Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

 

Thursday, September 26, 2002, 1:00 P.M.

8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD  20910-3760

301-495-4600, www.montgomeryplanningboard.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 

 

1:00 p.m.

 

GENERAL MEETING (Third Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)

 

 

 

A.     Administrative Items

B.     Biannual Report

C.     Proposed Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Code Section 10-508(a)(4) (proposal for a business to locate, expand or remain in the State)

 

2:45 p.m.

 

PLANNING BOARD MEETING  (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)

 

 

 

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Commissioners’ Reports

Directors’ Reports

Reconsideration Requests

Blue Agenda - Summary of Staff Recommendations

 

3:00 p.m.

*1.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-99088 (with Site Plan 8-02035) – Arlington East; C-2 Zone; 1 lot (180 multi-family dwelling units, Commercial Retail, and Restaurant); 2.00 acres; Northeast quadrant, intersection of Arlington Road and Bethesda Avenue; Bethesda/Chevy Chase - Approval with conditions.

 

*2.

Site Plan Review No. 8-02035 - Arlington East; C-2 Zone; 180 Multi-family dwelling units with MPDU’s, Commercial Retail and Restaurant; Northeast quadrant, intersection of Arlington Road and Bethesda Avenue; PA – 35/Bethesda – Chevy Chase & Vicinity -

Approval with conditions.  

 

3.

Mandatory Referral No. 02203-FS-1 Alta Vista Elementary School, Beech Avenue, Bethesda – Chevy Chase M.P., -Approval with comments.


 

6:00 P.M.

 

DINNER

 

7:30 P.M.

 

PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUED

 

 

4.

Mandatory Referral No. 02002-SHA-1 - Review of State Highway Administration intersection improvement project at Clopper Road (MD 117) from Firstfield Road to I-270 and at Quince Orchard Road (MD 124) – Approval with comments.

 

*5.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-02099 (with Site Plan 8-02040) – Silver Spring Square (Canada Dry); CBD-2 Zone; 1 lot (220 multifamily attached units); 3.37567 acres; Northeast quadrant, intersection of East West Highway (MD 410) and Blair Mill Road; Silver Spring – Approval with conditions.

 

*6.

Site Plan Review No. 8-02040 - Silver Spring Square; CBD-2 Zone; 220 Multi-family dwelling units, including 28 MPDU’s; Northeast quadrant, intersection of East West Highway and Blair Mill Road; PA – 36/Silver Spring CBD & Vicinity  - Approval with conditions. 

 

*7.

Evaluation for Legacy Open Space Program, Canada Dry Building property at 1201 East-West Highway; approximately 500 feet west of Georgia Avenue; Silver Spring CBD – Deferred from July 18, 2002 – Remove the Canada Dry Building from the Class III site list in Appendix D of the Legacy Open Space Functional Master Plan.

 

*8.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-02094 (with Site Plan 8-02033) – Green Hills; RT-6 zone; 12 single family attached dwelling units; 2.23 acres; On the east side of Ridge Road approximately 800 feet north of Tralee Terrace; Goshen, Woodfield, Cedar Grove & Vicinity; Approval with conditions.

 

*9.

Site Plan Review No. 8-02033 - Green Hills; RT-6 Zone; 12 Townhouses; On east side of Ridge Road, 800 feet North of Tralee Terrace; PA – 14/Goshen, Woodfield, Cedar Grove & Vicinity- Approval with conditions.

 

*10.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-03002 – Manor Spring West II; R-90 Zone; 2 lots (2 multi family detached dwelling units); 1.30 acres; On the northern terminus of Disney Lane, approximately 300 feet north of Wilton Oaks Drive; Kensington/Wheaton – Approval with conditions.

 

*11.

SRW-03000 – Arcola; R-90 Zone; 1 lot (1 existing single family dwelling unit); 34,671 square feet; Southeast quadrant of intersection of Parker Avenue and Martin Avenue; Kensington/Wheaton – Grant waiver, subject to conditions.

