Montgomery County
Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, November 3, 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

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. Generally, government officials have seven minutes to testify, organizations have five minutes and individuals have three minutes. 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.		GENERAL MEETING (Third Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)
B. Mooney		Administrative Items
9:35 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
9:50 A.M. R. Kronenberg	*1.	Site Plan Review No. 82005001A, Silver Spring Gateway, CBD-2 Zone; 2.68 acres; east quadrant of the intersection of East-West Highway and Blair Mill Road; Silver Spring CBD – Approval with conditions. Staff Report - part 1 Staff Report - part 2 Staff Report - part 3 Appendix A Appendix B & C Appendix C - F
D. Kinney	*2.	Preliminary Plan No. 120051090 – Jennings Property: R-200 Zone; 1.55 acres; 2 lots requested; 2 single-family detached dwelling units; located on the east side of Riffle Ford Road, approximately 200 feet southeast of the intersection of Riffle Ford Court and Riffle Ford Road; Potomac - Approval with conditions. Attachments A & B Attachment C
R. Weaver	*3.	Record Plats
		GENERAL MEETING (Third Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)
M. Rosenfeld		B. Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section (10-508)(a)(7),(8)(consult with counsel to obtain legal advice/Potential Litigation)
R. Krasnow	*4.	Continuation of Clarksburg Violation Hearings: Newland Communities, the developer of Clarksburg Town Center, and the builders at Clarksburg Town Center (Bozzuto, Craftstar, NV Homes, and Miller & Smith and Porten) will make a presentation to the Board in response to the additional violations alleged by the Clarksburg Town Center Advisory Committee (CTCAC). No public testimony will be accepted at this time, although persons in the audience may be asked questions.)
12:00 P.M.		LUNCH
1:00 P.M.		PLANNING BOARD MEETING (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)
R. Krasnow		Continuation of Clarksburg Violation Hearings
6:00 P.M.		DINNER
7:00 P.M.		PLANNING BOARD MEETING (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)
J. Zyontz – Combine 5 & 6	5.	Zoning Text Amendment No. 05-15 Introduced by the District Council; amend the Zoning Ordinance to establish a definition for the term “impervious surface; revise building coverage standards as a percentage of net lot area for RE1, RE2, Rural and RDT Zones; establish maximum impervious surface standards as a percentage of net lot area for; require the submission of site layout design under certain circumstances; grandfather certain lots from building coverage and impervious standards under certain circumstances; and generally amend building coverage and impervious surface standards – Approval. (Public testimony will be limited to 40 speakers for items 5 and 6. Persons wishing to speak are strongly encouraged to call in advance.) Attachment A Attachment B Attachment C Attachment D - part 1 Attachment D - part 2 Attachment E
	6.	Comprehensive Water Supply and Sewerage Plan Amendments (excluding the RDT Zone from the service extension policy for private institutional facility uses) – Approval with comments. Attachment A Attachment B Attachment C Attachment D - part 1 Attachment D - part 2 Attachment E
		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	1 -	10:00 a.m.,	Retirement Board of Trustees, MRO Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
	2 -	8:30 a.m.,	Keep Montgomery County Beautiful (KMCB) Taskforce Meeting, Executive Office Building (EOB) 101 Montrose Street, 10^th Floor, Rockville
	2 -	7:15 p.m.,	East County Citizens Advisory Board, Eastern Montgomery Regional Services Center, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring
	3 -	9:30 a.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board, General Meeting, MRO, 3^rd Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
	3 -	1:00 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
	3 -	7:00 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board continues, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
	7 -	7:00 p.m.,	County-wide Recreation Advisory Board, Recreation Administrative Offices, 4010 Randolph Road, Conference Room 300, Silver Spring
	8 -	4:30 p.m.,	Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, 1^st Floor Conference Room, Wheaton
November	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, Silver Spring
	10 -	9:30 a.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board, General Meeting, MRO, 3^rd Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
	10 -	1:00 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
	10 -	7:00 p.m.,	Mid-County Recreation Advisory Board, Recreation Administrative Offices, Room 300, 4010 Randolph Road, Silver Spring
	10 -	7:30 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board continues, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
	10 -	7:30 p.m.,	Western Area Recreation Advisory Board, Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Road, Potomac
	11 -	HOLIDAY	Veterans Day
	14 -	7:00 p.m.,	Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring
	15 -	7:45 a.m.,	Bethesda Urban Partnership, 7700 Old Georgetown Road, Lobby, Bethesda
	15 -	7:00 p.m.,	Mid County Citizens Advisory Board, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, 1^st Floor Conference Room, Wheaton
	16 -	9:30 a.m.,	Full Commission Meeting, MRO, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
	16 -	7:00 p.m.,	Upcounty Region Recreation Advisory Board, Upcounty Region Recreation Office, Suite 1600, 12900 Middlebook Road, Germantown
	16 -	7:30 p.m.,	Historic Preservation Commission, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia venue, Silver Spring
	17 -	9:30 a.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, Brookside Gardens, Visitors Center, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton
	17 -	1:00 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
	17 -	3:30 p.m.,	Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Board, Discovery Communication, 1 Discovery Place, Silver Spring
	17 -	7:30 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board continues, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
	21 -	7:00 p.m.,	Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board, Potomac Community Library, 10101 Glenolden Drive, Potomac
	21 -	7:15 p.m.,	Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board, Upcounty Regional Services Center, Room A, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown
	22 -	5:00 p.m.,	Merit System Board, ERS, Merit Board Conference Room
	24 -	HOLIDAY	Thanksgiving Day (NO PLANNING BOARD MEETING

PUBLIC FORUM SET TO DISCUSS FUTURE OF LITTLE BENNETT PARK

Park users and adjacent neighbors are invited to begin discussions on the future of Little Bennett Regional Park, Wednesday, November 9, 2005 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Cedar Brook Community Church, 23700 Stringtown Road in Clarksburg.

Little Bennett encompasses 3,600 acres and is the largest in Montgomery County's 32,600-acre park system. It includes a golf course, driving range, campground, hiking trails, historic sites and a brown trout fishery.

For details about the Little Bennett Regional Park Master Plan process, or to be informed about future meetings via e-mail, contact Lyn Coleman at lyn.coleman@mncppc-mc.org or call 301/650-4391.

You're invited to comment on proposed changes to
12 Water and Sewer cases under review
(Administrative Delegation Group 2005-4)
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Testimony is limited. Please sign up in advance to speak.

The Montgomery County Planning Board seeks public comment, Thursday, November 10, 2005 at the M-NCPPC auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, on 12 water and sewer cases under review. Staff comments will be available on the Planning Board web site (www.mcparkandplanning.org) after 5.00 p.m. on Monday, November 7, 2005, barring technical difficulties. Testimony will be limited, followed by Board's discussion, deliberation and decisions on its recommendation to the County DEP.

To sign up in advance to testify in person, please call 301/495-4600. Written testimony may be sent to the Planning Board Chairman Derick Berlage at 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, faxed to 301/495-1320 or emailed to mcp-chairman@mncppc-mc.org.

Olney Town Center Advisory Committee

The Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning is in the process of establishing an advisory committee for the Olney Town Center, which will help implement the goals and objectives of the recently approved Olney Master Plan. The group will assist the Department of Park and Planning in facilitating and expediting public and private actions to foster the redevelopment of the Olney Town Center including the creation of a new civic center.

Membership will be limited to individuals who will represent a homeowners association, a civic association, a property owner in the Olney Town Center or a business group in the Olney area. To join the advisory group or for more information, please contact Khalid Afzal at 301-495-4650, or send email to Khalid.Afzal@mncppc-mc.org.