MONTGOMERY COUNTY

PLANNING BOARD

AGENDA

 

 

Thursday, December 20, 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

 

 

9:30 a.m.

 

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Commissioners’ Reports

Directors’ Reports

Reconsideration Requests

 

Summary of Staff Recommendations (Blue Agenda)

9:45 a.m.

1.

Special Protection Area Preliminary Water Quality PlanHunt-Miles Property (Development Plan Amendment No. 02-01); PD-2 Zone; south of Miles Road, 300 feet west of Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring – Approval with conditions.

 

2.

Development Plan Amendment No. 02-01 – Hunt-Miles Property; Hunt Family Limited Partnership, applicant, requests modification to an approved Development Plan (Zoning Case No. G-400) for density reduction from 96 dwelling units (50 single-family and 46 townhouses) to 44 single-family; 48.19 acres, PD-2 Zone; south of Miles Road, 300 feet west of Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring - Approval.

 

*3.

Project Plan Review No. 9-01002A – Bethesda Triangle; CBD-1 Zone; 314 apartment units, 19,573 square feet office, 7,000 square feet restaurant, 6,280 square feet retail; between Delray and Cordell Avenues, 100 feet southwest of Woodmont Avenue; Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Vicinity, PA#35 - Approval with conditions.

 

*4.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-01012A – Bethesda Triangle; CBD-1 Zone; 1 lot (314 apartment units, 19,573 square feet office, 7,000 square feet restaurant, 6,280 square feet retail); 1.29874 acres; between Delray and Cordell Avenues, approximately 100 feet southwest of Woodmont Avenue; Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Vicinity – Approval with conditions.

 

 

*5.

 

Site Plan Review No. 8-01016A – Bethesda Triangle; CBD-1 Zone; 314 apartment units, 19,573 square feet office, 7,000 square feet restaurant, 6,280 square feet retail; between Delray and Cordell Avenues, 100 feet southwest of Woodmont Avenue; Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Vicinity, PA#35 - Approval with conditions.

 

*6.

Site Plan Review No. 8-01028 – Germantown Veterinary Clinic; TS Zone; veterinary clinic; on Father Hurley Boulevard, 250 feet northeast of Wisteria Drive; Germantown and Vicinity, PA#19 - Approval with conditions.

 

*7.

Pre-Preliminary Plan Review No. 7-01053 – Nicholson Property; R-200 Zone; 31 lots (single-family detached dwelling units); 15.81 acres; on the east side of Layhill Road (MD 182), approximately 200 feet north of Queensguard Road; Aspen Hill – No objection to the submission of preliminary plan application, dependent upon the application complying with all the provisions of Chapter 50, Subdivision Regulations.

 

*8.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-02034 – Vitullo Property; R-60 Zone; 1 lot (single-family detached dwelling unit), 0.2841 acre; at the west end of Woodland Avenue, approximately 580 feet southeast of Ethan Allen Avenue; Takoma Park – Approval with conditions.

 

*9.

Subdivision Regulations Waiver No. 02002 – Kum Tarry (Request for a waiver under Section 50-38 of the Montgomery County Subdivision Regulations); RDT Zone; 36.33 acres; on the west side of Ridge Road (MD 27), approximately one-half mile south of the Montgomery County/Howard County line; Damascus and Vicinity – Grant waiver, subject to conditions.

 

1:15 p.m.

 

GENERAL MEETING (Third Floor Conference Room)

Program Coordination, Legal, Legislation, and Administrative Items

 

1:30 p.m.

 

PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUED (Auditorium)

 

 

10.

Draft Amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation – Canada Dry Bottling Plant (#36/44); located at 1201 East-West Highway, Silver Spring – Worksession and Action – Decline to transmit to County Council.  (Note:  No public testimony will be taken at this time.)

 

11.

Transportation Policy Report – Worksession #2 – Discussion.  (Note:  No public testimony will be taken at this time.)

 

6:00 p.m.

 

DINNER

 

7:30 p.m.

12.

Woodstock Equestrian Park Master Plan (Public Hearing Draft)Public hearing.

