The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, September 27, 2007

FINAL

Last updated: September 26 at 5:00 P.M.

8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760
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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 Five Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Hanson, Robinson, Bryant , Cryor and Lynch]
i) Preliminary Plan No. 12001039B, White Flint Place: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-126

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

ii) Preliminary Plan No. 12005004A, Colesville Farm Estates: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-171

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

iii) Preliminary Plan No. 120070030, Damascus Ridge: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-173

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

iv) Preliminary Plan No. 120070430, Homecrest, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-183

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

v) Site Plan No. 82000006B, Grosvenor Village Parcel F, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-172

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.


Group B: Four Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Hanson, Bryant , Robinson and Cryor]
vi) Project Plan No. 92004007A, United Therapeutics, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-170

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

vii) Preliminary Plan No. 12004087A, United Therapeutics, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-139

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

viii) Site Plan No. 820070200, United Therapeutics, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-169

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

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

ix) Pre-Preliminary Plan No. 719980210, Kiplinger Property; ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-165**

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

x) Corrected Resolution for 4901 Hampden Lane, Preliminary Plan No. 120070280, ADOPTION OF CORRECTED RESOLUTION

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

xi) Corrected Resolution for Downtown Silver Spring 119981070B, ADOPTION OF CORRECTED RESOLUTION**

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

xii) Corrected Resolution for Downtown Silver Spring Site Plan No. 81999002F, ADOPTION OF CORRECTED RESOLUTION**

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

xiii) Corrected Resolution for 5420 Edson Lane Site Plan No. 820060030, ADOPTION OF CORRECTED RESOLUTION**

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.


Group D: Three Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Cryor, Lynch and Robinson]

xiv) Preliminary Plan No. 120060370, Seven Locks Hills (Resubdivision): ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-167

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

** The Commissioners eligible to vote on this resolution either participated in the decision or have reviewed the record of the decision.

 

   
Item *2 Record Plats
 

Subdivision Plat No. 220071160, Higgins Estate  TS-M zone; 1 lot; located on the west side of Rockville Pike (MD 355), approximately 450 feet south of Nicholson Lane.  North Bethesda - Garrett Park.  Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220071520, North Washington CBD-2 zone; 1 lot; located on the south side of Fenton Street, approximately 300 feet west of Colesville Road (US 29). Silver Spring CBD. Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220071530, Bea-Kay Acres R-90 zone; 4 lots; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Fairland Road and Partridge Drive. White Oak. Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220080350, Shady Grove Life Sciences Center LSC and R&D zones; 2 parcels; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Medical Center Way and Shady Grove Road. Shady Grove Study Area. Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

   
Item *3 Consent Items
 

Site Plan Review No. 81987011C (Formerly 8-87011C), and approval of resolution, Shady Grove Executive Center Building – 7, C-2 zone; 3.60 acres; amendment to adjust building footprint, add sidewalks and update landscape; located on Shady Grove Road and Research Boulevard; Shady Grove Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Site Plan Review No. 82006032A (Formerly 8-06032A), Commerce Bank-Silver Spring, CT zone; 0.89 acres; amendment: new signage, add landscaping, adjust light at ADA path; located at the northeast quadrant intersection of Briggs Chaney Road and Castle Boulevard; Fairland Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Site Plan Review No. 82002012B, (Formerly 8-02012B), North Germantown – Parcel H, O-M zone; 1.94 acres; amendment to revise building elevation, add bank drive thru and canopy, and revise site details; located on Crystal Rock Drive, approximately 200 feet south of Darnestown Road (MD 118); Germantown Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
9:00 AM Hearings on Applications
   
Item 4 Planning Board Worksession: Growth Policy

K. Moritz

 

Discussion of alternatives to the recommendations contained in the Final Draft 2007-2009 Growth Policy, as requested by the County Council. Staff Recommendation: Transmit to County Council

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff with modification.

