Montgomery County
Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, September 9, 2004, 9:30 A.M.

8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD  20910-3760

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

 
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9:00 A.M.

 

 

WELCOME BACK RECEPTION

9:30 A.M.

 

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

 

C. Loehr

 

B. Mooney

 

M. Rosenfeld 

 

 

B. Gries

 

 

B. Gries

 

 

M. Rosenfeld

 

A.     Administrative Items

 B.  Review draft of potential partnerships in preparation for public comment.

C.     Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section (10-508) (a) (7) (proposal for a business to locate, expand or remain in the state) (Subject:  Fairland Golf Course Project)

D.     Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section (10-508) (a) (7) (consider acquisition of real property for a public purpose)

E.      Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section (10-508) (a) (7) (consider acquisition of real property for a public purpose)

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

 

11:00 A.M.

 

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

 

 

 

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Commissioners’ Report

Director’s Report

Reconsideration Requests

 

11:15 A.M.

B. Gries

Combine 1 & 2

1.

Authorization to Convey to Maryland State Highway Administration: 0.043 acres in perpetual easement and 0.622 acres in temporary construction easements for MD Rte. 195 (Carroll Avenue) road improvements - Approval.

 

B. Gries

2.

Authorization to Convey to Maryland State Highway Administration: 0.5598 acres in fee and 0.1529 acres in temporary construction easement for MD Rte. 115 (Muncaster Mill Road) road improvements – Approval.

M. Zamore

Combine 3 and 4

*3.

Forest Conservation Plan for Mandatory Referral No. 04810-DPWT-1: Valley Park Drive, Damascus, CIP No. 509944 – Approval with conditions.
Attachment 1 - Location Map

L. Cole

4.

Mandatory Referral No. 04810-DPWT-1: Valley Park Drive, Damascus, CIP No. 509944 – Approval with comments.
Attachment 1 - Location Map

M. Pfefferle

5.

Filing Fees for Regulatory Applications in Special Protection Areas and Areas with Impervious Caps – Approval.

12:00 P.M.

 

LUNCH

1:00 P.M.

 

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

G. Russ

Combine 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11

 

 

6.

Zoning Text Amendment No. 04-11 - Introduced by Councilmembers Floreen, Silverman, Subin, Knapp and Leventhal; amend the Zoning Ordinance to eliminate the building coverage requirement and reduce the green area requirement in all multiple-family residential zones for any development containing MPDUs on site – Approval with modifications. PUBLIC TESTIMONY LIMITED TO 1 HOUR FOR COMBINED ITEMS 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 AND 11.
Attachment 1-Zoning Text Amendment 04-11
Attachment 2-
Zoning Text Amendment 04-11
Attachment 3-
Zoning Text Amendment 04-11
Attachment 4-
Zoning Text Amendment 04-11
Attachment 5-SRA-04-1
Attachment 6-Community-Based Planning Memorandum

 

7.

Zoning Text Amendment No. 04-12 - Introduced by Councilmembers Floreen, Silverman, Subin, Knapp and Leventhal; amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow a reduction in the public use space requirement for a standard method project in a CBD zone that includes MPDUs on site; allow the public use space requirement for a CBD zone optional method project that includes MPDUs on-site to be reduced or located off-site in the same CBD; allow a residential density bonus over the base density where MPDUs are provided in accordance with Chapter 25A; and clarify that the number of residential units and residential FAR may be increased for a project in a CBD or Transit Station zone that includes MPDUs on site – Approval with modifications.
Attachments - See Item 6

 

8.

Zoning Text Amendment No. 04-13 - Introduced by Councilmembers Floreen, Silverman, Subin, Knapp and Leventhal; amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow an exception to the master plan, sector plan, and urban renewal plan conformity requirements regarding density or building height for any project in a CBD, RMX, or Development Plan zone that includes MPDUs on site - Approval with modifications.
Attachments - See Item 6

 

9.

Zoning Text Amendment No. 04-14 - Introduced by Councilmembers Floreen, Silverman, Subin, Knapp and Leventhal; amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow under certain circumstances up to 100 percent of the total number of dwelling units in a single-family residential zone to be a certain dwelling unit type to achieve MPDUs on site – Approval with modifications.
Attachments - See Item 6

 

10.

Subdivision Regulation Amendment No. 04-1 - Introduced by Councilmembers Floreen, Silverman, Subin, Knapp and Leventhal; amend the Subdivision Regulations to allow a reduction in the right-of-way width of a tertiary road to achieve MPDUs on site; and allow an exception to the master plan conformity requirement for a preliminary subdivision plan that includes MPDUs on site – Approval with modifications.
Attachments - See Item 6

K. Moritz

11.

Council Bills 24-04 and 25-04: Moderately Priced Dwelling Units Amendments – Approval with modifications.
Attachment A1 - Council Bills 24-04
Attachment A2 -
Council Bill 25-04
Attachment B - HIF Resolution With Worksheet
Attachment C - Memo to M. Wellington

 

C. Gilbert

12.

Local Map Amendment No. 821: Tri-Capital Partners LLC, applicant, requests reclassification from the R-60 zone to the RT-8 zone for 16 townhouses; located at 3961 Greencastle Road, BurtonsvilleApproval.
Attachment 1 - Provisions
Attachments 2 thru 6 - Maps and Plans
Attachments 7 thru 11 - Conditions, Memos and Correspondence

M. Rifkin

Combine 13, 14, and 15

13.

