Montgomery County
Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, December 2, 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

 

 

A.     Administrative Items

 

9:45 A.M.

 

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

 

 

 

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Commissioners’ Report

Director’s Report

Reconsideration Requests

Adoption of Opinions

 

10:00 A.M.

G. Russ/J. Daniel

 

1.

Zoning Text Amendment No. 04-21 Introduced by Councilmember Knapp; amend the Zoning Ordinance to permit a landowner of property in the Country Inn zone to return the property to the previous Euclidean zoning classification through a remedial map amendment process – Approval.

G. Russ

2.

Zoning Text Amendment No. 04-22 Introduced by Councilmember Perez; amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow an increase in building height in the Ripley/South Silver Spring Overlay zone, under certain circumstances – Approval with modifications.

Attachments 1 & 2
Attachment 2-Part 2 - Maps & Details

G. Russ

3.

Zoning Text Amendment No. 04-23 Introduced by Councilmembers Perez and Silverman; amend the Zoning Ordinance to add “Educational institution, private” as a use permitted by right in the I-1 zone – Denial.
Attachments 1 & 2

G. Russ

4.

Zoning Text Amendment No. 04-24 Introduced by Councilmember Perez; amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow reduced building setbacks in the Cherry Hill Employment Area Overlay Zone where the overlay zone adjoins residentially zoned land not recommended for residential use; and permit certain commercial uses by right – Approval with modifications.
Attachments 1 & 2

F. Boyd

 

5.

Board of Appeals No. CBA-470-A:  Special Exception modification request by Kensington Nursery School to construct an all-purpose room addition to the existing school; R-60 zone; located at 3202 Decatur Avenue, Kensington – Approval with conditions.
Maps & Plans

Memo

R. Weaver

*6.

Subdivision Review Waiver No. SRW-05002 Union Cemetery RE-1 zone; 1 parcel; existing institutional use; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Spencerville Road and Kruhm Road; Fairland – Denial.

Part 2
Informational Maps

 

12:00 P.M.

 

LUNCH

 

 

1:00 P.M.

 

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

 

 

C. Nelson

7.

Proposed Amendments: Montgomery County Comprehensive Water Supply and Sewerage Systems Plan.  County Executive’s Amendment Transmittal to the County Council - October 2004. Twenty-one proposed water and sewer map amendments - Approval of Staff Recommendations and transmittal to County Executive and County Council.
Maps

 

R. Weaver

 

*8.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-04097 Alpine Forest - R-30 Zone; 18 lots and 1 outlot; 2.21 acres; 18 single-family attached (townhouses); located on the east and west sides of Dogwood Drive, approximately 200 feet north of Shady Knoll Drive; Fairland - Approval with conditions.

 

C. Conlon

*9.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-05016 Nottingham Woods - R-200 zone; 3.97 acres; 7 lots requested; 7 single-family detached dwelling units; located on the south side of Notley Road approximately 220 feet west of New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650); White OakApproval with conditions.
Informational Maps

 

C. Conlon

Combine 10 & 11

*10.

Preliminary Plan No. 1-05020, Fairland Golf Community (Continued from Planning Board Meeting November 18, 2004) – PD-2 zone; 313.94 acres; 346 single-family detached dwelling units, 34 townhouses, 16 duplexes, 50 MPDUs, 1,973 gross square feet public community center, 304 gross square feet public pool house, 10,000 gross square feet public golf course club house, 3,000 gross square feet golf course maintenance building; southwest quadrant of the intersection of Old Gun Powder Road and Sandy Spring Road (MD 198); Eastern Montgomery County – Approval with conditions.
Part 2
Part 3
Informational Maps

 

R. Kronenberg

*11.

