Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, October 17, 2002, 9:30 A.M.

8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD  20910-3760

301-495-4600

 

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

 

    Blue Agenda - Staff Recommendations

9:30 a.m.

 

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

 

 

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Commissioners’ Reports

Directors’ Reports

Reconsideration Requests

 

 

1.

Recreational and Environmental Perspectives on Mountain Biking in Parks: Maryland Off-Road Enthusiasts (MORE) and West Montgomery Civic Association - No public testimony will be taken on this topic at this time.

 

*2.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-01004B – Ramsburg/Mills II/Roberts Property; R-200/TDR-3 zones; 36 lots (36 single family detached dwelling units) (24 lots previously approved) (amendment for 12 additional units); 12.16 acres; On Travilah Road, approximately 4,000 feet northeast of Dufief Mill Road and Grandview; Travilah & Vicinity – Approval with conditions.

 

*3.

Site Plan Review No. 8-01019BRamsburg/Mills II/Roberts Property; R-200/TDR-3 Zone; 36 Single-family detached Units (24 lots previously approved) (amendment for 12 additional units); On Travilah Road, approximately 4000 feet northeast of Dufief Mill Road and Grandview; PA – 25/Darnestown – Travilah & Vicinity - Approval with conditions.

 

*4.

Pre-Preliminary Plan Review No. 7-03004 – Nicholas Markoff Property; RDT zone; 1 lot (1 single family detached dwelling unit); 8.0 acres; On the north side of Martinsburg Road, approximately 2100 feet north of Whites Ferry Road; Poolesville & Vicinity – No objection to the submission of a preliminary plan.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

 

*5.

Site Plan Review No. 8-98022B – Qiagen at Lot 1- Germantown Business Park; O-M Zone; 78,300 gross square feet Commercial Office, 11,700 gross square feet Day Care; Northeast quadrant, intersection of MD 118 and Dawson Farm Road; PA-19/Germantown & Vicinity - Approval with conditions.

 

*6.

Record Plats

 

12:05 p.m.

 

LUNCH

 

1:05 p.m.

 

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

 

 

 

A.  Administration Items

B.     Closed Session:  Pursuant to Maryland State Code Section 10-508(a)(7) (consult with counsel to obtain legal advice)

C.     Closed Session:  Maryland Soccer Foundation, Inc.’s requests for additional                       tournaments (consult with counsel to obtain legal advice)

 

2:00 p.m.

 

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

 

 

7.

Board of Appeals Petition No. S-2517 (Special Exception) Damascus Sports Association, Inc., applicant, requests a special exception for a Private Club; RDT zone; Howard Chapel Drive at Dix Street, Damascus – Approval with conditions.

 

8.

Board of Appeals Petition No. S-411-D (Special Exception Modification) La Foundation de L’Ecole Francaise Internationale de Washington, applicant, requests modifications to the existing Private Educational Institution; R-60 zone; 9600 Forest Road; Bethesda; Approval with conditions.

 

*9.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-02020 – Chevy Chase Lake East; C-1; C-2; R-30 zones; 1 lot (Commercial Office/Retail); 5.0 acres; Southeast quadrant of Connecticut Avenue (MD 185) and Manor Road; Bethesda/Chevy Chase – Approval with conditions.

 

*10.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-02108 – Cashell Estates (Resubdivision); RE-1 zone; 2 lots (2 single family dwelling units); 2.2 acres; On Redland Road, approximately 370 feet north of Nedham Road; Upper Rock Creek & Vicinity – Approval with conditions.

 

5:35 P.M.

 

DINNER

 

7:30 P.M.

 

PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUED

 

 

11.

Development Plan Amendment  (DPA-02-2) – Gables Residential, Inc., applicant, seeks to amend approved Development Plan to permit the development of 240 multi-family dwelling units; 11.76 acres; Town Sector zone; Rothbury Drive, southeast of intersection of Snouffer School Road and Goshen Road, Montgomery Village – Denial of Development Plan Amendment. Denial of Supplementary Plan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

*12.

Supplementary Plan (accompanying Development Plan Amendment DPA-02-2) - Gables Residential, Inc., applicant, seeks to amend approved Development Plan to permit the development of 240 multi-family dwelling units; 11.76 acres; Town Sector zone; Rothbury Drive, southeast of intersection of Snouffer School Road and Goshen Road, Montgomery Village - Denial of Supplementary Plan.

9:30 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

 

October

10 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

10 -

7:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting continued

 

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 - canceled

 

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 -

7:30 p.m.

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting - continued

 

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

 

24 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board, Brookside Gardens Visitors Center

 

24 -

4:00 p.m.,

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

 

 


NOTICE

 

Planning Board Meeting on Enterprise User Fees

 

Thursday, October 31, 2002

 

Montgomery Regional Office (MRO) Auditorium

8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

     Each year, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission reviews the user fees charged at our Enterprise facilities.  Staff from the Department of Park and planning, enterprise Office will present he user fees for the upcoming year to the Montgomery County Planning Board for public review and comment at this meeting. Copies of all our proposed Enterprise fees may be obtained at the Department of Park and Planning, Enterprise Office, Parkside Headquarters, 9500 Burnett Avenue, Silver Spring.  For additional information, please contact Karen Warnick at (301) 650-2873.

 

     You are invited to comment on our Enterprise fees at the Planning Board Meeting. Speakers who represent organizations will be allowed five minutes; individuals will be allowed three minutes.

 

     If you wish to comment on the fees, please register in advance in calling (301) 650-2890.

 

     You may submit your comments on the fees in writing prior to October 30, 2002, addressed to:  Mr. Derick P. Berlage, Chairman, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20901, or fax them to him at (301) 495-1320.

 

     The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission encourages the participation of individuals with disabilities in its programs and in the use of its facilities. For accommodations, such as sign language interpretation, large print materials, assistive listening devices, etc., contact Marion Joyce at 301-495-4600 or TTY (301) 495-1331.

 

 


Community Meeting on Proposed Deer Management Plan at Northwest

Branch and Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park

 

Wednesday, October 30, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Argyle Middle School

2400 Bel Pre Road, Silver Spring

 

     On Wednesday, October 30, 2002, 2002 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Argyle Middle School, 2400 Bel Pre Road, Silver Spring, the Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning will hold a public meeting to present information on police-based sharpshooting activities proposed for Northwest Branch Park and Woodlawn Cultural Park to the communities surrounding these parks.  This meeting will

give residents an opportunity to learn of the proposed activities and comment on these prior to the Department’s decision to proceed.  In addition to the newly-proposed activities at Northwest Branch Park and Woodlawn Cultural Park, police-based sharpshooting will be continued at Rock Creek Regional Park in Rockville and North Branch Stream Valley Park in Derwood between January 1 and March 1, 2003, Property owners adjacent to these affected parks will be notified of sharpshooting activities prior to implementation.

     Additional information about the County’s Deer Management Program, including the Deer Management Plan and The Deer Management Work Group’s Annual Report and Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2003 is available on our web site or call (301) 949-3149.