The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Approval of Holiday Leave for January 20th

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Group A: Five Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Alfandre, Cryor, Presley, Hanson and Robinson]
i) Centerpark, Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 12004018B, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 09-03

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

ii) Centerpark, Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 12004018D, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 09-04

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

iii) Slater Property, Preliminary Plan No. 120050230, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-164

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

iv) Stern Property, Preliminary Plan No. 120061180, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-115

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Subdivision Plat No. 220090480, Garrett Park – Section 2
R-90 zone; 1 lot; located on the east side of Kenilworth Avenue, 225 south of Oxford Street; North Bethesda-Garrett Park.

Staff recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

• Minutes, MCPB Monday, November 17, 2009
• Minutes, MCPB Thursday, November 20, 2009

(No public testimony will be taken at this time)

Appoint new and returning members to 2-yr terms as of January 2009

Staff recommendation: Approve appointments to Shady Grove Implementation Advisory Committee

Planning Board Action/Decison: Approved.

Adoption of the Twinbrook Sector Plan
Staff recommendation: Approve the resolution of Adoption and transmit to the Full Commission

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Introduced by the District Council at the request of the Planning Board: to amend the Zoning Ordinance to revise the boundary of the Wheaton Central Business District consistent with recommendations of the December 9, 2008 approval of an amendment to the Wheaton Sector Plan

Staff recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council
(Action required for County Council public hearing of 1/13/09)

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Presentation and summary of draft Green Infrastructure network map, draft recommendation and strategies based on input from stakeholder groups

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only.

Recommendation On Locally Preferred Alternative

• Staff Recommendation
• Table of Contents
• Executive Summary
• Background
• Preferred Purple Line Mode
• Preferred Purple Line Alignment
• Items for Further Study
• Appendix A
• Appendix B - REVISED
• Appendix C
• M-NCPPC - Purple Line Web Page

Staff recommendation: Approve recommendation of Medium Investment Light Rail Alternative as the Locally Preferred Alternative for the Purple Line

• Hearing information

The public is welcome to speak at the Board's January 8 public hearing, however, intense interest in this project may draw a large number of people wishing to be heard. Chairman Royce Hanson is encouraging interested parties to send written testimony of any length. For timely consideration by the Board, written testimony is requested to be received Noon on January 2, 2009.

Testimony will be limited to two hours, with each speaker receiving no more than three minutes.

PLEASE NOTE: Effective December 31, 2008, the maximum allowed time for oral testimony has been reached. We are no longer accepting sign ups.

Speakers on January 8, 2009, will need to specify which segment of the Montgomery County Purple Line they wish to address - Bethesda/Chevy Chase; Silver Spring; Long Branch/Takoma/Langley; or the entire length.