The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Final

Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 2:00 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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9:30 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
   
item 1 Consent Agenda
 

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

1. Yazdi Property, Preliminary Plan No. 120080310 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-142

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

 

2. Mainhart Property, Preliminary Plan No. 120070730 - ADOTPION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-139

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

 

3. Briggs Chaney Industrial Park, Site Plan No. 81985039A - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-127

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

 

4. Strawberry Knoll, Site Plan No. 820090160 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-141 - ADDITION

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

 

5. POSTPONED Baum Property, Site Plan No. 82005012C - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-138.

   
 

*B. Records Plats

S. Smith

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220090970, Homecrest, R-200 zone, 4 lots, 1 outlot; located on the north side of Bel Pre Road, approximately 800 feet west of Big Bear Court; Aspen Hill. Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220091070, Huntington Terrace, R-60 zone, 1 lot; located on the south side of Greentree Road, 150 feet west of Grant Street; Bethesda - Chevy Chase. Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220100080, Montgomery Auto Sales Park, C-3 zone, 2 lots; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Briggs Chaney Road and Automobile Boulevard; Fairland. Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220100270, Chevy Chase, Section 4, R-60 zone, 1 lot; located on the east side of Meadow Lane, 200 feet north of Woodside Place; Bethesda - Chevy Chase. Staff Recommendation: Approval

   
 

*C. Other Consent Items

   
  *D. Approval of Minutes
  Minutes of October 22, 2009 meeting
   
9:45 aM MEETING OF THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
  M-NCPPC Employee Retirement System Contribution for FY2011 - ADDITION

P Barney

(by conference call)
   
10:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item *2 Limited Project Plan Amendment Review No. 92005005B, The Galaxy, and Limited Site Plan Amendment Review No. 82006013B, The Galaxy

S. Pereira

A. Limited Project Plan Amendment Review No. 92005005B, The Galaxy, CBD-1 zone; 2.62 acres; Amendment to modify parking, phasing of construction and amenities; located at the intersection of 13th Street and Eastern Avenue; Silver Spring CBD

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

B.Limited Site Plan Amendment Review No. 82006013B, The Galaxy, CBD-1 zone; 2.62 acres; Amendment to modify parking, phasing of construction and amenities; located at the intersection of 13th Street and Eastern Avenue; Silver Spring CBD

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *3 Preliminary Plan 120080260, Potomac Grove (Resubdivision)

P. Butler

R-200 zone; 1.37 acres; 2 lots requested for 2 one-family detached residential dwelling units, one existing to remain; located in the west quadrant of the intersection of Glen Mill Road and Mary Knoll Drive; Potomac
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *4

Preliminary Plan 120080390, Luhn Property

E. Grayson

RC zone; 3 acres; 1 lot requested for 1 one-family detached residential dwelling; located on Bowman Acres Lane, 1,360 feet southwest of Damascus Road (MD 108); Damascus.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *5 Preliminary Plan 120090290, Saint Luke’s Serbian Church (Resubdivision)

R. Weaver

RE-2 zone; 2.75 acres; 1 lot requested for a place of worship; located on the west side of River Road, 500 feet south of Sandy Landing Road; Potomac.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item 6 Proposed Bill: Forest Conservation Law

M. Pfefferle

Bill to amend the forest conservation law to make the County law compliant with Senate Billl 666 and to clarify the applicability and submission requirements

Staff Recommendation: Transmit to County Council for Introduction

Planning Board Action/Decision:Approved staff recommendation.

 

 

12:10 PM LUNCH
1:10 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 9 White Flint Sector Plan ITEM PLACEMENT CHANGE

P. Weiss

Discussion of appropriate zoning for the Forum Property

Staff Recommendation: Transmit the Planning Board's recommendation to the PHED Committee

   
Item 7 Wheaton CBD & Vicinity Sector Plan Amendment

S. Tallant

 

Preliminary Recommendations

Staff Recommendation: Discussion and Provide Guidance to Staff

   
Item 8 FY11 Operating Budget Worksession

 

A. CAS

B. Commissioner's Office

C. Planning

D. Parks

   
Item 10

Design Guidelines for the Germantown Employment Area

K. Kumm-Morris

Receive public testimony and review Draft Design Guidelines to implement the recommendations in the Sector Plan for the Germantown Employment Area

   
Item 11 Roundtable - ADDITION

P. Dunn/R. Stanley

Briefing on Health Impact Assessment
   
5:05 PM ADJOURN
7:30 PM SPEAKER SERIES - MRO Auditorium
   
  Matt D'Amico, ASLA, Principal, Design Collective, Inc.
 

Matt D’Amico is a principal for Planning and Urban Design at the Design Collective, Inc., a nationally recognized, multi-discipline planning and design firm with headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland. He will discuss the preparation of urban and central city master plans and the role of design guidelines in the design of mixed-use town centers, transit oriented development, and neighborhood revitalization projects. He will focus on high quality development projects that meet the approval of public and private stakeholders. Matt D’Amico and the Design Collective have received local and national awards for imaginative, realistic and implementable projects.

Sample Projects: Shady Grove and Twinbrook community charrettes, Columbia Downtown Design Guidelines, Baltimore Transportation Center, the Maryland State Center urban neighborhood plan, and Baltimore Inner Harbor projects including the Power Plant Urban Entertainment project and the Maryland Science Center Expansion

 

 

 

public notice

At the Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting to be held on 12/10/09 (time to be determined), there will be a discussion regarding the Outdoor Adventure Sports Rope Climbing Facility proposal. Testimony will be taken. For more information about this proposal, click on the following Montgomery County Parks web link: http://www.montgomeryparks.org/team/ppp/index.shtm

 

The staff packet will be posted on 12/4/09. In order for comments to be included in the staff packet, they must be received by 12/2/09. Otherwise, they will be handed out at the Board meeting.

 

 

public notice

Department of Permitting Services, Division of Water Resources Management

has received a PRELIMINARY WATER QUALITY PLAN

for Mitchell – Boxwell Property

The Department of Permitting Services Division of Water Resources Management has received a PRELIMINARY WATER QUALITY PLAN for Mitchell-Boxwell Property. The site is located at 15340 Peach Orchard Road, which is within the Upper Paint Branch Watershed. The Upper Paint Branch Watershed is a designated Special Protection Area. The subject property currently exists as Parcel 211. The applicants wish to establish it as a Lot of Record. There is currently a single family home on the property, and there are no proposals for any development or further subdivision at this time. The subject property consists of a total of 1.77 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 23, 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