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9:00 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)

item 1	Consent Agenda
	*A. Adoption of Resolutions
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 1. Islamic Center of Maryland - Preliminary Plan No. 12002041B - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-33 2. Johns Hopkins University – Montgomery County Campus Site Plan Amendment 81986065B – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-29

	*B. Records Plats

	*C. Other Consent Items

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of March 4, 2010 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 11	Enforcement Rules - ADDITION
C. Sorrento	A. Staff Memo B. Enforcement Rules Draft - REVISED Updated draft of Enforcement Rules to adopt hearing procedures for enforcement cases in front of a Hearing Officer and the Planning Board. Staff recommendation: Adopt Enforcement Rules and Transmit to County Council Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted Enforcement Rules to be transmitted to County Council.

Item *3	Ripley Street North
E. Hisel-McCoy/R. Weaver/E. Hisel-McCoy	A. Project Plan Amendment Review No. 92004006B, Ripley Street North, CBD-1 zone; 1.6012 acres; amendment; add 68 dwelling units, change building footprint, enlarge parking deck, revise date table, add green roof, removal of the east park and replace with proposed building, grading changes; located on Ripley Street, approximately 500 feet west of Georgia Avenue; Silver Spring Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. B. Preliminary Plan 12006054A, Ripley Street North, CBD-2 zone; 1.60 acres; 2 lots requested for 385 multi-family residential dwelling units, including a minimum 12.5% moderately priced dwelling units, and 5,541 square feet of retail (replacing the 318 dwelling units and 5,946 square feet of retail that was previously approved); located on Ripley Street, approximately 500 feet west of Georgia Avenue; Silver Spring. Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. C. Site Plan Amendment Review No. 82006025A, Ripley Street North, CBD-2 zone; 1.60 acres; amendment; add 68 dwelling units, change building footprint, enlarge parking deck, revise data table, add green roof, removal of the east park and replace with proposed building and grading changes; located on Ripley Street, approximately 500 feet west of Georgia Avenue; Silver Spring Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

Item 7	Seven Locks Elementary School Modernization - NEW TIME
A. Lindsey/M. O'Quinn	A. Forest Conservation Plan*: Intersection of Seven Locks Road and Bradley Boulevard, R-200 Zone, Potomac Master Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions. B. Mandatory Referral No. 09736-MCPS-1: Intersection of Seven Locks Road and Bradley Boulevard, R-200 Zone Potomac Master Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval and Transmit Comments to MCPS Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved to Transmit Comments to MCPS.

Item 4	Glenmont Station Parking Structure
C. Bunnag/M. Brown	A. Forest Conservation Plan: Glenmont Station Parking Garage - West side of Georgia Avenue near Glenallan Avenue, RT-12.5 Zone, Glenmont Sector Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions. B. Mandatory Referral No. 09737-WMATA-1*,(REVISED STAFF MEMO) Glenmont Station Parking Garage - West side of Georgia Avenue near Glenallan Avenue, RT-12.5 Zone, Glenmont Sector Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval and Transmit Comments to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Planning Board Action/Decision: Denied.

12:15 pM	LUNCH

Item 5	Closed Session
D. Lieb	Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508(a)(7) (to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice)

Item 12	Closed Session - ADDITION
M. Bradford	Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article Section 10-508(a)(1) (to discuss the appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, discipline, demotion, compensation, removal, resignation, or performance evaluation of Commission appointees, employees, or officials; or to discuss any other personnel matter that affects 1 or more specific employees.)

1:30 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 10	Roundtable Discussion - NEW TIME
	1. Budget Update 2. Semi Annual Update - REVISED

Item 6	Policy for Third Party Use of Parkland
J. Nissel	Review and discussion of the terms of several agreements that allow 3rd party use of parkland leading to development of a new policy. A. Staff Memo B. New Adopted Policy C. Exhibits Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion, only no vote taken.

Item 8	Oak Ridge Conservation Park
B. Gries	Authorization to acquire 114.82 acres, more or less, unimproved, from King’s Valley Limited Partnership, LLLP, located south of Bethesda Church Road, east of Kings Valley Road, Damascus, Maryland 20872 as a Legacy Open Space Natural Resource Protection Area. Staff Recommendations: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 9	Worksession No. 2 - Purple Line Functional Plan
T. Autrey/D. Hardy	Review draft plan reflecting Planning Board decisions in Worksession No. 1. A. Staff Memo B. Appendix A C. Appendix B Staff Recommendation: Transmit Planning Board Draft Plan to County Council and Executive Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved to Transmit Draft to County Council and Executive.

Item 2	Briefing: Wheaton CBD & Vicinity Sector Plan Amendment - POSTPONED

	ADJOURN


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The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, April 8, 2010

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