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Thursday, July 30, 2015

REVISED: Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 10:27 am

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The Planning Board’s Agenda is subject to change and certain items may be postponed or added. For meeting updates or to view the Planning Board proceedings live on our website, visit www.montgomeryplanningboard.org.
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9:00 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING	MRO AUDITORIUM
Item 1	Consent Agenda
	*A. Adoption of Resolutions
	Travilah Grove Preliminary Plan - 12012029A, MCPB 15-82	Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.
	Travilah Grove Site Plan- 82013020A, MCPB 15-83	Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.
	Wheaton Grandview Sketch Plan - 320150070, MCPB 15-109	Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.
	Poplar Run Preliminary Plan - 12006051B, MCPB 15-108	Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.
	Little Bennett Estates, Vance Property, Preliminary Plan No. - 11997035A	Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.
	Rockville Evangelical Mission Church, Preliminary Plan No. - 120130210	Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.
	*B. Record Plats
	Subdivision Plat No. 220120040 – 220120060, 220120510, Greentree Farm AR zone, 24 lots; located on the east and west sides of Peach Tree Road, approximately 2000 feet south of Whites Store Road and approximately 1600 north of Moore Road, respectively; Agriculture and Rural Open Space Master Plan. Staff Recommendation: Approval	ITEM MOVED TO SEPTEMBER 3 AGENDA
	Subdivision Plat No. 220150670, Sligo Park Hills, Section 7 R-60 zone, 2 lots; located on the west side of Three Sisters Road, 300 feet north of Sligo Creek Parkway, East Silver Spring Master Plan.	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
	Subdivision Plat No. 220131400 - 201301440 Clarksburg Village R-200 /TDR zone, 76 lots and 5 parcels; located in the vicinity of Peppervine Drive, Dogwood Hills Drive, and Muscadine Drive; Clarksburg Master Plan.	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
	Subdivision Plat No. 220150680, Bowie Mill Estates RE-2 zone, 4 lots; located on the south side of Bowie Mill Road, 300 feet east of Fraley Farm Road; Upper Rock Creek Master Plan.	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
	Subdivision Plat No. 220150780, 220150970 - 220150990, Rock Spring Park EOF zone (formerly I-3), 168 lots and 22 parcels; located on Fernwood Road between Rockledge Drive and Rock Spring Drive; North Bethesda/Garrett Park Master Plan.	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
	Subdivision Plat No. 220151270, Cabin John Park, Section 1 R-90 zone, 1 lot; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Arden Road and 75th Street; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan.	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
	Subdivision Plat No. 220151290, Blair Park CR zone, 4 parcels; located in the easterly quadrant of the intersection of Colesville Road (MD 384) and Eastern Avenue; Silver Spring CBD Sector Plan.	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
	Subdivision Plat No. 220151300, Hammond Wood R-60 zone, 1 lot; located at the southeastern terminus of Highview Court; Kensington - Wheaton Master Plan.	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
	*C. Other Consent Items
	Clement East (Lynwood) Consent Amendment: Preliminary Plan 12006074A Request to amend Preliminary Plan No. 120060740 to adjust lot lines for a previously approved eighteen (18) lot subdivision for single-family detached residential dwelling units, located on the east side of Frederick Road (MD-355), approximately 1,600 feet north of Little Bennett Drive, 53.55 acres; RE-2 zone; 1994 Clarksburg Master Plan & Hyattstown Special Study Area (“Master Plan”1,2). R. Sigworth	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.
	Falkland North, Extension Request for Sketch Plan No. 320150020 and Site Plan Amendment 82012005A CR-3.0 C-0.75 R-3.0 H-145T zone, 9.77 acres, Request for five mixed-use buildings containing 120,000 sf of retail, and up to 1,250 of multi-family residential units, including 12.5% MPDUs and 4.72% Workforce Housing Units, located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection with 16th Street and East-West Highway; Silver Spring CBD Sector Plan N. Braunstein	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
	Grosvenor Place 820150070, MCPB 15-66 CORRECTED Corrected Resolution for Grosvenor Place, Site Plan No. 820150070, MCPB No. 15-66	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
	Gables White Flint 120140010, MCPB 15-41 CORRECTED Corrected Resolution for Gables White Flint, Preliminary Plan No. 120140010, MCPB No. 15-41	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
	Gables White Flint 820150010, MCPB 15-42 CORRECTED Corrected Resolution for Gables White Flint, Site Plan No. 820150010, MCPB 15-42	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of July 16, 2015	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item 2	Wheaton Public Improvements (Public Office Building and Town Square) A. Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan No. MR2015028: Request for approval of a Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan to allow for development of the combined County Parking Lot 13 and the Mid-County Services Center properties in Wheaton and the Wheaton Grandview mixed-use development. Located on both sides of Reedie Drive between Grandview Avenue and Triangle Lane, 2.93 acres, CR 6.0, C5.5 R5.5 H200 Zone, within the 2012 Wheaton CBD and Vicinity Sector Plan. B. Mandatory Referral No. MR2015028: Request by the Montgomery County Department of Transportation Parking Division for the construction of a public office building of approximately 265,500 square feet, underground parking for 397 parking spaces, and a public town square on the combined County Parking Lot 13 and the Mid-County Services Center properties, located on both sides of Reedie Drive and between Grandview Avenue and Triangle Lane, 2.04 acres, CR 6.0, C5.5, R5.5, H200 Zone, within the 2012 Wheaton CBD and Vicinity Sector Plan. S. Findley ~~A.Lindsey~~/L.Estrada*	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved to Transmit Comments to the Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation. .
