Staff Reports - April 29, 2004

Montgomery County
Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, April 29, 9:30 A.M.

8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760

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

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9:30 A.M.		PLANNING BOARD MEETING (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)
		Roll Call Approval of Minutes Commissioners’ Report Director’s Report Reconsideration Requests
Supplemental Item		Silver Place/MRO Headquarters Mixed-Use Project - No. 048701
R. Kronenberg	*1.	Project Plan Review No. 9-04005, 930 Wayne Avenue, CBD-2 zone; 2,317 gross square feet retail, 148,823 gross square feet residential; on Wayne Avenue, approximately 300 feet east of Georgia Avenue (MD 97); Silver Spring CBD, PA – 36 – Approval. Memo Drawings & Issues Appendix
M. Rosenfeld	2.	Zoning Text Amendment No. 04-06 Introduced by District Council at the request of the Planning Board; amend the Zoning Ordinance to eliminate the site plan agreement requirement – Approval.
G. Russ	3.	Zoning Text Amendment No. 04-07 Introduced by District Council at the request of the County Executive; amend the Zoning Ordinance to exempt certain bus shelter and transit center kiosk advertising from the sign regulations contained in Article 59-F- Approval with modifications.
R. Weaver	*4.	Postponed Pre-Preliminary Plan Review No. 7-04058 – Parcel 267; R-90 zone; 4 lots (4 single-family detached dwelling units); 2.29 acres; on the north side of Gray’s Lane, approximately 750 feet east of Kemp Mill Road; Kensington/Wheaton – No objection to the submission of a Preliminary Plan Application subject to compliance with Chapter 50 and Chapter 59 of the Montgomery County code.
D. Kinney	*5.	Pre-Preliminary Plan Review No. 7-04047 – Willerburn Acres (Resubdivision); R-90 zone; 2 lots (2 single-family detached dwelling units); 54,753 acres; on the north side of Gainsborough Road, approximately 550 feet east of Seven Locks Road; Potomac – Objection to the submission of a Preliminary Plan Application, pursuant to Section 50-29(b)(2) of the Subdivision regulation. Memo Drawings & Issues Appendix

R. Weaver	*6.	Record Plats.
12:15 P.M.		LUNCH
1:15 P.M.		GENERAL MEETING (Third Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)
C. Loehr T. El-Baba		A. Administrative Items B. Proposed Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section 10-508(a) (7) (consult with counsel to obtain legal advice) (Subject: Silo Inn Property - Olney Master Plan)
2:00 P.M.		PLANNING BOARD MEETING (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Sliver Spring)
K. Kumm	7.	Worksession No. 4: Shady Grove Sector Plan - Public Hearing Draft, Remaining Land Use Recommendations – Discussion. (No testimony will be taken at this time.) Memo Issues Testimony: Summary & Letters
3:30 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
April	26 -	4:00 p.m.,	Downtown Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Committee, Silver Spring Regional Center, 8435 Georgia Avenue
	27 -	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 General Meeting, 3^rd Floor Conference Room, MRO
May	3 -	7:00 p.m.,	County-wide Recreation Advisory Board, 4010 Randolph Road, Silver Spring
	4 -	7:00 p.m.,	Mid-County Recreation Advisory Board, 4010 Randolph Road, Conference Room 300, Silver Spring
	5 -	7:15 p.m.,	East County Citizens Advisory Board, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring
	6 -	9:30 a.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, 3^rd Floor Conference Room, MRO
	6 -	7:30 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting continues, MRO Auditorium
	10 -	7:00 p.m.,	Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, Gwendolyn Coffield Community Center, 2450 Laytonsville Road
	11 -	4:30 p.m.,	Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive
	11 -	7:00 p.m.,	East County Recreation Advisory Board, Fairland Community Center, 14906 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville
	12 -	7:30 p.m.,	Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium
	13 -	9:30 a.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, 3^rd Floor Conference Room, MRO

May	13 -	7:30 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting continues, MRO Auditorium
	13 -	7:30 p.m.,	Western Area Recreation Advisory Board, Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Road
	17 -	7:00 p.m.,	Western Montgomery County Citizens Board, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda
	18 -	7:45 a.m.,	Bethesda Urban Partnership Board, 7700 Old Georgetown Road, Lobby, Bethesda
	18 -	7:15 p.m.,	Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Dr., Wheaton
	19 -	9:30 a.m.,	Full Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium
	19 -	7:00 p.m.,	Up-County Region Recreation Advisory Board, Up-County Regional Service Center, Room B, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown
	20 -	9:30 a.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, 3^rd Floor Conference Room, MRO
	20 -	4:00 p.m.,	Downtown Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Committee, Silver Spring Regional Center, 8435 Georgia Avenue
	20 -	7:30 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting continues, MRO Auditorium
	24 -	7:15 p.m.,	UpCounty Citizens Advisory Board, Up County Regional Services Center, Room A, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown
	26 -	7:30 p.m.,	Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium
	27 -	9:30 a.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, Brookside Gardens
	27 -	1:00 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium
	31 -	HOLIDAY	MEMORIAL DAY

DRAFT REVISIONS TO THE
LOCAL AREA TRANSPORTATION REVIEW GUIDELINES
Public Comment Period Extended to May 3

Transportation Planning staff are suggesting changes to the Local Area Transportation Review Guidelines in response to the County Council's revision of the Annual Growth Policy adopted in October of 2003, which will become effective July 1, 2004.

