Montgomery County
Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, January 22, 2004, 9:30 A.M.

8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD  20910-3760

301-495-4600, www.mc-mncppc.org

 

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9:30 A.M.

 

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

 

 

 

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Commissioners’ Report

Director’s Report

Reconsideration Requests

 

9:45 a.m.

R. Weaver 

 

*1.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-85077A - Rusty Acres (Request to revise the previous conditions of approval); RC zone; 1 lot (religious institution, 2 lots previously approved); 5.4 acres; on the north side of Spencerville Road (MD 198), approximately 700 feet southeast of Winifred Drive; Fairland – Approval to revise the conditions.

R. Weaver

*2.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-99059 – Callithea Ridge; RC zone; 6 lots (6 single- family detached dwelling units); 40.0 acres; on the south side of River Road (MD 190), approximately 100 feet west of Signal Tree Lane; Potomac – Approval with conditions.

D. Kinney

*3.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-04023 – Schmeisser Property; RE-2 zone; 2 lots (2 single-family detached dwelling units, 1 existing); 6.30 acres; southeast quadrant, intersection of River Road (MD 190) and Swains Lock Road; Potomac – Approval with conditions.

R. Weaver

*4.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-03092 – Sandy Spring Friends School; RE-2 zone; 1 lot (private educational institution); 140.52 acres; on the east side of Norwood Road (MD 182), approximately 3,200 feet north of Ednor Road; Cloverly/Norwood – Approval with conditions.

M. Shaneman

*5.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-04001A - Edwards Property (Request to revise the previous conditions of approval); RE-2 zone; 2 lots (1 single-family detached dwelling unit, 1 outlot); 5.22 acres; on the west side of Piney Meetinghouse Road, approximately 1,600 feet north of Glen Road; Travilah & Vicinity – Approval to revise the conditions.

 

 

 

 

M. Shaneman

 

*6.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-04005 – Greenacres; R-60 zone; 4 lots (4 single-family detached dwelling units, 1 existing); 0.66 acres; on the south side of River Road (MD 190), approximately 110 feet west of Ventnor Road; Bethesda/Chevy Chase – Approval with conditions.

Informational Maps

R. Weaver

 

*7.

Record Plats.

 

L. Clark

*8.

Forest Conservation Plan for Mandatory Referral No. 03604-MVA-1, Proposed Motor Vehicle Administration Branch Office – Industrial Parkway, 400 feet east of the intersection of US 29 – Fairland Master Plan – Approval.

Attachments 1 & 2 - Vicinity Map & Zoning Map

Attachment 3 - Proposed Conceptual Landscape & Lighting Plan

Attachment 4 - MVA's White Oak Customer Service Analysis
Attachments 5 & 6 - Environmental Planning Memo
Attachments 7 - 10 - Park Planning Memo, Notification List, Public Notice, May '03 Community Meeting Minutes

P. Weiss

9.

Mandatory Referral No. 03604-MVA-1, Proposed Motor Vehicle Administration Branch OfficeIndustrial Parkway, 400 feet east of the intersection of US 29 – Fairland Master Plan Approval with comments.

Attachments 1 & 2 - Vicinity Map & Zoning Map

Attachment 3 - Proposed Conceptual Landscape & Lighting Plan

Attachment 4 - MVA's White Oak Customer Service Analysis
Attachments 5 & 6 - Environmental Planning Memo
Attachments 7 - 10 - Park Planning Memo, Notification List, Public Notice, May '03 Community Meeting Minutes

12:15 P.M.

 

LUNCH

 

1:15 P.M.

 

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

 

L. Komes

10.

Facility Plan for Woodstock Equestrian Park, Route 28, BeallsvilleApproval POSTPONED

A. Hekimian

11.

Amendment to the Master Plan of Highways:  Interchange of Randolph Road and Veirs Mill Road, Aspen Hill - Worksession No. 1 (No public testimony will be taken at this time)

T. Schmieler

12.

Broadacres Local Park Renovation Plan; located at 710 Beacon Road, Silver Spring, MD  Approval.
Attachments 1 & 2 - Vicinity Map & Existing Park Map
Attachments 3 & 4 - Proposed Plan Concept &b Existing Brookview Local Park Map
Attachments 5 & 6 - Environmental Planning Memo & Forest Conservation Plan Waiver
Attachment 7 - Correspondence

R. Newhouse

 

13.

Winding Creek Local Park Renovation Plan – Replacement of facility following WSSC Sewer Project, located at 12326 Dewey Road, Wheaton, MD; Aspen HillApproval.
Memo & Form from Environmental Planning

J. Valladares/

D. Hardy

 

14.

