The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Final

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 2:00 pm

 

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9:30 AM - REVISED PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
   
item 1 Consent Agenda
 

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

   
 

*B. Records Plats

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

1. Subdivision Plat No. 220091020, Black Hills Estates
RE-2 zone, 2 lots; located on the north side of Black Hills Road, 900 feet east of Clarksburg Road (MD 121); Boyds.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

2. Subdivision Plat No. 220100410, Chevy Chase, Section 4
R-60 zone, 1 lot; located on the north side of Virgilia Street, 300 feet west of Connecticut Avenue (MD 185); Bethesda-Chevy Chase. Staff Recommendation: Approval

   
  *C. Other Consent Items - REVISED
  Planning Board Testimony for Expedited Bill 3-10 - REMOVED
   
  *D. Approval of Minutes
 

Minutes of December 17, 2009 meeting

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item 2 County Executive’s Recommended Capital Improvements Program

A. J. Clarke/S. Edwards

Planning Board review of Executive's Recommended FY11 Capital Budget and FY11-16 Capital Improvements Program released on January 15.

A. Transportation
B. Community Facilities

Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff recommendation.

   
Item 3 The Village of Clopper's Mill

P. Butler/E. Hisel-McCoy

* A. Preliminary Plan 11991052A: PD-4 zone; 1.32 acres of an overall 117.73 acre tract; 20 lots requested for 20 townhouse residential dwelling units, including a minimum of 12.5% moderately priced dwelling units (MPDUs); located on Great Seneca Highway, 3,000 feet south of Clopper Road (MD 117); Germantown.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

 

*B. Site Plan Amendment Review No. 81993013B: PD-4 zone; 1.32 acres; 20 one-family attached (townhouse) units; located on Clopper’s Mill Drive, approximately 1,300 feet east of the intersection with Great Seneca Highway; Germantown
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

   
Item* 4 Preliminary Plan 120080110, Locust Hill Estates (Resubdivision)

E. Grayson

R-60 zone; 0.62 acres; 2 lots requested for 2 one-family detached residential dwellings, one existing to be removed and replaced; located on Broadbrook Drive, 670 feet northwest of Locust Hill Road; Bethesda-Chevy Chase.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

   
Item *5 Preliminary Plan 120070760, 4823 Rugby Avenue

E. Grayson

CBD-1 zone; 0.22 acres; 1 lot requested for 17,238 square feet of office use; located on Rugby Avenue north of its intersection with Del Ray Avenue; Bethesda CBD Sector Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

   
11:40 AM LUNCH
   
12:40 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 7 Roundtable Discussion

 

1. Growth Policy Bill 38-09 Update - POSTPONED
2. Transportation Studies Update - POSTPONED

3. Update on PHED Progress on Master Plans

4. Round 2 Savings Plan for FY10 Operating Budget - Park Fund Savings Measures

   
Item 6 Special Exception No. S-2749: Vincent E. Lufsey, Outdoor Storage Facility, Applicant

E. Tesfaye

*A. Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan No. S-2749: Vincent E. Lufsey - Outdoor Storage Facility
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planing Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.


B. Special Exception No. S-2749: Vincent E Lufsey-Out Door Storage Facility in the RC zone and a request for a waiver from the driveway width requirement of Section 59-E-2.41(b), located at 23320 and 23330 Ridge Road, Germantown.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

(Action required for hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 02/12/10)

   
3:10 PM ADJOURN