Montgomery County Planning Board

 

 

Thursday, May 22, 2003, 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 

 

Staff Recommendations (blue agenda) Some items may take a great deal of time to download due to their large file size. However, you can view the result for a certain item by clicking on "Staff Recommendations" above.

9:30 A.M.

 

GENERAL MEETING (Brookside Gardens Visitors Center, The Adult Education Room, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton)

 

 

 

A.     Administrative Items

B.     Special Exception Staff Report Format – Discussion.

C.     Streamlining Efforts – Legal Review Procedures – Discussion.

D.     Proposed Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section 10-508(a) (7) (consult with counsel to obtain legal advice) (Subject:  Reservation of Land in Development Review Process)

E.      Proposed Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section 10-508(a) (7) (consult with counsel to obtain legal advice)

(Subject: Park Police Mutual Aid Agreement)

 

1:00 P.M.

 

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

 

 

 

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Commissioners’ Report

Director’s Report

Reconsideration Requests

 

 

*1.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-03056 Wheaton Place; R-60/RT-12.5 zone; 10 lots (9 townhouses, and 1 existing one-family detached dwelling unit); 1.0 acre; Northwest quadrant of the intersection of Windham Lane and Horde Street; Kensington-Wheaton – Approval with conditions.

 

 

 

 

*2.

Site Plan Review No. 8-03022, Wheaton Place; R-60/RT 12.5 Zone; 1.00 acre; 10 lots (9 townhouses and 1 existing one-family detached dwelling unit); Northwest quadrant of the intersection of Windham Lane and Horde Street; Kensington – Wheaton, PA–31 - Approval with conditions.

 

 

*3.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-03023 – Westchester (Deferred from January 17, 2002 Planning Board Public Hearing); R-90 zone; 1 lot (1 existing one-family detached dwelling unit); 0.4784 acres; On the south side of Blueridge Avenue, approximately 100 feet east of Nairn Road; Kensington/Wheaton – Approval with conditions.

 

*4.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-03068 – Mountain View Estates (Resubdivision); R-200 zone; 2 lots (2 single-family attached dwelling units (1 existing one-family dwelling unit); 45,505 square feet; On the north side of Viewside Drive, approximately 950 feet southwest of Horman Drive; Darnestown – Approval with conditions.

 

*5.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-03060Lofts 24 (Silver Spring Park); CBD-1 zone/Fenton Village Overlay Zone; 1 lot (24 multi-family dwelling units); 0.392 acres; Southwest quadrant of the intersection of Fenton Street and Bonifant Street; Silver Spring  Approval with conditions.

 

 

*6.

Site Plan Review No. 8-03025, Lofts 24 (Silver Spring Park); CBD-1 Zone/Fenton Village Overlay Zone; 0.392 acres; 24 multi-family dwelling units; Southwest quadrant of the intersection of Fenton Street and Bonifant Street; Silver Spring & Vicinity – PA-36 Approval with conditions.

Staff Memo

Related Plans

Discussion of Issues

 

*7.

Record Plats

 

 

 

*8.

Site Plan Review No. 8-03028, Fogel/Bar-Levav Property; C-T Zone; 0.15 acres; 3,433 gross square feet commercial office; On Old Georgetown Road, approximately 130 feet northwest of Del Ray Avenue; Bethesda–Chevy Chase & Vicinity, PA-35 - Approval with conditions.

 

9.

Coalition for Smart Growth - PowerPoint Presentation for the Planning Board.

 

 

10.

Annual Growth Policy – “Policy Element”Discussion. (No Public Testimony will be taken at this time)

5:10 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

May

19 -

7:00 p.m.,

Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, 2nd floor, Bethesda

 

19 -

7:15 p.m.,

Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board, Clarksburg Correctional Facility

 

19 -

7:15 p.m.,

Upcounty Action Group, Upcounty Service Center, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

 

20 -

7:45 a.m.,

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

 

20 -

7:00 p.m.,

Damascus Master Plan Task Force—Environmental Issues and Preservation of the Patuxent River, Damascus Library, 9701 Main Street, small meeting room

 

 

 

 

Notices and Reminders – continued

 

May

20 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

21 -

9:30 a.m.,

Full Commission Meeting, PRA

 

21 -

7:00 p.m.,

Upcounty Region Recreation Advisory Board, Upcounty Regional Service Center, Room B

