The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, June 17, 2010

FINAL

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 5:00 pm

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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. Bowie Mill Property - Forest Conservation Plan No. G-885 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUION No. 10-51

2. Maydale Park Stream Restoration Project No. SC2010010 Forest Conservation Plan - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOUTION No. 10-73

3. Maydale Park Stream Restoration Project No. SC2010010 Water Quality Plan - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTON No. 10-74

4. Equipment Maintenance and Operations Center [EMOC] Forest Conservation Plan No. MR2010709 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-72

5. Fairland Park Community Site Plan 82005006A – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-50

 

*B. Records Plats

 

1. Subdivision Plat No. 220070960, Tilden Woods: R-90 zone, 2 lots; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Old Stage Road and Tildenwood Drive; North Bethesda/Garrett Park.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

2. Subdivision Plat No. 220100520, Fox Meadow: RE-2 zone, 1 lot; located on the south side of River Road (MD 190), 650 feet east of Sandy Landing Road; Potomac.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
 

*C. Other Consent Items

F. Thomas

Continuation of Reservation of Land for Public Use
Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
  *D. Approval of Minutes
 

Minutes of May 27, 2010

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item 2 Appointment of Members to the Shady Grove Advisory Committee

K. Kumm-Morris

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Aproved.

   
Item 17 Budget Transfer - ADDITION

A. Davis

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
   
Item 16 Enforcement Rules Revision in Accordance with PHED Recommendation - ADDITION

C. Sorrento

A. Staff Memo

B. Draft Enforcement Rules

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *3 Star Pointe Plaza

N. Braunstein/S. Pereira

A. Preliminary Plan 120090130: I-1/Burtonsville Employment Area Overlay Zone; 1.54 acres; 1 lot requested for a 25,239 square foot, three-story commercial building consisting of general office space, retail and restaurant; located on Sandy Spring Road (MD 198), 100 feet west of Star Pointe Lane; Fairland Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

 

B. Site Plan 820100020:I-1/Burtonsville Employment Area Overlay Zone; 1.54 acres; a 25,239 square foot, three-story commercial building consisting of general office space, retail and restaurant; located on Sandy Spring Road (MD 198), 100 feet west of Star Pointe Lane; Fairland Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

   
Item 4 *The Norwood School, Inc - POSTPONED
   
Item *10 Site Plan Review No. 820090120, PNC Bank – Potomac Village - NEW TIME

M. Smith

C-1 zone; 0.81 acres; 285 gross square feet for commercial use; located at the south quadrant of the intersection of River Road and Falls Road; Potomac

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Deferred.

   
Item 8 Adequate Public Facilities Requirements for FY 11 Under Growth Policy- NEW TIME/REVISED

P. Dunn/S. Etemadi

1. Schools Test REVISED STAFF MEMO

Staff Recommendation: Adopt FY 11 School Tests effective July 1, 2010

2. PAMR Mitigation Payment Value - ADDITION
Staff Report

Attachment A

Staff Recommendation: Increase FY 11 Value to $11,300 Per Trip

3. Bill 38-10 APF for Vacant Buildings Status Report

   
Item 11 Zoning Text Amendment No. 10-06 - NEW TIME

G. Russ

To amend the Zoning Ordinance to modify the provision concerning sloping lots.
Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to the County Council

(Action required for County Council public hearing of 6/22/10)

Planning Board Action/Decision: Disapproved.

   
Item 12 Subdivision Regulation Amendment–10-02 - NEW TIME

G. Russ

To amend the Subdivision Regulations to allow parcel owners with certain legally built single family detached dwelling to use the minor subdivision procedures.
Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to the County Council

(Action required for County Council public hearing of 6/22/10)

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item 7 Blockhouse Point Conservation Park - NEW TIME

B. Gries

Authorization to acquire 16.0002 acres, more or less, unimproved, from the Estate of Josephine S. Cornelius, located at 13710 Esworthy Road, Germantown, MD 20874 as a Legacy Open Space Natural Resource Protection Area

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
1:00 PM LUNCH
   
Item 15 Closed Session - ADDITION

 

Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508 (a) (3) to consider acquisition of real property for a public purpose.

   
2:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 9 Plum-Gar Community Recreation Center Expansion at Plum-Gar Local Park

D. Johnsen/M. Wallis

*A. Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan MR2010714 - Expansion of the Montgomery County Department of Recreation (MCRD) Plum-Gar Community Recreation Center (CRC) located 19561 Scenery Drive, Germantown.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

B. Mandatory Referral Expansion of the Montgomery County Department of Recreation (MCRD) Plum-Gar Community Recreation Center (CRC) located on the 8.48 acre M-NCPPC owned Plum-Gar Local Park. The building address is 19561 Scenery Drive, Germantown. The building will be expanded to 19,583 gross square feet and will obtain a Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) silver rating.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and transmit Park Permit requirements

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *5 Pre-Preliminary Plan 720090110, Aigner Property - NEW TIME

R. Weaver

RDT zone; 115.5 acres; 2 lots requested for 2 one-family detached residential dwellings, one existing to remain; located on Old Hundred Road, 3,100 feet north of Comus Road; Agricultural and Rural Open Space Preservation Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item 13 Mandatory Referral Review – ICC Projects SC-2 and RC-131/131A

K. Hellman/R. Cole

Mandatory referral review for the ICC Compensatory Mitigation projects SC-2 & RC-131/131A. SC-2 is a stream and wetland restoration project that is located in Goshen Branch Stream Valley Park. RC-131/131A is a fish blockage removal project located along the mainstem of lower Rock Creek, in Meadowbrook Local Park and Rock Creek Stream Valley Unit 1.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item *14 Preliminary Plan 11992012A, Piney Glen Farms – Lot 20 (Limited Amendment) - Reconsideration - POSTPONED AT APPLICANT'S REQUEST

J. Penn/R. Weaver

RE-2 zone; 2.16 acres; 1 existing lot containing 1 one-family detached residential dwellings; request to modify the approved forest conservation easement on the property; located on Albermyrtle Drive, 500 feet west of Piney Meetinghouse Road; Potomac Subregion.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
   
Item 6 Closed Session - NEW TIME

 

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.
   
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