The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Subdivision Plat No. 220070940, Chevy Chase, Section 4 R-60 zone, 1 lot; located on the north side of Virgilia Street approximately 250 feet west of Connecticut Avenue (MD 185); Bethesda – Chevy Chase Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Subdivision Plat No. 220071050, Smoot’s Addition to Chevy Chase, Section 5 R-60 zone, 1 lot; located in the southeast corner of the intersection of Windsor Place and Brookville Road (MD 186); Bethesda – Chevy Chase Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Reservation Plat No. 220071500, Barmakian Property R-200 zone, 4 sub-parcels; Reservation for addition to South Germantown Recreational Park, located in the southeast corner of the intersection of Schaeffer Road and Burdette Lane; Agriculture & Rural Open Space Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan: Washington Grove Elementary School Addition – 8712 Oakmont Street, Gaithersburg, R-200 Zone, Oakmont Special Study Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

Washington Grove Elementary School Addition – 8712 Oakmont Street, Gaithersburg, R-200 Zone, Oakmont Special Study Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval to transmit comments

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved to transmit comments.

R-200 zone; 5.41 acres; 3 lots requested; 3 one-family detached residential dwelling units; located on the west side of Falls Road, 225 feet South of Marseille Drive; Potomac Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Special Exception request by Hannah Dibonge (d.b.a. Germantown Pharmacy), applicant, to operate a retail and service establishment (drug store); C-T zone; located at 19735 Germantown Road, Germantown Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

(Action required for hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 7/2707)

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

C-2 zone; 1.87 acres; 1 lot requested; 183 high-rise multiple-family dwelling units with12.5% MPDUs and 29,500 square feet o general retail use including a sit-down restaurant; located on the north side of Nicholson Lane, at the north terminus of Huff Court; North Bethesda-Garrett Park Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

MXTC zone; 0.775 acres; 1 lot requested; 8,175 square feet of retail use; located on the north side of Hillcrest Avenue, approximately 150 feet east of Georgia Avenue (MD 97); Olney Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with modifications.

TS-M zone; 4.75 acres; request to add 2,400 square feet of commercial/retail uses to the existing approved site; located at the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Rockville Pike (MD 355) and Old Georgetown Road; North Bethesda-Garrett Park Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

R-90/TDR zone; 11.51 acres; 64 lots requested; 64 townhouse units; located on the east side of Blackburn Lane, 150 feet north of the intersection of Blackburn Road; Fairland Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

CBD-1/ CBD-0.5 zones; 1.27 acres; 94 multi-family dwelling units, including 12 MPDUs (12.5% of the total units) and 3,500 square feet if retail; located at the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Fenton Street and Silver Spring Avenue; Silver Spring CBD Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with condtions.

Pursuant to Maryland State Governement Code Annoatated Section 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice (enforcement rules)

Executive Regulation 18-06AM WORKFORCE HOUSING REGULATIONS. A review of the regulation, proposed by the Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA) to establish the policies and procedures for the administration of the workforce housing program Staff Recommendation: Transmit comments to County Council

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approve transmittal with changes

Staff Recommendation: Transmit comments to County Council

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approve transmittal of comments.

CBD-0.5 zone; 0.64 acres; 52 multi-family dwelling units, including 7 MPDUs; located on Thayer Avenue, approximately 150 feet southeast of Fenton Street; Silver Spring Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff recommendaton

CBD-2 zone; 0.21 acres; 34 multi-family dwelling units; including 6 MPDUs; located on Fairmont Avenue, approximately 250 feet northeast of Old Georgetown Road; Bethesda Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff recommendaton

A. Zoning Text Amendment No. 07-06 Introduced by Council President Praisner at the request of the Ad Hoc Agricultural Policy Working Group: to amend the Zoning Ordinance to amend the density calculations in the RDT Zone to exclude a lot for a child under specified conditions; and to amend the standards to approve a child lot in the RDT Zone Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to the County Council

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved for transmittal

B. Zoning Text Amendment No. 07-07 Introduced by Council President Praisner at the Request of the Ad Hoc Agricultural Policy Working Group: to amend the Zoning Ordinance to limit the uses allowed in the Rural Density Transfer Zone when a property is under a transfer of development rights easement Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to the County Council

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved for transmittal

C. Zoning Text Amendment No. 07-08 Introduced by Council President Praisner at the request of the Ad Hoc Agricultural Policy Working Group: to amend the Zoning Ordinance to eliminate the requirement that a development must use at least two-thirds of the allowable number of transferable development rights in order to use any transferable development right Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to the County Council

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved for transmittal

D. Subdivision Regulation Amendment No. 07-02 Introduced by Council President Praisner at the request of the Ad Hoc Agricultural Policy Working Group: to amend the Subdivision Regulations eliminate the requirement that a development must use at least two-thirds of the allowable number of transferable development rights in order to use any transferable development rights Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to the County Council

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved for transmittal

E. Zoning Text Amendment No. 07-09 Introduced by Council President Praisner at the request of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission: to amend the Zoning Ordinance to amend the density calculations in the RDT Zone to clarify that the number of child lots must not exceed the allowable base density Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to the County Council

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved for transmittal

(Action required for public hearing of 07/19/07)

Discussion and action on the Memorandum of Understanding to release Metro Urban Park easement and replace with easements over existing Jughandle and Transit Plaza

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with changes

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

B. Commissioners' Reports

C. Director's Report

D. Intercounty Connector Status Report #8

E. Special Protection Areas -POSTPONED

F. Montgomery Parks Foundation - Approval of Board Nominations -ADDEDPlanning Board Action/Decision: Approved

G. Election of Vice Chair -ADDEDPlanning Board Action/Decision: Commissioner John Robinson

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