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A. Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section (10-508)(a)(1), to discuss personnel matters (Subject:Recruitment of Planning Director and related personnel matters)

B. Administrative Items

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Commissioners’ Report

Director’s Report

Reconsideration Requests

Adoption of Opinions

Hearing on Legislation to modify county development approval and implementation process. Visit Montgomery County Government for reports:

http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

Part A

Part B

Draft Outline of Memorandum of Understanding Between The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and Montgomery County - Department of Permitting Services

Response to Proposed Development Review Legislation - Faroll Hamer - Memo - Feb. 14, 2006 ZTA 05-20; ZTA 05-18; SRA 05-05; SRA 05-06.

Additional Materials (Added to Site Feb. 14, 2006)

Zoning Text Amendment No: 05-20
Concerning: Site Plans - Approval, Amendment and Enforcement
Draft No. & Date: 6 2-13-06 - Text - Draft

Amendment to the Subdivision Regulations (05-06) - Text - Draft

Amendment to the Subdivision Regulations (05-05) - Text - Draft
Amendment to the Subdivision Regulations (05-18) - Text - Draft

Combine 1 & 2

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

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Preliminary Plan No. 120060210 – Domingo Property (Resubdivision): R-60 zone; 0.662 acres; 3 lots requested; 3 one-family detached dwelling units, including two existing to remain; located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Grosvenor Lane and Broad Street; North Bethesda/Garrett Park – Approval with conditions.

R. Weaver

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Preliminary Plan No. 120050310 and Preliminary/Final Water Quality Plan – Piney Glen Farms (Resubdivision):RE-2 zone; 12.4 acres; 5 lots requested; 5 one-family detached dwelling units, including one existing to remain; located on the west side of Piney Glen Lane approximately 300 feet south of Piney Glen Court; Potomac – Approval with conditions.

Part A

Part B

Part C

R. Weaver

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Subdivision Plat No. 220060370 – Jordan & Smith’s Addition to Silver Spring:

CBD-0.5 zone; 1 lot; located on the southeast quadrant of intersection of Cedar Street and Pershing Drive; Silver Spring CBD –Approval.

Subdivision Plat No. 220060850 – Seneca Highlands:

R-200 zone; 3 outlots; located on the east side of Eden Rock Court, approximately 200 feet northeast of Darnestown Road; Potomac – Approval.

Part A

Part B

Part C

Subdivision Plat No. 220061080 – R.B. Detrick’s Subdivision of Kensington:

C-2 zone; 1 lot; located on the southeast quadrant of Howard Avenue and Connecticut Avenue; Kensington-Wheaton – Approval.

Part A

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Continuation of Planning Board Worksession and Action of July 7, 2005 – Public Hearing (Preliminary) Draft Amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation: COMSAT Laboratories, 22300 Comsat Drive, Clarksburg – for the purpose of making a decision about forwarding this amendment to the Montgomery County Council.(No public testimony will be taken at this time.Written testimony regarding this issue may be sent to the Board prior to the continued worksession.)

DINNER

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

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Preliminary Plan No. 120040640 (formerly 1-04064) – Ganassa Property:RDT zone; 81.72 acres; 8 lots requested, including 5 child lots pursuant to Section 59-C-9.74 of the Montgomery County Code; 8 one-family detached dwelling units, including one existing to remain; located on the west side of Halterman Road approximately 2,000 feet north of New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650); Damascus – Approval with conditions.

Part A

G. Russ

Combine 7, 8 & 9

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Zoning Text Amendment No. 06-01 Introduced by District Council at the request of the Planning Board; amend the Zoning Ordinance to amend the Rural Village Center Overlay Zone; and generally amend the Rural Village Center Overlay Zone – Approval.

Zoning Text Amendment No. 06-02Introduced by District Council at the request of the Planning Board; amend the Zoning Ordinance to amend the Mixed-Use Town Center Zone; and geneally amend the Mixed-Use Town Center Zone -- Approval.

Zoning Text Amendment No. 06-03 Introduced by District Council at the request of the Planning Board; amend the Zoning Ordinance to establish a new Rural Neighborhood Cluster/TDR Zone; and generally amend the Rural Density Transfer Zone – Approval.

