The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, July 10, 2008

FINAL

Last Update - July 9, 2008 5:30 PM

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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 Cryor, Hanson and Robinson]

i) Preliminary Plan No. 120080050, Holladay at Edgemoor, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-79

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

ii) Site Plan No. 820080030, Holladay at Edgemoor, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-74

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *2 Record Plats
 

Subdivision Plat No. 220071180, Whites Store Estates
RDT zone; 1 lot; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Whites Store Road and Peach Tree Road; Agriculture and Rural Open Space

Staff recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220081230, Edgemoor
C-2 zone; 1 lot; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Hampden Lane and Woodmont Avenue; Bethesda CBD

Staff recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.


Item *3 Consent Items
   
 

Preliminary Plan 12004109A, Burtonsville Shopping Center
C-2 and RC zones; 27.16 acres; 1 lot previously approved for 260,000 square feet of commercial retail use; request to eliminate a previous condition of approval requiring an off-site bike trail extension; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of MD 198 and MD 29; Fairland
Staff recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Adopted Resolution: 05/21/2009

   
9:30 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING
Item *4

Preliminary Plan No. 120061220, Strawberry Knoll (Resubdivision)

R. Weaver

Preliminary Plan No. 120061220, Strawberry Knoll (Resubdivision)

R-200/TDR-4 zone; 4.11 acres; 13 lots requested; 13 one-family detached dwelling units, 2 existing to be removed; located on Strawberry Knolls Drive, 300 feet northeast of Traxell Way; Gaithersburg and Vicinity.
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

 

Item *5 Project Plan Review No. 9-20060070, The Veneto

E. Hisel-McCoy

CBD-1 zone; .294 acres; 16 multi-family dwelling units, 4,575 gross square feet retail; located at the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Cordell Avenue and Norfolk Avenue; Bethesda
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *6 Extension Request: Preliminary Plan No. 11999029A, Wilgus East

C. Conlon

O-M, C-O and R-200 zones; 8.7 acres; 1 lot previously approved for 308,400 square feet of office use; request for extension of adequate public facilities (APF) and preliminary plan validity periods; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Montrose Road and “Old” Old Georgetown Road; North Bethesda-Garrett Park.
Staff recommendation: Extend the preliminary plan until November 27, 2009. Do not extend the APF validity period.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff recommendation with modifications.

   
Item *7 Preliminary Plan No. 120060660, South Glen Road – Verma Property

R. Weaver

RE-2 zone; 4.22 acres; 2 lots requested; 2 one-family detached dwelling units, one existing to remain; located on South Glen Road, 3,750 feet north of Edison Road; Potomac.
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

   
11:30 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING - CONTINUES
   
Item *8 Pre-Preliminary Plan No. 720070210, Pullen Property

N. Braunstein

RE-1 zone; 3.67 acres; 3 lots requested; 3 one-family detached residential dwelling units; located on the north side of Harding Lane, 400 feet west of Pamela Drive; Cloverly.
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: No vote taken.

   
  PARK ITEM
   
Item 9 Park Facility Plans – Gene Lynch Urban Park and Transit Plaza Easement Area - REVISED

L. Komes

Replacement park areas located on and across from the site of the existing Silver Spring Metro Bus Station, at the intersection of Colesville Road and Wayne Avenue; Silver Spring CBD
Staff recommendation: Approve Facility Plans for the Gene Lynch Urban Park and the Transit Plaza Easement Area subject to a park permit; approve amendment to Resolution changing park name to Gene Lynch Urban Park

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
12:30 PM LUNCH
   
Item 10 CLOSED SESSION

D. Daniel

In accordance with the Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508(a) (7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice (Falkland)
   
1:30 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
item *11 Site Plan Review No. 820080010, Symphony Park

J. Sloan

R-60 zone; 18.61 acres 112 multi-family dwelling units, including 17 MPDUs; southeast quadrant of the intersection of Strathmore Avenue and (MD 355)
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions
  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved
Item 13 Zoning Text Amendment No. 08-12

G. Russ

Introduced by Councilmember Floreen: to amend the Zoning Ordinance allow a landscape contractor as a permitted use in the General Commercial (C-2) Zone under certain circumstances
Staff recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council

(Action required for County Council public hearing of 7/15/08)

  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved
Item 14 Zoning Text Amendment No. 08-13

G. Russ

Introduced by Councilmember Berliner: to amend the Zoning Ordinance to define a Transit Center; and to amend the purpose of the C-2 zone to allow transit oriented mixed-use development use in close proximity to Transit Centers
Staff recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council

(Action required for County Council public hearing of 7/15/08)

  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approve transmittal
3:30 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES
   
Item 15

Public Hearing and Worksession: Falkland - REVISED

G. Kreger/R. Stanley/

G. Wright

(Continued from MCPB Hearing December 6, 2007; rescheduled from Planning Board Agenda of June 12, 2008)

Public Hearing, Worksession, and Action on Evaluation for Master Plan for Historic Preservation Eligibility, Falkland Apartments, Locational Atlas Resource #36/12
(Note: New testimony will be limited to two (2) hours, three (3) minutes per individual. Previous testimony from December 6, 2007 MCPB meeting will be incorporated into the record of this hearing.)

 

Staff Report

Draft Master Plan Amendment

Countywide Planning Memorandum

Link to prior hearing documents and resource materials

Staff recommendation: Transmit recommendation to County Council for partial Master Plan designation; vote to partially remove from the Locational Atlas

  Planning Board Action/Decision: No vote taken.
6:00 pm DINNER
7:30 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
Item 16 Public Hearing - ICC Limited Functional Master Plan Amendment (Bikeways and Interchanges)

C. Kines

Staff Memo

LFMPA Public Hearing Draft

Public Testimony will be limited to two (2) hours

Staff recommendation: Accept testimony and schedule first worksession - Monday, July 21, 2008

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

   
Item 17 Roundtable Discussion
  (No public testimony will be taken at this time.)

A. Commissioners’ Report
B. Approval of Minutes

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

C. Director’s Report

   
  ADJOURN

 

 

PUBLIC NOTICE

Department of Permitting Services
Division of Water Resources Management
has received a

PRELIMINARY/FINAL WATER QUALITY PLAN
for
PAINT BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL


The site is located at 14121 Old Columbia Pike, and is partially within the Upper Paint Branch Watershed. The Upper Paint Branch Watershed is a designated Special Protection Area. The proposed development will consist of demolition and reconstruction of the existing school and grounds.

If you wish to request a public information meeting, a written request must be submitted to this office within 15 days of this notice posted June 30, 2008 (July 10, 2008 Agenda of the Montgomery County Planning Board).

 

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 Mark Etheridge at (240) 777-6338. 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