| Montgomery County 
          
           
          
           Thursday, December 15, 2005, 
          10:00 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. 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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| 10:00 A.M. 
          
           
          
           
          
           
          
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           | GENERAL MEETING (Third Floor Conference 
          Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring) | 
| B. 
          Mooney  
          
           
          
           J. 
          Zyontz  
          
           
          
           
          
           
          
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| 1:00 P.M. | Closed Session 
        pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section (10-508) 
        (a) (7) (consult with counsel to obtain legal advice) (Subject: Leasehold 
        Interest held by Maryland Soccer Foundation) | |
| 2:00 P.M. 
          
           
          
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           | Roll Call Approval of Minutes Commissioners’ Report Director’s Report Reconsideration Requests | 
| C. 
          Bunnag  | *1. | |
| M. 
          Ma  | *2. | POSTPONED 
          Threshold Hearing:  Failure to Comply (building height and recreation 
          facility) with respect to Site Plan No. 820030410 Maple Ridge Townhomes; 
          located on Lockwood Drive, approximately 250 feet north of Northwest 
          Drive; White Oak -Finding of Violation. | 
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| S. 
          Edwards  | 3. | Mandatory 
          Referral No. 05304-MCPS-1: Monopole at Captain James E. Daly 
          Elementary School 20301 Brandermill Drive, Germantown; R-90 Zone, Germantown 
          Master Plan – Approval to transmit comments to Montgomery County 
          Public Schools. | 
| F. 
          Boyd  | 4. | Mandatory Referral No. 05507-MCPS-1: Weller 
          Road Elementary School Addition – 3301 Weller Road, Wheaton; R-60 Zone; Kensington-Wheaton 
          Master Plan – Approval to transmit comments to Montgomery County Public 
          Schools. | 
| 3:00 P.M. | 
          
           
          
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| T. 
          Schmieler  | 5. | |
| C. 
          Gilbert  | 6. | |
| R. 
          Kronenberg  
          
           
          
           | *7. | |
| D. 
          Kinney  
          
           
          
           | *8. | Preliminary 
          Plan Review No. 120060250 (Formerly 1-06025) – Ponds Property: RC Zone; 
          23.57 acres; 3 lots and 1 outlot; 3 single-family detached dwelling 
          units; located on the south side of Denit Estates Drive, approximately 
          2,877 feet southwest of the intersection with New Hampshire Avenue (MD 
          650); Olney – Approval with conditions. | 
| R. 
          Weaver  | *9. | |
| K. 
          Kim  | 10. | AB 679:  
          Abandonment of a portion of Mouth-of-Monocacy Road in Barnesville 
          from approximately 200 hundred yards south of the intersection with 
          Mount Ephraim Road easterly to Barnesville Road - Approval.  Continued from Planning Board Meeting December 8, 2005. | 
| 5:30 P.M. | 
          
           
          
           | DINNER 
          
           
          
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| 7:00 P.M. | 
          
           
          
           | PLANNING BOARD MEETING  (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)  
          
           
          
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| G. 
          Wright  | 11. | Public 
          Hearing and Worksession on a Strategic Plan for Cultural Resources on 
          M-NCPPC Parkland – Approval. 
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| J. 
          Zyontz  | 12. | Interim 
          Site Plan Minor Amendment Process and Criteria – Discussion 
          and approval of interim process. | 
| 9:30 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. 
          
           
          
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| Notices and Reminders | |||
| December | 12 - | 7:00 p.m., | Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, Long Branch
  Community Center,  8700 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring | 
 
| Notices and Reminders - continued | |||
|   | 12 - | 7:15 p.m., | Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board,
  Upcounty Regional Services Center, Room A, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown | 
|   | 13 - | 4:30 p.m., | Wheaton Urban District Advisory
  Committee, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, 1st
  Floor Conference Room, Wheaton | 
|   | 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 | 
|   | 15 - | 9:30 a.m., | Montgomery County Planning Board, General Meeting,
  Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton | 
|   | 15 - | 1:00 p.m., | Montgomery County Planning Board, 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 | 
|   | 15 - | 7:30 p.m., | Montgomery County Planning Board continues, MRO
  Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring | 
|   | 20 - | 9:30 a.m., | Montgomery County Planning Board, General Meeting,
  MRO, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring | 
|   | 20 - | 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., & 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., | Montgomery County Planning Board Public Hearings,
  Cedar Brook Community Church, 23700 Stringtown Road, Clarksburg | 
|   | 20 - | 5:00 p.m., | Merit System Board, ERS/Merit Board Conference
  Room | 
|   | 20 - | 7:00 p.m., | Mid County Citizens Advisory Board, Mid-County
  Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, 1st Floor Conference Room,
  Wheaton | 
|   | 21 - | 7:00 p.m., | Upcounty Region Recreation Advisory Board,
  Upcounty Region Recreation Office, Suite 1600, 12900 Middlebook Road,
  Germantown | 
|   | 21 - | 7:30 p.m., | Historic Preservation Commission, 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 | 
|   | 26 - | HOLIDAY | Christmas Day | 
|   | 29 - |  | NO PLANNING BOARD MEETING | 
    
     
    
    
| PLANNING 
          BOARD SEEKS IDEAS FOR A COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN CLARKSBURG TUESDAY, 
          DECEMBER 20 The Montgomery County Planning Board will hold two hearings in Clarksburg for residents to share their ideas and suggestions for what should be included in a Community Improvement Plan (a Plan of Compliance) for Clarksburg. Recommendations from residents will help staff draft the plan for possible future consideration by the Planning Board. Those interested in signing up in advance to testify should call the Community Outreach and Media Relations Office at 301-495-4600. Speakers may also register on-site. Written testimony 
          may be sent to Planning Board Chairman Derick Berlage at 8787 Georgia 
          Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, faxed to 301/495-1320 or emailed 
          to: | 
| 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. | 
| 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. | 
| PLANNING 
          BOARD REDUCES AGENDA MAILINGS   Due to budget constraints, the Planning Board is reducing the cost of its agenda mailings by e-mailing or mailing agendas only to those who request this service. We encourage downloading agendas each week from our web site at www.mc-mncppc.org. Staff reports are also available online. For more information, please call Marion Joyce, Community Relations Manager, 301-495-4600. |