Part A

ADJOURN

Notices and Reminders

FEBRUARY

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7:00 p.m.,

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

PHED: Bill 30-05, Housing - Workforce Housing Program, County Council, Rockville

PHED: Damascus Master Plan - Overview County Council, Rockville

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7:00 p.m.,

“Insects and the Civil War,” Locust Grove Nature Center, 7777 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda

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7:00 p.m.,

OFFICE CLOSED

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5:00 p.m.,

Merit System Board, ERS/Merit Board Conference Room, 6611 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale

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9:00 a.m.,

Annual Park Police Awards Ceremony, Montgomery County Park Police, Saddlebrook Headquarters, 12751Layhill Road, Silver Spring

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7:30 p.m.,

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

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1:00 p.m.,

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

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3:30 p.m.,

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

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7:00 p.m.,

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

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8:30 a.m.,

3^rd Annual Green Matter Symposium: After the Rain, Brookside Gardens, 1800Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton

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7:00 p.m.,

“Is Africa My Home? The Debate About the Colonization of Maryland Blacks in the Nineteenth Century, Sandy Spring Slave Museum, 18524 Brooke Road, Sandy Spring

PHED: Review of M-NCPPC 07-12 Capital Improvement Plan, Council Building, 3^rd Floor, CCR, Rockville (continued)

M-NCPPC PLANS BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROGRAMS IN FEBRUARY

SILVER SPRING, MD - The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, the Montgomery County Historical Society and the Sandy Spring Slave Museum are inviting the public to participate in a series of special Black History Month programs during February 2006.Adult programs are held on each Friday evening during February from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at different locations.

Friday, February 17, 7 p.m.-9 p.m.

“Message or Myth: Were Quilts Used For Communication on the Underground Railroad?”

This power-point presentation looks at the history of quilting, the history of the Underground Railroad and the debate about the book Hidden in Plain View.

Place: Sandy Spring Slave Museum, 18524 Brooke Road, Sandy Spring

Friday, February 24, 7 p.m.-9 p.m.

“Is Africa My Home? The Debate About the Colonization of Maryland Blacks in the Nineteenth Century”

Place: Sandy Spring Slave Museum, 18524 Brooke Road, Sandy Spring

Speaker: Debra Newman Ham, Professor of History at Morgan State University

For more information call M-NCPPC’s historic preservation section, 301-563-3400.

M-NCPPC, CITY OF GAITHERSBURG TO HOST

GREEN HOME WORKSHOP

Green Matters Symposium:Managing Water in the Landscape

Friday, February 24, 2006, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Brookside Gardens

Featured Speakers:Neil Weinstein, executive director, Low Impact Development Center; Dawn Gifford, executive director, D.C. Greenworks; Joe Keyser, “The Green Man” cable show host and newspaper columnist; Meo Curtis, senior planning specialist, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection; Mike Goatley, extension turfgrass specialist, Crop & Soil Environmental Sciences; Julie Myers, senior landscape architect, Low Impact Development Center; and Warren T. Byrd, Jr., principal, Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects.

EXPLORE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN NATURE AND U.S. HISTORY:

“INSECTS AND THE CIVIL WAR”

Friday, February 17, 7 p.m., Locust Grove Nature Center

You’re invited to explore the link between bugs and war at a special presentation of “Insects and the Civil War,” Friday, February 17, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Locust Grove Nature Center, 7777 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda.Guest speaker Dr. Gary Miller, a research entomologist with the USDA and a student of the Civil War, explains the relationship between soldiers and insects such as fleas, flies and beetles.

It’s a little known fact that during the Civil War, twice as many soldiers died from insect-related disease as died from direct battle.Join our staff for a fascinating discussion and PowerPoint program that will add a new perspective to your understanding of Civil War tribulations and battles.

Reservations and online payment for this special program are available at www.ParkPASS.org for $10 per person.More information on Locust Grove Nature Center special events and programs is available at www.locustgrovenature.org or 301-299-1990.

“Going Green at Home” Fair

Saturday, May 20, 11 a.m.- 3 p.m.

Wheaton Regional Park’s Shorefield Road Entrance

Please mark your calendars now!You, your family, friends and neighbors are invited to join The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, the City of Gaithersburg, and the Montgomery County Departments of Environmental Protection and Permitting Services on Saturday, May 20, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Wheaton Regional Park’s Adventure Playground area off Shorefield Road for the 2^nd annual Going Green at Home Fair to encourage and promote energy efficiency, cleaner indoor air and contributions to improving the environment for Montgomery County’s 338,500 households.

During the May 20 fair, you’ll learn about energy efficient, earth-friendly products from vendors and local experts through a series of seminars and exhibits.Children will enjoy playing with the Enviroscape as they learn about the consequences of runoff on the Chesapeake Bay, and lively music will entertain park visitors.