The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, July 26, 2007

FINAL

Last updated: July 20 at 12:00 P.M.

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8:30 am Planning Board Meeting (3rd Floor Conf. Room)
Item 21 Closed Session - ADDED

D. Daniel

 

En Banc Meeting of The Maryland-National Park and Planning Commission Convened by Telephone Conference Call -- Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section 10-508(a)(8) to consult with counsel about pending or potential litigation

   
9:30 am Planning Board Meeting (MRO Auditorium)
9:30 AM Consent Agenda
   
Item *1 Adoption of Opinions/Resolutions
 

Group A: Three Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Hanson, Robinson, and Bryant]

i) Preliminary Plan No. 120060500, Bea-Kay Acres -Resubdivision: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-50

ii) Site Plan No. 820070120, Commerce Bank - Germantown II: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-111

iii) Site Plan No. 82003005A Goodwill Property (Bethesda Crest): ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-30

iv) Preliminary Plan No. 12002020A - Chevy Chase Lake East (Corrected Opinion)

v) Site Plan No. 820060400 - Montgomery Village Plaza - ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-100

vi) Site Plan No. 82004014A - Arlington East - ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-106

vii) Preliminary Plan No. 12007014A - Randolph Plaza - ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-113

viii) Site Plan No. 820070050 - Randolph Plaza - ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-114

   
Item *2 Record Plats
 

Subdivision Plat No. 220061740, Chevy Chase, Section 4-A R-90 zone; 1 parcel; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Jones Bridge Road and Connecticut Avenue (MD 185). Bethesda - Chevy Chase. Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220062370, Airpark North Business Park I-4 zone; 2 lots, 1 parcel; located on the east side on Snouffer School Road, approximately 1,200 feet northwest of the Montgomery County Airpark. Gaithersburg and Vicinity. Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220070490 - 220070510, Clarksburg Village R-200/TDR zone; 58 lots, 6 parcels; located on the south side of Snowden Farm Parkway, approximately 2,500 feet east of Stringtown Road. Clarksburg. Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220070570, Longwood R-200 zone; 2 lots; located on the north side of Armat Drive, approximately 275 feet west of Burdette Road. Bethesda - Chevy Chase. Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220070740, Snyder Property RDT zone; 1 lot; located on the north side of Damascus Road (MD 650), approximately 2,000 feet west of Howard Chapel Road. Olney. Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220071140, Brookmont R-60 zone; 2 lots; located on Silverwood Lane, approximately 100 feet east of Maryland Avenue. Bethesda - Chevy Chase. Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220071190 - 220071270, Greenway Village PD-4 zone; 126 lots, 11 parcels; located on the south side of Skylark Road, approximately 2,300 feet west of Ridge Road (MD 27). Clarksburg. Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220071400, West Chevy Chase R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the north side of De Russey Parkway, approximately 300 feet west of Offutt Road. Bethesda - Chevy Chase. Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Item *3 Consent Items
 

Site Plan Review No. 82004012B Fortune Parc, I-3 Zone, located on the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Montrose Road and I-270, Potomac Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Site Plan Review No. 8200017B Gateway I-270, I-3 Zone, located on the 22530 Gateway Center Drive, 4200 Feet Northwest of Shawnee Lane, Clarksburg Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Site Plan Amendment No. 82005024B National Park Seminary, PD-15 Zone, in the northwest quadrant at the intersection of Linden Lane and Sitter Avenue in Silver Spring, North and West Silver Spring Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
9:30 AM Hearings on Applications
   
Item *4 Preliminary Plan No. 11987190A, and Project and Site Plan No. 91987001A, City Place

N. Braunstein

 

CBD-3 zone; 2.48 acres; 1 lot previously approved; request for 299,307 square feet of office use in addition to the existing 439,962 square feet of retail; located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Colesville Road and Fenton Street; Silver Spring CBD; Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

   
Item *6 Preliminary Plan No. 120070340, Damascus Smart-Miner

N. Braunstein

 

RNC zone; 15.55 acres; 15 lots requested; 15 one-family detached dwelling units; located on the south side of Bethesda Church Road, approximately 1000 feet west of Ridge Road (MD 27); Damascus; Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *7 Preliminary Plan No. 120061090, Kushner Property

R. Weaver

 

RT-8 zone; 4.94 acres; 36 lots requested; 36 townhouses, including a minimum 12.5 % moderately priced dwelling units (MPDUs); located on the east side of Dogwood Drive, 700 feet north of Briggs Chaney Road; Fairland; Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with modifications.

