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9:00 AM	TELECONFERENCE MEETING OF THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION - MRO 3RD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM

	Closed Session - ADDED
	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

	Closed Session - ADDED
	~~To ratify the Collective Bargaining Agreement~~ Commission consideration to approve FY2 014 Wage Reopener Agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #30

9:15 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. Crystal Rock Site Plan 820130250 MCPB No. 13-93 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 2. Woodmont View Site Plan 82009001A MCPB No. 13-105 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

	*B. Record Plats
	Subdivision Plat No. 220120380 - 220120420, Rock Spring Centre MXPD zone; 27 parcels; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Rock Spring Drive and Old Georgetown Road (MD 187); North Bethesda/Garrett Park Sector Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Subdivision Plat No. 220111500 - 220111510, 220120450 - 220120490, 220120640 - 220120670, Clarksburg Village R-200/TDR zone; 143 lots, 13 parcels; located on the south side of Snowden Farm Parkway, approximately 600 feet southeast of Newcut Road; Clarksburg Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Subdivision Plat No. 220121160, Clarksburg Village R-200/TDR zone; 8 lots; located on the east side of Newcut Road, approximately 600 feet northeast of Houser Drive; Clarksburg Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Subdivision Plat No. 220121890, 220130080 -220130110, Cabin Branch RMX-1/TDR zone; 73 lots, 9 parcels; located on the south side of Clarksburg Road (MD 121), approximately 3,000 feet west of I-270; Clarksburg Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Subdivision Plat No. 220131060, Norwood RE-2 and RE-2C zones; 1 lot, 1 parcel; located on the east side of Norwood Road, 450 feet north of Norbeck Road; Cloverly Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Subdivision Plat No. 220131190, Bowie Mill Estates RE-2 zone; 2 lots; located on the north side of Foggy Lane, approximately 1700 feet east of Bowie Mill Road; Upper Rock Creek Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Subdivision Plat No. 220131200, R. Holt Easley’s Subdivision - Silver Spring CBD-1 zone; 1 lot; located on the north side of Silver Spring Avenue, 100 feet east of Fenton Street; Silver Spring CBD Sector Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Subdivision Plat No. 220131300, Mallory Square CR zone; 2 lots, 1 outlot; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Key West Avenue (MD 28) and Omega Drive. Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Subdivision Plat No. 220131310, Brookmont - Section 1 R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the west side of Silverwood Lane, 275 feet south of Maryland Avenue. Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*C. Other Consent Items
	Rock Creek Hills Local Park Staff will present for Board’s approval the resolution affirming the authorization to convey the Rock Creek Hills Local Park to Montgomery County, pursuant to the Transfer Agreement dated 02/09/1990. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Extension of Project Plan Review No. 920130060, United Therapeutics – Phase 3, CBD-1, 1.79 acres, New Office/Laboratory project totaling 121,724 square feet of development, located in the southwest corner of the intersection of Colesville Road and Spring Street, Silver Spring CBD - ADDED Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Extension of Project Plan Review No. 920130050, The Blairs Master Plan, CBD-R2, 30.37 acres, Mixed-use project with a total of 2,800 multi-family dwelling units (including 222 MPDUs), 203,045 square feet of office uses, 90,977 square feet of retail uses, 30,978 square feet of restaurant uses, and 125,000 square feet of hotel uses, located on Blair Mill Road, 551 feet east of Eastern Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, Silver Spring CBD - ADDED Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of June 20 and June 27, 2013 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 2	Roundtable Discussion
	Park Director's Report

Item *3	Travilah Square
P. Butler/~~L. Shirley~~ J. Sloan	A. Preliminary Plan No. 12011034A: Demolition of 19,694 square feet of commercial uses and construction of 14,993 square feet of commercial uses on a recorded lot approximately 5.56 gross acres in size, in the CR 0.75 C 0.50 R 0.75 H80 Zone; located at the south quadrant of the intersection of Travilah Road and Darnestown Road, in the Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan area. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. B. Site Plan No. 820130070: Demolish 19,694 square feet of commercial uses and replace with 14,993 square feet of commercial uses with a drive-through window on 5.56 gross acres in the CR0.75 C0.50 R0.75 H80 Zone; located at the south quadrant of the intersection of Travilah Road and Darnestown Road, in the Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan area. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

Item 4	White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan - Worksession #5: Design Guidelines and Outstanding Issues
N. Sturgeon/ L. Estrada	Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion and Guidance to Staff.

