9:00 a.m.

RECEPTION FOR NEW COMMISSIONER JOHN M. ROBINSON

9:45 a.m.

GENERAL MEETING (Third Floor Conference Room)

Program Coordination, Legal, Legislation, and Administrative Items

7:00 p.m.

PLANNING BOARD MEETING (Auditorium)
Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Commissioners’ Reports
Directors’ Reports
Reconsideration Requests

7:15 p.m.

1.

Purple Line Rail Project – Review various alternatives – Transmit comments to County Council.  (Note:  Public testimony will be limited to 1 hour.)

2.

Proposed Revisions to the Moderately Priced Dwelling Units (MPDU) Law  – Transmit comments to County Council.

3.

Board of Appeals Petition No. S-2477 (Special Exception) – AT&T Wireless Services, applicant, requests a special exception for a telecommunication facility including a 134-foot monopole, 12 antennas, and a 12’x28’ shelter; 175 acres; RDT Zone; Hawkins Creamery Road at Laytonsville Road (MD 108), Laytonsville – Denial.

4.

Board of Appeals Petition No. S-2479 (Special Exception) – AT&T Wireless Services, applicant, requests a special exception for a telecommunication facility including a 140-foot monopole, 9 antennas and a 12’x28’ shelter; 63 acres; RC Zone; 11604 Piedmont Road, Clarksburg – Approval with conditions.

5.

Board of Appeals Petition No. CBA-2117-A (Special Exception Modification) – Francis J. Collins Funeral Home, applicant, requests a modification to its existing funeral home (increase number of funeral processions allowed, modify the hours of operation, and revise the lighting plan); R-150 Zone, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring – Approval with conditions.

Notices and Reminders

Oct.

8 -

7:00 p.m.,

Silver Spring Citizens Regional Advisory Board Meeting, Gwendolyn E. Coffield Community Center, 2450 Lyttonsville Road, Silver Spring

9 -

4:30 p.m.,

Wheaton Urban District Committee Meeting, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton

9 -

7:00 p.m.,

Transportation Policy Report Task Force Community Workshop, Herbert Hoover Middle School, 8810 Post Oak Road, Rockville

10 -

7:00 p.m.,

Transportation Policy Report Task Force Meeting, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Services Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda

10 -

7:15 p.m.,

Eastern Area Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, Parkside Headquarters, 9500 Brunett Avenue, Silver Spring

10 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium

11 -

7:00 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

11 -

7:00 p.m.,

Transportation Policy Report Task Force Community Workshop, Casey Center, 810 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg

11 -

7:30 p.m.,

Western Area Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Services Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda

15 -

7:00 p.m.,

Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Services Center – 2^nd Floor, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda

15 -

7:00 p.m.,

Transportation Policy Report Task Force Community Workshop, Montgomery Blair High School, 51 University Boulevard East, Silver Spring

15 -

7:15 p.m.,

Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, Upcounty Regional Services Center, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

16 -

7:45 a.m.,

Bethesda Urban Partnership Board of Directors Meeting, 7906 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda

16 -

1:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Council Public Hearing on Zoning Text Amendment No. 01-08, Mixed Residential/Commercial Use in C-2 Zone - Metro Station Areas, Council Hearing Room, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville

16 -

7:15 p.m.,

Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton

16 -

7:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Council Public Hearing on Kemp Mill Master Plan, Council Hearing Room, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville

Notices and Reminders - Continued

Oct.

