Montgomery County
Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, June 10, 2004, 9:30 A.M.

8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD  20910-3760

301-495-4600, www.montgomeryplanningboard.org

 
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9:30 A.M.

 

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

 

 

 

Roll Call

Commissioners’ Report

Director’s Report

9:45 A.M.

S. Suarez/

M. Joyce

 

1.

Montgomery College presents “Command Spanish” Certificates to 20 Commission employees who have completed the 10-week Spanish language and culture course as part of the community outreach to welcome and include the County’s increasingly diverse population.

M. Symborski

 

2.

Information Item:  The effectiveness and reliability of stormwater best management practices (BMPs) and imperviousness limits in managing and compensating for the effects of imperviousness. Presentation by Thomas Schueler, Director of Watershed Research and Practice, Center for Watershed ProtectionDiscussion. (No public testimony will be taken at this time.)                               

 

F. Boyd

 

3.

Mandatory Referral No. 04501-MCPS-1: Magruder High School Stadium Monopole – 5939 Muncaster Mill Road, Derwood, RE-1 Zone, Upper Rock Creek Area Master Plan – Approval with comments.
Attachments 1 thru 3
Attachments 4 thru 6

S. Edwards

4.

Mandatory Referral No. 99306-MCPS-1: Modifications to Sparks Matsunaga Elementary School, Intersection of Richter Farm Road and Falconcrest Drive, R200/TDR Zone, Germantown – Approval to transmit comments to MCPS.
Attachments 1 thru 3

M. Clark

Combine 5 and 6

 

*5.

Forest Conservation Plan for Mandatory Referral No. 04801-DPWT-1 – Brookeville Service Park Part I – Addition of access drive to existing Brookeville Service Park, Brookeville Road and Lyttonsville Place, I-1, Silver Spring & Vicinity, PA-36 – Approval.
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Attachment 3
Attachment 4

L. Cole

6.

Mandatory Referral No. 04801-DPWT-1: Brookeville Service Park Part I, (Deferred from Planning Board Meeting May 27, 2004) – Addition of access drive to existing Brookeville Service Park, Brookeville Road and Lyttonsville Place, I-1, Silver Spring & Vicinity, PA-36 – Approval. Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Attachment 3
Attachment 4

 

M. Zamore

Combine 7, 8

and 9

 

*7.

Forest Conservation Plan for Mandatory Referral No. 04302-MCPS-1: Clarksburg Area High School - MD 355 and Wims Road, Clarksburg Master Plan and Hyattstown Special Study Area - Approval with conditions.
Attachments 1 & 2
Attachments 3 thru 5

Attachments 6 & 7
Attachments 8 thru 11
Attachments 12 & 13
Attachments 14 & 15
Attachments 16 thru 18

M. Zamore

8.

Final Water Quality Plan for Mandatory Referral No. 04302-MCPS-1:  Clarksburg Area High School - MD 355 and Wims Road, Clarksburg Master Plan and Hyattstown Special Study Area - Approval with conditions.
Attachments 1 & 2
Attachments 3 thru 5

Attachments 6 & 7
Attachments 8 thru 11
Attachments 12 & 13
Attachments 14 & 15
Attachments 16 thru 18

N. Maskal

9.

Mandatory Referral No. 04302-MCPS-1:  Clarksburg Area High School - MD 355 and Wims Road, Clarksburg Master Plan and Hyattstown Special Study Area - Approval.

Attachments 1 & 2
Attachments 3 thru 5

Attachments 6 & 7
Attachments 8 thru 11
Attachments 12 & 13
Attachments 14 & 15
Attachments 16 thru 18

12:00 P.M.

 

LUNCH

 

1:00 P.M.

 

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

 

C. Loehr

 

M. Rosenfeld

 

 

A.     Administrative Items

B. Closed Session Pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section  (10-508)(a) (7) (consult with counsel to obtain legal advice) (Subject: Park Housing Opportunity – Fannie Mae briefing)

 

2:00 P.M.

 

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

 

D. Daniel

10.

Reconsideration Requests
Attachments 1 & 2

J. Daniel

11.

Board of Appeals Petition Nos. S-2527, S-2528, and S-2529 (Twin Ponds wholesale nursery, landscape contractor, and manufacture of mulch operation, located at 15315 Mt. Nebo Road, Poolesville):  Remand to Planning Board by the Hearing Examiner for further consideration and comment - Recommend approval, transmit comments to Hearing Examiner for July 20, 2004, Oral Argument.
Part 2
Part 3

R. Weaver

Combine 12 and 13

*12.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-04046 – Potomac Edge; R-200/TDR-3 zones; 34 lots (34 single-family detached dwelling units); 13.13 acres; on the south side of Travilah Road opposite Lake Winds Way; Travilah  & Vicinity, PA-25 – Approval with conditions.