Board of Appeals No. S-2610: PetsMart, Inc., applicant, requests a special exception to operate an animal boarding place; CBD-1 zone; 4605 Bradley Boulevard, Bethesda – Approval.
Attachment 1 - Exception Provisions
Attachment 2 - Vicinity Map
Attachment 3 & 4 - Zoning Plan & Site Plan
Attachments 5 and 6 - Plans
Attachments 7 thru 11 - Written Materials

 

14.

Board of Appeals No. S-2611: PetsMart, Inc., applicant, requests a special exception to operate a veterinary hospital; CBD-1 zone; 4605 Bradley Boulevard, Bethesda – Approval.

 

15.

Board of Appeals No. S-2612: PetsMart, Inc., applicant, requests a special exception to operate a pet shop; CBD-1 zone; 4605 Bradley Boulevard, Bethesda – Approval.

G. Russ

Combine 16, 17, 18, 19

16.

Zoning Text Amendment No. 04-15 - Introduced by Councilmember Perez; amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow a waiver of certain Planned Development (PD) zone standards to facilitate the preservation, reuse, or redevelopment of a historic district – Approval with modifications.
Attachments 1 thru 3 - Text Amendment, Memo and Map

 

17.

Zoning Text Amendment No. 04-16 - Introduced by Councilmember Silverman; amend the Zoning Ordinance to provide a process for an applicant for reclassification of property located in a Metro Station Policy Area to satisfy the applicant’s burden of proof on certain traffic impact issues – Approval with modifications.
Attachments 1 thru 3 - Text Amendment, Ordinance and Transmittal Letter

 

18.

Zoning Text Amendment No. 04-17 - Introduced by the District Council at the request of the Planning Board; amend the Zoning Ordinance to clarify the intent and purpose of the RNC Zone including the rural open space requirements – Approval with modifications.
Attachments 1 thru 3 - Lot Distribution, Lot Diversity and Zoning Text Amendment

 

19.

Zoning Text Amendment No. 04-18 - Introduced by the District Council at the request of the Planning Board; amend the Zoning Ordinance to create an Environmental Overlay Zone for the Upper Rock Creek Special Protection Area – Approval with modifications.
Attachments 1 thru 4 - ZTA and Maps
Attachments 5 & 6 - Overlay Zone and Tables

C. Bunnag

Combine 20 & 21

*20.

Special Protection Area (SPA) Preliminary and Final Water Quality Plan for – Banneker Middle School Improved access to schools project – Approval with conditions.
Attachments A thru C - Memos and Letter
Attachments D thru F - Maps

C. Nelson

21.

Mandatory Referral No. 04602-MCPS-1: Banneker Middle School – Improved access to schools project – R-200 Zone, 19.96 acres, southwest quadrant of the intersection of Perrywood Drive and Old Columbia Pike, Fairland – Approval to transmit comments to Montgomery County Public Schools.
Attachments A thru C - Memos and Letter
Attachments D thru F - Maps

D. Kinney

*22.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-04095 – Black Rock Estates R-200 Zone; 1 lot; 1 single-family detached dwelling unit; 1.74 acres; located on the west side of Germantown Road (MD 118), approximately 660 feet south of Black Rock Road;

Agricultural and Rural Open Space Functional Master Plan - Approval with conditions.

C. Conlon

*23.

Preliminary Plan Review No 1-04019 – Woodcrest R-200 and RDT Zones; 86 lots; 59 single-family detached dwelling units, 27 townhouses; 47 acres; located on the east side Frederick Road (MD 355), approximately 2,200 feet north of Clarksburg Road (MD 121); Clarksburg Master Plan – Approval with conditions.
Attachments A and B - Maps
Attachments C & D - Memos
Informational Maps

R. Weaver

*24.

Record Plats

6:45 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

September

8 -

7:00 p.m.,

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

 

8 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

9 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

13 -

7:00 p.m.,

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

 

14 -

4:30 p.m.,

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

 

14 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

15 -

9:30 a.m.,

Full Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

15 -

7:00 p.m.,

Upcounty Regional Recreation Advisory Board, Upcounty Regional Service Center, Room B, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

 

16 -

Rosh Hashanah

No Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting

 

The Development Review Division,
Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning
has
NEW APPLICATION FORMS
for
Pre-Application* Forest Conservation Plan
Preliminary Plan* NRI/FSD
Site Plan* Fee Schedule


Electronic versions are available on-line at: http://www.mc-mncppc.org/development/ or hard copies are available at the Information Counter, 2nd floor, MRO.

*Questions have been added to obtain information to help the Planning Board to monitor the implications of policy, planning, and regulatory decisions to the supply, demand, and affordability of housing. For additional affordable housing information, contact Michael Asanté, Strategic Planning, (301) 495-2118.


Fairland Trails Concept Plan
Meeting Set for September 22

You're invited to attend a community meeting Wednesday, September 22, at 7:00 p.m., at Bond Mill Elementary School, 16001 Sherwood Avenue, Laurel, on the proposed trails concept plan for M?NCCP's Fairland Recreational and Fairland Regional Parks in Burtonsville and Laurel. Trail planning staff will present a draft concept plan and encourage you to offer ideas, comments and concerns for the development of a trail network of natural and hard surface trails for walkers, hikers, cyclists and equestrians. This proposed trail network would connect to the existing shared-use Holly Trail and would replace an existing section of the trail network. For more information, contact trail planners Lyn Coleman, 301-650-4391, lyn.coleman@M-ncppc-mc.org or Eileen Nivera, 301-699-2522, eileen.nivera@pgparks.com.