   
12:00 PM Lunch
   
1:00 PM Planning Board Meeting Continues (MRO Auditorium)
   
Item *5 Preliminary Plan No. 12006027A, Burton Woods Phase Two

R. Weaver

 

RE-2 zone; 107 acres; 16 new lots requested, 5 previously approved; 12 one-family detached dwelling units, 5 previously approved; located on the north side of Davis Mill Road approximately 2,000 feet east of Brink Road; Agricultural and Rural Open Space; Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Item *6

Mandatory Referral: Brookville Service Park, Part II

D. Paine

 

8710 Brookville Road, Silver Spring. CIP #509928, MR #07806-DPWT-T-1 Staff Recommendation: Approval to Transmit Comments to DPWT

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Recommendation.

 

   
Item *7

Pre-Preliminary Plan No. 720060540, Dufresne Property POSTPONED

C. Conlon

 


RDT zone; 44.55 acres; 4 lots requested, including 3 child lots; 4 one-family detached dwelling units, one existing; located on the west side of Georgia Avenue approximately 3,500 feet south of New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650); Olney; Staff Recommendation: Denial
   
Item *8 Preliminary Plan No. 120070210, McCormick’s Addition to Horizon Hill (Resubdivision)

N. Braunstein

 

RE-2 zone; 5 acres; 2 lots requested; 2 one-family detached dwelling units, one existing; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Glen Mill Road and Red Barn Lane; Potomac Subregion; Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

 

Item *9 Project Plan Review No. 91994004B (Formerly 9-94004B), Clarksburg Town Center Extension Request

R. Kronenberg

 

RMX-2/RDT zones; 270.00 acres; 1,240 multi-family dwelling units, including 155 MPDUs; located at the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Clarksburg Road and Snowden Farm Parkway; Clarksburg Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Recommendations

   
Item *10 Limited Site Plan Review No. 82001017C (Formerly 8-01017C), White Flint Place

R. Kronenberg

 

TS-M zone; 4.75 acres; amendment to add 2,400 gross square feet of usable space to retail; located at the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Rockville Pike (MD 355) and Old Georgetown Road; North Bethesda-Garrett Park Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Recommendations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item *11 Limited Site Plan Review No. 81989049F (Formerly 8-89049F), Rock Spring Park

R. Kronenberg

 

I-3 zone; 44.16 acres; amendment to relocate buildings, new roadways, sidewalks and landscaping; located at the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Rockledge Drive and Fernwood Road; North Bethesda/Garrett Park Site Plan Review No. 81989049F (Formerly 8-89049F), Rock Spring Park, I-3 zone; 44.16 acres; amendment to relocate buildings, new roadways, sidewalks and landscaping; located at the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Rockledge Drive and Fernwood Road; North Bethesda/Garrett Park Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Recommendations.

 

   
Item 12

ICC Functional Master Plan Amendment, Purpose and Outreach Strategy Report POSTPONED

C. Kines

 

Bringing Master Plans in consistency with the SHA approved alignment, and developing an alignment for a bikeway along the length of the ICC Staff Recommendation: Approval of Outreach Strategy Document

 

   
Item 13 DISCUSSION: Definition of Urban Areas in the Road Code

L. Cole

 

Section 49-31 Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved to transfer comments to County Council.

 

   
Item 14

Mandatory Referral No. 07002-MIR-1 POSTPONED

C. Murray

 

Dickerson Generating Station Air Quality Control System Project - Dickerson Staff Recommendation: Approval to Transmit Comments to Mirant and Maryland Public Service Commission

   
Item 15

Appointment of Purple Line Functional Master Plan Advisory Group

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

T. Autrey/ K. Holt

 

 

Item 18

CAS Budget Office Briefing on Fiscal Overview for Budget Year 2009 ADDED

Planning Board Action/Decision: No vote taken.

 

A. Hammond/B. Crawford  
   
Item 16

Roundtable Discussion including Briefings and Worksessions

(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. Enforcement Rules

Planning Board Action/Decision: Public Hearing October 25.

