The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, February 21, 2013

FINAL

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 4:00 pm

 

8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760
301-495-4605
www.montgomeryplanningboard.org


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9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING - MRO AUDITORIUM
 

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item 1 Consent Agenda
 

*A. Adoption of Resolutions
   
 

*B. Record Plats
 

1. Subdivision Plat No. 220111230, Big Woods Manor
R-200 zone; 1 lot; located on the north side of Big Woods Road, approximately 2,600 feet west of Beallsville Road (MD 109); Agriculture and Rural Open Space Master Plan.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

2. Subdivision Plat No. 220120070-220120140, 220120520-220120570 & 220120890- 220120940, Fairland Park
PD-2 zone; 246 lots, 35 parcels; located at the terminus of Cedar Lane, approximately 800 feet south of Leatherwood Terrace; Fairland Master Plan.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

3. Subdivision Plat No. 220130020-220130040, Brookeville Preserve
RE-2/TDR zone; 16 lots, 2 parcels; located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Georgia Avenue (MD 97) and Owens Road; Olney Master Plan.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

4. Subdivision Plat No. 220130460, Griffith Estates
RE-1 zone; 2 lots; located at the terminus of Wiley Court, approximately 450 feet south of Dorsey Road; Upper Rock Creek Master Plan.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

5. Subdivision Plat No. 220130790, Wheaton Forest
CR zone; 1 parcel; located on the east side of Georgia Avenue (MD 97), 350 feet south of Reedie Drive; Wheaton CBD Sector Plan.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
 

*C. Other Consent Items

   
  *D. Approval of Minutes
 

Minutes of January 7, 2013 and January 10, 2013

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *2 Preliminary Plan No. 120120300: Alfred House

E. Tesfaye

 

One lot for the construction of a 34-bed domiciliary care facility (S-2815), on a 2.48 acre parcel, RE-1 Zone, located at 6020 Needwood Road, at the southwest corner of the intersection with Muncaster Mill Road, Derwood, in the Upper Rock Creek Master Plan area.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution.
   
Item *3 Studio Plaza

E. Hisel-McCoy

*A. Preliminary Plan No. 120130020, Studio Plaza, CBD-1 Zone and the Fenton Village Overlay Zone, 4.2 acres, Proposing 2 lots for a maximum of 739,553 square feet of development, with a maximum 625,373 square feet of residential development, including a maximum of 749 total dwelling units, of which at least 15 percent must be MPDUs, and 114,180 square feet of commercial uses, including 36,180 square feet of retail and 78,000 square feet of office, located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection with Thayer Avenue and Mayor Lane, Silver Spring CBD
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.
*B. Site Plan Review No. 820130010, Studio Plaza, CBD-1 Zone and the Fenton Village Overlay Zone, 3.8 acres, for one mixed-use multi-family apartment building with a total gross floor area of 418,069 sf., including 10,500 sf. of retail and up to 415 dwelling units on 3.8 gross acres. The total number of dwelling units includes 61 MPDUs and 10 WFHUs, in addition to 344 market rate units, located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection with Thayer Avenue and Mayor Lane, Silver Spring CBD
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.
   
Item 4 Natural Resources Management Plan

D. Redmond/R. Gibbs

 The Department of Parks’ Natural Resources Management Plan provides general guidance to park managers for the management of natural areas in parks.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion Only, No Vote.
   
   
12:30 PM LUNCH
   
Item 11 Closed Session - ADDED

15 min

B. Gries

 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 relating directly thereto.
   
Item 12 Closed Session - ADDED

15 min

B. Gries

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 relating thereto.
   
Item 13 Closed Session - ADDED

15 min

M. Riley

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 relating thereto.
   
1:30 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item *5 Pre-Preliminary Plan No. 720110100: Club Hollow Property

C. Murray

One lot requested for a one-family detached residential dwelling unit, located at 21715 Club Hollow Road,1750 feet west of Edwards Ferry Road, 13.78 acres, RDT Zone, Preservation of Agriculture and Rural Open Space Master Plan and Rustic Roads Functional Master Plan.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution.
   
Item 6 Briefing: Update on the Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan

L. Cole


(No Public Testimony)
   
Item 7 Revised Athletic Field Use Permit Policy:

K. Stookey

The Athletic Field Use Permit Policy has been updated to reflect the transition of field permitting to the County's Office of Community Use of Public Facilities and clarify the Department's policy on bulk permitting for leagues, allowable use of synthetic turf fields, the elimination of local park field closure periods, and non-designated use of park fields.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item 8 Zoning Code Revision

P. Dunn

Zoning Code Rewrite – worksession on Article 59-1, and other remaining issues
   
Item 9 Roundtable Discussion

R. Krasnow

Planning Director’s Report
   
5:35 PM DINNER
   
6:30 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 10 Long Branch Sector Plan - Public Hearing Draft Worksession 1 - REVISED

M. Williams

Attachment 1 - Attachment 2 - Attachment 3 - Attachment 4 - Attachment 5

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion.

   
   
9:30 PM ADJOURN