17 -

9:30 a.m.,

Full Commission Meeting, PRA Auditorium, 6600 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale

17 -

7:00 p.m.,

Wheaton Redevelopment Steering Committee, #403, Redevelopment Office, 11501 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

17 -

7:00 p.m.,

Northern Area Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, UpCounty Services Center, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

18 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

18 -

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Montgomery County Planning Board Discussion of the Brookside Gardens Master Plan (Staff Draft), MRO Auditorium

18 -

4:00 p.m.,

Downtown Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Committee, 2^nd Floor Conference Room, 8435 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

24 -

7:00 p.m.,

Transportation Policy Report Task Force Meeting, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Services Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda

24 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium

25 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

25 -

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Montgomery County Planning Board Discussion of the Woodstock Equestrian Park Master Plan (Staff Draft), MRO Auditorium

30 -

1:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Council Public Hearing on Zoning Text Amendment No. 01-09, Group Picnic, Catering, and Recreation Facility – Special Exception in RE-2C Zone, Council Hearing Room, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville

PLANNING BOARD TO REVIEW

METRO’S “PURPLE LINE” ALTERNATIVES

THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 11, 2001

1^ST Floor Auditorium – Montgomery Regional Office Building

8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

Please Sign Up In Advance To Testify

For the last few years, the Maryland Department of Transportation has been studying various options for a circumferential rail transit line, commonly known as the Purple Line.  MDOT has informed County officials that the State needs to select one generic route very soon to have enough time to complete a Draft Environmental Impact Statement by early 2003.

On Thursday, October 11, at 7:00 p.m., the Planning Board will review the various Purple Line rail alternatives and make a recommendation to the County Council.  Because the Board will have an opportunity to review the public testimony from the Council’s October 2 Forum, the Board will limit testimony on October 11 to 1 hour.

To sign up in advance, please call the Community Relations Office at (301) 495-4600.  To submit written comments, please write to Arthur Holmes, Jr., Chairman, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910, or fax to (301) 495-1320.

Please join the Task Force at one of the following community workshops. All workshops are held from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM .

NOTICE

Planning Board ON THE INTERNET

Due to technical difficulties, live audio of Planning Board meetings will not be available on the Board’s website until further notice.  Please visit the website, www.mc-mncppc.org, for the current week’s agenda and staff reports, news releases, statistical data, calendar of events and meetings, information on the Board and its work in Montgomery County, and much more.

NOTICE TO CIVIC AND HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS

Help Us Update Our Database!

Please Call (301) 495-4600

The Planning Board’s Community Relations Office is updating the extensive civic and homeowners association database, and you can help by calling (301) 495-4600 any time of the day or night with the current president’s name, address, and phone number.  Thanks so much for your cooperation.

DEER DAMAGE CONTROL WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE FREE

To Homeowners Associations, Civic Organizations, And Garden Clubs

Increased deer populations have had a number of impacts on suburban Montgomery County.  Deer have added aesthetic value to the area, but the increasing deer population has had undesirable effects as well including damage to home landscapes and gardens, and increased risks of Lyme disease.

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Montgomery County Cooperative Extension Office are co-sponsoring educational workshops to help homeowners cope with and minimize deer damage to their landscapes and gardens.  Workshops stress an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach and provide homeowners with proven strategies to reduce deer problems. 

Workshops are 1 ½ to 2 hours in length and offered free of charge.   A minimum of 20 attendees is required.  To schedule a workshop for your Homeowners/Civic Association or Garden Club, please call the Montgomery County Cooperative Extension Office at (301) 590-2809.

Free Slide Presentation on County Parks

Now Available to Civic Groups

The Montgomery Parks Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports unmet park needs in Montgomery County, is offering a fascinating PowerPoint slide presentation on the evolution of Montgomery County’s nationally acclaimed park and open space system.

This one-half hour program features slides of the early development of Rock Creek and Sligo Creek parks, a review of the “wedges and corridors” concept that led to protecting county stream valleys and the concentration of development in certain areas, the highly successful Agricultural Reserve program, and the newest initiative for acquiring parkland and open space -- the Legacy Open Space program. 

In addition to providing an historical perspective on Montgomery County’s development, this program provides viewers with an armchair look at the breathtaking beauty and first class facilities offered in our county parks.  Volunteer projects and private-public partnerships are highlighted to demonstrate how community groups and area businesses can get involved in preserving this outstanding legacy.

For further information, call (301) 767-0002 or e-mail info@montgomeryparksfnd.org.  The Foundation’s web site is www.montgomeryparksfnd.org.