Montgomery County

Planning Board Agenda

 

Thursday, September 15, 2005, 9:30 A.M.

8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD  20910-3760

301-495-4600, http://www.montgomeryplanningboard.org

 

Montgomery County Planning Board

See Planning Board decisions made at this meeting

 

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9:30 A.M.

 

 

 

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

C. Loehr

 

M. Venzke

 

 

C.  Loehr

 

 

A.     Administrative Items

B.     CIP Budget Transfer:  $105,000 (Park and Planning Bonds) from Jesup Blair Local Park Renovation Project to Winding Creek Local Park Renovation - Approval

C.     Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section (10-508) (a) (1) (Subject:  Personnel Matters)

 

10:00 A.M.

 

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

 

 

 

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Commissioners’ Report

Director’s Report

Reconsideration Requests

    Adoption of Opinions

 

10:15 A.M.

M. Ma

*1.

Project Plan Review No. 9-94004A, Clarksburg Town Center, RMX-2/RDT Zones; 267.5 acres; 150,00 gross square feet retail, 100,00 gross square feet office and 1300 dwelling units; northwest quadrant of the intersection of Stringtown Road and Snowden Farm Road; Clarksburg -Extension of review period.

J. Zyontz

2.

Intercounty Connector Study, Planning Board Worksession No. 8: Park Land Mitigation Approve Mitigation Package. (Continued from July 28, 2005 Planning Board Meeting.)  (No public testimony will be taken at this time, although persons from the audience may be asked to respond to questions.)
Attachment A - Part 1
Attachment A - Part 2
Attachment A - Part 3
Attachment B
Attachment C - Part 1
Attachment C - Part 2
Attachment C - Part 3
Attachment D

12:30 P.M.

 

LUNCH

 

1:30 P.M.

 

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

K. Afzal

3.

Mandatory Referral No. 05506-DPWT-1: Disposition of Former Robert E. Peary High School to the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy - 13300 Arctic Avenue, R-90 Zone, Aspen Hill Master Plan – Disapproval.

Attachments 1 & 2
Attachments 3 & 4

2:00 P.M.   GENERAL MEETING (Third Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)
A. Gardner


M. Rosenfeld


Planning Board
 

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

E. Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Code Annotated Section (10-508) (a) (8) (consult with counsel to obtain legal advice/Anticipation of Litigation (Subject: Clarksburg Town Center Violations)

F. Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Code Annotated Section (10-508) (a) (1) (consult with counsel to obtain legal advice) (Subject: Personnel Matters - Process for selection of Director of Montgomery County Park and Planning)

 

M. Venzke

4.

Worksession No. 1 on the Proposed FY07-12 Capital Improvement ProgramApproval of Recommended Projects.  (No public testimony will be taken at this time, although persons from the audience may be asked to respond to questions.)
Attachment

3:00 P.M.

 

PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUED 

T. Schmieler

5.

2005 Land Preservation, Park and Recreation Plan (LPPR) Public Hearing DraftApproval to hold public Hearing October 27, 2005. (No public testimony will be taken at this time, although persons from the audience may be asked to respond to questions.)
Attachments 1 - 3

G. Russ

6.

Zoning Text Amendment No. 05-10 Introduced by Councilmembers Praisner and Knapp; amend the Zoning Ordinance to define amateur radio facility and to allow an amateur radio facility as a permitted use in certain zones; to define radio and television broadcasting station and tower; and to generally amend the telecommunication facility zoning regulations – Approval with modifications.
Attachment 1
Attachment 2

D. Kinney

*7.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 120050930 (formerly 1-05093) - Clubbs Farm:  RC Zone; 19 acres; three (3) lots requested; three (3) single-family detached dwelling units; located at the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Darnestown Road (MD 28) and Darnestown-Germantown Road (MD 118); Potomac – Approval with conditions.
Attachments A & B
Attachment C

Attachments D - F

Informational Maps

R. Weaver

*8.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 120000650E (formerly 1-00065) - Panagos Property (Request for an extension to the validity period): R-200/RE-1 Zone; 11.89 acres; thirteen (13) lots previously approved; thirteen (13) single-family detached dwelling units; located on the south side of Bells Mill Road east of the intersection of Willowbrook Road right-of-way; Potomac – Grant extension.
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Informational Maps

R. Weaver

 

*9.