   
Item *8 Preliminary Plan No. 120060850, Batchellors Forest

R. Weaver

 

RNC zone; 94 acres; 37 lots requested; 32 one-family detached dwelling units and 5 townhouses, including 5 moderately priced dwelling units (MPDUs); located on the west side of Batchellors Forest Road, approximately 2600 feet south of Doctor Bird Road; Olney; Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with changes.

 


Item *10 Preliminary Plan No. 120040420, The Quarry Extension Request-TIME CHANGE

N. Braunstein

 

RMX-1 zone; 13.31 acres; 1 lot previously approved for 97 multi-family residential dwellings; request to extend the preliminary plan validity period; located on the east side of Chestnut Oak Drive, approximately 2000 feet east of Darnestown Road (MD 28); Potomac; Staff Recommendation: Grant six-month extension

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

   
Item *11 Preliminary Plan No. 120030030, Ancient Oak West Extension Request-TIME CHANGE

N. Braunstein

 

R-200 zone; 2.43 acres; 1 lot previously approved for 1 one-family detached residential dwelling unit; request to extend the preliminary plan validity period; located on the east side of Chestnut Oak Drive, approximately 2000 feet east of Darnestown Road (MD 28); Potomac: Staff Recommendation: Grant six-month extension.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

   
Item *12 Project Plan No. 920070070, Woodmont East Extension Request-TIME CHANGE

J. Sloan

 

CBD-2 zone, 2.48 acres, 36,300 gsf retail, 78,300 gsf office, 304,135 gsf residential, 121,090 gsf hotel including 32 MPDUs, request to extend the 90 day review period for a project plan per Section D-2.2 of the Zoning Ordinance Staff Recommendation: Grant six-month extension.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved 90 day extension.

   
12:00 PM Lunch
 


1:00 PM Planning Board Meeting Continues (MRO Auditorium)
 
Item *9 Preliminary Plan and Preliminary Water Quality Plan No. 120050950, Tapestry – Resubdivision

R. Weaver

 

R-200 zone; 38.82 acres; 77 lots requested; 65 one-family detached and 12 duplex residential units, including a minimum of 15 % moderately priced dwelling units (MPDUs); located in the northwest and southwest quadrants of the intersection of Frederick Road (MD 355) and West Old Baltimore Road; Clarksburg; Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Continuance.

   
Item *13 Preliminary Plan No. 120060790, Belvedere – Resubdivision

D. Kinney

 

RE-2 zone; 4 acres; 2 lots requested; 2 one-family detached dwelling units; located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Split Creek Court and Stonebarn Lane; Potomac; Staff Recommendation: Approval
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
   
Item *14 Preliminary Plan No. 120070670, Boyds Highlands - Resubdivision

E. Grayson

 

RE-2 zone; 8.79 acres; 2 lots and 1 outlot requested; 2 one-family detached dwellings with possibility for a third by minor subdivision if future septic is available; located on Barnesville Road (MD 117), 1800 feet northwest of Ganley Road; Boyds; Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

 

 

Item *15 Project Plan Review No. 920070060, Bonifant Plaza Extension Request

J. Sloan

 

CBD-1 Zone; 1.36 acres; 95,601 square feet of residential; located on Bonifant Street, approximately 135 feet east of Georgia Avenue; Silver Spring Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

   
Item 16 Local Map Amendment No. G-864 -POSTPONED

C. Gilbert

 

BA Old Georgetown Road, LLC and Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bethesda-Chevy Chase, applicants, request rezoning of 1.86 acres of land from the R-60 zone to the PD-44 zone for a multi-purpose room and construction of a multi-family housing development consisting of 107 units located at 8011 and 8015 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda Staff Recommendation: Approval

(Action required for hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 9/17/07)

   
Item *17 Project Plan Review No. 920070090, (Formerly 9-07009), Auburn Avenue

 

CBD-1 zone; 0.83271 acres; 11,500 gross square feet retail, 19,000 gross square feet office, 95,549 gross square feet residential, 51 multi-family dwelling units, including 9 MPDUs; located at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Auburn Avenue and Norfolk Avenue; Bethesda Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff recommendations.
   
