Thursday, November 1, 2001, 9:30 A.M.

8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD  20910-3760

(301) 495-4600, www.mc-mncppc.org

 

The following time schedule is an estimate subject to change without notice, depending on the circumstances affecting each item.  On individual agenda items, public testimony is accepted unless otherwise noted and italics indicate staff’s recommendation for Board action.  For information about meetings in progress, call (301) 495-1333.  For other information, call (301) 495-4600 or the TTY (teletypewriter used by people with hearing or speech impairments) at (301) 495-1331.  The Planning Board encourages the participation of individuals with disabilities in all its programs and services.  Meeting agendas and other planning and parks information are available on the Internet – www.mc-mncppc.org

Staff Recommendations and Agendas for Thurday Board Meetings are posted by COB Mondays, the week of the meeting.

    Staff Recommendations(blue agenda)

9:30 a.m.

 

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Commissioners’ Reports

Directors’ Reports

Reconsideration Requests

 

9:45 a.m.

1.

Mandatory Referral No. 01103-M-1 - Montgomery College, Takoma Park Campus Expansion – Phase 1, 70% design-pedestrian/bike bridge, ramp and stairs; Jesup Blair Park and Fenton Street, Silver Spring Central Business District Sector Plan – Approval with comments.

 

*2.

Site Plan Review No. 8-00030 - Germantown Town Center, Phase IIIFinding of compliance with Condition #7.

 

3.

Proposed Zoning Text AmendmentAmend the Zoning Ordinance to add general plan/preliminary plan conformance findings to site plan reviewTransmit to the County Council for introduction.

 

4.

Proposed Subdivision Regulations AmendmentAmend the Subdivision Regulations to modify master plan conformance language – Transmit to the County Council for introduction.

 

5.

Zoning Text Amendment No. 01-10Introduced by the District Council; amend the Zoning Ordinance for comprehensive revisions to special exception uses in the one-family residential zonesApproval with modifications.

 

*6.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-88323A– Glenvilah Center (Request to Revise the Previous Conditions of Approval); C-1/RE-2 Zones; addition of 4,434 square feet office use; southwest quadrant, intersection of Travilah Road and Glen Road; Travilah and Vicinity – Approval with conditions.

 

*7.

Site Plan Review No. 8-01030 – Glenvilah Center; C-1/RE-2 Zones; addition of 4,434 square feet office use; southwest quadrant, intersection of Travilah Road and Glen Road; Travilah and Vicinity – PA-25 – Approval with conditions.

 

12:45 p.m.

 

LUNCH AND GENERAL MEETING (Third Floor Conference Room)

Program Coordination, Legal, Legislation, and Administrative Items

 

2:00 p.m.

 

PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUED (Auditorium)

 

 

8.

Ten Mile Creek Greenway – Authorization to acquire 31.9 acres, more or less, unimproved, near Boyds, Maryland, from Francis E., Jr., and Dorothy L. Gregory – Approval.

 

9.

Proposed US 29 Commuter Bikeway and Bus Priority LanesDiscussion.

 

10.

Mandatory Referral No. 01809-SHA-1 – US 29 (Columbia Pike) north of Dustin Road to south of Spencerville Road (MD 198), Contract No. MO 8675170 – Approval with comments.

 

11.

Mandatory Referral No. 01810-SHA-1 – US 29 (Columbia Pike) at Randolph Road, Contract No. MO 8365170 – Approval with comments.

 

*12.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-02004 – Cabin John; R-90 Zone; 2 lots (single-family detached dwelling units); 19,997 square feet; southeast quadrant, intersection of Cabin Road and 76th Place; Bethesda/Chevy Chase – Approval with conditions.

 

*13.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-02014 – Camp Property (with Water Quality Plan); RE-2C Zone; 2 lots (2 single-family detached dwelling unit, 1 existing), 5.71 acres; on the south side of Briggs Chaney Road, approximately 2,500 feet east of New Hampshire Avenue; Cloverly – Approval with conditions.

 

*14.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-01082 – Johnson Property; RE-2C/RC Zones; 28 lots (single-family detached dwelling units); 87.5 acres; on the south side of Hawkins Creamery Road, approximately 3,500 feet west of Woodfield School Road; Damascus and Vicinity – Approval with conditions.

 

*15.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-01090 – Burnt Mills Village (Lot 34, Block J); R-90 Zone; 2 lots (2 single-family detached dwelling units, 1 existing); 0.69 acre; on the north side of Northwest Terrace, approximately 80 feet northwest of northern terminus of Oakwood Street; Colesville/White Oak – Denial, pursuant to Section 50-29(b)(2) of the Montgomery County Subdivision Regulations.

 

*16.

Record PlatsApproval.

 

17.

Recommended Changes in the Park Fund Fees Approval.

 

 

*Maryland law and the Planning Board’s Rules of Procedure regarding ex parte (outside the record) communications require all discussion, review, and consideration of this matter take place only during the Board’s public hearing.  Telephone calls and meetings with Board members in advance of the hearing are not permitted.  Written communications will be directed to appropriate staff members for response.

 

Notices and Reminders

 

Oct.

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

Nov.

1 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

5 -

7:00 p.m.,

Transportation Policy Report Task Force Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

5 -

7:00 p.m.,

Silver Spring Citizen Regional Advisory Board Meeting (on future plans for Civic Building), St. Michael’s Church, 824 Pershing Drive, Silver Spring

 

6 -

7:15 p.m.,

East County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, East County Community Center, 3310 Gateshead Manor Way, Silver Spring

 

6 -

7:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Council Public Hearing on Zoning Text Amendment No. 01-10, Special Exceptions – Comprehensive Revisions, Council Hearing Room, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville

 

7 -

7:00 p.m.,

Transportation Policy Report Task Force Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

8 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

8 -

7:30 p.m.,

Western Area Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Road, Potomac

 

12 -

Holiday,

VETERAN’S DAY

 

13 -

4:30 p.m.,

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

 

14 -

7:00 p.m.,

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

 

14 -

7:00 p.m.,

Northern Area Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, Up-County Services Center (Monocacy Room-conference room #3; 2nd floor), 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

 

14 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

14 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

15 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

15 -

_______,

MCPB Public Hearing on Brookside Gardens Master Plan, MRO Auditorium

 

15 -

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MCPB Public Hearing Continued on Forest Conservation Regulations – Amendments, MRO Auditorium

 

15 -

_______,

MCPB Public Hearing and Worksession on Canada Dry Bottling Plant, MRO Auditorium

 

15 -

4:00 p.m.,

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

 

19 -

7:00 p.m.,

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

 

19 -

7:15 p.m.,

UpCounty Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, UpCounty Regional Services Center, Meeting Room A, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

 

20 -

7:45 a.m.,

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

 

20 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

 

INCREASES IN PARK FEES PROPOSED

Public to Testify Thursday, November 1, 2001

 

Certain permit fees charged for the use of athletic fields, local park picnic shelters, recreation buildings and administrative services have not increased since 1994.  Yet the cost of providing quality facilities and services has risen over 13% in the last five years.  The Department of Park and Planning is recommending increases in some of theses fees to be effective July 1, 2002.  Copies of the fee recommendations are available at the Park Permits Offices in Silver Spring (9500 Brunett Avenue) or in Germantown (the Up-County Government Center, 12800 Middlebrook Road) or on the internet at www.mc-mncppc.org.

 

Your comments on these proposals are welcomed when the fees are presented to the Montgomery County Planning Board on Thursday (late afternoon), November 1, in the Planning Board’s Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring.  If you prefer you may send your written comments prior to November 1 to: Mr. Arthur Holmes, Jr., Chairman, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, or fax to (301) 495-1320.

 

 

 

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING

ON TRANSPORTATION POLICY REPORT

TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

Thursday, December 6, 7:30 p.m.

Montgomery Regional Office Auditorium

8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

Please Sign Up in Advance to Speak

 

The Montgomery County Planning Board is inviting the public to testify on the Transportation Policy Report Task Force’s recommendations for Montgomery County’s future transportation network, Thursday, December 6, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at M-NCPPC’s auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland.  To sign up in advance to testify, please call the Board’s Community Relations Office, (301) 495-4600.  Organizations have five minutes to speak, and individuals have three minutes. 

 

On Thursday, November 29, the Task Force will present its final recommendations to the Planning Board.  Copies of their report will be available at that time.  For more information, call (301) 495-2118.

 

To submit written comments in advance, please write to Arthur Holmes, Jr., Chairman, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD  20910, or fax to (301) 495-1320.

 

 

 

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 ˝ 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.