The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, November 12, 2009

FINAL

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 -4:00 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.
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9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
9:00 AM CONSENT AGENDA
   
item *1 Adoption of Resolutions
 

Correction to Resolution for Germantown Estates, Site Plan No. 820090090 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-134

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

   
Item *2 Record Plats
S. Smith

Subdivision Plat No. 220100110, Brookmont, Section 1
R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the east side of Broad Street, 500 feet north of Valley Road; Bethesda-Chevy Chase.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

 

Item *3 Consent Items
 

 

Item 4 Approval of Minutes
  There will be no Minutes to approve
   
9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING- (MRO Auditorium)
   
Item 5 Fairland Elementary School

C. Bunnag/K. Kumm-Morris

*A. Water Quality Plan for Fairland Elementary School, 14315 Fairdale Road, Silver Spring, Maryland R-200 Zone and the Environmental Overlay Zone to the Upper Paint Branch Special Protection, Fairland Master Plan
Staff Recommendation: Denial

*B. Forest Conservation Plan for Fairland Elementary School, 14315 Fairdale Road, Silver Spring, Maryland R-200 Zone and the Environmental Overlay Zone to the Upper Paint Branch Special Protection, Fairland Master Plan
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
C. Mandatory Referral No. 09707-MCPS-1 Fairland Elementary School, 14315 Fairdale Road, Silver Spring, Maryland R-200 Zone and the Environmental Overlay Zone to the Upper Paint Branch Special Protection, Fairland Master Plan
Staff Recommendation: Approval to Transmit Comments to MCPS
 

A. Approved with Changes

B. Approved with Changes

C. Approved with Changes

Item *6 Muncaster Manor (Resubdivision)

E. Grayson

A. Preliminary/Final Water Quality Plan 120090190, Muncaster Manor (Resubdivsion), RE-1 zone; 5.21 acres; 2 lots requested for 2 one-family detached residential dwellings, one existing to remain; located on Granby Road, 1,205 feet northwest of Muncaster Road; Upper Rock Creek.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

B. Preliminary Plan 120090190, Muncaster Manor (Resubdivision), RE-1 zone; 5.21 acres; 2 lots requested for 2 one-family detached residential dwellings, one existing to remain; located on Granby Road, 1,205 feet northwest of Muncaster Road; Upper Rock Creek.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *7 Mainhart Property

N. Braunstein/S. Pereira

A. Preliminary Plan 120070730, Mainhart Property
RT-10 zone; 3.28 acres; 32 lots requested for one-family attached units (townhouses), including 4 (MPDUs; located in the southwest/southeast quadrant of the intersection of Redland Road and Yellowstone Way; Shady Grove.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Deicision: Approved with conditions.

 

B. Site Plan 820070250, Mainhart Property

RT-10 zone; 3.28 acres; 32 one-family attached units (townhouses), including 4 MPDUs; located southwest quadrant of the intersection with Mid-County Highway and Washington Grove Road; Shady Grove

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.
   
Item *8 Site Plan Review No. 820090160, Strawberry Knoll

S. Pereira

Site Plan Review No. 820090160, Strawberry Knoll,
R-200/TDR zones; 4.11 acres; 13 single-family dwelling units; located on Strawberry Knoll Road, approximately 300 feet northeast of Quail Valley Boulevard and Traxell Way; Gaithersburg
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
   
12:00 PM LUNCH
   
Item 12 Closed Session - ADDITION

D. Lieb

Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508(a)(7) (consult with counsel to obtain legal advice)
   
1:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 9 FY11 Operating Budget Worksession - POSTPONED

 

A. CAS

B. Commissioner's Office

C. Planning

D. Parks

(No Public Testimony Testimony Taken)

   
Item 13 Department of Parks Fleet Report - ADDITION

G. Giddons

Seek Park Commission's approval to transmit the Vehicle Fleet Report to the Planning Housing and Economic Development Committe (PHED).
 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item 10 Zoning Text Amendments

G. Russ/C. Sorrento/Rubin

A. Zoning Text Amendment No. 09-09 to amend the Zoning Ordinance to revise provisions for violations, penalties, and enforcement of a Planning Board action.

Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to the County Council

(Action required for County Council public hearing of 11/17/09)

B. Subdivision Regulation Amendment No. 09-03 to amend the Subdivision Regulations to revise the procedures to enforce a Planning Board action; and to generally amend the provisions for issuance, enforcement, and appeals of Planning Board actions.

Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to the County Council

(Action required for County Council public hearing of 11/17/09)

C. Bill 34-09 to amend Chapter 22A, Forest Conservation, to amend the forest conservation law to modify the number of required inspections and the notification period for inspections; to specify the penalty procedures for violations of the forest conservation law; and to modify the hearing procedures for violations of the forest conservation law.

Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to the County Council

(Action required for County Council public hearing of 11/17/09)
  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item 11 Roundtable Discussion
 

A. Maryland Department of Transportation's Draft FY10-FY15 Consolidated Transportation Program

B. Update on the 2009-20011 Growth Policy - ADDITION

  Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no vote taken
3:00 PM ADJOURN
   
7:30 PM SPEAKER SERIES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
  Dr. Andrew Miller, Associate Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental Systems, UMBC on LiDAR
  Scientists are using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), which provides high-quality topographic data, to visualize landscape patterns and analyze features that have never before been captured. Dr. Andrew Miller, associate professor in the Department of Geography & Environmental Systems at University of Maryland-Baltimore County and the founder of the Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education (CUERE), will discuss how LiDAR can be used as a tool in monitoring and assessing conditions in urban streams.
   

 

public notice

Department of Permitting Services, Division of Water Resources Management

has received a PRELIMINARY WATER QUALITY PLAN

for Shirkey's Addition to Fairland Acres

The Department of Permitting Services Division of Water Resources Management has received a PRELIMINARY WATER QUALITY PLAN for Shirkey’s Addition to Fairland Acres. The site is located at 2800 Old Briggs Chaney Road, which is within the Upper Paint Branch Watershed.  The Upper Paint Branch Watershed is a designated Special Protection Area.  The proposed development will consist of the creation of one new single family lot, 31,750 square feet in area.  The remainder of the property, including existing improvements, will remain unchanged.  The subject property consists of a total of 7.12 acres.

 

If you wish to request a public information meeting, a written request must be submitted to this office within 15 days of this notice, posted November 2, 2009. The Water Quality Plans are available for review at the Department of Permitting Services office during working hours (8:00am-4:00pm Monday through Friday).

 

For further information, please call Mark Etheridge at 240-777-6338. The address for the Department of Permitting Services is:

 

Department of Permitting Services

Land Development Services, Water Resources

255 Rockville Pike, 2nd Floor

Rockville, Maryland 20850

 

 

public notice

Public Meeting on an Outdoor Adventure Sports Rope Climbing Facility (Go APE),

an Unsolicited Public/Private Partnership Proposal

located in Rock Creek Regional Park near Needwood

on Monday, November 9, 2009, at 7 to 9 PM

Shady Grove Training Room, 16641 Crabbs Branch Way, Rockville, MD 20855

The public is encouraged and invited to attend this meeting to discuss this unsolicited proposal for an Outdoor Adventure Sports Rope Climbing Facility (Go APE) in the Rock Creek Regional Park. Comments should be forwarded to Mr. Terry H. Brooks, Division Chief, Special Program Division, at terry.brooks@montgomeryparks.org or send comments via USPS to 1400 Spring Street, Suite 517, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760 by 11/24/2009. For further information, please contact Mr. Brooks at 301-650-5675.

 

public notice

Public Meeting on The National Outdoor Center at Rockwood,

an Unsolicited Public/Private Partnership Proposal

located in Rockwood Manor Park

on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at 7 to 9 PM

Brooke Hall, 11001 MacArthur Blvd., Potomac, MD 20854-1709

The public is encouraged and invited to attend this meeting to discuss this unsolicited proposal for The National Outdoor Center at Rockwood in Rockwood Manor Park. Comments should be forwarded to Mr. Terry H. Brooks, Division Chief, Special Program Division, at terry.brooks@montgomeryparks.org or send comments via USPS to 1400 Spring Street, Suite 517, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760 by 11/25/2009. For further information, please contact Mr. Brooks at 301-650-5675.

 

public notice

Public Meeting on the Jack Schore Tennis Facility proposal at South Germantown Recreational Park,

A Request for Proposal (RFP)

located in South Germantown Recreational Park

on Monday, November 30, 2009, at 7 to 9 PM

South Germantown Indoor Swim Center, 18000 Central Park Circle, Boyds, MD 20841

The public is encouraged and invited to attend this meeting to discuss this solicited proposal for the Jack Schore Tennis Facility request for proposal at South Germantown Recreational Park. Comments should be forwarded to Mr. Terry H. Brooks, Division Chief, Special Program Division, at terry.brooks@montgomeryparks.org or send comments via USPS to 1400 Spring Street, Suite 517, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760 by 12/1/09. For further information, please contact Mr. Brooks at 301-650-5675.