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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

The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, December 3, 2009

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