Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, July 3, 2003, 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.

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 (Third Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring)
		A. Administrative Items B Closed Session: Headquarters Consolidation Study: Financial Considerations and Review of Final Recommendations. C. Proposed Closed Session pursuant to Maryland Government Code Annotated Section 10-508(a) (7) (Subject: Litigation)
11:00 A.M.		PLANNING BOARD MEETING (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring)
		Roll Call Approval of Minutes Commissioners’ Report Director’s Report Reconsideration Requests
11:15 A.M.		PLANNING BOARD MEETING (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring)
	1.	Upper Rock Creek Area Master Plan Worksession #9 - Planning Board Draft-Approval to transmit Planning Board Draft to County Executive and County Council. (No public testimony will be taken at this time)
12:15 P.M.		LUNCH
1:15 P.M.		PLANNING BOARD MEETING (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring)

	*2.	Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-03029 - Fortune Parc; I-3/O-M zones; 173 lots (150 one-family attached units, 450 multi-family units (67 MPDUs), 850,000 square feet office/retail); 54.9 acres; Northwest quadrant, intersection of Montrose Road and I-270, east of Seven Locks Road; Potomac – Approval with conditions. Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
	*3	Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-03096 - 18716 Jerusalem Church Road; RMH-200 zone; 1 lot (1 one-family detached dwelling unit); 0.944 acres; On the north side of Jerusalem Church Road, approximately 2000 feet north of Jerusalem Road; Poolesville & Vicinity – Approval with conditions
	*4.	Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-03071 - Kakar Property; RE2/TDR-2 zones; 3 lots (2 one-family detached dwelling units, 1 existing); 1.96 acres; On the southwest side of Bailey’s Lane, approximately 371 feet south of Norbeck Road; Aspen Hill & Vicinity – Approval with conditions.
	*5.	Record Plats.
	6.	Strategy for preparation of the FY05-10 M-MNCPPC Capital Improvement Program - Discussion.
	7.	Worksession #4 on the 2003-2005 Annual Growth Policy “Policy Element” –Discussion of draft AGP Policy Concept and approval for release for public comment. (Public Hearing tentatively scheduled for July 10, 2003)
	8.	Zoning Text Amendment No. 03-13 - Introduced by Councilmembers Perez and Floreen; amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow under certain circumstances a registered noncomplying multi-family dwelling changed to a less intensive use to revert to the number of dwelling units that existed when the noncomplying multi-family dwelling was registered – Do Not Approve Text Amendment.
	9.	Zoning Text Amendment No. 03-14 - Introduced by Councilmember Silverman; amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow an animal boarding place by special exception in the RE-2 C Zone - Approval.
5:20 P.M.		DINNER
7:30 P.M.		PLANNING BOARD MEETING (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring)
	*10.	Project Plan Review No. 9-03002 - Woodmont Corner - (To request for an extension); CBD-R2 Zone; 56,837 gross square feet retail, 284,185 residential; Northeast quadrant of the intersection of Old Georgetown Road and Woodmont; Bethesda - Chevy Chase & Vicinity, PA-35 - Approval with conditions.
	*11.	Site Plan Review No. 8-00014B, Bethesda Theater Residential; CBD-1 Zone, 0.89 Acres/PD-35 Zone, 1.38 Acres; 9 Townhouses, 249 Multi-family, 32 MPDUs; On Wisconsin Avenue, approximately 110 feet north of Middleton Lane; Bethesda - Chevy Chase & Vicinity, PA-35 - Approval with conditions.
	12.	Board of Appeals No. S-2577 (Special Exception) – Al Toler, d.b.a. Toler Funeral Home, applicant requests to operate a funeral home and undertaking establishment 900 East Randolph Road, R-90 Zone, White Oak – Denial. Attachment - Part 1 Attachment - Part 2 Attachment - Part 3
9:40 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
July	1 -	7:00 p.m.,	Mid County Recreation Advisory Board, 12210 Bushey Drive, Silver Spring
	2 -	7:15 p.m.,	East County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring
	3 -	9:30 a.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, 3^rd Floor Conference Room, MRO
	3 -	7:30 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting continues, MRO Auditorium
	8 -	4:30 p.m.,	Wheaton Urban District Committee, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton
	9 -	7:30 p.m.,	Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium
	10 -	9:30 a.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, 3^rd Floor Conference Room, MRO
	10 -	7:00 p.m.,	Damascus Master Plan Task Force Meeting: Transportation Capacity and Network, Damascus Library large meeting room, 9701 Main Street
	10 -	7:30 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting continues, MRO Auditorium
	14 -	7:00 p.m.,	Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, MRO Auditorium
	15 -	7:45 a.m.,	Bethesda Urban Partnership Board of Directors Meeting, 7700 Old Georgetown Road, Lobby, Bethesda
	15 -	7:00 p.m.,	Damascus Master Plan Task Force Meeting: Rural Open Space, Parkland, Recreation and Community Facility Needs, Damascus Library Large meeting room, 9701 Main Street
	15 -	7:15 p.m.,	Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton
	16 -	9:30 a.m.,	Full Commission Meeting, PRA
	17 -	9:30 a.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, 3^rd Floor Conference Room, MRO
	17 -	4:00 p.m.,	Downtown Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Committee, Silver Spring Regional Center, 8435 Georgia Avenue
	17 -	7:00 p.m.,	Damascus Master Plan Task Force Meeting: Housing and Historic Preservation, Damascus Library, Small meeting room, 9701 Main Street
	17 -	7:30 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting continues, MRO Auditorium
	21 -	7:00 p.m.,	Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, 2^nd floor, Bethesda
	23 -	7:30 p.m.,	Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium
	24 -	9:30 a.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, 3^rd Floor Conference Room, MRO
	24 -	1:00 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium
	24 -	7:00 p.m.,	Damascus Master Plan Task Force Meeting: Land Use and Zoning Outside of the Town Center (Design Charrette Recap and Overview of Recommendations), Damascus High School, 25921 Ridge Road
	24 -	7:30 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting continues, MRO Auditorium
	31 -	9:30 a.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, Brookside Gardens
	31 -	1:00 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium
	31 -	7:30 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting continues, MRO Auditorium

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.

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. We encourage you to download the agendas each week from our web site at www.mc-mncppc.org <http://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.

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.

M-NCPPC Conference Centers Offer Visual Tours Online

Take a visual tour of M-NCPPC’s Montgomery County meeting and conference centers including Seneca Lodge in Boyds, Rockwood Manor in Potomac and Woodlawn Manor in Sandy Spring. In addition, you’ll find links to picturesque weddings at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton and McCrillis Gardens in Bethesda. Viewers can download free Flash software needed for the tours directly from the conference centers’ web page.

CHARLES W. GILCHRIST CENTER FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Meeting Space Available

Since 2001, the Charles W. Gilchrist Center for Cultural Diversity, 11319 Elkins Street in Wheaton, has served Montgomery County community members with services and programs made possible through generous partnerships with area organizations and community individuals. For more information on programs and services please visit the website at: www.gilchristcenter.org or call 240-777-4940. The Center also offers the use of its space to area groups and organizations for meetings and other events. There is sometimes a minimal charge for the use of the space.