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Montgomery County
Thursday, March 17, 2005, 9:30
A.M. 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760 301-495-4600, http://www.montgomeryplanningboard.org
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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 Comission's web site. |
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9:30 A.M. |
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GENERAL MEETING (Third Floor
Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)
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C.
Loehr P.
Barney C.
Loehr R.
Cashion/ B.
Mooney B.
Gries |
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11:30 A.M. |
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Roll Call Approval of Minutes Commissioners’ Report Director’s Report Adoption of Opinions |
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11:45 A.M. B
Gries |
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Upper Paint Branch Stream
Valley Park – Authorization to acquire Lot 2, Block 4, Colesville Park,
consisting of 17,828 square feet, unimproved, from Domenico A. and Vincenzina
Ricci, located on Northview Avenue, east of New Hampshire Avenue (MD Route
650), Silver Spring, Maryland as a Legacy Open Space Natural Resource
Protection Area - Approval. |
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K. O’Connor |
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Mandatory
Referral No. 05201-MCPS-1; Six Classroom Addition for Garrett Park Elementary
School, located at the intersection of Kenilworth Avenue and
Oxford Street in Garrett Park, MD; R-60 Zone; 1992 North Bethesda Garrett
Park Master Plan - Approval to transmit comments to Montgomery County
Public Schools (MCPS) |
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K.
O’Connor |
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Mandatory
Referral 05202-MCPS-1: Farmland Elementary School - Eight classroom
addition and an add-alternate gymnasium, located at 7000 Old Gate Road,
R-60 Zone; 1992 North Bethesda Garrett Park Master Plan - Approval
to transmit comments to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) |
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12:05 P.M. |
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LUNCH |
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1:05 P.M. |
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PLANNING BOARD MEETING (MRO
Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring) |
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W. Witthans Combined 4, 5 & 6 |
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Project
Plan No. 9-04002A - Silver Spring Gateway; CBD-2 Zone; 2.97
acres; 468 multi-dwelling units, including 59 MPDUs, and 53,027 square
feet of retail; on the east side of East-West Highway at Blair Mill
Road; Silver Spring CBD – Approval with conditions. |
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D.
Kinney |
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Preliminary
Plan Review No. 1-04039A - Silver
Spring Gateway (Amendment): CBD-2 Zone; 2.97 acres; 2 parcels
and 2 outlots requested; 468 multi-family dwelling units, with 59 MDPUs,
53,027 square feet of retail; located on the east side of East-West
Highway (MD 410), at the east terminus of Blair Mill Road; Silver Spring
and Vicinity; Silver Spring CBD – Approval with conditions. |
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W.
Witthans |
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Site
Plan No. 8-05001 - Silver Spring Gateway; CBD-2 Zone; 2.97 acres;
468 multi-family dwelling units, including 59 MPDUs, and 53,027 square
feet of retail; on the east side of East-West Highway at Blair Mill
Road; Silver Spring CBD – Approval with conditions. |
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C.
Gilbert |
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Board of Appeals No. S-2631: Special Exception Request by Germantown Walter Johnson Property, LLC, applicant, to operate an automobile filling station and convenience store; I-1 Zone; located at southwest corner of East Gude Drive and Cecil Street, Rockville, Derwood Industrial Park, Upper Rock Creek Master Plan – Denial. |
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C.
Conlon |
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Preliminary
Plan Review No. 1-05029 - Stoney Springs:
RDT Zone; 740 acres; 15 lots requested; 15 single-family
detached dwelling units; located on the south side of West Offutt Road
and the west side Mt. Nebo Road at the intersection of West Offutt Road
and Mt. Nebo Road; Agricultural and Rural Open Space – Approval
with conditions. |
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D.
Kinney |
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Preliminary
Plan Review No. 1-05052 - Loneoak Townes: R-T 12.5 Zone; 0.54
acres; 6 lots requested; 6 single-family attached dwelling units; located
on the east side of Georgia Avenue (MD97), approximately 60 feet south
of Mason Street; Kensington/Wheaton – Approval with conditions. |
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M.
