The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, November 5, 2009

FINAL

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 3:30 pm

 

8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760
301-495-4600
www.montgomeryplanningboard.org


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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.
  3. Occasionally due to time constraints, the Planning Board may limit the total amount of time dedicated to public testimony. Total time limits will be listed on the agenda.
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9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
9:00 AM CONSENT AGENDA
   
  Moment of Silence in Memory of Jean Cryor
   
item *1 Adoption of Resolutions
  1. Shady Grove Metro Parcel P-146 - Site Plan No. 820090070 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-135

2. Shady Grove Metro - P-146 - Preliminary Plan No. 120090100 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-136

3. Tilden Woods Bio-Retention Facility - Forest Conservation Plan No. MR2007902 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-137

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.
   
Item *3 Consent Items
 

A. Extension Request for Project Plan Review No. 920100010, 8621 Georgia Avenue, CBD-2 zone; 0.69 acres; 191,281 square feet office; located on Georgia Avenue, approximately 75 feet west of Colesville Road (MD 29); Silver Spring CBD

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the Extension Request.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

B. Site Plan Amendment Review No. 81985039A, Public Storage Briggs Chaney (formerly Briggs Chaney Industrial Park) and draft resolution, I-3 zone, 2.00 acres; Amendment to install a new cell tower in a fenced gravel compound with additional landscaping; located on Briggs Chaney Road, southwest of Aston Manor Drive; Fairland

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the Consent Amendment and Adoption of the Draft Resolution

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

 

Item 4 Approval of Minutes
 

A. Minutes of October 5, 2009 meeting.

B. Minutes of October 8, 2009 meeting.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

 

Item *2 Record Plats - MOVED
   
S. Smith

Subdivision Plat No. 220090010 – 220090040 and 220090080 – 220090120, Piedmont Crossing
R-90 zone; 62 lots, 18 parcels; located at the terminus of Amity Drive, approximately 350 feet west of Bounding Bend Court; Shady Grove Sector Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING- (MRO Auditorium)
   
Item 13 Reconsideration Request of 8204 Associates, LLC: Project Plan No. 920070010 Studio Plaza - ADDITION

D. Lieb

Request to reconsider Planning Board Decision on Project Plan No. 920070010 Studio Plaza
   
Item 14 Reconsideration Request of A. Kalivas and D. Kalivas: Project Plan No. 920070010 Studio Plaza - ADDITION

D. Lieb

Request to reconsider Planning Board Decision on Project Plan No. 920070010 Studio Plaza
   
Item 5 Board of Appeals No. S-2752, Dr. Meredith Miklozek (Diamond Veterinary Hospital)

R Miller

Dr. Meredith Miklozek (Diamond Veterinary Hospital), applicant, requests a special exception to operate a small Animal Veterinary Hospital, RE-2 Zone; 17000 Longdraft Road, Gaithersburg

Staff Recommendation:  Approval

(Action required for hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 11/16/09)

 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *6 Preliminary Plan 120090160, Weaver Property

R. Weaver

Preliminary Plan 120090160, Weaver Property
RE-2 zone; 7.56 acres; 1 lot requested for 1 existing one-family detached residential dwelling; located on Esworthy Road, 2,350 feet east of Seneca Road; Potomac Subregion.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Deferred.

   
Item 7 Twinbrook Design Guidelines - POSTPONED

J. Carter/L. Estrada

A. Staff Memo

B. Draft - Twinbrook Design Guidelines

Review of draft document and approval of hearing date for public comment.

(No Public Testimony Taken)

   
Item 8 Proposed Amendments: Montgomery County Comprehensive Water Supply and Sewerage Systems Plan- AD 2009-4 (Administrative Cases) & 2009-2 (Council Case)

K. Nelson

(Please see bottom of agenda for list of cases)

Staff Recommendation: Transmit Recommendations to County Executive and County Council

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff recommendations.
   
Item 9 Zoning Text Amendment No. 09-10

G. Russ

Zoning Text Amendment No. 09-10 to allow hospitals as a permitted use in the I-3 zone under certain circumstances; and generally amend the provision related to land use in industrial zones.

Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to the County Council

(Action required for County Council public hearing of 11/10/09)

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff recommendations.
   
12:00 PM LUNCH
   
Item 15 Full Commission Closed Session - ADDITION

J. McCarthy

 

Pursuant to the Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508(a)(1)(i) & (ii) (personnel matter) and Section 10-508(a)(7) (consult with counsel to obtain legal advice).
   
1:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 10 Little Bennett Creek Stream Valley Park

B. Gries

Authorization to acquire 77.551 acres, more or less, unimproved from Luy Huynh,et.al., the majority of which is situated south of Kingstead Road, with a small portion situated north of Kingstead Road, west of Kings Valley Road, Damascus.
Staff Recommendation: Approval
  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff recommendations
Item 11 FY11 Operating Budget Worksession - REVISED

 

A. Planning

B. Commissioner's Office

C. CAS

(No Public Testimony Testimony Taken)

   
Item 12 Roundtable Discussions - REVISED

 

1. State Highway Administration (SHA) Intersection Improvements on Rte. 198 (Spencerville Road) at Good Hope Road, Upper Paint Branch Special Protection Area

2. Forest Conservations Bonds

3. Impervious Bank for Upper Paint Branch and Upper Rock Creek SPA - Staff Memo; Slide Presentation – Park staff are looking for guidance from the Board on whether or not to establish a bank.

4. Corridor Cities Transitway

   
5:45 PM ADJOURN
   
 
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) directly.