POSTPONED - TO BE RESCHEDULED - Preliminary Plan Review No. 120050900 (formerly 1-05090) - Ruppert Nurseries Fall Creek Farm East: RDT Zone; 16.61 acres (162.51 acres to remain in agricultural use); 1 lot requested; 7,510 square feet of commercial nursery use; located on Laytonsville Road (MD 108), 1800 feet south of Hawkins Creamery Road; OlneyApproval with conditions.
Attachment 1
Attachment 2

Attachment 3
Attachment 4
Informational Maps

R. Weaver

*10.

Record Plats
Summary of Record Plats and Informational Maps

K. Reilly

11.

Improving Mature Commercial Centers; Creating a Sense of Place in Montgomery CountyPresentation and Report by the Technical Assistance Panel of the Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C. – Discussion.
Document - Part 1
Document - Part 2

6:30 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

September

12 -

7:00 p.m.,

County-wide Recreation Advisory Board, Recreation Administrative Office,

4010 Randolph Road, Room 300, Silver Spring

 

12 -

7:00 p.m.,

Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, H&HS, 8818 Georgia Avenue, Woodside Room, Silver Spring

 

13 -

4:30 p.m.,

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

September

13 -

7:00 p.m.,

East County Recreation Advisory Board, Fairland Community Center,

14906 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville

 

14 -

7:00 p.m.,

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

 

14 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

15 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board, General Meeting, MRO, 3rd Floor Conference Room 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

15 -

1:00 p.m.,

Montgomery County General Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

15 -

7:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting continues, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

15 -

3:30 p.m.,

Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Board, Discovery Communications,

1 Discovery Place, Silver Spring

 

19 -

7:00 p.m.,

Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda

 

20 -

7:45 a.m.,

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

 

20 -

5:00 p.m.,

Merit System Board, ERS/Merit Board Conference Room

 

20 -

7:00 p.m.,

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

 

20 -

7:00 p.m.,

Upcounty Region Recreation Advisory Board, Suite 1600, 12900 Middlebook Road, Germantown

 

21 -

9:30 a.m.,

Full Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

22 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board, General Meeting, MRO, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

22 -

1:00 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

22 -

7:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

26 -

7:15 p.m.,

Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board, Upcounty Regional Services Center, Room A, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

 

28 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

29 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, Brookside Gardens, Visitors Center, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton


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.


UPCOUNTY PUBLIC FORUM ON PARKS AND OPEN SPACE TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission's (M-NCPPC) Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning and the Montgomery County Department of Recreation are inviting residents, and park patrons to participate in a public forum on the Public Hearing Draft of the 2005 Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plan (LPPRP), on Wednesday September 28, 2005, 7-9 p.m., in the UpCounty Government Center, 12900 Middlebrook Rd. Germantown, MD 20874.

Staff members are seeking ideas from the public on the future needs for recreation facilities, community recreation centers, senior centers, aquatic facilities, natural resource-based recreation, stewardship of natural and cultural resources and agricultural preservation. For more information, those interested may check www.parkandplanning.org/ppra, or contact M-NCPPC park planner Tanya Schmieler, 8787 Georgia Avenue., Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301-650-4392 or Tanya.Schmieler@mncppc-mc.org.


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. This information will help us to keep you informed of Park and Planning issues concerning your community.


M-NCPPC CONFERENCE CENTERS OFFER VISUAL TOURS ONLINE

Take a visual tour 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 and McCrillis Gardens in Bethesda. Viewers can download free Flash software needed for the tours directly from the conference centers' web page.