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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. Germantown Estates - Site Plan No. 820090090 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-134 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

Item *2	Record Plats
	A. Subdivision Plat No. 220090350, Hermitage Heights R-90 zone; 1 parcel; located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Weller Road and Georgia Avenue (MD 97); Glenmont. Staff Recommendation: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. B. Subdivision Plat No. 220091160, Bannockburn Estates R-200 zone; 1 lot, 1 outlot; located on the west side of Helmsdale Road at the intersection with Selkirk Drive; Bethesda-Chevy Chase. Staff Recommendation: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item *3	Consent Items - ADDITION
	Correction of Resolution for Preliminary Plan No. 12007020A, MCPB No. 09-45, Woodmont East Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 4	Approval of Minutes
	There will be no Minutes for approval.

9:00 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING- (MRO Auditorium)

Item 5	FY11 Operating Budget Worksession - REVISED
	A. Parks B. CAS (No Public Testimony Taken) Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no vote taken.

12:00 PM	LUNCH

Item 6	Closed Session
	Pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section (10-508)(a)(7) (consult with counsel to obtain legal advice)

1:00 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 7	Urban Design Guidelines for the Germantown Employment Area Sector Plan
K. Kumm-Morris	A. Staff Memo B. Draft - Urban Design Guidelines for the Germantown Employment Sector Plan Review of draft document and approval of hearing date for public comment. (No Public Testimony Taken)
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved
Item *8	Local Map Amendment No: G-879
D. Orobona	Local Map Amendment No. G-879: Kensington Heights, 2, LLC, applicant, requests a local map amendment for rezoning from the R-60 Zone to RT-8 Zone; located at 2609 McComas Avenue, Kensington Staff Recommendation: Approval (Action required for hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 11/06/09)
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved
Item 9	Purple Line Functional Plan
T. Autrey	A: Staff Memo B: Draft - Purple Line Master Plan Approval of Public Hearing Draft Plan Staff Recommendation: Approve Draft Plan and Set Public Hearing Date (No Public Testimony Taken)
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved
Item 10	Public Hearing: FY10 and FY11 User Fee Schedules - Enterprise Division and Park Permit Office
C. Brett/K. Stookey	Staff Recommendation: Approval of Proposed Fee Schedules for the Enterprise Fund Facilities and Park Fund Facilities Permitted by the Park Permit Office.
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved
Item 11	Round Table Discussion
	National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit for Montgomery Parks – Staff will explain regulatory requirements for the permit and provide an overview of the completed permit application. (No Public Testimony Taken)
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no vote taken.
5:30 pm	ADJOURN

7:30 PM	SPEAKER SERIES - (MRO Auditorium)

	Jonathan Gritz and Marnie Abramson, Tower Companies
	Jonathan Gritz and Marnie Abramson from the Tower Companies will discuss urban and environmental issues related to real estate development, costs, market penetration, greening new construction and existing buildings, and incentives

Planning Board Seeks Public Comment on Water and Sewer Category Change Requests And General Water/Sewer Map Amendments
The Planning Board will hear testimony and consider recommendations for the water and sewer category change requests listed below on Thursday November 5, 2009. These applications request that community water and/or sewer service be extended to individual properties. Recommendations from the Planning Board will be presented to the County Executive (administrative cases) and the County Council. A public hearing on the administrative cases will take place on November 24, 2009 at the Department of Environmental Protection in Rockville. The T&E Committee of the County Council will discuss the other case on November 16, 2009.
Council Case	Applicant/Owner and Property Location	Master Plan Area
WSSCR 09A-PAX-01	Eglise De Dieu De Silver Spring 4800 Sandy Spring Road	Fairland
Administrative Cases	Applicant/Owner and Property Location	Master Plan Area
WSSCR 09A-GWC-04	Canaday Property 554 Warfield Road	Agriculture & Rural Open Space
GWSMA 09G-FAI-03	24 Properties in the Birmingham Drive Area	Fairland
Go to the Planning Board’s website for the staff report and to see the position on the agenda. Written comments are also welcomed prior to the Planning Board Hearing and should be addressed to: Royce Hanson, Chairman, Montgomery County Planning Board 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20910 or sent via email to: MCP-Chair@mncppc-mc.org. For staff questions, contact Katherine Nelson at 301-495-4622 or Katherine.Nelson@mncppc-mc.org. See also the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP’s) website or call DEP (240-777-7700).

The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, October 29, 2009

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