Site Plan Review No. 8-05006, Fairland Golf Community (Continued from Planning Board Meeting November 18, 2004) PD-2 zone; 313.94 acres; 346 single-family detached dwelling units, 34 townhouses, 16 duplexes, 50 MPDUs, 1,973 gross square feet public community center, 304 gross square feet public pool house, 10,000 gross square feet public golf course club house, 3,000 gross square feet golf course maintenance building; southwest quadrant of the intersection of Old Gun Powder Road and Sandy Spring Road (MD 198); Eastern Montgomery County – Approval with conditions.
Part 2
Part 3
Informational Maps

 

C. Conlon

*12.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-04055 Washington Christian Society RE-2 zone; 1 lot; private institutional facility (school); 59.99 acres; located on the south side of Batchellors Forest Road approximately 1300 feet east of Georgia Avenue; Olney – Approval with conditions.
Attachments A - C
Attachment D
Attachment E
Attachment F
Attachment F-Part 2
Attachment F-Part 3
Attachment G
Informational Maps

 

R. Weaver

*13.

Record Plats

 

 

3:30 P.M.

 

PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING

 

 

C. Cavicchi

14.

Planning Board Public Hearing (Preliminary) Draft Amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation: Damascus - Goshen Historic Resources.
Document Available at the Information Desk

 

 

5:10 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

November

 

 

 

 

25 -

Thanksgiving

No Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting

 

26 -

Holiday

Employee Appreciation Day, Montgomery County Park and Planning Department

December

 

 

 

 

1 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

1 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

2 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

6 -

7:00 p.m.,

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

 

7 -

7:00 p.m.,

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

 

8 -

7:00 p.m.,

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

 

9 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

9 -

7:30 p.m.,

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

 

13 -

7:00 p.m.,

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

 

13 -

7:00 p.m.,

Up-County Region Recreation Advisory Board, Up-County Regional Service Center, Room B, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

 

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.,

Up-County Region Recreation Advisory Board, Up-County Regional Service Center, Room B, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

 

15 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

16 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

16 -

7:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting continues, MRO Auditorium

 

16 -

4:00 p.m.,

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

 

20 -

 

The Development Review Information Counter will be closed from Noon – 3 p.m.

 

20 -

7:00 p.m.,

Western Montgomery County Citizens Board, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda

 

21 -

7:45 a.m.,

Bethesda Urban Partnership Board, 7700 Old Georgetown Road, Lobby, Bethesda

 

21 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

23 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

24 -

Holiday

No meeting of the Montgomery County Planning Board

 

30 -

 

No meeting of the Montgomery County Planning Board

 

PUBLIC FORUMS
ON PROBLEMS CREATED BY HEAVY SOCCER USAGE ON PARK FIELDS
November 29, and December 6, 2004

The Montgomery County Planning Board invites public participation in a series of forums to discuss solutions to problems of overcrowding, limited facilities, and increased maintenance demands on heavily used soccer fields in our parks. Meetings are scheduled for:

Monday, November 29, 2004 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
Long Branch Recreation Center Social Hall
8700 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring

Monday, December 6, 2004 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
Shady Grove Maintenance Yard Training Room
16641 Crabbs Branch Way, Rockville

For more information about the forums, call the Community Relations Office at 301-495-2503.
You may send written comments to: Derick P. Berlage, Chairman, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20901.


PUBLIC NOTICE
Department of Permitting Services
Division of Water Resources Management
has received a
PRELIMINARY/FINAL WATER QUALITY PLAN
for
TRAVILAH QUARRY OFFICE BUILDING

The proposed development is for a two-story office building and the associated infrastructure. The building will be located on a 4.21-acre area on the existing quarry site. The site is located within the Piney Branch Watershed which has been designated as a Special Protection Area.

If you wish to request a public information meeting to review the Water Quality Plan, a written request must be submitted to this office within 15 days of this notice (Notice posted 11/24/2004). The Water Quality Plans are also available for review at the Department of Permitting Services office during working hours. (8:00 am - 4:00 pm Monday through Friday)

For further information, please call Leo Galanko at (240) 777-6242. The address for the Department of Permitting Services is:

Department of Permitting Services
Division of Land Development Services
255 Rockville Pike, 2nd Floor
Rockville, Maryland 20850