Staff Reports - June 13, 2002

Thursday, June 13, 2002, 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.montgomeryplanningboard.org

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9:30 a.m.		GENERAL MEETING (Third Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)
		A. Administrative Items B. Proposed Closed Session: Land Acquisition C. Proposed Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Code Annotated Section 10-508(a)(7) (consult with counsel to obtain legal advice)
10:45 a.m.		PLANNING BOARD MEETING (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)
		Roll Call Approval of Minutes Commissioners’ Reports Directors’ Reports Reconsideration Requests
11:00 a.m.	1.	Mandatory Referral No. 02202-MCPS-1 - Proposed Athletic Field, Little Flower Church School and Westland Middle School; R-60 Zone; near intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Briley Place, Bethesda-Chevy Chase – Approval to transmit comments to Montgomery County Public Schools.
	2.	Mandatory Referral No. 02502-MCPS-l – Modernization of Kensington Parkwood Elementary School, 4710 Saul Road, Kensington – Approval to transmit comments to Montgomery County Public Schools.
	3.	Mandatory Referral No. 02102-MCPS-1- Broad Acres Elementary School, 710 Beacon Road, Silver Spring – Approval to transmit comments to Montgomery County Public Schools.
1:30 p.m.		PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUED (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)
	*4.	Project Plan Review No. 9-02002 – Fairfield at Germantown; RMX-2/R-200 Zones; 610 garden apartments, 250,000 gross square feet office/retail on 62.4 acres; east of CSX tracks between MD 118 and Father Hurley Boulevard; Germantown & Vicinity – PA-19 – Approval with conditions.
	*5.	Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-02068 – Fairfield at Germantown; RMX-2/R-200 Zones; 610 garden apartments, 250,000 gross square feet office/retail on 62.4 acres; east of CSX tracks between MD 118 and Father Hurley Boulevard; Germantown West – Approval with conditions.
	6.	Zoning Text Amendment No. 02-03 – Introduced by Councilmember Praisner; amend the Zoning Ordinance to modify the standards for granting a telecommunication facility special exception – Transmit additional recommendations to County Council. (Originally heard on MCPB Agenda 4/4/02)
	*7.	Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-02098 – Goshen Estates; R-200 Zone; 1 lot (1 single-family detached dwelling unit); 2.49 acres; on the south side of Warfield Road, approximately 200 feet west of Plum Creek Drive; Gaithersburg & Vicinity – Approval with conditions.
	*8.	Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-02071 – B. F. Leighton’s Addition to Woodside (Resubdivision); R-60 Zone; 1 lot (1 single-family detached dwelling unit); 9,000 square feet; on the west side of Elkhart Street, approximately 90 feet southeast of Second Avenue; Silver Spring – Approval with conditions.
	*9.	Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-02101 – Hoover Property; RE-2 Zone; 39 lots and 1 outlot (39 single-family detached dwelling units); 86.78 acres; at the east end of Cypress Hill Drive, approximately 200 feet east of Peach Blossom Court; Upper Rock Creek – Approval with conditions.
	*10.	Record Plats – Approval.
	11.	Presentation on Trail Design for Mountain Biking by MORE (Maryland Off-Road Enthusiasts) – Presentation by Dave Scull.
	*12.	Site Plan Review No. 8-71016B – Young Israel Shomrai Emunah; RT-12.5 Zone; institutional-religious (off site parking relocation); southwest intersection of Arcola Avenue and Lamberton Drive; Kemp Mill-Four Corners & Vicinity-PA-32 - Approval with conditions.
	*13.	Site Plan Review No. 8-02022 – Highland at Clarksburg; RMX-2/R-200 Zones; 90 one-family detached units, 64 townhouses, (including 11 MPDU’s); on Stringtown Road, northeast of Frederick Road (MD 355); Clarksburg & Vicinity– PA-13 – Approval with conditions.

*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
June	10 -	7:00 p.m.,	Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
	11 -	4:30 p.m.,	Wheaton Urban District Committee Meeting, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton
	12 -	7:15 p.m.,	Eastern Area Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, Parkside Headquarters, 9500 Brunett Avenue, Silver Spring
	12 -	7:30 p.m.,	Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium
	12 -	7:30 p.m.,	Olney Master Plan Advisory Group Meeting, Sandy Spring Friends School, Yarnall Hall, 16923 Norwood Street, Sandy Spring
	13 -	9:30 a.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium
	13 -	7:30 p.m.,	Western Area Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Road, Potomac
	15 -	10:00 a.m.,	Olney Master Plan Advisory Group Meeting, Sandy Spring Friends School, Yarnall Hall, 16923 Norwood Street, Sandy Spring
	17 -	7:00 p.m.,	Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Services Center, Room A, 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
	17 -	7:30 p.m.,	East County Action Group, East County Regional Service Center, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring
	18 -	7:45 a.m.,	Bethesda Urban Partnership Board of Directors Meeting, 7700 Old Georgetown Road, Lobby, Bethesda
	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, Newton White Mansion, 2708 Enterprise Road, Mitchellville
	19 -	7:00 p.m.,	Wheaton Redevelopment Steering Committee Meeting, #403, Redevelopment Office, 11501 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton
	19 -	7:00 p.m.,	UpCounty Regional Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, UpCounty Services Center, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown
	20 -	9:30 a.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium
	20 -	4:00 p.m.,	Downtown Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Board Meeting, 1^st Floor Conference Room, 8435 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
	21 -	8:00 a.m.,	Silver Spring Action Group, Division of Traffic and Parking Services, 1109 Spring Street, Suite 407, Silver Spring
	26 -	7:30 p.m.,	Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium
	27 -	1:00 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium
	27 -	________,	MCPB, Moderately Priced Dwelling Units Briefing, MRO Auditorium
July	3 -	8:30 a.m.,	Task Force Meeting on Keep Montgomery County Beautiful, EOB, 101 Monroe Street, 10^th Floor Conference Room, Rockville
	3 -	7:15 p.m.,	East County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, Eastern Montgomery Services Center, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring
	4 -	Holiday	INDEPENDENCE DAY
	9 -	4:30 p.m.,	Wheaton Urban District Committee Meeting, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton

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.

DRAFT REVISIONS TO THE

LOCAL AREA TRANSPORTATION REVIEW GUIDELINES

Planning staff are suggesting revisions to the Local Area Transportation Review Guidelines (LATR) to provide revised procedures for conducting traffic studies in recognition of the County Council’s decision to apply Section V to all Central Business District (CBD) and Metro Station Policy Areas, expiration of the Expedited Development Approval procedure and “loophole” legislation, the Guidelines as the standard to be used for zoning, subdivision, special exception and mandatory referral cases brought before the Planning Board, the Board of Appeals and the Hearing Examiner, elimination of the link volume congestion standard, trip reductions for residential and non-residential development graduated based on the applicable congestion standard, new requirement for all traffic counts to be submitted in digital format; and to clarify the number of intersections to be studied based on maximum peak hour trips generated by a site, the acceptability of traffic counts, that intersections which straddle policy area boundaries will use the higher policy area congestion standard, use of “street peak” to determine peak hour used in a traffic study; and to provide updated trip rates for child day-care centers, and new trip rates for assisted living facilities, mini-storage facilities, and townhouses in the Silver Spring CBD.

We invite you to review the proposed revisions. Copies of the draft LATR Guidelines are available from the Transportation Planning Unit in Room 105 of the Montgomery Regional Office or by calling ((301) 495-4525). Please submit written comments as soon as possible, but no later than June 21, 2002, to:

Ronald C. Welke, Coordinator

Transportation Planning

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

8787 Georgia Avenue

Room 105

Silver Spring, MD 20910

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NOTICE TO CIVIC AND HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS

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Please Call 301-495-4600

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