The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, October 23, 2008

FINAL

Last Update: October 22, 2008 5:30 PM

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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 - REVISED
  Group A: Four Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Hanson, Cryor, Presley, and Robinson]

i) 1050 Ripley Street, Project Plan Amendment 92007004A, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-100

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

ii) 1050 Ripley Street, Preliminary Plan 120080210, ADOPTION OF RESOUTION No. 08-125

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

iii) 1050 Ripley Street, Site Plan 820080150, ADOPITON OF RESOLUTION No. 08-99

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *2 Record Plats
 

Subdivision Plat No. 220090130, Hollyoak
R-200 zone; 5 lots, 1 outlot; located on the south side of Tilden Lane, at the eastern terminus of Quaker Ridge Road; North Bethesda/Garrett Park

Staff recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

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

 

item 4 Leland Community Recreation Center

M. Bradford

Rename the Leland Community Recreation Center in honor of the late Delegate, Jane Lawton, former mayor of Chevy Chase, MD, subject to family agreement

Staff recommendation: Approve renaming of the Leland Community Recreation Center

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item 5 AB717: Abandonment of a portion of Evans Parkway - REVISED

D. Paine

Northbrook Estates Subdivision, Silver Spring. The abandoned area would be incorporated into the Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park

Staff recommendation: Transmit recommendation supporting approval to the County Executive

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *6 8711 Georgia Avenue

 

A. Limited Project Plan Amendment No. 92005002A, 8711 Georgia Avenue, CBD-2 zone, 0.76 acres; amendment to revise the site access to Fenton Street extended and modify the on-site public use space; located on Georgia Avenue approximately 250 feet northeast of Cameron Street; Silver Spring CBD
Staff recommendation: Approve Limited Amendment

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

B. Site Plan No. 820080230, 8711 Georgia Avenue
CBD-2 zone, 0.76 acres; 152,740 gross square feet of development including 148,278 gross square feet of office and 4,462 gross square feet of retail; located on Georgia Avenue approximately 250 feet northeast of Cameron Street; Silver Spring CBD
Staff recommendation: Approve Site Plan with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

 

Item *7 Limited Site Plan Amendment No. 82004033B, Eton Square

R. Kronenberg

R-60 zone; 10.88 acres; amendment to add small retaining walls, modify landscaping for HVAC units, adjustment to stair, add bollards, and decrease the driveway width for MPDUs; located at the southwest quadrant of the intersection with Oxbridge Road and MD 335; Germantown
Staff recommendation: Approval of the Limited Amendment

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *8 Preliminary Plan No. 11988197A, Redland

N. Braunstein

C-1 zone; 0.64 acres; 1 existing lot; 6,400 square feet of retail previously approved; request for approval of 7,273 square feet of office to replace approved retail; located on Redland Road, 400 feet southwest of Muncaster Mill Road; Gaithersburg.
Staff recommendation: Approve Preliminary Plan with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
12:00 PM LUNCH
   
Item 17 CLOSED SESSION - ADDED

C. Moise

In accordance with State Government Article, Section 10-­508(a)(13), Annotated Code of Maryland, to comply with a specific constitutional, statutory, or judicially imposed requirement that prevents public disclosures about a particular proceeding or matter. (Approval Closed Session Minutes)
   
Item 9 CLOSED SESSION

D. Rogers

D. Alexander

In accordance with State Government Article, Section 10-508(a)(7), Annotated Code of Maryland, to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice (Wisconsin Place Recreation Center Lease and Operating Agreements)

   
Item 18 CLOSED SESSION - ADDED
C. Rubin 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
   
Item 19 CLOSED SESSION - ADDED
B. Gries/C. Rubin In accordance with State Government Article Section 10-508 (a) (3), Annotated Code of Maryland, to consider the acquisition of real property for a public purpose – Tilden Woods Stream Valley Park
   
1:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 20 Tilden Woods Stream Valley Park - ADDED
B. Gries Authorization to acquire 5.69 acres, more or less, unimproved, from Mary E. Armstrong, located south of Montrose Parkway, east of Tildenwood Drive, Rockville, Maryland
Staff recommendation: Approval
  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item *10 Leaman Farm Road
C. Conlon/J. Sloan

