The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, April 25, 2013

REVISED

Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 2:35 pm

8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760
301-495-4605
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 specify.
  5. To testify on an agenda item, sign-up online or call 301-495-4605 before 4:00 pm the day before the meeting. On the day of the meeting, please see the clerk in the Board Auditorium to sign-up. Submission of written comments does not constitute signing up to speak.
  6. View the Planning Board proceedings live on our website for meeting updates: www.montgomeryplanningboard.org.
  7. The Planning Board makes the final decision on any agenda items with an (*). On such matters, Maryland law and the Planning Board’s Rules of Procedure prohibit any member of the public from directly contacting or communicating with Board members outside the public hearing setting. See the Outside Communications section of the Planning Board Rules of Procedure for more information.

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9:00 AM BRING YOUR CHILD TO WORK PROGRAM - MRO AUDITORIUM
R. Brittingham  
 

 

9:45 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. Tomahawk Estates Preliminary Plan 12000094A - MCPB No. 13-48

Planning Board Action//Decision: Adopted.

2. Bethesda Mews Site Plan No. 820130030 – MCPB No. 13-52

Planning Board Action//Decision: Adopted.

3. Studio Plaza Preliminary Plan120130020 – MCPB No. 13-22

Planning Board Action//Decision: Adopted.

4. Studio Plaza Site Plan 820130010 – MCPB No. 13-23

Planning Board Action//Decision: Adopted.

5. Corrected Resolution for Alta Vista Preliminary Plan 120070750 – MCPB No. 12-78

Planning Board Action//Decision: Adopted.

6. 8415 Fenton Street Site Plan 820130050 – MCPB No. 13-26

Planning Board Action//Decision: Adopted.

   
 

*B. Record Plats

   
 

*C. Other Consent Items

   
  *D. Approval of Minutes
 

Minutes of March 21, 2013

Planning Board Action//Decision: Approved.

   
Item *3 Chelsea Court

 

N. Braunstein

A. Preliminary Plan Review No. 120130060, Chelsea Court, RT-12.5, 5.25 acres, 64 lots for 1 one-family detached home and 63 townhouses, located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection with Springvale Road, Ellsworth Drive and Pershing Drive, Silver Spring
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.
B. Site Plan Review No. 820130040, Chelsea Court, RT-12.5, 5.25 acres, 64 dwelling units including 1 one-family detached home and 63 townhouses, located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection with Springvale Road, Ellsworth Drive and Pershing Drive, Silver Spring
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.
   
1:25 PM LUNCH
  Teleconference Meeting of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - MRO 3rd Floor Conference Room
   
Item 9 Closed Session - ADDED
P. Barney Pursuant to Section 10-508(a)(9) and (a)(7) of the State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland to conduct collective bargaining negotiations and consult with Counsel.

   
  PLANNING BOARD CONTINUES - MRO 3rd Floor Conference Room
   
Item 10

Closed Session - ADDED

 

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

   
2:15 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 8 Budget Request - ADDED / TIME CHANGED

P. Barney/ J. Kroll

Request to Spend Department of Human Resources and Management FY13 Salary Lapse
   
Item 4 Budget Transfer Request from the Department of Parks

K. Warnick

Staff Recommendation: Approval

   
Item 2 Budget Transfer Request from the Planning Department

 

R. Krasnow

Staff Recommendation: Approval
   
Item *5 Forest Conservation Plan Amendment CBA 1206, E-3 – in Response to a Violation, Congressional Country Club

 

S. Peck

Forest Conservation Plan Amendment CBA 1206 E-3, Congressional Country Club
RE2 and R200 zone; 358 acres; Parcel A and B Congressional Country Club; Request to relocate portions of conservation easements on-site, remove 1.41 acres of conservation easement and mitigate offsite; located at 8500 River Road, south of Bradley Boulevard and southwest of River Road in Bethesda; Potomac Subregion 2002 Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

   
Item *6 Site Plan Amendment Review No. 82008023B, 8711 Georgia Avenue

 

P. Agrawal

CBD-2 zone, .8 acres, amendment to revise the artist and artwork in the public use space; located at 8711 Georgia Avenue, approximately 250 feet north of the intersection with Cameron Street, Silver Spring CBD
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
   
Item 7 Zoning Code Revision Implementation

 

P. Dunn

 
   
6:20 PM DINNER
   
7:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 7 Zoning Code Revision Implementation - CONTINUED

 

P. Dunn

 
   
9:00 PM ADJOURN