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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. 1. Academy Child Development Center - Preliminary Plan No. 120090270 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-96 2. Addition to Brooke Grove, Preliminary Plan No. 120090150 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-81 3. Batchellors Forest - Site Plan No. 820080190, ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-95 4. Batchellor’s Run - FCP No. MR 2009001 MCDEP-1 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-98 5. Battery Lane Urban Park Forest Conservation Plan No. SC2009028 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-100 6. 4 Bethesda Metro Center Project Plan Amendment 91992004B – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-118 - POSTPONED 7. Bryant’s Nursery Run II - FCP No. MR 2009003 MCDEP-1 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-107 8. Cabin John Middle School FCP No. MR2008404 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-99 9. Camberwell Property, Lot 12 - Preliminary Plan No. 11995016A - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-97 10. Carderock Springs Elementary School - FCP No. MR2008401 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-113 11. Cresthaven Elementary School - FCP No. MR2008602 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-112 12. 4500 East West Highway Site Plan 820090150 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION NO. 09-90 13. Holy Cross Hospital - Amendment to Final Forest Conservation Plan for Special Exception Modification No. S-420-H - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-114 14. Kentsdale Estates FCP No. 119970560 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-102 15. Manor Park - Resubdivision of Lot 199 - Preliminary Plan No. 120090250 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-94 16. Marsden Tract - Lot 11, Preliminary Plan No. 11994066A - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-70 17. Mill Creek South, Preliminary Plan No. 11991069A - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-40 18. Montgomery General Hospital - FCP Amendment for Special Exception Modification No. CBA-2521-J - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-75 19. Norbeck County Club - SPA/WQP No. 220090420 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-115 20. Rock Creek Maintenance Yard Upgrade - FCP No. PP2009001 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-109 21. Stanmore – Preliminary Plan No. 120061100 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-42 22. Strathmore at Bel Pre, Lot 44 - Site Plan No. 820050330 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-93 23. Studio Plaza, Project Plan No. 920070010 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-104 24. Suburban Hospital, Preliminary Forest Conservation for Special Exception Modification Plan No. S-274-D - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-11 25. The Quarry - Final Conservation Plan Amendment No. 820050290 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-58 26. Upper Northwest Branch - FRC No. MR 2009002 MCDEP-1 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOULTION No. 09-106 27. Washington Gas Company Gate Station FCP No. S-2596 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-110 28. White Oak Recreation Center - FCP No. MR2008904 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-105 29. Winbrook - Preliminary Plan No. 120080100 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 08-158 30. Woodlawn Property - Preliminary Plan and Forest Conservation Plan No. 12005038A, ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-92 31. Woodmont Central - Preliminary Plan No. 120090140 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-74 32. Woodmont Central - Project Plan No. 920090010 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-117 33. Woodmont View - Site Plan No. 820090010, ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-91
Item *2	Record Plats
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Subdivision Plat No. 220081720, Fairview Estates R-90 zone; 6 lots, 1 parcel; located on the south side of East Randolph Road, 800 feet west of Tamarack Road; White Oak. Staff recommendation: Approval Subdivision Plat No. 220090540, Kingsview Knolls R-200 zone; 2 lots; located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Schaeffer Road and Kingsbrook Drive; Germantown. Staff recommendation: Approval Subdivision Plat No. 220082000, Ashton Estates RC zone; 5 lots; located on the west side of New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650), approximately 1,050 feet north of Olney-Sandy Spring Road (MD 108); Sandy Spring – Ashton. Staff recommendation: Approval Subdivision Plat No. 220091150, Crestview R-60 zone; 1 lot; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Western Avenue and Earlston Drive; Bethesda-Chevy Chase. Staff recommendation: Approval

Item *3	Consent Items
	Compliance with Enforcement Action: Site Plan Amendment Review No. 82005020A and Draft Resolution, Portico CBD-1; amendment to remove balconies from the approved site plan as a result of a settlement agreement for an enforcement action; located on Fidler Lane approximately 50 feet from the intersection with Ramsey Avenue; Silver Spring CBD Staff recommendation: Approval of the consent agenda and draft resolution. Planning Board Action/Decision: No Action Taken. FASEB (Locus Vitae) - Corrected Opinion, Preliminary Plan No. 1-02079A Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Tong subdivision Site Plan No. 820050170, ADOPTION OF MCPB CORRECTED OPINION [Full text] 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	Work Session #1, Takoma/Langley Crossroads Sector Plan
M. Williams	Transportation Staff recommendation: Discuss and Provide Guidance to Staff (Public Testimony will not be taken) Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only.

Item 6	Parks CIP Worksession 1
S. Vera	Review and approve level-of-effort projects for inclusion in the FY11-16 Parks’ Capital Improvements Program Staff Recommendation: Discussion and Approval (Public Testimony will not be taken) Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

12:00 PM	LUNCH
Item 7	Closed Session
G. Gardner	In accordance with State Government Article, Section 10-508(a)(7), State Government Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice

Item 16	Closed Session - Added
	Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section (10-508)(a)(13), to comply with specific constitutional, statutory, or judicially imposed requirement that prevents public disclosures about a particular proceeding or matter. (Subject: Approval of Closed Session Minutes)
1:30 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item *8	Preliminary Plan No. 120090020, Day Property
P. Butler	RE-2 zone; 52.34 acres; 11 lots requested for 11 one-family detached residential dwellings, one existing to be removed; located on Avery Road, 1,500 feet southwest of Muncaster Mill Road; Upper Rock Creek. Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item *9	Limited Site Plan Amendment Review No. 82004026B, River Quarry (Giancola)
M. Smith	R-200/TDR zones; amendment; revise development standards table to provide setback language at lot 20 rear, setback change from 20 feet to “Not less than 11.5 feet; located on (MD) 190-River Road at the northeast of Old Seven Locks Road; Potomac Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item 10	Mandatory Referral No. 09303-DGS-1
S. Edwards / V. Francis	Site selection mandatory referral review for the acquisition of 127.29 +/- of land (the Webb Tract/North Airpark Business Park) on the east side of Snouffer School Road, Gaithersburg for relocation of County facilities, 1985 Gaithersburg Vicinity Master Plan. Staff recommendation: Approval to transmit comments to the Montgomery County Department of General Services
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved
Item *11	Preliminary Plan 12004018E – Limited Amendment, Centerpark (a.k.a. Airpark North Business Park)
R. Weaver	I-4 zone; 134.2 acres; 23 lots previously approved for 559,300 square feet of research and development office use, 247,626 square feet of light industrial and commercial office use, and 461,285 square feet of warehouse use; request to consolidate the approved lots into larger recorded parcels to facilitate the planned use of the site for County services; located on Snouffer School Road east of Alliston Way; Gaithersburg. Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item 12	Zoning Text Amendment 09-06
G. Russ	To amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow, under certain circumstances, a reduction in the land area required for land currently zoned Town Sector (TS); and to amend the development standards for the land remaining in the TS Zone in an area if the total amount of TS zoning was reduced.- Staff recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council (Action required for County Council Public Hearing of 9/15/09)
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Transmit comments.
Item 13	Zoning Text Amendment 09-07
G. Russ	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 Comments to County Council (No Public Testimony, Public Hearing previously heard on July 16, 2009) (Action required for County Council public hearing of 9/15/09)
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Transmit comments.
Item 14	Board of Appeals No. S.E. 09-4
C. Gilbert	Esther C. Shaffer, applicant, requests a special exception for a Child Day Care Facility for up to 15 children; R-90 Zone; located at 19227 Golden Meadow Drive, Germantown Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions (Action required for hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 09/18/09)
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item 17	Roundtable Discussion - Added -
J. Sloan	A. CR Zone
	Removed

5:00 PM	Dinner

7:00 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 15	Worksession 2 — Kensington & Vicinity Sector Plan
F. Boyd	Review and discussion of Land Use, Community Facilities and Historic Preservation Staff recommendation: Discuss and provide guidance to staff (no public testimony will be taken) Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only.

9:00 PM	ADJOURN

The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, September 10, 2009

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