 

 *12.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-00009 – Armenian Youth Center; RC Zone; 1 lot (House of Worship and Associated Uses) 2.44 acres; On the north side of Darnestown Road (Rt. 28), approximately 2,000 feet east of Darnestown-Germantown Road (MD 118); Darnestown & Vicinity; Approval with conditions.

 

*13.

Record Plats

 

10:15 P.M.

 

ADJOURN

 

*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

 

September

20 -

8:00 a.m.,

Bethesda Transportation Solutions, Advisory Committee Meeting, 7700 Old Georgetown Road, Conference Room, Bethesda

 

23 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

25 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

26 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board, Brookside Gardens Visitors Center

 

26 -

1:00 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

October

2 -

7:15 p.m.,

East County Citizens Advisory Board, 3310 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring

 

3 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, 3rd Floor Conference Room MRO

 

8 -

8:00 a.m.,

Bethesda Urban Partnership Board of Directors, 7700 Old Georgetown Road, Lobby, Bethesda

 

8 -

4:30 p.m.,

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

 

9 -

1:30 p.m.,

Strategic Planning Fall Lecture Series: Dick Tustian & Royce Hanson, “A Historical Perspective,” MRO Auditorium

 

9 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

9 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

10 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, 3rd Floor Conference Room, MRO

 

10 -

7:30 p.m.,

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

 

14 -

 

Columbus Day

 

14 -

7:00 p.m.,

Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, MRO Auditorium

 

15 -

7:15 p.m.,

Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton

 

16 -

10:30 a.m.,

Full Commission meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

16 -

7:00 p.m.,

UpCounty Region Recreational Advisory Board, UpCounty Services Center, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

 

16 -

7:00 P.M.,

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

 

17 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, 3rd Floor Conference Room, MRO

 

17 -

4:00 p.m.,

Downtown Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Board, 1st Floor Conference Room, 8435 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

17 -

7:30 p.m.,

East County Action Group, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring

 

18 -

8:00 a.m.,

Silver Spring Action Group, 1109 Spring Street, Room 407, Silver Spring

 

 

18 -

8:00 a.m.,

Bethesda Transportation Solutions, Advisory Committee Meeting, 7700 Old Georgetown Road, Conference Room, Bethesda

 

21 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

23 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notices and Reminders – Continued

 

October

24 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board, Brookside Gardens Visitors Center

 

24 -

1:00 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, 3rd Floor Conference Room, MRO

 

24 -

4:00 p.m.,

Downtown Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Board, 1st Floor Conference Room, 8435 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

28 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

31 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board, Brookside Gardens Visitors Center

 

31 -

1:00 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, 3rd Floor Conference Room, MRO

 

 

 

OLNEY MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY MEETINGS

 

The Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning has scheduled a series of public meetings on the Olney Master Plan Update as follows:

 

                                   Thursday, September 12, 2002--Parks and Recreation

                                   Tuesday, September 17, 2002--Patuxent Watershed & Resource Protection

                                   Tuesday, September 24, 2002--Town Center

                                   Tuesday, October 1, 2002--Land Use

 

All meetings will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 pm at the Sandy Spring Friends School located at 16923 Norwood Road in Sandy Spring.

 

Copies of the Purpose and Outreach Strategy Report, the Draft Concept Plan and other information on the Olney Master Plan Update are available online from the master plan’s web site at www.mcparkandplanning.org/olney. For additional information please call Community-Based Planning Division at (301) 495-4555.

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC HEARING ON THE UPPER ROCK CREEK AREA MASTER PLAN

 

Those wishing to testify in person should contact the Community Relations Office at 301-495-4600.  Written testimony should be submitted to Derick P. Berlage, Chairman, Montgomery County Planning Board, and sent to M-NCPPC at 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.  Written submissions may be faxed to (301) 495-1320.