The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, June 28, 2012

REVISED

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 3:30 pm

8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760
301-495-4600
www.montgomeryplanningboard.org


Please note:

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  1. Unless otherwise noted, Planning Board meetings are held on Thursdays and begin at 9:00 a.m. The agenda is subject to change and certain items may be postponed or added.
  2. The Planning Board encourages public testimony unless otherwise noted on the agenda. Refer to the Planning Board Rules of Procedure for more information on public testimony. Any individual or organization may submit a written statement for consideration by the Planning Board. Written comments must be received in the Chair's office at least 24 hours in advance of the Planning Board hearing date, referencing the hearing date and item, to be reviewed by the Board and included in the official record of the hearing. Written comments received within 24 hours before a hearing date will be placed in the file, but will not be considered by the Planning Board or included in the official record. Comments should be transmitted via e-mail to MCP-Chair@mncppc-mc.org, faxed to Chair Françoise Carrier at 301-495-1320, or addressed to: Françoise Carrier, Chair, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
  3. Copies of testimony presented orally or copies of correspondence will not be distributed at the hearing.
  4. Occasionally due to time constraints, the Planning Board may limit the total amount of time dedicated to public testimony. Public testimony may not be taken for items identified as Briefings, Worksessions and/or Roundtables. On other occasions when no public testimony will be taken, the agenda will specifiy.
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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

 

1. Clarksburg Fire Station FCP MR2012001 – MCPB No. 11-86

Planning Board Action/Decisions: Adopted.

2. Clarksburg Fire Station WQP MR2012001 – MCPB No. 11-87

Planning Board Action/Decisions: Adopted.

3. White’s Farm Germantown SRW201202 – MCPB No. 11-88

Planning Board Action/Decisions: Adopted.

4. Seneca Meadows Corporate Center FCP 11998004B - MCPB No. 11-89

Planning Board Action/Decisions: Adopted.

5. Cabin Branch Winchester I 82006029A – Corrrected MPCB No. 11-125

Planning Board Action/Decisions: Adopted.

6. Cabin Branch Winchester II 820110080 – MCPB No. 11-126

Planning Board Action/Decisions: Adopted.

   
 

*B. Record Plats

 

1. Subdivision Plat No. 220110030, Rock Creek Palisades, Section 5; R-60 zone, 7 lots & 2 parcels; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Connecticut Avenue (MD185) and Wexford Drive; Kensington-Wheaton Master Plan.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

2. Subdivision Plat No. 220110830, Springwood; R-200 zone, 1 lot; located on the south side of Randolph Road, approximately 550 feet east of Springtree Drive; White Oak Master Plan.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

3. Subdivision Plat No. 220120620, Littonville; I-1 zone, 1 lot; located on the eastern side of Brookville Road, approximately 100 feet northeast of Lyttonsville Place; North & West Silver Spring Master Plan.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

4. Subdivision Plat No. 220121060, Montgomery Community College – Germantown Campus - ADDED

LSC zone, 1 parcel; located on the east side of Observation Drive, approximately 1,200 feet north of Middlebrook Road; Germantown Employment Area Sector Plan. 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
 

*C. Other Consent Items

   
  *D. Approval of Minutes
 

Minutes of May 3, 2012

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item 2 Public Hearing Subdivision Staging Policy

E. Graye

Appendix 1 - Appendix 2 - Appendix 3 - Appendix 4

Planning Board Action/Decision: No Vote Taken.

   
Item 3 Roundtable Discussion

 

A. Parks' Director's Report

Planning Board Action/Decision: No Vote Taken.