 

22 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, Brookside Gardens

 

22 -

1:00 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

22 -

7:00 p.m.,

Damascus Master Plan Task Force—Land Use and Zoning Outside of the Town Center, Damascus Library, 9701 Main Street, Small meeting room

 

28 -

6:00 p.m.,

Re-opening, Parkside Playground, 9500 Brunett Avenue, Silver Spring

 

28 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

29 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

29 -

1:00 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

June

2 -

7:00 p.m.,

County-wide Recreation Advisory Board, 12210 Bushey Drive, Silver Spring

 

3 -

   7:00 p.m.,

Mid County Recreation Advisory Board, 12210 Bushey Drive, Silver Spring

 

4 -

7:15 p.m.,

East County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring

 

5 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

5 -

1:00 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

6 -

9:30 a.m.,

Full Commission Meeting, MRO

 

9 -

7:00 p.m.,

Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, MRO Auditorium

 

10 -

4:30 p.m.,

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

 

10 -

7:00 p.m.,

East County Recreation Advisory Board, Fairland Community Center, 14906 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville

 

11 -

7:00 p.m.,

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

PUBLIC FORUMS ON LEGACY OPEN SPACE

Monday, May 19, 7-9 p.m., M-NCPPC Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD

Wednesday, June 4, 7-9 p.m., Upcounty Regional Services Center, 12900 Middlebrook Rd., Germantown

 

M-NCPPC’s Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning is inviting individuals, organizations and businesses to participate in public forums on Montgomery County’s Legacy Open Space preservation program: Monday, May 19, 7-9 p.m. or Wednesday, June 4, 7-9 p.m.  Both forums will update the public on the Legacy Open Space program and solicit input on nominations for new sites to consider for the Legacy program. For more information, contact Brenda Sandberg, 301-650-4360, or John Turgeon, 301-650-4361.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION COUNTER TO BE CLOSED ALL DAY MAY 21, 2003

 

The Information and Publication Counter, Development Review Division, Montgomery County Parks and Planning, located on the second floor, MRO, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, will be CLOSED ALL DAY on May 21, 2003, for staff training.

 
 


 

 
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.

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIKEWAYS MASTER PLAN MEETINGS PLANNED

Tuesday, June 3, 7:00 p.m., M-NCPPC Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

Wednesday, June 11, 7:00 p.m, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda, and

Wednesday, June 18, 7:00 p.m., Upcounty Regional Services Center, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

 

At all three meetings, M-NCPPC transportation planners will provide an overview of the countywide bikeway network and the bikeways master plan process; discuss bikeway design guidelines/standards; share preliminary recommendations for prioritizing and implementing the countywide bikeway network; and highlight important preliminary policy and program recommendations. The meetings also will provide the public with an opportunity to examine and comment on maps of the proposed countywide bikeway network and provide input on improving the county's bicycle-related infrastructure, programs and policies.  For more information, call Chuck Kines, 301-495-2184.

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTANT!  PLANNING BOARD TO REDUCE AGENDA MAILINGS

 

Considering current and projected budget constraints, we must reduce substantially the cost of mailing the Board’s

weekly agendas.  As of June 27, 2003, we will no longer mail agendas to individuals, associations or businesses

unless we hear directly from you by Tuesday, May 27, 2003.  We encourage you to download the agendas each

week from our web site at www.mc-mncppc.org.  Agendas are available online late Friday afternoon for the

following Thursday’s meeting.  In addition, hard copies are available at the M-NCPPC information section, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD.  Staff reports for agenda items are available online by Tuesday before a

Thursday meeting. 

 

If you still wish to receive the Planning Board’s agendas by U.S. mail or broadcast e-mail, please put your request

in writing (e-mail to Marion.Joyce@mncppc-mc.org, send a fax to 301-495-4724) or call us any time of day or

night at 301-495-4600.  While we can no longer mail agendas to all organizations, we will continue to notify civic

and homeowners associations when preliminary plans, site plans and project plans are proposed in their areas. 

For this reason, it is vital that we have current presidents’ names, mailing addresses and phone numbers for all associations.  Please call us with updated information, 24 hours a day, 301-495-4600.  Thank you for your

cooperation. Marion G. Joyce, Community Relations Manager.