The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, December 17, 2009

FINAL

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 3:00 pm

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Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760
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9:30 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
   
item 1 Consent Agenda
 

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

 

1. Potomac Estates, Preliminary Plan No. 120090390 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-148

2. The Galaxy, Project Plan No. 92005005B - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-149

3. The Galaxy, Site Plan No. 82006013B - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-150
   
 

*B. Records Plats
 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

1. Subdivision Plat No. 220090200 – 220090220, 220090240 – 220090250, Clarksburg Village, R-200(MDPU) and R-200/TDR-3 zones, 96 lots, 10 parcels; located on Turtle Rock Terrace, approximately 500 feet east of Foreman Boulevard; Clarksburg.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

2. Subdivision Plat No. 220090410, King’s Valley Farm, RDT zone, 3 lots; located on the west side of Kings Valley Road at the intersection of Stringtown Road; Damascus.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

3. Subdivision Plat No. 220090590, Chas. L. Duvall Farm, R-200 zone, 2 lots; located on the north side of Duvall Road, approximately 1,100 feet west of Duvall Hill Court; Fairland.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

4. Subdivision Plat No. 220091040, Bentley Ridge, RE-1 zone, 4 lots; located on the west side of Bentley Road, 350 feet north of Olney-Sandy Spring Road; Sandy Spring – Ashton.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

5. Subdivision Plat No. 220100030, Great Falls Estates, RE-2 zone, 1 lot; located on the north side of Alloway Drive, 400 feet east of Stanmore Drive; Potomac.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

6. Subdivision Plat No. 220100120, Crestview, R-60 zone, 2 lots; located on the north side of Western Avenue, 275 feet west of Earlston Drive; Bethesda-Chevy Chase.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

7. Subdivision Plat No. 220100200, Old Farm, R-90 zone, 2 lots; located on the north side of Hitching Post Lane, 825 feet west of Farmland Drive.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

8.Subdivision Plat No. 220100300, Luxmanor, R-200 zone, 1 lot; located on the east side of Luxmanor Road, 200 feet north of Poindexter Lane; North Bethesda/Garrett Park.

Staff Recommendation: Approval
   
  *C. Other Consent Items - REVISED
 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

 

1. Corrected Resolution for Harry Martin Tract, Preliminary Plan No. 120090040 - ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 09-129

2. Second Corrected Resolution for North Westland Building, Preliminary Plan NO. 12004031A - ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 09-65

3. Corrected Resolution for Batchellors Forest, Site Plan No. 820080190 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-95
   
  *D. Approval of Minutes
 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Minutes of November 5, 2009 Meeting

   
Item 2 Discussion Item: Annual Report from The Maryland Soccer Foundation Regarding the Soccerplex

T. Brooks

 

Annual Report as required by partnership lease

Planing Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no vote taken.
   
Item 3 Parks Foundation Strategic Development Plan for Montgomery Parks Fundraising

M. Bradford/D. Tobin

Department of Parks staff and consultant, Bill Koegler, will present recommendations for fundraising strategies for Montgomery Parks.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no vote taken.

   
12:10 PM LUNCH
   
Item 4 Closed Session
C. Rubin Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508(a)(7) (consult with counsel to obtain legal advice)
   
2:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item *5 Preliminary Plan 120070610, Townhouses at Small’s Nursery

R. Weaver

RT-10 zone; 3.11 acres; 19 lots requested for 19 townhouse residential dwelling units; located on south side of Thistlebridge Drive, approximately 500 feet west of Georgia Avenue (MD 97); Olney.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with change
Item *6 Preliminary Plan 12002095A, Century Technology Campus and Limited Site Plan Amendment Review No. 82003007A, Century Technology Campus (formerly Cloverleaf Center)

P. Butler/J Sloan

A .Preliminary Plan 12002095A, Century Technology Campus, I-3 zone; 51.76 acres; 1 lot requested for 510,702 square feet of commercial office use; located on Century Boulevard, east of Cloverleaf Drive; Germantown and Germantown Special Study Area.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

B. Limited Site Plan Amendment Review No. 82003007A, Century Technology Campus (formerly Cloverleaf Center) , I-3 zone; 51.76 acres; Amendment to eliminate existing lot lines, increase the square footage to 461,501 square feet of office space, and improve the surface parking facility to accommodate the new square footage; located on Century Boulevard east of the intersection with Cloverleaf Center Drive; Germantown

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
 

A. Approved with Change

B:Approved

Item 7 Roundtable Discussion - REVISED

M. Riley

1. Briefing on history, operations, and management of Meadowbrook Stables, Meadowbrook Maintenance Facility, and the surrounding parkland in Meadowbrook Local Park and Rock Creek Stream Valley Park.

2. Further savings plan for FY11

   
5:00 PM DINNER
7:30 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 8 Water Resources Functional Master Plan - Public Hearing on the Draft Plan

M. Symborski

A. Staff Memo

B. Draft - Water Resources Functional Plan

C. Appendix

 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no vote taken.

   
9:00 PM ADJOURN
 

 

 

public notice

At the Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting to be held on 1/7/10 (time to be determined), there will be a discussion regarding the Partnership South Germantown Recreational Park – RFP 28-114 to Jack Schore Tennis Complex at South Germantown Recreational Park 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 12/28/09. In order for comments to be included in the staff packet, they must be received by 5 p.m. on 1/6/10. Otherwise, they will be handed out at the Board meeting.