The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Posted

April 13 , 2009

8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760
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9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING - MRO Auditorium
  Recognition of National Bring your Child to Work Day
9:00 AM CONSENT AGENDA

 

  
item *1 Adoption of Opinions/Resolutions
 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

A. Middlebrook Industrial Park, Lot 8-9 Site Plan 82002013A, ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-29

B. Black Hills Estates Preliminary Plan 120090070, ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-36

C. Jackson’s Acres Preliminary Plan 120070530, ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-34

 

 

Item *2 Record Plats
 

Subdivision Plat No. 220090880, Chevy Chase, Section 2
R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the south side of East Melrose Street, 100 feet east of Brookeville Road (MD 186). Bethesda-Chevy Chase.

Staff recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

 

Item *3 Consent Items
 

Extension Request for Project Plan Review No. 920090010, Woodmont Central Phases 1A, 1B & 2

CBD-1 zone; 2.31 acres, the phase 1A site proposes a commercial building with 80,792 square feet of offices space and 10,820 square feet of retail. The phase 1B&2 site proposes a high-rise building with 457 dwelling units, including 51 MPDUs and 9,051 square feet of ground floor located at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Battery Lane and Wisconsin Avenue and Southwest quadrant of the intersection of Rugby Avenue and Del Ray Avenue retail; Bethesda-CBD
Staff recommendation: Approval of the Extension Request.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

 

Item 4 Approval of Minutes
  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING- MRO AUDITORIUM
Item 5 Worksession #7– White Flint Sector Plan - Wrap up Land Use and Density, Staff recommendations, regarding density, Public Facilities (schools and MARC Station)

P. Weiss/ D. Hardy

 

(No Public Testimony will be Taken)

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

   
1:00 PM LUNCH

 

  
2:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
Item 6 Worksession #1: Gaithersburg West Master Plan - Overview of Transportation Analysis and Plan Recommendations, Quince Orchard Area

N. Sturgeon/ D. Hardy

 

  1. Staff Report Part 1, Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4
  2. Transportation Index Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3 , Part 4 , Part 5 , Part 6

(No Public Testimony will be Taken)

   
Item 7 Northwest Branch Stream Restoration Projects

D. Redmond

 

A. Preliminary Forest Conservation Plans MR 09001 (Batchellor’s Run), MR 09002 (Upper Northwest Branch), and MR 09003 (Bryant’s Nursery)

Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
B. Mandatory Referrals MR 09001, MR 09002, and MR 09003 Three Montgomery County DEP/Army Corps of Engineers stream restoration projects on parkland and non-park public land in the Norwood area. Part of the Anacostia Restoration Project, Part II, which was presented to the Planning Board in May of 2000.

Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item* 8 Pre-preliminary Plan No. 720080150, Sullivan Property (Binding Decision Requested)

E. Grayson

 

RC zone; 9 acres; 2 lots requested, one of which is a child lot, for 2 existing one-family detached dwelling units; request for binding Planning Board findings regarding proposed density and lot layout; located on the north side of Ashton Road (MD 108), approximately 950 feet northeast of Mink Hollow Road; Sandy Spring-Ashton.
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions
 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item *9 Site Plan Review No. 820090040, Lots 1-10, Parcels A & B, Block 2, Rolling Acres

S. Pereira

 

R-90/TDR zone; 2.23 acres; 10 single-family dwelling units; located at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Old Columbia Pike and Carters Grove Drive; Fairland/White Oak
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions
 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 10 Roundtable Discussion

 

A. Commissioners' Reports

B. Director's Reports

C. County Council Activity

D. Budget Issues Request for transfer of funds: Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

6:30 PM Dinner
   
7:30 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
Item 11 Speaker: Rick Cohen, Writer and Consultant

 

 As the nation suffers through an economic freefall, charitable donations and philanthropic grant-making continues to decline. As a result, the challenges for the civic sector to engage in these issues are greater than ever. Rick Cohen, a writer, consultant and past executive director of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, will address what nonprofits, foundations and public agencies should be doing to address smart growth, affordable housing and social equity during the economic downturn, particularly in the dynamic communities of Montgomery County
9:30 PM ADJOURN

 

 

PUBLIC NOTICE

Department of Permitting Services
Division of Land Development Services
has received a

PRELIMINARY/FINAL WATER QUALITY PLAN
for
Orchard Run

The site is located at the northwestern area of the Brink Road and MD Route 27 intersection. The development consists of 54.4 acres and the proposed use is for a planned retirement community. This area is located in the Clarksburg Special Protection Area.

If you wish to request a public information meeting, a written request must be submitted to this office within 15 days of this notice (Notice posted 4/13/2009).

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 Leo Galanko at (240) 777-6242. 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