Item *3	Shady Grove Life Sciences Center Parcel N and Q, Site Plan 81997005A Request for a Site Plan Amendment to allow an addition of a new 61,350-square-foot building containing research and development space, and a request for a parking waiver for 44 spaces; LSC Zone-1.0 H-110T; 8.4 acres; located in the southeast corner of the intersection of Great Seneca Highway and Medical Center Drive in Rockville, within the 2010 Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan. C. Myers	REVISED STAFF REPORT Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolutions.
Item *4	Horizon Hill Preliminary Plan No. 120120170 Three lots for three one-family detached dwelling units, (two existing lots), as part of a resubdivision on 6.35-acres in the RE-2 zone; located at 10616 Red Barn Lane on the southwest side of Red Barn Lane in the 2002 Potomac Subregion Master Plan J. Penn	Planning Board Action/Decision: Denied.
12:00 noon	LUNCH
Item 5	CLOSED SESSION According to the MD ANN Code, General Provisions Article § 3-305-(b)(3) to consider the acquisition of real property for a Commission purpose and matters relating thereto. Topic to be discussed: “Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park” W. Gries
1:00 pm	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES	MRO AUDITORIUM
Item 6	Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park Authorization to acquire 9.72 acres, more or less, unimproved, from Pamela J. and George K. Johnson, located at the intersection of Piedmont Road and Skylark Road, Clarksburg, MD 20871 Staff Recommendation: Approval W. Gries
~~Item 8~~ New Item # 14	Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park Authorization to acquire 6.0342, more or less, improved, from Thao Thanh Bui, located at 14907 Good Hope Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20905. Staff Recommendation: Approval W. Gries	ITEM MOVED FROM JULY 23 AGENDA
Item *7	The Courts at Clarksburg, Preliminary Plan No. 120150060 with Final Water Quality Plan and Site Plan No. 820150030 Request to create one-hundred and forty (140) lots with 140 age-restricted residential dwelling units from one unplatted parcel, located along the west side of Ridge Road (MD 27) between Morningstar Drive and Brink Road, 54.32 acres, Planned Retirement Community (PRC) Zone, Clarksburg Master Plan & Hyattstown Special Study Area Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions ATTACHMENTS - The Courts at Clarksburg R. Sigworth/S. Pereira
Item *8	Beallsville Property: Limited Preliminary Plan Amendment No.12001021A Request to adjust a lot line (greater than 5%) between two lots; located on the north side of West Hunter Road, approximately 1,000 feet east of Wasche Road; 75.396 acres; AR Zone; Agricultural & Rural Open Space Master Plan. Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolutions J. Casey
Item *9	Pooks Hill, Sketch Plan No. 320150060 CR-1.0 C-1.0 R-0.75 H-160 zone, 19.38 acres, Request for up to ~~646,755~~ 549,755 square feet of residential use, including 625-650 hi-rise units in two towers with 15% MPDUs and 259,593 square feet of existing non-residential development with a maximum 35,000 square foot expansion to the existing hotel, located on Pooks Hill Road ~~at Linden Avenue~~; approximately 1,200 west of its intersection with Rockville Pike (MD355) Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions K. Reilly
Item *10	Chevy Chase Lake A. Chevy Chase Lake, Sketch Plan Amendment No. 32014003A, CRT-2.0 zone, H-50/H-100, 5.40 acres, Amendment to modify the MPDU square footage in accordance with the CR zoning standards, located on Chevy Chase Lake Drive, approximately 510 feet east of Connecticut Avenue; Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolutions B. Mandatory Referral No. MR2015023, Chevy Chase Lake, CRT-2.0 zone, H-50/H-100, 5.40 acres, Amendment to modify the MPDU square footage in accordance with the CR zoning standards, located on Chevy Chase Lake Drive, approximately 510 feet east of Connecticut Avenue; Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions C. Chevy Chase Lake, Preliminary Plan No. 120150130, CRT-2.0 zone, H-50/H-100, 5.40 acres, Proposing two lots for 200 multi-family dwelling units and 62 townhouse units (including 15% MPDUs), located on Chevy Chase Lake Drive, approximately 510 feet east of Connecticut Avenue; Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolutions D. Chevy Chase Lake-Multifamily, Site Plan No. 820150040, CRT-2.0 zone, H-100, 1.64 acres, 200 multi-family dwelling units (including 15% MPDUs), located on Chevy Chase Lake Drive, approximately 510 feet east of Connecticut Avenue; Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolutions E. Chevy Chase Lake-Townhomes, Site Plan No. 820150050, CRT-1.5 zone, H-50, 3.76 acres, 62 townhouse units (including 15% MPDUs), located on Chevy Chase Lake Drive, approximately 510 feet east of Connecticut Avenue; Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolutions ATTACHMENTS N. Braunstein/S. Dickel
Item 11	M-NCPPC-CIP FY17-22 – Strategy Session #2 Strategy Session for the M-NCPPC Capital Improvements Program for FY17-22 Staff Recommendation: Obtain feedback from the Planning Board on CIP development C. Morgan	Planning Board Action/Decision: Disscussion.
Item 15	FY15 Budget Transfer Request from the Department of Parks T. Swann	ADDED Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
5:45 pm	DINNER