M. O’Quinn

*13.

Site Plan Review No. 8-04018, Potomac Edge; R-200/TDR-3 zones; 13.13 acres; 34 single-family detached units; on Travilah Road and Lake Winds Way; Travilah & Vicinity, PA-25 - Approval with conditions.
Part 2

D. Kinney

*14.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-04067 – Orr Station; C-2 zone; 1 lot (service station, existing); 0.15 acres; southeast quadrant of the intersection of Howard Avenue and Armory Avenue; Kensington & Wheaton – Approval with conditions.

R. Weaver

*15

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-04071 – West Virginia Avenue; CBD-1 zone; 1 lot (4 single-family residential dwelling units, 2,994 square feet retail); 0.1446 acres; on West Virginia Avenue, approximately 200 feet east of Wisconsin Avenue; Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Vicinity – Approval with conditions.

R. Weaver

*16.

Record PlatsApproval.

A. Hekimian

17.

Recommendation by State Highway Administration on Alternates Retained for Detailed Study: Capital Beltway Project No. AW518B11 – Transmit recommendations to County Council.  (Public testimony will be limited to 1 hour)

5:30 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

June

7 -

7:00 p.m.,

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

 

8 -

4:30 p.m.,

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

 

8 -

7:00 p.m.,

East County Recreation Advisory Board, Fairland Community Center, 14906 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville

 

9 -

7:00 p.m.,

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

 

9 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

10 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

10 -

7:30 p.m.,

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

 

14 -

7:00 p.m.,

Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, Gwendolyn Coffield Community Center, 2450 Laytonsville Road

 

14 -

7:15 p.m.,

UpCounty Citizens Advisory Board Annual Meeting, Black Rock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown

 

15 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

16 -

11:00 a.m.,

Full Commission Meeting, Newton White Mansion, 2708 Enterprise Road, Mitchellville

 

16 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

16 -

7:00 p.m.,

Up-County Region Recreation Advisory Board, Up-County Regional Service Center, The Lodge at Seneca Creek, 14500-A Clopper Road, Boyds

 

17 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

17 -

7:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting continues, MRO Auditorium

 

17 -

4:00 p.m.,

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

 

21 -

7:00 p.m.,

Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda

 

23 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

24 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, Brookside Gardens

 

24 -

1:00 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

July

1 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

5 -

HOLIDAY

INDEPENDENCE DAY

 

6 -

7:00 p.m.,

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

 

7 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

Germantown Master Plan Revision Begins
Community Meeting Set for June 8 at 7:00 p.m. in Germantown

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission's Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning is inviting residents, businesses and organizations to participate in a series of public meetings to identify issues of concern for the future of the Germantown planning area as follows: The third, and final, meeting in this initial series will be held on Tuesday, June 8, at the Neelsville Middle School, 11700 Neelsville Road. Set for 7:00 p.m. in Germantown, this series of meetings begins the process of revising the Germantown Master Plan last updated in 1989. Additional meetings will occur throughout the summer and early fall.


Police Awareness Day
Sunday, June 27, 12-4 p.m.,
Kristin Marie Pataki Training Center, Woodlawn Manor Park

The Maryland-National Capital Park Police, the Olney Chamber of Commerce and Giant Food, Inc. invite you to join in celebration of Police Awareness Day. Enjoy Park Police K-9 and horse demonstrations, fire fighters, moon bounce, arts and crafts, food and more. The Kristin Marie Pataki Training Center, Woodlawn Manor Park, is at 16501 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring, MD. Call 301-929-5995 for details.


ICC JUNE 2003 INFORMATIONAL UPDATE MEETINGS

Come to the Intercounty Connector (ICC) Informational Update Meetings to see and hear updates on the ICC study. The Maryland State Highway Administration, the Maryland Transportation Authority and the Federal Highway Administration will provide an update of the Study Team's progress since recommendations on preliminary alternatives and corridors were presented in November 2003. Information on the study of the proposed multi-modal east-west highway to link existing and planned development areas between the I-270 and I-95/US 1 corridors will include: updated engineering on proposed corridors, environmental and community information, and traffic analysis.

Meetings will be held on Tuesday, June 15, from 2:00 to 8:30 p.m., at Bohrer Park Activity Center, 506 S. Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg; Saturday, June 19, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at James Blake High School, 300 Norwood Road, Silver Spring; and Thursday, June 24, from 2:00 to 8:30 p.m., at the American Legion Post #60, 2 Main Street, Laurel, Md.

Further information is available at www.iccstudy.org or by calling 1-800-462-0020.