O’Quinn |
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Site Plan Review No.
8-03003A - Fairfield at Germantown (Phase II), RMX-2/R-200 Zones;
12.7 acres; 200 residential dwelling units including 30 MPDUs; southeast
quadrant of the intersection of Father Hurley Boulevard and Waterford
Hills Boulevard; Germantown – Approval with conditions. |
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R. Wever |
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Record Plats |
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5:15 P.M. |
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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 |
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Notices and Reminders |
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March |
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7:45 a.m., |
Bethesda Urban Partnership Board, 77700 Old Georgetown Rd |
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7:15 p.m., |
Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Dr., Wheaton |
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March |
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9:30 a.m., |
Full Commission Meeting, PRA |
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7:00 p.m., |
Up-County Regional Recreation Advisory Board, Upper County Service Center, MCRD Office Conference Room, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown |
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17 - |
9:30 a.m., |
Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, 3rd Floor Conference Room, MRO |
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7:30 p.m., |
Mid County Action Group, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton |
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7:00 p.m., |
Western Montgomery County Citizens Board, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda |
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7:30 p.m., |
Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium |
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No Meeting |
Montgomery County Planning Board |
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7:15 p.m., |
UpCounty Citizen’s Advisory Board, UpCounty Regional Services Center, 12900 Middlebrook Rd, Germantown |
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9:30 a.m., |
Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, Brookside Gardens |
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31 - |
1:00 p.m., |
Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, 3rd Floor Conference Room, MRO |
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31 - |
7:30 p.m., |
Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting continues, MRO Auditorium |
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Notice
of a Public Forum on the Proposed FY07-12 The Montgomery County Planning Board and the Montgomery County Recreation Advisory Boards invite testimony at a joint public forum on park and recreation projects to be included in the FY 07-12 CIP. The CIP for the Department of Park and Planning includes parkland acquisition, renovation of older park facilities, and new park development. The Department of Recreation's CIP includes proposals for construction and renovation of community/recreation centers and aquatic facilities. To present testimony at the public forum, please sign up in advance by calling 301-650-2890 by noon, April 7. There is a limit of 50 speakers; sign-ups will be accepted at the door if space is available. Submit written testimony by Thursday, April 21, 2005, to Derick P. Berlage, Chairman, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 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. Please respond by April 4, 2005. |
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PLANNING
BOARD RULES OF PROCEDURE - CHANGES
The Board will consider comprehensive revisions to the Planning Board's Rules of Procedure later this spring. No specific revisions have been proposed at this time. Staff seeks public comment regarding ways to improve the procedures governing Planning Board hearings. Staff seeks public comment on the Board's Rules on Monday, April 11, from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. in the Auditorium at 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring. Send written comments to Michele Rosenfeld, Associate General Counsel, at M-NCPPC, Suite 205, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. After the public forum, staff will draft revised rules for public review and comment. For copies of the current Rules, please call 301-495-4646. The Board will hold a public hearing before taking any action on proposed revisions to its Rules. |
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The
Development Review Division,
Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning has NEW APPLICATION FORMS for Pre-Application* Forest Conservation Plan Preliminary Plan* NRI/FSDSite 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. |
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M-NCPPC
CONFERENCE CENTERS OFFER VISUAL TOURS ONLINE
Take a http://www.parkeventcenters.org/ of M-NCPPC's Montgomery County meeting and conference centers including Seneca Lodge in Boyds, Rockwood Manor in Potomac and Woodlawn Manor in Sandy Spring. You will also find links to picturesque weddings at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton. Viewers can download free Flash software needed for the tours directly from the conference centers' web page. |
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IMPORTANT
NOTICE TO CIVIC AND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION LEADERS
HELP US UPDATE OUR DATABASE! The Planning Board's Development Review Division is updating our extensive database of more than 1,200 civic and homeowners associations in Montgomery County. You can help us by calling 301-495-4603, any time of day or night, with the current president's name, address, phone number and e-mail address. Thank you for your cooperation. |