Montgomery County
Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, May 13, 2004, 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 

 
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9:30 A.M.

 

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

 

C. Loehr

 

B. Gries

 

 

A. Gardner

 

A.       Administrative Items

B.        Information Item:  Proposal to expand Town of Chevy Chase offices at Leland Community Center – Approval.

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

 

10:15 A.M.

 

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

 

 

 

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Commissioners’ Report

Director’s Report

Reconsideration Requests

 

10:30 A.M.

B. Sandberg

1.

Legacy Open Space Recommendations for New Sites and Reclassification of Class III Sites:  Recommend the addition of three sites to Legacy Open Space out of 13 sites studied – Approval.

Tables of Site Reviews and Recommendations
Maps - Part 1
Maps - Part 2
Maps - Part 3

R. Weaver

 

*2.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-03105 – Griffith Property; RE-1 zone; 9 lots and 3 outlots (single-family detached dwelling units); 18.41 acres; southwest quadrant intersection of Olney-Laytonsville Road and Dorsey Road; Olney & Vicinity – Approval with conditions.

R. Weaver

*3.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-04065 – Hermitage (Resubdivision); R-90 zone; 6 lots (6 single-family detached dwelling units); 1.8 acres; on Ewood Lane approximately 150 feet north of Manor Spring Court; Kensington/Wheaton – Approval with conditions.

Attachments 1-3
Attachments 4-6

Plan Drawings

R. Weaver

 

*4.

Record Plats.

12:15 P.M.



T. El Baba
M.Rosenfeld

 

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

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

12:45 P.M.

 

LUNCH

 

1:15 P.M.

 

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

 

Bunnag/

Wigglesworth

 

5.

Administrative Civil Penalty 04-01 for Violation of Montgomery County Forest Conservation Law; illegal clearing and stockpiling on Parcel P 961 of Deer Park adjacent to 12801 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring – Approval of civil penalty.
Attachments 1-4
Attachments 5-9

M. Clemens

 

6.

Local Map Amendment G-819: Hampden Lane, LLC, c/o Triumph Development requests a rezoning from the R-10 and R-60 zones to the TS-R for a 65-unit multiple-family structure; 4802-4804 Montgomery Lane & 4901-4905 Hampden Lane – Deferral/Denial.

Attachements 1-4
Attachments 5-8
Attachments 9-11
Attachment 12 - part 1
Attachment 12 - part 2

3:45 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

10 -

7:00 p.m.,

Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, Broad Acres Elementary School, 710 Beacon 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 -

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 -

7:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting continues, MRO Auditorium

 

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

 

 27 - 

7:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting continues, 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.


APPLICANTS SOUGHT FOR RECREATION ADVISORY BOARDS

Montgomery County residents who are interested in working to promote the development of recreational programming as well as park facilities are encouraged to apply for appointments to vacancies on the County-wide Recreation Advisory Board or one of the Area Advisory Boards (Upcounty, Mid-County, Silver Spring, East County, and Western). These Boards meet one evening a month and advise County officials on many issues including regional recreation needs and parks.

Applicants should enclose a brief resume and write, by May 26, to County Executive Douglas M. Duncan at the Executive Office Building, 101 Monroe St. Rockville, MD 20850 or send an e-mail to Douglas.Duncan@montgomerycountymd.gov. For further information call Jeff Bourne 240-777-6810.


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 the 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. Visit the web site for details 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.