The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Revised

 

 

8787 Georgia Avenue
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  1. Unless otherwise noted, Planning Board meetings are held on Thursdays and begin at 9 a.m. The agenda is subject to change and certain items may be postponed or added.
  2. The Planning Board encourages public testimony unless otherwise noted on the agenda. Refer to the Planning Board Rules of Procedure for more information on public testimony. Any individual or organization not scheduled for public testimony may submit a written statement for consideration by the Planning Board. Written comments should be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the Planning Board hearing date with reference to the matter to ensure that all comments will be included in the record before the Commission. Written comments received on the day of the hearing via email, fax, or postal mail may not be considered by the Planning Board or included in the record unless the Chairman specifically leaves the record open. Comments should be transmitted via e-mail to MCP-Chair@mncppc-mc.org, faxed to Chairman Royce Hanson at 301-495-1320, or addressed to: Royce Hanson, Chairman, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
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9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
9:00 AM CONSENT AGENDA
item *1

Adoption of Opinions/Resolutions

 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

 

A. EZ Storage - Burtonsville Industrial Park, Preliminary Plan No. 120070510; ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-51

B. Fishers Place at Twinbrook Metro, Site Plan Amendment No. 82001025C; ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-69
Item *2 Record Plats
 

Subdivision Plat 220081960, Ancient Oak West
R-200 zone; 4 lots; located on the south side of Darnestown Road (MD 28), 100 feet east of Country Glen Court; Potomac.

Staff recommendation: Approval

Plannng Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220090550, Greenacres
R-60 zone; 2 lots; located on the north side of Allandale Road, 400 feet west of Greenway Drive; Bethesda-Chevy Chase.

Staff recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

 

Item *3 Consent Items
 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

A. Correction to Clarksburg Town Center Project Plan Amendment #91994004B

B. Correction to Clarksburg Town Center Preliminary Plan Amendment #11995042A
 

 

Item 4 Approval of Minutes
 

 

9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING- (MRO Auditorium)
Item 5 Planning Board Draft Gaithersburg West Master Plan

 

N. Sturgeon

 

Part 1 / Part 2

Staff recommendation: Review of Plan and Approval to Transmit to County Executive and County Council

 

(No Public Testimony will be Taken)

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff recommendation.

   
Item *6 Proposed Zoning Text Amendment

 

G. Russ/ N. Sturgeon

 

To amend the Zoning Ordinance to amend the Life Sciences Center (LSC) zone to permit mixed-use development under certain circumstances in order to promote the growth and advancement of life sciences and applied technologies and to establish the use of building lot termination development rights in the LSC zone.

Staff recommendation: Transmit to County Council for introduction.

( Public Testimony will be taken at Planning Board review after County Council hearing)

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff recommendation.

   
Item 7 Planning Board Draft White Flint Sector Plan

 

P. Weiss

 

Staff Memo / White Flint Sector Plan Draft Part 1 / White Flint Sector Plan Draft Part 2

Staff recommendation: Approval to Transmit to the County Executive and County Council

(No Public Testimony will be Taken)

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff recomendation.

12:00 PM LUNCH
   
Item 16 Closed Session - Added
  Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 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 (Approval of Closed Session Minutes)
   
1:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item *14 Proposed Zoning Text Amendment - Added

R. Stanley / G. Russ

 

 Proposed Zoning Text Amendment to establish a new group of mixed-use zones—The Commercial/Residential (CR) Zones and establish allowable land uses, purposes, general requirements, development standards, density incentive provisions, and approval procedures for development under the CR zones.
Staff recommendation: Transmit to County Council for Introduction)


  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with changes for transmittal.
Item 8 Worksession #2: Housing Element of the General Plan - Postponed

S. Suarez

 

Review of goals and objectives, draft plan's recommendations and the proposed Planning Board Draft

(No Public Testimony will be Taken)
   
Item 9 Growth Policy Worksession #3

R. Stanley /D. Hardy /

P. Dunn

 

Attachment A / Attachment B / Attachment C

(No Public Testimony will be Taken)
  Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no vote taken.
Item *10 Local Map Amendment No: G-877

 

R. Miller

 

Staff Report / Attachments

Kensington Heights 2, LLC, applicant, requests a local map amendment to allow a maximum of 27 residential units, R-60 & C-T Zones to RT-8 Zone; located at W. University Boulevard & Findley Road, Kensington – Staff recommendation: TBD

(Action required for hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 07/31/09)
  Planning Board Action/Decision: Denied
Item *15 Zoning Text Amendment–09-04 - Added

G. Russ

 

To allow equestrian facilities in the RNC and RNC/TDR zones under certain circumstances; and make editorial changes to the land use provisions of Agricultural zones. Staff recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council

(Action required for County Council public hearing of 7/21/09)
  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved
Item *11 Subdivision Regulation Amendment–09-02 - Postponed

G. Russ

 

 To allow the consolidation of certain lots, parts of lots, or parcels under certain circumstances –
Special Provision – Parcel Consolidation

 

  
Item 12 Mandatory Referral No. 09718-F&S-1: Gaithersburg Library Renovation

 

C. Nelson

 

18330 Montgomery Village Avenue, T-S Zone, 1985 Approved and Adopted Gaithersburg Master Plan

Staff recommendation: Approval to transmit comments to Montgomery County Department of General Services

 

 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approve transmittal to Department of General Services.
6:30 PM Dinner

 

  
7:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
Item 13 Sligo Golf Course Re-Use-Plan Objectives, Outreach Strategy, and Plan Schedule

 

R. Newhouse

 

Staff Report/ Comments Part A / Comments Part B

Long term and interim use plans will be developed for reuse of the Sligo Creek Golf Course property when it is returned to the Department of Parks by the Revenue Authority on October 1, 2009

(Public Testimony will be limited to Two Hours)

 

 Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no vote taken.
10:00 PM ADJOURN