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9:00 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING - MRO Auditorium
	For more details about the Planning Board’s action on any item, you may link to the videotaped hearing after noon on the day following the meeting and select the item you wish to hear.
item 1	Consent Agenda
	*A. Adoption of Resolutions

	*B. Record Plats
	1. Subdivision Plat No. 220111060, Griffith’s addition to Woodside Park; R-60 and C-O zones; 1 lot; located in the northeast quadrant of Spring Street and Cameron Street; North and West Silver Spring. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 2. Subdivision Plat No. 220111310, Columbia Forest, Section 2; R-60 zone, 1 lot; located on the east side of Kentbury Drive, 200 feet south of Rosedale Avenue; Bethesda- Chevy Chase. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 3. Subdivision Plat No. 220111320 - 220111380, Clarksburg Village; R-200/TDR zone; 75 lots, 13 parcels; located on Winding Woods Way, 600 feet east of Newcut Road; Clarksburg. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 4. Reservation Plat No. 220120010, Georgia Avenue/Norbeck Road; 2.73 acre reservation parcel; located on the north side of Norbeck Road (MD 28), approximately 700 feet west of Georgia Avenue (MD 97); Olney. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 5. Subdivision Plat No. 220120170, Edgemoor; R-90 zone, 1 lot; located on the west side of Glenbrook Road, 250 feet north of Edgemoor Lane; Bethesda- Chevy Chase. Plannnig Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*C. Other Consent Items
	Extension Request for Project Plan Review No. 920120010, Bethesda Center; CBD-2 zone, 2.14 acres, 466,470 square feet of non-residential development, including 193,999 square feet of hotel use, 256,672 square feet of office use and 15,799 square feet of retail use; located on Wisconsin Avenue at the southwest intersection with Norfolk Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue; Bethesda CBD Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of November 3, 2011 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 2	Individual Park Naming and Dedication Policy
D. Tobin	Staff Memo; Draft Policy; Attachment A; B; C; D; E; F On July 28 staff submitted to the Planning Board Amended Park Naming and Dedication Policy Guidelines. The Board requested that the document be clarified and that it be reviewed by M-NCPPC counsel. What follows is a revised recommended "Individual Naming Rights and Dedications Policy." Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 3	Roundtable Discussion - POSTPONED
	Parks Director's Report

Item 4	Westbrook Elementary School
M. Fuster/M. Rifkin	A. Forest Conservation Plan for Mandatory Referral MR 2012006, Westbrook Elementary School, R-60 zone, 9.70 acres, Expansion of the existing school building, construction of two new asphalt play areas, one new mulched area, expansion of the parking lot, and reconstruction of sidewalks and one mulched area; located north of Allan Terrace and east of Westridge Drive; Bethesda Chevy-Chase Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. B. Mandatory Referral MR 2012006;* R-60 zone, 9.70 acres, Expansion of the existing school building, construction of two new asphalt play areas, one new mulched area, expansion of the parking lot, and reconstruction of sidewalks and one mulched area; located north of Allan Terrace and east of Westridge Drive; Bethesda Chevy-Chase Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

Item *5	Martens Property
R. Weaver/S. Pereira	A. Preliminary Plan 120110090: Martens Property; 455 dwelling units (including 12.5% MPDUs) and 14,426 SF of commercial uses, near the intersection of Wisteria Drive and Waters Road, 26.48 acres, RMX-2 Zone, Germantown Employment Area Sector Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. B. Site Plan 820110130: Martens Property; 455 dwelling units (including 12.5% MPDUs) and 14,426 SF of commercial uses, near the intersection of Wisteria Drive and Waters Road, 26.48 acres, RMX-2 Zone, Germantown Employment Area Sector Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

12:30 PM	LUNCH

Item 6	Closed Session - REVISED
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(3) to consider the acquisition of real property for a public purpose and matters directly related thereto and pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(14) to discuss a matter directly related to a negotiating strategy or the contents of a bid or proposal before the contract is awarded or bids are opened, if public discussion or disclosure would adversely impact the ability of the Commission to participate in the competitive bidding or proposal process TOPIC: Joint MCPS/MNCPPC Working Group on School Site Selection

2:00 pm	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

item *7	Site Plans for the Cabin Branch Neighborhood
J. Penn/M. O'Quinn	A. Limited Site Plan Amendment No. 82005015B: Cabin Branch Neighborhood Infrastructure Site Plan; Between Clarksburg Road, Old Baltimore Road and I-270, 1886 dwelling units, MXPD and RMX-1/TDR Zones, Clarksburg Master Plan Staff Memo; Revised Final Forest Conservation Plan Sheets Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. B. Limited Site Plan Amendment No. 82006029A: Winchester Phase 1 of the Cabin Branch Neighborhood (includes a Water Quality Plan) Adjacent to the intersection of Clarksburg Road (MD 121) and Broadway Avenue, MXPD and RMX-1/TDR Zones, Clarksburg Master Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. C. Site Plan No. 8-20110080: Winchester Phase 2 of the Cabin Branch Neighborhood (includes a Water Quality Plan) Adjacent to the intersection of Little Seneca Parkway and Broadway Avenue, MXPD and RMX-1/TDR Zones, Clarksburg Master Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

Item *8	Subdivision Plat No. 220110700, Battery Park Section 2
C. Conlon	C-2 zone; request to plat a 2,572sf part of lot into one ownership lot including a request for a waiver of Section 50-35A(a)(4) of the Subdivision Regulations pursuant to Section 50-38; located on Old Georgetown Road (MD 187) east of Cordell Avenue; Bethesda CBD Sector Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item *9	Preliminary Plan 120110250 – 509&513 Harding Drive
P. Butler	Resubdivision of one recorded lot and one unrecorded parcel for a lot line adjustment between two properties zoned R-60; no new development is proposed, only the exchange of property totaling approximately 3,103 square feet; located on the north side of Harding Drive, approximately 240 feet west of the intersection with Brunett Avenue in the Four Corners Master Plan area. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

Item *10	Final Water Quality Plans: Laytonia Animal Shelter and Laytonia Recreational Park
J. Penn	A. Final Water Quality Plan Amendment No. MR2010711: Laytonia Animal Shelter; 50.14 acre tract with an animal hospital, parking and stormwater management facilities, northwest quadrant of Muncaster Mill and Airpark Roads, RE-1 Zone, Upper Rock Creek Master Plan and the Upper Rock Creek Special Protection Area (SPA) Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. B. Final Water Quality Plan No. MR2010711: Laytonia Recreational Park; 50.14 acre tract with recreation fields and parking, northwest quadrant of Muncaster Mill and Airpark Roads, RE-1 Zone, Upper Rock Creek Master Plan and the Upper Rock Creek Special Protection Area (SPA) Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

5:30 PM	DINNER

7:00 pm	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - THIRD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM

Item 11	Closed Session
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 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 (Parks, Planning, Commissioners Office, CAS Departments)

8:00 pm	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 12	Presentation and Approval of Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Budgets
	Parks Planning Commissioners Office CAS Departments Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

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The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, December 1, 2011

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