E. Semi Annual Report - Planning Department

F. BRAC Process

   
6:00 PM Dinner
   
7:00 PM Planning Board Meeting Continues (MRO Auditorium)
Item *17 Growth Policy Speakers Series

K. Moritz

 

Andrew Brunhart is the general manager for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), which provides water and wastewater service for 1.6 million customers in Prince George's and Montgomery Counties, MD. Prior to joining WSSC, Mr. Brunhart served for 30 years with the U.S. Navy where he specialized in developing and managing infrastructure including utilities and facilities operations and maintenance, as well as capital construction. He has served at the Pentagon leading day-to-day work production for the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment, who oversees worldwide management of Navy real estate, installations, public works, construction and environmental programs. Mr. Brunhart is a licensed professional engineer and a registered financial consultant.
Topic: Top Priorities for WSSC and Infrastructure Challenges, Both Nationally and Locally

   
  ADJOURN

 

 

Community Meeting on Dredging Lake Needwood

Tuesday, September 25, 2007, at 7:00 pm

The Montgomery County Department of Parks invites public participation in an informational meeting about preliminary engineering designs for dredging Rock Creek Regional Park’s popular Lake Needwood.

Lake Needwood was built in the 1960s to provide flood control and recreational opportunities for the community. The lake’s forebay and upper portion were regularly dredged until about 1990 when funding constraints discontinued regular dredging. Continued siltation since that time has impacted the function of the forebay and has limited boating and fishing within the main body of the lake, which would be addressed by this project.

During this meeting, Department of Parks project managers will discuss other benefits from the project, anticipated construction methods for the project, construction timeframes, status of project funding, temporary impacts on the lake from the project and prospective improvements to the lake from the project. Parks project managers will also present GIS mapping of the existing lake and potential fill sites for removed material, share sketches of the anticipated work areas within the lake and forebay and entertain public questions, comments and ideas.

For more on this project, contact Andy Frank at (301) 650-2886 or Andrew.Frank@mncppc-mc.org.

Meeting Location: Agricultural History Farm Park - Activity Center Multi-Purpose Room

18400 Muncaster Road, Derwood, MD 20855

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC NOTICE

Department of Permitting ServicesDivision of Land Development Services has received a

PRELIMINARY/FINAL WATER QUALITY PLAN

for

MONTGOMERY COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER

 

The proposed project area consists of approximately 31.16 acres (6.5 acres to be developed for this project) of land located on the west side of Airpark Road approximately 1200 linear feet north of the intersection with Muncaster Mill Road. The site will consist of an animal shelter, parking area and the associated infrastructure. This area is located within the Upper Rock Creek Special Protection Area.

If you wish to request a public information meeting, a written request must be submitted to this office within 15 days of this notice (Notice posted September 12, 2007).

The Water Quality Plans are available for review at the Department of Permitting Services office during working hours (8:00am-4:00pm Monday through Friday). 

For further information, please call Leo Galanko at (240) 777-6242. The address for the Department of Permitting Services is:

Department of Permitting Services

Land Development Services, Water Resources

255 Rockville Pike, 2nd Floor

Rockville, Maryland 20850

 

NOTICES AND REMINDERS

September 27 9:00 a.m. Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring
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October 1
7:00 p.m. MCPB Special Session, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD
  3 7:15 p.m. East County Citizens Advisory Board, Eastern Montgomery Regional Services Center, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring
  4 9:00 a.m. Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring
  4 7:00 p.m. Mid County Recreation Advisory Board, Dept. of Recreation, 3950 Ferrara Drive, Wheaton
  8 7:00 p.m. East County Recreation Advisory Board, Fairland Comm. Ctr., 14906 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville
  8 7:00 p.m. County Wide Recreation Advisory Board, Recreation Administrative Offices, 4010 Randolph Road, Wheaton