The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

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Thursday, December 12, 2013

REVISED: Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 10:05 am

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9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING MRO AUDITORIUM
Item 1

Consent Agenda

 
 

*A. Adoption of Resolutions 

 
  1. The Blairs Preliminary Plan 120130220 – MCPB No. 13-110
Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.
  2. The Blairs Project Plan 920130050 – MCPB No. 13-109
Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.
 

*B. Record Plats 

 
  Subdivision Plat No. 220111160, Crestview/Westgate
R-60 zone; 2 lots; located on the south side of Keokuk Street, 225 feet east of Rodman Road; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan.
Staff Recommedation: Approval
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
  Subdivision Plat No. 220131220, Boyds Highlands
RE-2 zone; 3 lots; located on the east side of Barnesville Road (MD 117), 1000 feet southeast of Bucklodge Road; Boyds Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
  Subdivision Plat No. 220131380, Ketcham’s Subdivision
R-200 zone; 1 lot; located at the terminus of Holly Hill Drive(unimproved), 200 feet south of Woodford Road; Potomac Subregion Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
  Subdivision Plat No. 220140170, Chevy Chase View
R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the north side of Glenridge Street, 100 feet west of Connecticut Avenue (MD 185); Kensington-Wheaton Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
  Subdivision Plat No. 220140300, Chevy Chase View
R-60 zone; 2 lots, 2 outlots; located on the north side of Clearbrook Lane, 200 feet northwest of Cedar Lane; Kensington-Wheaton Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
 

*C. Other Consent Items 

Saul Centers White Flint Extension Request: Sketch Plan No. 320140010
Commercial/Residential zone; 9.42 acres; 1,641,744sf of mixed use development in CR 4.0, C 3.5, R 3.5, H 300; located in the Northwest and Northeast quadrants, intersection of Rockville Pike and Nicholson Lane in the White Flint Sector Plan area.
Staff Recommendation: Approve extension until 4/1/14

M. Brown

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Extension.
 

*D. Approval of Minutes  

Minutes of October 31, 2013

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item 2

Roundtable Discussion
A. Planning Director’s Report

B. Defining Plan Amendments

C 1. Operating Funds Four Month Financial Report Including Projections to June 30, 2014.

C 2. Enterprise Funds Four Month Financial Report Including Projections to June 30, 2014.

B. R. Kronenberg

C1 & C2. J. Zimmerman

Planning Board Action/Decision: No Vote. 
Item 3

Sandy Spring Rural Village Plan:Scope of Work
Staff Recommendation: Approve Scope of Work

K. O'Connor

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Scope of Work
Item 4

White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan

Discuss options to address County Council letter (10/2/13) regarding Master Plan balance and other requested changes to the Planning Board Draft of the Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Discuss and provide direction to staff

N. Sturgeon

Planning  Board Action/Decision: Discussion. 
1:00 pm LUNCH  
Item 5

Closed Session

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

M. Riley

 
Item 6

Closed Session

Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice

M. Chung

C. Rubin & A. Gardner

 
Item 12

Closed Session

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

W. Gries

 
3:00 pm PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES MRO AUDITORIUM
Item 7

Briefing - Leases on Park Property

Use of Park Property for Wireless Telecom Facilities

Update the 1997 Administrative Procedures for Telecommunications on Park Property.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

M. Grace

TIME CHANGED  REMOVED 

 

Item 13

Telecommunications Facilities on Park Property

Staff seeking revision to current policy

M. Grace

ADDED   

TIME CHANGED 

Item 8 Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park, Unit 1

A. Authorization to acquire 35.23 acres, more or less, unimproved, from the Lloyd A. Potter Revocable Trust
Dated July 27, 2007, located at the end of Cervantes Avenue, east of Esworthy Road, Germantown, MD 20874
Staff Recommendation: Approval

B. Authorization to acquire 7.68 acres, more or less, improved, from Christopher S. Weaver and
Nanci-Ross Weaver, located at 13931 Esworthy Road, Germantown, MD 20874
Staff Recommendation: Approval

W. Gries

TIME CHANGED 

 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

 

Item *9

7340 Wisconsin Avenue: Project Plan and Preliminary Plan

A. Project Plan No. 920140010, CBD-2, 0.79 acres, 207,791 square feet of development including 15,000 square feet of retail and 225 multi-family residential units, including 15% MPDUs; located on Montgomery Avenue west of the intersection with Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda CBD
Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions and Adoption of Resolutions

B. Preliminary Plan No. 11994080A, CBD-2, 0.79 acres, 1 lot for 207,791 square feet of development including 15,000 square feet of retail and 225 multi-family residential units, 15% MPDUs; located on Montgomery Avenue west of the intersection with Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda CBD
Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions and Adoption of Resolutions

N. Braunstein

TIME CHANGED  

 

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

 

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

Item *10 Palatine, Lot 5, Block C: Limited Preliminary Plan Amendment 11988094A (in response to a violation)

RE2 zone; 2 acres; Palatine Subdivision, Lot 5, Block C; Request to remove approximately 1,970 square feet of conservation easement and mitigate onsite with the addition of 1,000 square feet of Category I conservation easement, the conversion of 29,329 square feet of conservation easement to Category I and the conversion of 15,705 square feet of conservation easement to Category II. Located on Noble Court, 500 feet south of Palatine Drive; Potomac Subregion Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolutions

S. Peck

TIME CHANGED  

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

Item *11

Guru Nanak Foundation of America : Preliminary Plan 120120160

Request to create one lot from Parcels 905, 908 and 961 for a 19,000 square foot Gurdwara, and a 23,740 square foot Sunday school and multi-purpose building located on the east side of Old Columbia Pike approximately 1,500 feet north of Randolph Road, 11.07 acres, R-90 and R-200 Zones, Fairland Master Plan
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolutions

B. Berbert

TIME CHANGED 

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

5:45 PM ADJOURN  

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