6:30 pm	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES	MRO AUDITORIUM
Item 12	Rockwood Manor Special Park Feasibility Study Proposed phased site improvements to address safety, environmental, circulation, and site utilization issues within the 30-acre park located on the north side of MacArthur Boulevard, just west of Belfast Road; Potomac Sub-region Master Plan area. Staff Recommendation: Approval ATTACHMENT A - Rockwood Manor Feasibility Study ATTACHMENT B - MCPB Resolution ATTACHMENT C - Planning Board Memo ATTACHMENT D - Rate Sheet ATTACHMENT E - Community Meeting Notes ATTACHMENT F - Acoustical Study ATTACHMENT G - Park Police Summary ATTACHMENT H - Rules and Regulations ATTACHMENT I - Turning Study ATTACHMENT J - Traffic Study ATTACHMENT K- Community Correspondence A. Feldman	Planning Board Action/Decision: Differed.
Item 13	Site Selection and prioritization of purpose-built cricket fields to serve Montgomery County residents Site selection and recommendation for a series of purpose-built Cricket fields as identified in the 2012 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Master Plan. Staff Recommendation: Approval ATTACHMENT 1 - How to Play Cricket ATTAHCMENT 2 - Cricket Site Selection Matrix ATTACHMENT 3 - Boyds Community Survey M.Wallis/B.Farquhar	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
9:30 pm	ADJOURN

About the meetings:

The Planning Board’s Agenda is subject to change and certain items may be postponed or added. For meeting updates or to view the Planning Board proceedings live on our website, visit www.montgomeryplanningboard.org.
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 Casey Anderson at 301-495-1320, or addressed to: Casey Anderson, Chair, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
To testify on an agenda item, sign-up online or call 301-495-4605 before 4:00 p.m. the day before the meeting. On the day of the meeting, please see the Clerk in the Board Auditorium to sign-up. Where noted on the agenda, advance sign-up may be required and signing up to speak on the day of the hearing may not be permitted. Submission of written comments does not constitute signing up to speak. Copies of written testimony will not be accepted by the Clerk or distributed to the Board at hearings.
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