 

*13.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-02009 – Anscroft Preserve; LDRC/RE-2 Zones; 3 lots (single-family detached dwelling units), 15.35 acres; at the south end of Westminster Drive, approximately 700 feet east of Cross Timber Terrace; Olney and Vicinity – Approval with conditions.

 

*14.

Site Plan Review No. 8-02009 - Anscroft Preserve; LDRC Zone; 3 single-family dwelling units; at the south end of Westminster Drive, approximately 700 feet east of Cross Timber Terrace; Olney and Vicinity, PA-23 - Approval with conditions.

 

*15.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-02024 – The Reserve at Ashton; RNC Zone; 16 lots (single-family detached dwelling units); 36.0 acres; on the east side of Alexander Manor Drive, approximately 1,000 feet north of Ednor Road; Cloverly/Norwood and Vicinity – Approval with conditions.

 

 

*16.

 

Site Plan Review No. 8-02005 – Reserve at Ashton; RNC Zone; 16 single-family detached dwelling units; on the east side of Alexander Manor Drive, 1,000 feet north of Ednor Road; Cloverly/Norwood and Vicinity, PA 28 - Approval with conditions.

 

*17.

Record PlatsApproval.

 

*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

 

Dec.

17 -

7:00 p.m.,

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

 

17 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

18 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

19 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

19 -

7:00 p.m.,

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

 

19 -

7:00 p.m.,

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

 

19 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium (new date)

 

20 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

20 -

1:30 p.m.,

MCPB Worksession on Canada Dry Bottling Plant, MRO Auditorium

 

20 -

_______,

MCPB Worksession #2 on Transportation Policy Report, MRO Auditorium

 

20 -

4:00 p.m.,

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

 

20 -

7:30 p.m.,

MCPB Public Hearing and Worksession on Woodstock Equestrian Park Master Plan, MRO Aud.

 

21 -

8:00 a.m.,

Silver Spring Action Group Meeting, Division of Traffic and Parking Services, 1109 Spring Street, Suite 407, Silver Spring

 

25 -

Holiday,

CHRISTMAS DAY

 

27 -

 

NO MONTGOMERY COUNTY PLANNING BOARD MEETING

Jan.

1 -

Holiday,

NEW YEAR’S DAY

 

2 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

3 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

8 -

4:30 p.m.,

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

 


 

 

 

Public Hearing Announced for

Woodstock Equestrian Park Master Plan

December 20, 2001; 7:30 p.m.

 

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, December 20, 2001, 7:30 p.m., 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.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 


 

 

PUBLIC NOTICE

Department of Permitting Services

Division of Water Resources Management

has received a

 

PRELIMINARY/FINAL WATER QUALITY PLAN

For

HAN PROPERTY

The property is located on the south side of Briggs Chaney Road west of Old Columbia Pike. The site is 4.89 acres in size and is zoned R-200. The site will consist of four single-family lots.  This site is within the Upper Paint Branch Watershed.  The Upper Paint Branch Watershed is a designated Special Protection Area.

 

PRELIMINARY WATER QUALITY PLAN

For

PARKSIDE

The site is 10.92 acres located on MD Rte. 121(Clarksburg Road) north of MD Rte. 355.  The site is zoned RMX-2/R-200 and will be developed with 36 single-family detached units and the associated infrastructure.  A portion of the site is located within the area of the Little Seneca Creek Watershed that has been designated as a Special Protection Area.

 

PRELIMINARY/FINAL WATER QUALITY PLAN

For

NORTH GLEN HILLS

This site is 2.26 acres located on Bratton Drive.  The site is zoned RE-1 and will consist of two single-family lots.  The site is within the Piney Branch watershed which is a designated Special Protection Area

 

If you wish to request a public information meeting, a written request must be submitted to this office within 15 days of this notice (Notice posted 12/17/2001).

 

The Water Quality Plans are also available for review at the Department of Permitting Services office during working hours. (8:00am-4:00pm Monday through Friday)

           

For further information, please call Leo Galanko at (240) 777-6242. The address for the Department of Permitting Services is:

 

                                                              Department of Permitting Services

                                                              255 Rockville Pike, 2nd Floor, Station 8

                                                              Rockville, Maryland 20850