The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Final

September 16, 2009 - 5:30 PM

 

 

 

8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760
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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.
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9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
   
9:00 AM CONSENT AGENDA
   
item *1 Adoption of Resolutions
 

1. 4 Bethesda Metro Center Project Plan Amendment 91992004B – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-118

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

Item *2 Record Plats
 

Subdivision Plat No. 220090980, Edgemoor
TS-R zone; 1 lot; located on the north side of Hampden Lane, 175 feet east of Arlington Road; Bethesda CBD.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220091030, Wildwood Manor Shopping Center
O-M zone; 1 parcel; located on the east side of Old Georgetown Road (MD 187), approximately 1,400 feet north of Cheshire Drive; North Bethesda/Garrett Park.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220091180, Chevy Chase, Section 4-B
R-60 zone; 2 lots; located on the west side of Meadow Lane, 150 feet south of East-West Highway (MD 410); Bethesda-Chevy Chase. Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item *3 Consent Items
 

 

Item 4 Approval of Minutes
 

 

9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING- (MRO Auditorium)
   
Item 5 Economic Analysis of Proposed CR Zone

9:00 AM

(2 hr)

J. Sesker

Attachment 1 - Attachment 2

Staff recommendation: Discuss and provide direction to staff.

(Public Testimony Limited to One Hour)

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

   
Item *6 Preliminary Plan No. 120080250, Kensington Heights (Resubdivision)

N. Braunstein

R-60 zone; 3.06 acres; 14 lots requested for 14 one-family detached residential dwellings, one existing to be removed; located on West University Boulevard (MD 193), 210 feet east of Hobson Street; Kensington-Wheaton.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *7 Site Plan Review No. 820090140 and Request for a Parking Waiver, Ourisman Ford Montgomery Mall

E. Hisel-McCoy

C-2 Zone, 4.08 acres, (6) story building with a total of 340 dwelling units (43 MPDU's) above with 42,000 square feet of retail and 12,000 square feet of restaurant located on the ground level, located at the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Motor City Drive and Westlake Terrace. Potomac
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions.

  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
12:00 PM LUNCH
   
Item 13 Closed Session

B. Gries

Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508 (a) (3) to consider acquisition of real property for a public purpose - Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, Unit 12.

   
   
1:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item *8 Montgomery Village Marketplace

(R. Kronenberg /E. Grayson)

 

A. Preliminary Plan No. 120090090

TS zone; 3.32 acres; 1 lot requested for 23,536 square feet of retail use; located on Stedwick Road, 410 feet west of Montgomery Village Avenue; Gaithersburg.
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

 

B. Site Plan Review No. 820090060

T-S zone; 3.32 acres; 23,536 gross square feet retail; located on Stedwick Road, approximately 410 feet west of Montgomery Village Avenue; Gaithersburg.
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions.

 

A. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

B. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with change

Item 14 Woodfield Road (MD 124) Improvements at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer Property - ADDED
J. Penn

A. Limited Preliminary Plan and Forest Conservation Plan Amendment No. 11996007A
RE-2C zone; 1.97 acres of an approximately 9 acre lot previously approved for a place of worship; request to remove existing conservation easement from an area of the lot that has been purchased by the County for road right-of-way for the extension of Woodfield Road (MD 124); located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Ridge Road (MD 27) and Faith Lane; Damascus.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

 

B. Adoption of Resolution – Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer – Limited Preliminary Plan and Forest Conservation Plan Amendment 11996007A;

ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-116

  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item 9 Board of Appeals No. S-717-B

C. Gilbert

Our House, Inc., applicant, requests a modification to an existing special exception Group Home (Domiciliary Care Home); RDT Zone; located at 19715 Zion Road, Brookville

Staff recommendation: Approved with conditions

(Action required for hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 10/02/09)

  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item 10 Discussion - Draft Report of Joint Park & Recreation Work Group

M. Bradford

The County Council required the Department of Parks and Montgomery County Department of Recreation to formulate recommendations to improve and streamline the delivery of recreation programs in the county.

Staff of both Departments will brief the Board on findings and recommendations.

(The report is due to Council on October 1, 2009)

  Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no vote taken
Item 11 Roundtable Disscussion

M. Symborski

A. Water Resources Element of the General Plan Update.

Staff recommendation: Discussion

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

B. Briefing on Budget: Parks and Planning Multi-year Projections

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

   
4:45 PM Dinner
   
7:30 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 12 Speaker Series: Dhiru Thadani

 

 

"Compact, Connected and Complete"
Discuss principles and techniques of urban design for achieving compact, connected and complete developments, using local projects

   
9:00 PM ADJOURN