Item 18 Corrective and Local Map Amendments

C. Murray

 

A. G-868 Local Map Amendment. Classification from C-4 to C-1 Zone for 3.77 acres known as parcels 160 and 113, located at 14119 Travilah Road and 14000 Piney Meetinghouse Road, North Potomac, Potomac Subregion. Staff Recommendation: Approval to file with the County Council.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Recommendations.

B. G-869 Corrective Map Amendment for the Rural Village Center Overlay Zone, at the intersection of Darnestown Road (MD28) and Seneca Road (MD112), Darnestown, Potomac Subregion. The proposed Amendment adjusts the Rural Village Center Overlay Zone zoning boundaries to correct a mapping error and to correspond with property boundaries and the Potomac Subregion Master Plan. Staff Recommendation: Approval to file with the County Council.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Recommendations.

C. G-870 Local Map Amendment. Classification from the O-M to the C-1 Zone of split-zoned property known as Parcels 490 and N536 at 14120 Darnestown Road, Potomac Subregion. Staff Recommendation: Approval to file with the County Council

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Recommendations.

D. G-871 Corrective Map Amendment for the Rosemont Section of the Gaithersburg Vicinity Master Plan (including Rosemont Drive, Edgewood Drive, Hampton Drive, Henry Drive.) The proposed Amendment corrects the boundary to show the area is in the County and not the City of Gaithersburg. Staff Recommendation: Approval to file with the County Council.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Recommendations.

E. G-872 Corrective Map Amendment Classification from I-2 to I-1 Zone, Sieling Property; 14668 Southlawn Lane, Rockville; Upper Rock Creek Area Master Plan. Staff Recommendation: Approval to file with the County Council.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Recommendations.

 

 

 

Item *5 Preliminary Plan No. 120070410, and Project Plan No. 920070120 814 Thayer Avenue -TIME CHANGE

E. Grayson

 

CBD-0.5 zone; 0.62 acres; 1 lot requested; 52 multi-family residential dwelling units including a minimum of 12.5% moderately priced dwelling units (MPDUs); located on the south side of Thayer Avenue 150 feet southeast of Fenton Street; Silver Spring CBD; Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Recommendations.

Item 19

Roundtable Discussion including Briefings and Worksessions

(No public testimony will be taken at this time)

 

 

A. Approval of Minutes: Approved

B. Commissioners' Reports

C. Director's Report

D. Imperviousness/Fire and Rescue Requirements - REMOVED

E. Bill 15-07 Forest Conservation Law Amendment for Religious Institutions - ADDED

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Recommendations

 

 

 

Item 22

Laytonia & South Germantown Public /Private Partnership Request for Proposals (RFP) - ADDED

T. Brooks

 

The Montgomery County Department of Parks is recommending the release of two (2) RFP’s for Public / Private Partnerships to solicit the private development of a totally new recreational park in Derwood Maryland and the development of a new tennis facility in Germantown, Maryland respectively. The Department of Parks is seeking private developer partners to: (1) Develop the undeveloped Laytonia Recreational Park and (2) Develop of a new Tennis Facility at South Germantown Recreational Park adjacent to the new Montgomery County Swim Center and SoccerPlex complex in South Germantown Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Recommendations - Laytonia

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Recommendations - S. Germantown:

   
6:00 PM Dinner
   
7:00 PM Planning Board Meeting Continues (MRO Auditorium)
Item 20 Worksesson, Twinbrook Sector Plan Staff Draft

C. Kousoulas

 

(No Public Testimony will be Taken)

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

   
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NOTICES AND REMINDERS

July

16

7:00 P.M.

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring

 

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, 6600 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale

 

19

9:00 A.M.

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring

 

19

3:30 P.M.

Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Board, Discovery Communications, 1 Discovery Place, Silver Spring, MD

 

23

7:00 P.M.

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring

 

24

1:00 P.M.

Department Heads Meeting, 6600 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale

 

25

7:30 P.M.

Historic Preservation Commission, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

26

9:00 A.M.

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring

August
13
7:00 p.m.
Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, Location TBD
 
15
7:30 p.m.
Historic Preservation Commission, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
 
16
3:30 p.m.
Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Board, Discovery Communications, 1 Discovery Place
 
21
9:00 p.m.
Mid-County Citizen Advisory, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, 1st Floor, Wheaton
 
28
1:00 p.m.
Department Heads Meeting, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring