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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. GEICO (Friendship Commons) Preliminary Plan 119990390 MCPB No. 12-101 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 2. Clarksburg Childcare Center Water Quality Plan S-2850 MCPB No. 12-134 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 3. Boswell’s Addition to Riding Stable Estates 120080080 MCPB No. 13-35 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 4. Dennis Avenue Health Center FCP MR2013001 – MCPB No. 12-112 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

	*B. Record Plats
	1. Subdivision Plat No. 220131030, Glen Echo Heights R-90 zone, 1 lot; located on the south side of Walhonding Road, 400 feet northwest of Waneta Road; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 2. Subdivision Plat No. 220131070, Bradley Hills R-90 zone, 2 lots; located on the west side of Bradley Boulevard, 200 feet northwest of Pembroke Road; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*C. Other Consent Items
S. Dickel/A. Lindsey	Site Plan Amendment 82003006B Residence Inn by Marriott (Westfarm Technology Park) - REVISED , 3.83 acres, I-3 Zone, construction of a five foot wide sidewalk, installation of street trees and street lights and limited grading along Cherry Hill Road; location of existing wrought iron fence, per approved Special Exception S-2552; and a Forest Conservation Plan Amendment to reduce existing Category II Forest Conservation Easement along Cherry Hill Road by ~~0.09~~ 0.12 acres. Southwest corner of Cherry Hill Road and Plum Orchard Drive, within the 1997 Fairland Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of February 28, 2013 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 2	Corrective Map Amendments
R. Kamen	Request to authorize staff to submit Corrective Map Amendments G-927- G-936, G-938 – G-948, and G-952 with the District Council, pursuant to §59-H-10.2, in order to correct technical errors that led to inaccurate depictions of the zoning boundaries and zoning classifications for certain properties on the official zoning maps; with a Planning Board recommendation of approval. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 3	Staff Draft Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan - REVISED
L. Cole	Proposed Public Hearing Draft Appendix Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 4	Zoning Code Revision Implementation
P. Dunn	Attachment 1 - Attachment 2 - Attachment 3 - Attachment 4

12:30 PM	LUNCH

Item 5	Closed Session
S. Dixon/K. Stookey	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice

Item 13	Closed Session - ADDED
D. Lieb	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice

Item 6	Closed Session
C. Moise	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(13) to comply with specific constitutional, statutory, or judicially imposed requirement that prevents public disclosures about a particular proceeding or matter

1:30 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 7	Roundtable Discussion
M. Bradford	Parks Director's Report

Item *8	8621 Georgia Avenue
E. Grayson	A. Project Plan Amendment Review No. 92010001A, 8621 Georgia Avenue, CBD-2, 0.69 acres, Amendment to change the use from office/retail to residential/retail, including up to 292 multi-family dwelling units and 1,619 square feet of retail, and to revise the building footprint; located on Georgia Avenue approximately 75 feet west of the intersection with Colesville Road (US 29), Silver Spring CBD Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. B. Site Plan Amendment Review No. 82011006A, 8621 Georgia Avenue, CBD-2, 0.69 acres, Amendment to change the use from office/retail toresidential/retail, including up to 292 multi-family dwelling units and 1,619 square feet of retail, and to revise the building footprint; located on Georgia Avenue approximately 75 feet west of the intersection with Colesville Road (US 29), Silver Spring CBD Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved as amended.

Item *9	Bethesda Center
J. Marcolin	A. Preliminary Plan Limited Amendment Review No. 12012007A, Bethesda Center, CBD-2 Zone, 2.14 acres, Amendment to increase the number of hotel rooms by three and reallocate the 961 square feet of restaurant/retail use to office and hotel use, located on Wisconsin Avenue at the northeast intersection with Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda CBD Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. B. Site Plan Review No. 820120210, Bethesda Center, CBD-2 Zone, 2.14 acres, 466,470 square feet of mixed-use development including 194,195 square feet of hotel, 4,340 square feet of restaurant, 4,377 square feet of retail and 257,437 square feet of office use, located on Wisconsin Avenue at the northeast intersection with Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda CBD Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item *10	Site Plan 820120150: Winchester Phase 3 - Cabin Branch - REVISED
S. Pereira	(includes a Final Water Quality Plan and a Final Forest Conservation Plan) 185 residential dwelling units (including 10 MPDUs) consisting of 128 one-family detached and 57 one-family attached units using 56 TDRs, southwest quadrant of the intersection of Clarksburg Road and Interstate 270, 36.96 acres, RMX-1/TDR Zone, Clarksburg Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved as amended.

Item 11	Long Branch Sector Plan Worksession No. 4
M. Williams	Matrix Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion.

6:15 pm	DINNER

Item 14	Closed Session - ADDED
	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

7:30 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 12	Staff Draft White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan
N. Sturgeon	Staff Draft (No public testimony will be taken) Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

9:30 pm	ADJOURN

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Thursday, April 4, 2013

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