The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, September 18, 2008

FINAL

Last update - September 17, 2008 5:00 PM

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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 Alfrandre Cryor, Hanson, Presley and Robinson]
i) Chevy Chase Bank - Hillandale, Preliminary Plan No. 120080090, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-109

ii) Chevy Chase Bank - Hillandale, Site Plan No. 820080060, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-95

iii) Churchill Senior Living, Site Plan No. 81997014A, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-97

iv) Layhill Overlook, Site Plan No. 820080160, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-103

v) Layhill Overlook, Preliminary Plan No. 12007049A, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-89

vi) Town Center at Germantown Preliminary Plan 11994004A, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-107

vii) Town Center at Germantown Site Plan 81999021A, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-102

 

Group B: Four Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Cryor, Hanson, Presley and Alfandre

viii) Fairmont Preliminary Plan 120050980, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-114

 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item *2 Record Plats
 

Subdivision Plat No. 220090150, Edgemoor
R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the south side of Edgemoor Lane, 180 feet east of Fairfax Road; Bethesda-Chevy Chase. Staff recommendation: Approval

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220090170, Silver Spring Gateway
CBD-2 zone; 2 parcels; located on the north side of East-West Highway (MD 410), 500 feet west of Georgia Avenue (US 29); Silver Spring CBD

Staff recommendation: Approval

 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item *3 Consent Items
 

Site Plan Amendment No. 82004027A, Leesborough - REVISED

RT-15 zone; 13.86 acres; Amendment to improve Georgia Avenue frontage and Amherst Avenue access, and to upgrade internal landscape and hardscape features; located on the east side of Georgia Avenue, approximately 200 feet south of Arcola Avenue; Wheaton

Staff recommendation: Approval of the Consent Amendment

 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING
   
Item 4 Worksession #2: ICC Limited Functional Master Plan Amendment (Bikeways and Interchanges) - REVISED

C. Kines

(Public Testimony record closed July 31, 2008 -- No public testimony will be taken at this time)

Summary of Proposed Master Plan Amendment recommendations

ICC Limited Functional Master Plan Amendment

Staff recommendation: Transmit Planning Board Draft Plan to County Council

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

 

Item 5 Site Plan Review No. 820060250, Midtown Silver Spring

E. Hisel-McCoy


CBD-2 zones; 0.1.80 acres; 314 multi-family dwelling units and 5,380 gross square feet of retail; located on Ripley Street, approximately 500 west of the intersection with Georgia Avenue; Silver Spring CBD

Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
   
Item 6 Extension: Project Plan Amendment #91994004B, Clarksburg Town Center

R. Kronenberg

RMX-2/RDT zones; 270.00 acres; 265,660 gross square feet of development, including 210,480 square feet of retail (includes up to 70,780 sf of specialty retail within live/work units); 55,180 square feet of office (potential second floor office space within live/work units) and 1, 240 residential dwelling units, including 155 MPDUs; Clarksburg
Staff recommendation: Approval of 90 day extension to December 17, 2008

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
   
Item 7

Preliminary Plan No. 12007043A, Homecrest Phase II

R. Weaver

R-200 zone; 4.69 acres; 6 lots requested, 2 previously approved; 6 one-family detached dwelling units, 2 previously approved; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Bel Pre Road and Beaverwood Lane; Aspen Hill.

Staff recommendation:  Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item 8 Preliminary Plan No. 120080020, Sheppard Property

P. Butler

RE-2 zone; 9.99 acres; 4 lots; 4 one-family detached dwelling units, one existing to remain; located on the west side of Clarksburg Road opposite Little Sierra Court; Boyds.

Staff recommendation:  Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item 9 Mandatory Referral No. 08106-MCPS-1: East Silver Spring Elementary School Addition Project

J. Marcolin

631 Silver Spring Avenue, R-60 Zone, East Silver Spring Master Plan

Staff recommendation: Approval to transmit comments to Montgomery County Public Schools

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
12:00 PM LUNCH
Item 10

CLOSED SESSION

C. Rubin/D. Hertz

Pursuant to Maryland Annotated Code, State Government Article, Section 10-508(a)(14), negotiation of the General Development Agreement (“GDA”) between the M-NCPPC and SilverPlace, LLC for the SilverPlace Project
   
1:00 pm PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES- MRO Auditorium
   
Item 11 Mandatory Referral No. 08104-MCPS-1: Takoma Park Elementary School Addition Project

J. Marcolin

7511 Holly Avenue, R-60 Zone, Takoma Park Master Plan

Staff recommendation: Approval to transmit comments to Montgomery County Public Schools

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item 12 Board of Appeals No: S-2732

D. Orobona

M. Wajeed Khan, M.D., applicant, requests a special exception for a (medical) non-resident, R-60 Zone; located at 12014 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton

Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

(Action required for hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 09/27/08)

   
item 13 Roundtable Discussion - REVISED
 

(No public testimony will be taken at this time)

A. Commissioners’ Report
B. Approval of Minutes
C. Director’s Report
D. County Council Activity

E. Healthy and Sustainable Communities Report Follow-up

   
   
3:30 pm PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 14 ROAD CODE EXECUTIVE REGULATIONS - REVISED

L. Cole

A. MCER NO. 31-08: Proposed Department of Transportation Regulation

Context Sensitive Road Design Standards

Executive Regulations submitted for public comment prior to submission to the County Council for adoption under Method 2. The proposed roadway design standards would replace the roadway elements table in the uncodified section of the 2007 Road Code update

Staff recommendation: Transmit comments to County Executive

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with modification.

 

 

POSTPONED - ITEM 14B (RESCHEDULED TO SEPTEMBER 25, 2008)

B. MCER NO. 29-08: Proposed Department of Fire And Rescue Service Regulation, Fire Safety Code
Fire Department Apparatus Access and Water Supply
Executive Regulations submitted for public comment prior to submission to the County Council for adoption under Method 2. The proposed regulations have been formulated in conjunction with MCER NO. 31-08: Proposed Department of Transportation Regulation, Adoption of Context Sensitive Road Design Standards.
Staff recommendation: Transmit comments to County Executive

   
5:00 PM ADJOURN