: Galway Elementary School Modernization – 12612 Galway Drive, R-90 Zone, Fairland Master Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval to Transmit Comments

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

MXN zone; 1.68 acres; 12,000 gross square feet day care; southwest quadrant of the intersection of Darnestown Road and Traville Gateway Drive; Shady Grove Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

Staff Recommendation: Approval of staff recommendations and transmittal to County Council and Executive

(County Council public hearing June 12, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.)

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff recommendations.

Introduced by Councilmembers Leventhal, Floreen, Knapp and Ervin: to amend the Zoning Ordinance to exempt minor building permits from a finding of conformance to an approved site plan; establish a procedure and standards for the approval of minor site plan amendments by the Planning Director; and generally amend site plan approval procedures Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to the County Council

(Action required for County Council public hearing of 06/12/07)

Ed McMahon holds the Charles Fraser Chair on Sustainable Development at the Urban Land Institute in Washington, DC where he is nationally known as an inspiring and thought provoking speaker and leading authority on topics related to sustainable development, land conservation, urban design, and historic preservation. Ed has an M.A. in Urban Studies from the University of Alabama and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law School.

Topic: “The Dollars and Sense of Place Responsive Design.” Tools and techniques for achieving design excellence in commercial development with a particular focus on the architecture and design of commercial corridors including- chain stores, franchises, and big box retailers.

A. Approval of Minutes

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

B. Commissioners' Reports

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only.

C. Director's Report

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Budget Transfers.

D. Text Amendments for Central Business Districts (CBD) Zones

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only.