The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, July 24, 2008

FINAL

Last update: July 23, 2008 10:00 AM

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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: Three Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Cryor, Hanson and Robinson]

i) Piedmont Crossing, Site Plan No. 820060120, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-78

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

ii) Greenway Village at Clarksburg Site Plan No. 82004022B, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-60**

 

iii) Bowie Mill Estates Preliminary Plan 120080160, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-56

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

iv) Hernandez Acres Pre-Preliminary Plan 720060590, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-49

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

v) Chevy Chase Bank at Ashton Preliminary Plan 120070580, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-53

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

vi) Chevy Chase Bank at Ashton Site Plan 820080130, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-51

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. 220080600, Bradley Farms

RE-2 zone; 2 lots; located on the west side of Harrington Drive, approximately 1300 feet north of River Road (MD 190); Potomac

Staff recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220081770, Crestview

R-60 zone; 1 lot; located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Bayard Boulevard and Berkley Street; Bethesda-Chevy Chase.

Staff recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220081980, Boyds Highlands
RE-2 zone; 1 lot; located on the north side of Barnesville Road (MD 117), approximately 1200 feet east of Slidell Road; Boyds

Staff recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *3 Consent Items
   
9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING

 

 

Item 4 Discussion: Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Project Planning Update

D. Hardy/T. Autrey

Second in a series of updates.  This session focuses on MTA and staff coordination on (1) MARC planning in the context of the White Flint Sector Plan and (2) the Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) Environmental Assessment / Alternatives Analysis and updated land use forecasts. 

(No public testimony will be taken at this time)

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

   
   
Item 5 Worksession: Housing Policy Element of the General Plan

R. George/K. Moritz

(No public testimony will be taken at this time)

Staff recommendation: Approval of draft for Public Hearing

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

   
   
Item *6 Extension Request for Project Plan Review No. 920070060, Bonifant Plaza

10:30 AM

J. Sloan

(5 min)

CBD-1 zone; .59157 acres; 72 multi-family dwelling units, including 9 MPDUs; located on Bonifant Street, approximately 135 feet east of Georgia Avenue; Silver Spring
Staff recommendation: Approval with Extension Request

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
item *7 Extension Request for Project Plan Review No. 920080010, 4500 East-West Highway

J. Sloan

CBD-2 zone; 1.28 acres; 210,000 square feet of office and 13,300 square feet of retail; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection with East-West Highway and Pearl Street; Bethesda CBD
Staff recommendation: Approval of Extension Request

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *8 Preliminary Plan 120080180, Village of Chevy Chase (Resubdivision)

N. Braunstein

R-60 zone; 0.90 acres; 3 lots requested; 3 one-family detached residential dwelling units; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Bradley Lane and Connecticut Avenue (MD 187); Bethesda/Chevy Chase.
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

   
Item *9 Chevy Chase Bank Hillandale

E. Grayson/M. Oaks

A. Preliminary Plan No. 120080090, Chevy Chase Bank Hillandale
OM and R-90 zones; 46.96 acres; 2 lots requested; 3,170 square foot bank with three drive aisles and an existing institutional use; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Powder Mill Road and New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650); White Oak.
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

 

B. Site Plan Review No. 820080060, Chevy Chase Bank Hillandale
O-M zone; 1.026 acres; 3.170 gross square feet for office; located at southwest quadrant of the intersection of Powder Mill Road and New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650); White Oak
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

   
Item *10 Rock Spring Park - (Updated)

E. Grayson/R. Kronenberg

A. Preliminary Plan No. 11998093A, Rock Spring Center

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.


B. Limited Site Plan Amendment No. 81989049G, Rock Spring Park, I-3 Zone; 44.16 acres; amendment to add daycare and outdoor play facility; located on the northeast quadrant of the intersection with Rockledge Drive and Fernwood Road; Potomac
Staff recommendation: Approval of the Limited Amendment

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
12:00 PM LUNCH
   
Item 11 Closed Session
  Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, 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 - Closed Session Minutes
   
1:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES (MRO AUDITORIUM)
   
Item *12 Pre-Preliminary Plan No. 720070300, Phyllis Jones Property

E. Grayson

RDT zone; 25.24 acres; 2 lots requested, including one child lot; 2 one-family detached residential dwelling units, one existing to remain; located on the south side of Whites Ferry Road, 500 feet west of Morrow Road; Agriculture and Rural Open Space.

Staff recommendation: Denial
  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff recommendation
Item *13 Preliminary Plan No. 120080200, Great Falls Estates - POSTPONED

P. Butler

RE-2 zone; 2 acres; 1 lot requested; 1 one-family detached dwelling unit, one existing to be replaced; located on Alloway Drive, 400 feet southeast of Stanmore Drive; Potomac.
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

   
Item *14 Site Plan Review No. 820080180, North Bethesda Center Parcel “A”, ‘C” and Infrastructure

E. Hisel-McCoy

TS-M Zone; 15.63 acres; Parcel A-103,910 gross square feet of retail, restaurant and theatre; Parcel C-411,980 gross square feet of restaurant; and infrastructure bridge, roads and sewer outfall; located at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Nebel Street and Old Georgetown Road; North Bethesda/Garrett Park
Staff recommendation: Denial
  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions
item 22 Zoning Text Amendment No. 08-14 - ADDED
R. Wilson Further discussion as requested by Chairman Hanson from Montgomery Planning Board session on July 17, 2008
Introduced by the County Council at the request of the Planning Board; to amend the Zoning Ordinance to establish a Transit Mixed-Use (TMX) Zone; and establish allowable land uses, development standards, use of buildable transferable development rights, and approval procedures for development of the TMX Zone
Staff recommendation: Transmit Comments to Montgomery County Council
(Action required for County Council public hearing of 7/29/08)
  Planning Board Action/Decision: Deferred
Item *15 Proposed Amendments: Montgomery County Comprehensive Water Supply and Sewerage Systems Plan - AD 2008-3 (Administrative Cases)
   