12:15 PM	LUNCH

Item 5	Closed Session
D. Bregman	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice

Item 14	Closed Session - ADDED
C. Sorrento	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice

1:45 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 15	Request for Reconsideration of Preliminary Plan 120130060 and Site Plan No. 820130040 (“Chelsea Court”) - ADDED
C. Sorrento	Action by the Board will require Remand from the Circuit Court for Montgomery County

Item 6	~~Long Branch Local Park~~ - MOVED TO JULY 18 AGENDA
W. Gries	Authorization to acquire 27,002 square feet (0.62 acres), more or less, improved, with Advance Land Acquisition Revolving Funds (ALARF), from Jeffery Bedard, Trustee, located at 8714 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring, MD 20901 ~~Staff Recommendation: Approval~~

Item *7	Preliminary Plan No. 120040640: Ganassa Property -TIME CHANGED
C. Murray	Request to create five child lots, with farm remainder, located at 24520 Halterman Road approximately 2,000 feet north of New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650) 81.72 acres, RDT zone Agriculture and Rural Open Space Master Plan. Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

Item *8	Site Plan No 820130140: Kensington Heights - TIME CHANGED
C. Myers	RT-8 Zone, 3.02 acres; 26 units including 25 townhouses and 1 single-family detached unit; located at the south side of the intersection of University Boulevard West and Valley View Avenue (Westfield Wheaton Mall Access Road) in the Wheaton CBD and Vicinity Sector Plan. Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item *9	Preliminary Plan No. 120110210: Barton Property - TIME CHANGED
B. Berbert	Request to create one (1) lot from an existing parcel and an existing outlot located at the south side of Brooke Knolls Road opposite the intersection with Barton Manor Lane, 2.84 acres, R-200 Zone, Upper Rock Creek Area Master Plan. Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item 10	Addendum to the Guidelines for Environmental Management of Development in Montgomery County (Environmental Guidelines) - TIME CHANGED
M. Pfefferle	1. Update Figure 7 on page 30 that will add the Upper Rock Creek Special Protection Area to the exhibit, and 2. Update to “Appendix A State Designated Water Uses for Montgomery County” including Figure 11 on page 63 to reflect changes in the State designations Staff Recommendation: Approval

Item *11	Crossroads at Germantown (McDonald’s at Henderson Corner Road) - TIME CHANGED
J. Casey	A. Limited Preliminary Plan Amendment No.11989245A: Crossroads at Germantown (McDonald’s at Henderson Corner Road) Request to increase the existing McDonald’s drive-through restaurant by 550 square feet of non-patron area, update the façade, reconfigure the drive-through, and restripe the parking lot, located at the intersection of Frederick Road (MD-355) and Ridge Road (MD-27) in the South East quadrant on the west side of Henderson Corner Road, 1.49 acres, C-3 Zone, Germantown Master Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions B. Limited Site Plan Amendment No.81996002A: Crossroads at Germantown (McDonald’s at Henderson Corner Road) Request to increase the existing McDonald’s drive-through restaurant by 550 square feet of non-patron area, update the façade, reconfigure the drive-through, and restripe the parking lot, located at the intersection of Frederick Road (MD-355) and Ridge Road (MD-27) in the South East quadrant on the west side of Henderson Corner Road, 1.49 acres, C-3 Zone, Germantown Master Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item 12	FY201415-201920 Capital Improvements Program Priorities - TIME CHANGED
L. Cole	Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County ~~Council~~ Executive

4:50 pm	DINNER

6:00 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 13	Staff Draft Clarksburg Limited Master Plan for the Ten Mile Creek Watershed
V. Lazdins/ M. Dolan	Staff Recommendation: Approve Staff Draft as Public Hearing Draft and Set Public Hearing Date for September 5 10, 2013 Appendix

8:30 pm	ADJOURN

The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, July 25, 2013

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