agenda20080103e

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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: Five Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Bryant, Cryor, Hanson, Lynch and Robinson] i) Site Plan No. 820070210 R. Holt Easley’s Subdivision; ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No.: 08-08 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. ii) Preliminary Plan No. 120070440, Bradley’s Choice; ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No.: 08-09 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. iii) Preliminary Plan No. 120061200; Greenhills; ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-07 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. iv) Preliminary Plan No. 120061240; Parker Memorial Baptist Church; ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONNo. 08-13 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. v) Preliminary Plan No. 120070250; Quince Orchard Estates; ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-11 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Group B: Four Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Bryant, Hanson, Cryor and Lynch] vi) Preliminary Plan No. 120070410814 Thayer Avenue; ADOPTION OF CORRECTED RESOLUTION No. 07-203 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item *2	Record Plats
	Subdivision Plat No. 220061150, George W. Acorn’s Addition to Colesville C-1 zone; 1 lot; located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Vital Way and Randolph Road; White Oak. Staff Recommendation: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Subdivision Plat No. 220071150, Westleigh R-200 zone; 2 lots, located on the west side of Dufief Mill Road, approximately 220 feet north of Flints Grove Lane; Potomac. Staff Recommendation: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Subdivision Plat No. 220080010, Taylor Subdivision R-90 zone; 2 lots; located at the southern terminus of Arnet Lane; Bethesda-Chevy Chase. Staff Recommendation: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Subdivision Plat No. 220080290 – 220080310, Greenway Village PD-4 zone; 36 lots, 13 parcels; located on the south side of Little Seneca Parkway, approximately 650 feet west of Newcut Road; Clarksburg. Staff Recommendation: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

9:00 AM	Hearings on Applications
Item *3	Pre-Preliminary Plan No. 720060490, Bowie Mill Estates (Resubdivision)
R. Weaver	RE-2 zone; 18.07 acres; 4 lots requested; 4 one-family detached residential dwelling units, one existing; located on the south side of Bowie Mill Road approximately 300 feet east of Fraley Farm Road; Upper Rock Creek; Staff Recommendation: No objection to the submission of a preliminary plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff recommendation.

Item *4	Preliminary Plan No. 120070600, Pollekoff Property (Resubdivision)
E. Grayson	RE-2 zone; 12.02 acres; 2 lots requested; 2 one-family detached residential dwelling units, one existing; located on the west side Slidell Road, 3,000 feet north of Barnesville Road; Boyds; Staff Recommendation: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with changes.

Item 5	Board of Appeals No. S-2712
R. Miller	Special Exception request by Sunrise Senior Living, applicant, to construct an assisted living facility (domiciliary care home) consisting of 80 units; RE-2/TDR zone; located on the north side of Olney Sandy Spring Road between Prince Phillip Drive & Old Baltimore Road; Olney Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions. (Action required for hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 1/14/08)

Item 6	Local Map Amendment G-873
C. Gilbert	Washington Episcopal Day School, applicant, request to rezone 11.2 acres of land from the R-30 & C-O zones to the PD-28 zone to permit the expansion of the existing school and a multiple-family dwelling consisting of 121 units; located at 5523 Landy Lane & 5600 Little Falls Parkway, Bethesda Staff Recommendation: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff recommendation with changes. (Action required for hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 1/11/08)

12:00 PM	Lunch
Item 13	Closed Session- ADDED
Tech Writers	Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508(a)(13), to comply with a specific constitutional, statutory, or judicially imposed requirement that prevents public disclosures about a particular proceeding or matter – Approval of Closed Session Minutes

1:00 PM	Planning Board Meeting Continues (MRO Auditiorium)

Item 7	AB 687: Willington Drive
C. Eapen	Abandonment of approximately 150 feet of unimproved Willington Drive, White Oak Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments Recommending Denial to Montgomery County Department of Public Works and Transportation Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

Item 8	AB 689: Marden Lane
C. Eapen	Request to modify Condition No. 5 of a previously approved abandonment of Marden Lane, Brooke Grove Foundation Campus, Sandy Spring Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments Supporting Approval to Montgomery County Department of Public Works and Transportation
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item 9	AB 693: Fox Meadow Lane
K. Kim	Abandonment of a portion of unimproved Fox Meadow Lane, Potomac Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments Supporting Approval with Conditions to Montgomery County Department of Public Works and Transportation
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item 10	AB 694 through AB 697: Clarksburg Village
K. Kim	Abandonment of four roadways in Clarksburg Village Compliance Program, Clarksburg AB 694: Abandonment of a portion of Bent Arrow Drive AB 695: Abandonment of a portion of British Manor Drive AB 696: Abandonment of a portion of Granite Rock Road AB 697: Abandonment of a portion of Robin Song Drive Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments Supporting Approval to Montgomery County Department of Public Works and Transportation
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item 11	AB 699 and AB 700: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
E. Axler	Abandonment of two roadways associated with Local Map Amendment No. G-864 for Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bethesda AB 699: Abandonment of a portion of Rugby Avenue AB 700: Abandonment of an alley off Glenbrook Road Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments Supporting Approval to Montgomery County Department of Public Works and Transportation
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved
Item 12	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. Commissioner's Report C. Director's Report D. Shady Grove Discussion E. Discussion of Forest Conservation Law Revisions - POSTPONED F. FY08 Savings Plan and FY09 Budget Priorities

	ADJOURN

NOTICES AND REMINDERS

January	3	9:00 a.m.	Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring
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