A. Preliminary Plan No. 12004060A, Leaman Farm Road
R-200 zone, 29.30 acres; 69 lots previously approved; amendment to include portions of adjacent parcel 12 into the plan and modify the impervious surface calculations; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection with Clopper Road and Schaeffer Road; Germantown
Staff recommendation: Approve Preliminary Plan with conditions

 

B. Limited Site Plan Amendment No. 82005040A, Leaman Farm Road
R-200 zone, 29.30 acres; amendment to clarify building heights and include parcel 12 into the plan to increase the impervious surface calculations; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection with Clopper Road and Schaeffer Road; Germantown

Staff recommendation: Approval of Limited Amendment

  A: Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. B: Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
  PARK ITEMS
   
Item 11 Public/Private Partnership: The Maryland Soccer Foundation, Inc. - REVISED

T. Brooks

Request to Expand the Seating Capacity of the South Germantown SoccerPlex Championship Stadium at the South Germantown Recreational Park located in Germantown, Md. from the existing 3,200 seats to 5,600 Seats as permitted in their Lease Agreement with the Commission.
Staff recommendation: Approve request to expand seating capacity

  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item 12 Lower Booze Creek Stream Restoration Project - REVISED

M. Fuster/D. Redmond

A. Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan

Staff recommendation: Approve Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan

 

B. Mandatory Referral 08901-DEP-1

Montgomery County DEP is proposing a stream restoration project along lower Booze Creek between River Road and Cabin John Parkway
Staff recommendation: Transmit approval to Montgomery County DEP

  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item 13 Park Athletic Field Fees

K. Stookey

A Public hearing and work session was held September 15, 2008

Staff has reviewed public comment received on the proposed hourly athletic field fee proposal and will present their response to the Board
Staff recommendation: Approval of hourly Athletic Field Fee Schedule

  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
   
3:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING - CONTINUES
   
   
   
   
  PLANNING ITEMS
   
item 14 Mandatory Referral: Gas-to-Energy Facilities

F. Boyd

A. Mandatory Referral No. 08607-DEP-1:
Gude Landfill Gas-to-Energy Facility
R-200 Zone; 600 East Gude Drive, Rockville; Upper Rock Creek Area Master Plan
Staff recommendation: Approve Mandatory Referral with comments

B. Mandatory Referral No. 08608-DEP-1:
Oaks Landfill Gas-to-Energy Facility
RDT Zone; 6001 Olney-Laytonsville Road, Laytonsville, Olney Master Plan.
Staff recommendation: Approve Mandatory Referral with comments

  A. Planning Board Action/Decision: Deferred B: Planning Board Action/Decision: Deferred.
Item 15 Roundtable Discussion

 

(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. Road Code Design Standards Update

   
   
5:00 pm BREAK
   
   
6:00 pm PLANNING BOARD MEETING - CONTINUES
   
Item 16 Dinner meeting with Historic Preservation Commission

 

 
  ADJOURN


 

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, October 30, 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 as administrative cases are not required to go before the County Council.  A public hearing on the administrative cases will also take place on November 19, 2008 at the Department of Environmental Protection in Rockville.

Case Number
Applicant/Owner and Property Location
Master Plan Area
WSCCR 08A-CLO-01

Filipe Property

818 Snider Lane

Cloverly
WSCCR 09A-FAI-01

Dustin Property

3736 Greencastle Road

Fairland
WSSCR 08A-FAI-03

Saaverda Property

2719 Duvall Road

Fairland
WSSCR 08A-PAX-03

Shinholser Property

16010 Kruhm Road

Fairland
WSSCR 09A-POT-01

Beasley Property

10305 Gary Road

Potomac
WSSCR 09A-URC-01

Morris Property

20905 Brooke Knolls Road

Upper Rock Creek
WSCCR 08G-GWC-01
WSCCR 08G-OLN-01
WSCCR 08G-URC-02
Properties outside the Town of Latonsville, abutting the water main serving the Town's new water facility

Ag & rural Open Space

Olney

Upper Rock Creek


Go to the Planning Board’s website for the staff report and to see the position on the agenda (http://www.montgomeryplanningboard.org/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@mncppc-mc.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 at: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dectmpl.asp?url=/content/dep/water/wasupCompplan.asp or call DEP (240-777-7700).