The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, July 26, 2012

FINAL

Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 5:15 pm

8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760
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9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING - MRO AUDITORIUM
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item 1 Consent Agenda
 

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

1. Fairland Animal Hospital Preliminary Plan 120120120 – MCPB No. 12-88
2. Hoyt Property Preliminary Plan 120120140 – MCPB No. 12-63
3. Hoyt Property Site Plan 820120070 – MCPB No. 12-64
4. Smith Opinion and Order – MCPB No. 10-180
5. Fenton Street Project Plan 920120020 – MCPB No. 12-29
6. Country Club Village Preliminary Plan 120110260 – MCPB No. 12-72

   
 

*B. Record Plats

 

1. Subdivision Plat No. 220081030, Piedmont Acres; RDT & RC zones, 8 lots, 1 parcel; located in the northern sector of the intersection of Ridge Road (MD 27) and Hawkes Road; Clarksburg Master Plan.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

2. Subdivision Plat No. 220121100, Chevy Chase, Section 3; R-60 zone, 1 lot; located on the north side of Taylor Street, 250 feet east of Connecticut Avenue (MD 185); Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

3. Subdivision Plat No. 220121110, R. Holt Easley’s Subdivision – Silver Spring; CBD-0.5 zone; 1 lot; located on the south side of Thayer Avenue, 200 feet east of Fenton Street; Silver Spring CBD Sector Plan.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

4. Subdivision Plat No. 220121340-220121350, Clarksburg Village; R-200/TDR zone, 18 lots, 1 parcel; located on the east side of the intersection of Newcut Road and Juniper Blossom Place; Clarksburg Master Plan.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

5. Subdivision Plat No. 220121410, H.M. Martin’s Third Addition to Chevy Chase; R-60 zone, 1 lot; located on the south side of Cummings Lane, approximately 300 feet west of Brennon Lane; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

6. Subdivision Plat No. 220121430, Glen Echo Heights, Section 1; R-90 zone, 1 lot; located on the east side of Wiscasset Road, approximately 600 feet north of Virginia View Court; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

7. Subdivision Plat No. 220121440, Chevy Chase, Section 4; R-60 zone, 1 lot; located on the west side of Ridgewood Avenue, 450 feet south of Thornapple Street; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

8. Subdivision Plat No. 220121620, Huntington Terrace; R-60 zone, 1 lot; located in the northeast corner of the intersection of Southwick Street and Garfield Street; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

9. Subdivision Plat No. 220121630, Drummond Subdivision; R-60 zone, 2 lots; located on the north side of Drummond Avenue, 450 feet west of Wisconsin Avenue (MD 355); Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

10. Subdivision Plat No. 220121640, Glen Vista; RE-2 zone, 2 lots; located on the east side of South Glen Road, approximately 900 feet north of Edison Road; Potomac Subregion Master Plan.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

11. Subdivision Plat No. 220121700 – 220121720, Brookeshire; RNC zone, 32 lots; located on the east and west sides of Winter Morning Way and Brimstone Academy Court, 300 feet south of Old Baltimore Road; Olney Master Plan.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
 

*C. Other Consent Items

 

1. Site Plan Amendment No. 81995036F, Montrose Crossing; Request for addition of 200 feet of gross floor area for Building “H” for up to 384,624 total commercial square feet and modification of the internal and external patron area calculations; addition of parking area lighting features; and modification of grading on approximately 33.38 gross acres, zoned RMX-3C; located on the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Rockville Pike and Randolph Road in the North Bethesda/Garret Park Master Plan area.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved and Adopted Resolution.