K. Nelson

WSCCR 08A-DAM-02
Fredric Zedler Property
24417 Woodfield Road
Damascus Master Plan Area

 

WSCCR 08G-DNT-03
Montgomery County Public Schools
Darnestown Elementary School
15030 Turkey Foot Road
Potomac Master Plan Area

 

WSCCR 08A-DAM-03
William and Anne Mullis Property
9200 Damascus Road
Damascus Master Plan Area

 

Staff recommendation: Transmit recommendations to County Executive

  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved for transmittal
3:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES
   
Item *16 Site Plan Review No. 820080090, Burn Brae Property

E. Hisel-McCoy

R-90/TDR zones; 11.51 acres; 63 townhouses, including 10 MPDUs; located on Blackburn Lane, approximately 150 feet north of Blackburn Road; Fairland
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions
  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved
Item *17 Pre-Preliminary Plan No. 720080030, Brown Property (Resubdivision)

N. Braunstein

R-60 zone; 1.45 acres; request for Planning Board advice on proposed layout of 5 lots for 5 one-family detached dwelling units; located on Drumm Avenue, 500 feet north of McComas Avenue; Kensington/Wheaton.
Staff recommendation: No objection to submittal of a preliminary plan
  Planning Board Action/Decision: In agreement with staff
Item *18 Preliminary Plan No. 120070540, Cabin John Park (Resubdivision)

R. Weaver

R-90 zone; 1.9 acres; 5 lots requested; 5 one-family detached residential dwelling units, 3 existing to be replaced; located at the intersection of MacArthur Boulevard and 79th Street; Bethesda/Chevy Chase.
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions
  Planning Board Action/Decision: Deferral
Item 19 Ridge Road at Snowden Farm Parkway Intersection Improvements

J. Penn/L. Cole

*A. Water Quality Plan
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

B. Mandatory Referral No. MR #08805-DPS-1

The proposed improvements on Ridge Road (MD27) between Brink Road and the future Snowden Farm Parkway intersection are a condition of approval for Preliminary Plans 120020330 and 120010300.  The related construction of Snowden Farm Parkway between Ridge Road and 320 feet north of Morning Star Drive will be the subject of a separate future Mandatory Referral review (No. 08802-DPS-1).
Staff recommendation: Approval with comments to Department of Permitting Services

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

   
Item 20 Roundtable Discussion
  (No public testimony will be taken at this time.)

A. Commissioners’ Report
B. Approval of Minutes - Approved
C. Director’s Report

D. County Council Activity

  • MIP
  • Zoning Code Rewrite
  • Special Revenue Fund

E. ICC Status Report #15

   
6:00 pm DINNER
   
7:30 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
Item 21 Randolph Hills

L. Coleman

Discussion concerning Randolph Hills Park Activity Building and future public use of site.

Staff recommendation: Approve recommendation to remove building and direct staff on use options for site

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff recommendation.

   
  ADJOURN
   
  Montgomery County Planning Board Germantown Master Plan
 

The Public Hearing Draft of the Germantown Master Plan is now available for public comment. The Public Hearing date and location has been changed to Monday, July 28, 2008 at 7:30 at Globe Hall in the High Technology and Science Center on Montgomery College-Germantown campus

(directions and map). Sign up online to testify at the public hearing. To review the Public Hearing Draft visit our Germantown Forward web site.

   
  Planning Board to Hear Status and Proposed Implementation Plan for Woodstock Equestrian Park
 

On Thursday, July 31, 2008, staff from the Department of Parks will brief the Montgomery County Planning Board on the development status and proposed Implementation Plan for Woodstock Equestrian Park. Woodstock Equestrian Park consists of 872 acres located on both sides of Darnestown Road (MD 28) north of West Hunter Road in Beallsville. The public is invited to attend.

 

For more information, please contact David Tobin (301-495-2478) at david.tobin@montgomeryparks.org or Linda Komes (301-650-2860) or at linda.komes@montgomeryparks.org).

   
  Planning Board Seeks Public Comment on Water and Sewer Category Change Requests And General Water/Sewer Map Amendments
 

The Planning Board will hear testimony and consider recommendations for the water and sewer category change requests listed below on Thursday July 24, 2008. These applications request that community water and/or sewer service be extended to individual properties. Recommendations from the Planning Board will be presented to the County Executive since administrative cases are not required to go before the County Council. A public hearing on the administrative cases will also take place on July 23, 2008 at the Department of Environmental Protection in Rockville.

 

Case Number Applicant/Owner and Property Location Master Plan Area
WSCCR 08A-DAM-02

Fredric Zedler Property

24417 Woodfield Road

Damascus

WSCCR 08G-DNT-03

Montgomery County Public Schools

Darnestown Elementary School

15030 Turkey Foot Road

Potomac
WSCCR 08A-DAM-03

William and Anne Mullis Property

9200 Damascus Road

Damascus

 

Go to the Planning Board’s website after July 11, 2008 for the staff report and to see the position on the agenda. Written comments are also welcomed prior to the Planning Board Hearing and should be addressed to: Royce Hanson, Chairman, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910, or sent via email to: MCP-Chairman@mncppcmc.org. For staff questions contact Katherine Nelson at 301-495-4622 or Katherine.Nelson@mncppc-mc.org. See also the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP’s) website or call DEP (240-777-7700).