The County Council eliminated Policy Area Transportation Review as of July 1, 2004, and made other changes to the AGP which resulted in revising several provisions in the LATR Guidelines, as follows:

1. Intersection congestion standards are lowered by 50 critical lane volume (CLV) movements in all policy areas except Central Business District and Metro Station Policy Areas
2. Capital projects that are fully funded in the first four (rather than five) years of the CIP or CTP may be "counted" in a traffic study
3. A traffic study must be completed for any application that would generate 30 (rather than 50) or more weekday peak-hour vehicle trips
4. For any application that will generate 30 to 49 weekday peak-hour vehicle trips, the Planning Board must require that either (a) all LATR requirements are met or (b) the applicant make an additional payment equal to 50% of the transportation impact tax
5. Larger subdivisions may be required to analyze up to five tiers of signalized intersections from the site in each direction
6. The Planning Board will give priority to and may select trip reduction measures rather than road improvements as the required means of traffic mitigation, balancing safety issues for pedestrians and bikes versus improved intersection capacity
7. For applications in the Potomac Policy Area, three additional intersections are subject to the LATR Guidelines: 1) River Road and Bradley Boulevard, 2) River Road and Piney meetinghouse Road, and 3) River Road and Seven Locks Road.
8. Transportation Planning staff may request analysis of link volume capacity as part of a traffic study.

We invite you to review the proposed revisions. Copies of the draft LATR Guidelines are available from the Transportation Planning Unit in Room 105 of the Montgomery Regional Office, by calling 301-495-4525 to request a copy, or you can find it on our web site at www.mc-mncppc.org. Please submit written comments as soon as possible, but no later than May 3, 2004 to:

Derick P. Berlage, Chairman
Montgomery County Planning Board
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910

If you have technical questions or want more a more detailed explanation, please contact
Ron Welke, Transportation Planning at 301-495-4525.

SPRING FARM FESTIVAL
Saturday, May 15, 2004, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Agricultural History Farm Park
18400 Muncaster Road, Derwood, MD 20855

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Montgomery Parks Foundation invite the public to visit the Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood, Maryland, for the Spring Farm Festival, Saturday, May 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Do laundry the old fashioned way, white wash a fence, make crafts, and plant crops to get a taste of farm life at the turn of the last century. Check out antique farm equipment, see draft horses and mules working the land, and watch working sheep dogs. Enjoy gardening talks and demonstrations, games, music by Tunesmythe and the Cider Press Boys, and lots of good food. Dig into an archaeological site and see how professional archaeologists add to our knowledge of the past.

A parking fee of $10 per vehicle includes a passport for free activities that you can turn in at the end of the day for a special prize! There is a $15 parking fee for 15-passenger vans, and $20 for busses.

To volunteer at the festival, please call (301) 495-2464. For questions about the festival, please call Meadowside Nature Center at (301) 924-4141. In case of inclement weather, you may call (301) 721-0312 after 8 a.m. on the day of the festival for a recorded message about cancellations.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CIVIC AND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION LEADERS
HELP US UPDATE OUR DATABASE!

The Planning Board's Community Relations Office is updating our extensive database of more than 1,200 civic and homeowners associations in Montgomery County. You can help us by calling 301-495-4600, any time of day or night, with the current president's name, address, phone number and e-mail address. Thank you for your cooperation.

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, 7 days a week.
Details are available at www.mncppc.org/golf or by telephone at 240-683-0466.

PLANNING BOARD LIVE ON THE WEB!

When the Montgomery County Planning Board is meeting, usually on Thursdays, you can now hear their deliberations and decisions live on the Internet. Just log on to www.mcparkandplanning.org and check out What's New, Planning Board Live.

For more information, call the Community Relations Office, 301-495-4600.

M-NCPPC CONFERENCE CENTERS OFFER VISUAL TOURS ONLINE
www.mc-mncppc.org/parks/facilities/meeting_sites.shtm

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. You will also 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

PLANNING BOARD REDUCES AGENDA MAILINGS

Due to budget constraints, the Planning Board is reducing the cost of its agenda mailings by e-mailing or mailing agendas only to those who request this service. We encourage downloading agendas each week from our web site at www.mc-mncppc.org. Staff reports are also available online. For more information, please call Marion Joyce, Community Relations Manager, 301-495-4600.

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

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