Intercounty Connector 2004 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process: briefing and status report - Briefing from staff and SHA.  (No public testimony will be taken at this time)
Attachment 1
Attachment 1, Part 1 of Report - Intercounty Connector Draft Environmental Impact Statement, 1997
Attachment 1, Part 2 of Report - Intercounty Connector Draft Environmental Impact Statement, 1997
Attachment 2 - TPR II - Staff Report, 2001
Attachment 3 - Executive Order 13274 - Environmental Stewardship & Transportation Infrastructure Project Reviews

Attachment 4 - Draft Purpose & Need Statement
Attachment 5 - Alternative Screening Matrix-Suggested Alternatives That Do Not Address All or Part of the Purpose & Need
Attachment 6 - Study Area Map with Corridors 1 & 2
Attachment 7 - Major Milestone Chart
Attachment 8 - Nov '03 Public Workshop Document
Attachment 9 - Dec '03 County Council President letter to SHA Administrator

Attachment 10 - Park Recreation & Open Space Master Plan & Neil Pedersen Letter
Attachment 11 - Intercounty Connector Memo of Understanding, Sep '89

Attachment 12 - Correspondence to Chairman

Attachment 13 - Internal Review Team List
Attachment 14 - Draft List of Potential Mitigation and/or Enhancement Sites for the ICC

 

5:30 P.M.

 

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

 

C. Loehr 

 

E. Dye

 

 

 

 

M. Rosenfeld

 

 

P. Barney

 

 

A.      Administrative Items

B.      Proposed Closed Session pursuant to Maryland Government Code Annotated

Section 10-508(a) (13) (to comply with a specific constitutional, statutory, or    judicially imposed requirement that prevents public disclosures about a particular proceeding or matter) (Subject:  Approval of Closed Session Minutes)

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

D.  Proposed Closed Session pursuant to Maryland Government Code Annotated Section 10-508(a) (4) (proposal for a business to locate, expand or remain in the state) (Subject:  Fairland)

 

 

6:30 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

January

19 -

Holiday

Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday

 

20 -

7:00 p.m.,

Western Montgomery County Citizens Board, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda

 

20 -

7:45 a.m.,

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

 

20 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

21 -

9:30 a.m.,

Full Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

21 -

7:00 p.m.,

Up-County Region Recreation Advisory Board, Up-County Regional Service Center, Room B, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

 

22 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

26 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

28 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

29 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board meets, Brookside Gardens Visitor Center

 

29 -

1:00 p.m.,

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

 

29 -

7:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting continues, MRO Auditorium

February

2 -

7:00 p.m.,

County-wide Recreation Advisory Board, 4010 Randolph Road, Silver Spring

 

3 -

7:00 p.m.,

Mid-County Recreation Advisory Board, 4010 Randolph Road, Conference Room 300, Silver Spring

 

4 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

5 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

5 -

7:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting continues, MRO Auditorium

 

5 -

7:30 p.m.,

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

 

9 -

7:00 p.m.,

Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, Health and Human Services, 8818 Georgia Avenue

 

10 -

4:30 p.m.,

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

 

10 -

7:00 p.m.,

East County Recreation Advisory Board, 14906 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville

 

11 -

7:00 p.m.,

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

 

 

 

 

 

"Green Matters," an Outstanding Symposium on Exotic Invasive Plants
Friday, February 27, 2004 at Brookside Gardens

Join nationally renowned experts from the National Park Service, the U.S. National Arboretum, the University of Pittsburgh, North Carolina Botanical Gardens, the Behnke Nurseries Company, M-NCPPC and others for the Green Matters symposium, Friday, February 27, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton. Sessions include: Botanical Bullies, Weeding in the Garden of Good and Evil, Identifying Non-native Invasive Species in the Field, Great Alternatives: Nobody Needs to Plant Ivy Ever Again, and much more. For registration information, including the fee, call 301-962-1470 or check it out online at www.brooksidegardens.org. Register before January 27 for a price break!


Housing for a Livable City
Tuesday, January 27, 2004, at 7:30 p.m.
MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland

Wolfgang Förster, head of the Housing Research Division, Vienna, Austria, and a panel of local development industry representatives, planning officials and advocates will discuss the role of housing and other planning programs in creating livable and sustainable cities. This panel is part of a series of events sponsored by the Austrian Embassy, the Catholic University School of Architecture, the Coalition for Smarter Growth, and the Sierra Club. For more information, call Pamela Lindstrom, 301/869-7139.


Automated Tee Time Reservation System
Up and Running for Local Golf Courses

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) announces the start-up of an automated tee time reservation system for the following M-NCPPC golf courses: Little Bennett, Needwood, Northwest Park, Sligo Creek and White Oak in Montgomery County, and Enterprise in Prince George's County. Customers are now able to reserve, modify or cancel tee times via the Internet or over the phone, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Details are available at www.mncppc.org/golf or by telephone at 240-683-0466.