Thursday, November 8, 2001,
10:30 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
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Staff Recommendations (blue agenda)
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9:30 a.m. |
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GENERAL MEETING (Third Floor Conference Room) Program Coordination, Legal, Legislation,
and Administrative Items
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10:30 a.m. |
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PLANNING BOARD MEETING (Auditorium)
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Roll Call Approval of Minutes Commissioners’ Reports Directors’ Reports Reconsideration Requests |
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10:45 a.m. |
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1:30 p.m. |
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GENERAL MEETING CONTINUED (Third Floor Conference
Room) Program Coordination, Legal, Legislation,
and Administrative Items
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2:00 p.m. |
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PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUED (Auditorium) |
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Preliminary Plan Review
No. 1-01054 – Ashley Acres; RDT Zone; 2 lots (2 single-family
detached dwelling units, 1 existing); 148.8 acres; on the north side
of Bethesda Church Road, between Kempton Church Road and Clarksburg
Road; Damascus and Vicinity – Approval with conditions. |
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Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-02006 – Stoneymill Square; C-1/R-60 Zones; 1 lot (12,425 square feet of commercial retail); 5.5 acres; north quadrant, intersection of Veirs Mill Road and Randolph Road; Aspen Hill and Vicinity – Approval with conditions. |
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Record Plats – Approval. |
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Nebel Street Extended Facility Planning Study, Phase I Recommendations – Transmit comments to Department of Public Works and Transportation.
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5:30 p.m. |
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DINNER
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7:30 p.m. |
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Board of Appeals Petition
S-2483 (Special Exception) -
Urban Tao Institute Inc., applicant, requests a special exception
for a major home occupation (martial arts training); R-60 Zone; 8401
Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring – Approval with conditions. |
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Board of Appeals Petition
No. S-2484 (Special Exception) – Metropolitan Washington Orthodox
Seniors Housing, Inc. applicant, requests a special exception to construct
a group home for 16 elderly residents; 8.33 acres; RE-2 Zone, 14124
Seneca Road, Germantown - Approval with conditions. |
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Mandatory Referral No.
01805-DPWT-1 – Woodfield Road extended, Damascus, CIP Project
No. 500151 – Approval with comments. |
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Lower Rock Creek Restoration
and Stormwater Management Projects – Sycamore Creek, Turkey
Branch, and Joseph’s Branch – 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.
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Notices and Reminders |
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7:00 p.m.,
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Transportation Policy Report Task Force Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring |
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7:00 p.m.,
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Silver Spring Citizen Regional Advisory Board Meeting (on future plans for Civic Building), St. Michael’s Church, 824 Pershing Drive, Silver Spring |
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7:15 p.m.,
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East County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, East County Community Center, 3310 Gateshead Manor Way, Silver Spring |
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7:30 p.m.,
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Montgomery County Council Public Hearing on Zoning Text Amendment No. 01-10, Special Exceptions – Comprehensive Revisions, Council Hearing Room, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville |
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7:00 p.m.,
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Transportation Policy Report Task Force Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring |
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7:30 p.m.,
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Public Meeting on Proposed Matthew Henson Hard Surface Trail, Brookside Gardens Visitor Center, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton |
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10:30 a.m.,
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Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium |
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7:30 p.m.,
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Western Area Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Road, Potomac |
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12 - |
Holiday, |
VETERAN’S DAY |
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4:30 p.m.,
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Wheaton Urban District Committee Meeting, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton |
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7:00 p.m.,
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Transportation Policy Report Task Force Meeting, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Services Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda |
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7:00 p.m.,
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Northern Area Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, Up-County Services Center (Monocacy Room-Conference Room #3; 2nd floor), 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown |
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7:15 p.m.,
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Eastern Area Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, Parkside Headquarters, 9500 Brunett Avenue, Silver Spring |
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7:30 p.m.,
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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium |
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9:30 a.m.,
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Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium |
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4:00 p.m.,
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Downtown Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Committee Meeting, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 8435 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring |
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MCPB Public Hearing Continued on Forest Conservation Regulations – Amendments, MRO Auditorium |
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MCPB Public Hearing on Brookside Gardens Master Plan, MRO Auditorium |
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7:30 p.m.,
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MCPB Public Hearing on Canada Dry Bottling Plant, MRO Auditorium |
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7:00 p.m.,
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Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Services Center, 2nd Floor, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda |
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7:15 p.m.,
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UpCounty Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, UpCounty Regional Services Center, Meeting Room A, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown |
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7:45 a.m.,
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Bethesda Urban Partnership Board of Directors Meeting, 7906 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda |
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7:15 p.m.,
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Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton |
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9:30 a.m.,
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Full Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring |
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7:00 p.m.,
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Wheaton Redevelopment Steering Committee Meeting, #403, Redevelopment Office, 11501 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring |
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Brookside Gardens Master
Plan Public Hearing November 15, 2001
Please Sign Up in Advance to Testify
The Montgomery County Planning
Board is inviting the public to testify on the staff draft of the Brookside
Gardens Master Plan, Thursday, November 15 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. Copies of the staff draft plan
are available free at the Brookside Gardens Library, 1800 Glenallan Avenue,
Wheaton, and at M-NCPPC’s information section, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver
Spring. For more information, call (301) 962-1411. 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. |
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Draft Public Hearing Announced
for Woodstock Equestrian Park November 29, 2001 The Maryland National Capital Park and
Planning Commission’s (M-NCPPC) Montgomery County Planning Board is inviting
the public to testify on the plans for the Woodstock Equestrian Park,
Thursday, November 29, 2001 at M-NCPPC’s Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue,
Silver Spring, Maryland. The Woodstock Equestrian Park is a 772-acre park
located in Beallsville. It is comprised of land that was donated to the
Commission from Mr. Hermen Greenberg of Washington, D.C. and Mr. William
Rickman, Sr. of Potomac, Maryland specifically for equestrian use. The development will include the Moritz
Greenberg Equestrian Center named for Hermen’s father and the Dr. William
Rickman Equestrian Center, named for Bill Rickman’s great-great grandfather. Phase one development includes maintaining
the agricultural fields, installing fencing along the Rt. 28 property
frontage, creation of equestrian trails within the park, and stabilization of
the historic structures on the property.
Mr. Greenberg and Mr. Rickman have offered to build the entrances to
the park. Future phases for
development may include competition and schooling rings, cross-country
courses for eventing, an indoor arena and polo field. A future Route 28 underpass is also being
recommended for safe passage from one side of the road to the other and to
replace a proposed temporary at – grade trail crossing on Route 28. Copies of the plans are available at the
Information Desk at Park and Planning Headquarters in Silver Spring, 8787
Georgia Avenue, the Poolesville Library at 19633 Fisher Lane in the
Poolesville Town Center, or at the Linden Barn, Home of Sugarloaf Citizens
Association, 20900 Martinsburg Road in Dickerson. 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. To submit written
comments in advance, please write to Mr. Arthur Holmes, Jr., Chairman,
Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring,
Maryland 20910, or fax to (301) 495-1320. |
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC COMMENT 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 comment
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |