Montgomery County
Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, May 6, 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.

 

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

 

C. Loehr

 

P. Barney

 

 

A. Gardner

 

 

M. Rosenfeld

 

 

 

Technical

Hearing Writer

 

 

 

A.     Administrative Items

B.     Operating Funds FY04 nine-month Financial Report including projections to June 30, 2004

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

D.     Proposed Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section (10-508) (a)(7)(consult with counsel to obtain legal advice) (Subject: Housing Opportunities on Park Property revised)

  E.  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)

 

11:15 A.M.

 

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

 

 

 

Roll Call

Commissioners’ Report

Director’s Report

Reconsideration Requests

 

11:30 A.M.

K. Woodworth

1.

Consent Item: Six reservations of Land for Public Use for the Intercounty Connector, Mid-County Highway (M-83), and Oakmont Avenue – Approve reservations.
Maps- Part 1
Maps - Part 2

K. Nelson

Combine 2 & 3 

 

*2.

Forest Conservation Plan for Board of Appeals No. S-687-F:  Bullis School, Inc.  Approval.
Part 2
Part 3
Attachments 1 & 2
Attachment 3

C. Murray

3.

Board of Appeals Petitions S-687–F and S-687-G: Bullis School, Inc. applicant, requests modifications of a special exception to operate a private educational facility; modifications are to the school master plan and to summer camp and special activity programs; RE-2 Zone; 10601 Falls Road, Potomac – Approval with conditions.
Part 2
Part 3
Attachments 1 & 2
Attachment 3

12:15 P.M.

 

LUNCH

 

1:15 P.M.

 

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

 

K. Kumm

 

4.

Shady Grove Sector Plan Public Hearing Draft - Worksession No. 5: Transportation, Schools, Parks, and Environmental Recommendations. (No public testimony will be taken at this time.)
Part 1 - Transportation
Part 2 - Parks
Part 3 - Schools
Part 4 - Environment

W. Witthans

*5.

Site Plan Review No. 8-99024A - Shady Grove Adventist Hospital; LSC zone; 25.28 acres; 203,262 square feet hospital proposed; west quadrant of the intersection of Medical Center Drive and Medical Center Way; Gaithersburg & Vicinity, PA-20 - Approval with conditions.
Part 2

W. Witthans

 

*6.

Site Plan Review No. 8-04008 - Potomac Ridge Behavioral Health; LSC zone; 11.02 acres; 650 square feet institutional, parking with walkway; on Broschart Road, approximately 1,100 feet northeast of Medical Center Drive, Gaithersburg & Vicinity, PA-20 - Approval with conditions.

M. O’ Quinn

*7.

Site Plan Review No. 8-04024 - Bethesda View Condominiums, CBD-1 zone; 1.7 acres; 92 residential dwelling units, 81,237 square feet existing retail space, 44,146 square feet proposed new retail space; optional method development, with curb realignment on Strathmore Street, northwest quadrant of the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue (MD 355) and Bradley Boulevard (MD 191); Bethesda – Chevy Chase & Vicinity, PA-35 – Approval with conditions.
Part 2
Part 3 

Part 4

G. Wright

8.

Presentation on Canada Dry Building Historical Documentation by National Park Service Staff and Volunteers.

 

C. Nelson

 

9.

Board of Appeal No. SE-3-04: Kamini Wayal, applicant, requests a special exception to permit operation of a child day care facility; R-20 zone; 11628 Lockwood Drive #T2, Silver Spring – Approval with conditions.
Part 1 - Maps

K. Afzal

 

10.

Olney Master Plan Public Hearing Draft - Worksession No. 8: Silo Inn recommendations  - Discussion. (No public testimony will be taken at this time.)

R. Weaver

 

*11.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-04029 - Eton Square; R-60/TDR-12 zone; 126 lots (126 single-family detached dwelling units, 16 MPDUs); 10.88 acres; southwest quadrant, intersection of Frederick Road (MD 355) and Oxbridge Road; Germantown – Approval with conditions.
Plan Drawings

R. Weaver

*12.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-04054 - Twinbrook Commons; TS-R zone; 1 lot (1114 multi-family dwelling units, 140 MPDUs); 15.51 acres; west quadrant, intersection of Fisher’s Lane and Twinbrook Parkway; Rockville – Approval with conditions.
Part 1
Plan Drawings

D. Kinney

*13.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-03003 - Ancient Oak West (Resubdivision); R-200 zone; 1 lot (single-family detached dwelling unit); 2.4322 acres; on the east side of Chestnut Oak Drive, approximately 475 feet south of Wye Oak Drive; Darnestown – Approval with conditions.
Part 2
Informational Maps

R. Weaver

*14.

Record Plats.

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

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, 3rd Floor Conference Room, MRO

 

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, 3rd Floor Conference Room, MRO

 

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, Conference Room D, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

 

20 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

20 -

4:00 p.m.,

Downtown Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Committee, Silver Spring Regional Center, 8435 Georgia Avenue

 

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

 

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.


Planning Board Seeks Testimony on Bethesda's Woodmont Triangle
Thursday, May 20,2004 MRO Auditorium

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission's (M-NCPPC) Montgomery County Planning Board is inviting the public to testify on the Woodmont Triangle Public Hearing Draft Amendment to the Sector Plan for the Bethesda CBD, at its Public Hearing on Thursday, May 20, 2004, approximate time to be determined, in the auditorium at 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland. To sign up in advance to speak, call M-NCPPC's Community Relations Office at 301-495-4600. Written comments may be sent to Derick P. Berlage, Chairman, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910; faxed to him at 301-495-1320; or e-mailed to mcp-chairman@mncppc-mc.org.

A news release outlining staff recommendations is available on line at http://www.mc-mncppc.org/. The complete staff report will be posted on the same site by May 17, 2004.