   
Item 4 Public-Private Partnership Proposal: Wall Park Dryland Diving Training Facility

K. Stookey

Staff and applicant will present a public-private partnership project proposal to the Planning Board for review and approval. The proposed project would repurpose underutilized handball courts and convert them into a dryland diving training facility to support the growing aquatics programs currently offered at the Shriver Aquatic Center by the Montgomery Dive Club, a contractor with the County’s Department of Recreation.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
12:15 PM LUNCH
   
Item 8 Closed Session - ADDITION (Deferred from 5/24/12)

 

Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(3) to consider the acquisition of real property for a Commission purpose and matters directly related thereto
   
Item 9 Closed Session - ADDITION

 

Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(3) to consider the acquisition of real property for a Commission purpose and matters directly related thereto
   
Item 10 Closed Session - ADDITION
 

Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(8) to consult with staff, consultants, or other individuals about pending or potential litigation

   
Item 13 Closed Session - ADDITION

 

Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice

   
1:30 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 11 Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park - ADDITION

B. Gries

Authorization to acquire 2.4 acres, more or less, improved, from Michael K. Lindley at 15210 Peach Orchard Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20905.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item 12 Hoyles Mill Conservation Park - ADDITION

B. Gries

Authorization to acquire 2.0 acres, more or less, improved from Howard C. Talley at 15451 Hoyles Mill Road, Boyds, Maryland 20841

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item 5 Worksession No. 1: Burtonsville Crossroads Neighborhood Plan (Commercial Areas) - REVISED DESCRIPTION

K. O'Connor

Planning Board Action/Decision: No Vote Taken.
   
Item 3 Roundtable Discussion - continued

 

B. Planning Director's Report
   
Item 6 Minor Master Plan Amendments - REVISED DESCRIPTION II

V. Lazdins

Overview of submittals received to date and discussion of staff’s recommendation for items to be assigned to the work program as per the Council’s approved work schedule. Overview of submittals received to date and discussion of staff’s recommendation for one item to be recommended for assignment to the work program by the County Council.

A. Pooks Hill Marriott Property (Capital Beltway/Rockville Pike) in Bethesda/Chevy Chase Plan – Area 1
B. Halpine Properties (Twinbrook Parkway/Veirs Mill Road) in North Bethesda Master Plan – Area 2
C. Sandy Spring (Sandy Spring Village Center) in Sandy Spring/Ashton Master Plan – Area 3

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved to Transmit Staff Recommendation to County Council.

   
4:15 PM BREAK
   
5:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 7 Worksession: 2012 Park, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Plan

B. Farquhar

Review Public Hearing and Planning Board comments related to the Draft 2012 PROS Plan and discuss staff recommended changes to the document.

(Testimony will be taken with preference given to those individuals or groups who did not testify on May 24)

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion Only, No Vote Taken.

   
  ADJOURN
   
 
public notice

Department of Permitting Services
Division of Land Development Services
has received a

PRELIMINARY/FINAL WATER QUALITY PLAN
for
TRAVILAH GROVE

The 13.5 acre property is currently zoned CR and the proposed development would include multi-family residential dwelling units, commercial space and the associated infrastructure. This site is bounded by Travilah Road to the west and Shady Grove Road to he east and is just south of Molecular Drive. This area is located within the Piney Branch Special Protection Area.

 

If you wish to request a public information meeting, a written request must be submitted to this office within 15 days of this notice (Notice posted 6/21/2012).

 

The Water Quality Plans are available for review at the Department of Permitting Services office during working hours (8:00am-4:00pm Monday through Friday).

For further information, please call Leo Galanko at (240) 777-6242. The address for the Department of Permitting Services is:

Department of Permitting Services
Land Development Services, Water Resources
255 Rockville Pike, 2nd Floor
Rockville, Maryland 20850

 

Department of Permitting Services
Division of Land Development Services
has received a

PRELIMINARY/FINAL WATER QUALITY PLAN
for
BARTON PROPERTY

 

The 2.84 acre property is zoned R-200 and the proposed development will consist of one single family dwelling unit that will be accessed off of Brooke Knolls Road. This property is located within the Upper Rock Creek Special Protection Area.

 

If you wish to request a public information meeting, a written request must be submitted to this office within 15 days of this notice (Notice posted 6/21/2012).

 

The Water Quality Plans are available for review at the Department of Permitting Services office during working hours (8:00am-4:00pm Monday through Friday).

For further information, please call Leo Galanko at (240) 777-6242. The address for the Department of Permitting Services is:

Department of Permitting Services
Land Development Services, Water Resources
255 Rockville Pike, 2nd Floor
Rockville, Maryland 20850