 

2. Extension Request: Project Plan No. 920120040 - Crystal Rock; Mixed-use project located north of Father Hurley Boulevard between Century Boulevard and Crystal Rock Drive (Lerner Property), TMX-2 Zone, Germantown Employment Area Sector Plan
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

3. Sketch Plan No. 320120040, White Flint Mall Redevelopment Review Extension Request; Commercial/Residential zones; 45.33 acres; 5,466,093sf of mixed use development; located on Rockville Pike east of Security Lane; White Flint Sector Plan area.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
  *D. Approval of Minutes
 

Minutes of June 14, 2012

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item 2 Commercial Residential Zones Incentive Density Implementation Guidelines

J. Sloan

Guidelines required by the Zoning Ordinance to implement the incentive density requirements for optional method development in the CR and CRT zones.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.
   
Item *3 Sketch Plan No. 320120050, Camden Shady Grove

J. Sloan

Request for 503,072 square feet of density for approximately 470 units and up to 5,000 square feet for live/work units on approximately 332,048 gross square feet, zoned CR2 C1.5 R1.5 H150; located on the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Diamondback Drive and Key West Avenue in the Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan area.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution.

   
Item 4 Subdivision Staging Policy

M. Dolan/E. Graye

Revised Draft Council Resolution

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

   
12:30 pm NEW TIME LUNCH
   
Item 12 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

   
2:00 PM newtime PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 5 Roundtable Discussion - NEW TIME/REVISED

 

A. FY 2012 Development Applications Submissions and Processing - POSTPONED

B. Quarterly Update: Clarksburg Town Center

   
Item *6

Preliminary Plan No. 120110420L: Great Falls Estates (Trone Property)

R. Weaver

A request to resubdivide three properties: Lot 24, Block C, Part of Lot 8, Block C and Part of Lot 8, Block C, in the Great Falls Estates Subdivision into two record lots; located at 11417 Skipwith Lane and 11501 Skipwith Lane; 4.82 acres; RE-2 zone; Potomac Subregion Master Plan
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution.
   
Item *7 Preliminary Plan No. 120120080, Shady Grove Station (Montgomery County Service Park Redevelopment) - POSTPONED until 09/10/2012 09/06/2012 - REVISED (on 7/27/12)

N. Yearwood

Proposed development for 2, 210 dwelling units, 40,000 square feet of retail, and 133, 250 square feet of office; on approximately 90 acres in the TOMX-2/TDR zone; located on Crabbs Branch Way at the intersection with Shady Grove Road in the Shady Grove Sector Plan area.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

   
Item 8 Worksession No. 3: Burtonsville Crossroads Neighborhood Plan

K. O'Connor/C. Nelson

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

   
  DINNER - CANCELLED
   
4:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item *11 Preliminary Plan No. 12002047A: Gladhill Tractor Mart - NEW TIME

R. Weaver

Request for a 4,200 square foot addition to an existing 12,114 square foot farm machinery and sales building, located on the east side of Ridge Road (MD 27) opposite the intersection with Kemptown Road (MD 80), 6.48 acres, RDT Zone, Damascus Master Plan area.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution.

   
Item *9 Site Plan Amendment: 82004015I Park Potomac - NEW TIME

M. Smith

Amendments to the footprint, height, and unit mix for Buildings 3, 4, 5 and 6, and modifications to the parking tabulations, the median on Cadbury Avenue and the lighting and landscaping, located northwest of the intersection of Montrose Road and I-270, approximately 20.28 acres, I-3 Zone, Potomac Sub-region Master Plan

Planning Board Action/Decision: Deferred.

   
Item *10 Site Plan Review No. 820120060, Bel Pre McDonald’s - NEW TIME

L. Estrada

C-1 Zone, 0.603 acres, Construction of a new drive-thru restaurant at approximately the same location of an existing drive-thru restaurant, 2207 Bel Pre Road, Silver Spring MD, 20906; located on the north side of Bel Pre Road approximately 600 feet west of the intersection with Layhill Road, 1994 Aspen Hill Master Plan

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution.

   
Item 5 Roundtable Discussion - CONTINUED/NEW TIME

 

C. Parks Director's Report - ADDITION

   
  ADJOURN