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GENERAL MEETING (Meadowbrook Recreation Center, 7901 Meadowbrook Lane, Chevy Chase)

T. Johnson F. Hamer

A. Discussion - Agency-wide priorities

B. Administrative Items

1:30 P.M.

Technical Writers

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

B.  Subject:Clarksburg Town Center - Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section (10-508)(a)(7), to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice.

2:30 P.M.

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

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Commissioners’ Report

Director’s Report

        Update on Semi-Annual Report

Adoption of Opinions

3:15 P.M.
R. Krasnow

1.

Update:Clarksburg Town Center Mediation Process – The parties to the Clarksburg Town Center Mediation have requested a 45 day continuance of the Planning’s Board’s proceedings concerning alleged site plan violations in order to have time to conclude the mediation.The Board has requested that the parties provide an update on the status of the mediation in order to better understand why the continuance is merited.Representatives of the Clarksburg Town Center Advisory Committee (CTCAC) and the developer (Newlands) will both speak. (No public testimony will be taken at this time.)

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

3:45 P.M.

M. Pfefferle

2.

Amendment to Final Forest Conservation Plan 8-94027:R-200 zone; removal of an existing 0.24 acre foot Forest Conservation Easement that spans property lines shared by lot 31 and outlot "B"; mitigated by preserving 0.48 acres off-site; intersection of Darnestown Road and Eden Rock Court; Darnestown – Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions.

Part A
Part B
Part C
Part D

3:55 P.M.
M. Venzke

3.

Synthetic turf candidate field site selection process and criteria, public outreach strategy – Staff Recommendation: Approval of site selection criteria and public outreach.

4.

Discussion completed on 2/16/06 -- Worksession on Legislation to modify county development approval and implementation process.To get a copy of County Council’s report go to www.montgomerycountymd.gov. (No public testimony will be taken at this time.)

4:25 p.m.

*5.

Project Plan Review No. 9-06002, 8021 Georgia Avenue: CBD-1 zone; 1.88 acres; 210 multi-family dwelling units, including 27 Moderately Priced Dwelling Units (MPDUs); northeast quadrant of the intersection of Georgia Avenue (MD 97) and Burlington Avenue; Silver Spring CBD – Staff Recommendation: Extension of review period.

4:30 P.M.

R. Weaver

*6.

Preliminary Plan No. 120060520, 7-Eleven Derwood:I-1 zone; 0.91 acres; 1 lot requested; 3,132 square feet of retail use; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Derwood Circle and Cecil Street; Upper Rock Creek – Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions.

4:50 P.M.

*7.

Record Plats

Subdivision Plat Nos. 220060720 to 220060790, Rock Creek Ridge:

RNC zone; 24 lots and 9 parcels; 24 one-family detached dwelling units and 9 parcels; located on Needwood Road, 1300 feet southwest of Muncaster Mill Road; Upper Rock Creek – Staff Recommendation: Approval.

Part A

Part B

Subdivision Plat No. 220061100, H.M. Martins Third Addition to Chevy Chase:

R-60 zone; 1 lot; 1 single-family detached dwelling unit; located on Raymond Street, approximately 300 feet northeast of Brookville Road; Bethesda-Chevy Chase – Staff Recommendation: Approval.

Subdivision Plat No. 220060470 Musgrove Park:

R-90 zone; 2 lots; 2 one-family detached dwelling units; located on the south side of Arcola Avenue, approximately 175 feet east of Orebaugh Avenue; Kensington-Wheaton – Staff Recommendation: Approval.

8.

Postponed -- Zoning Text Amendment No. 06-04 Introduced by Councilmember Praisner; amend the Zoning Ordinance to clarify the circumstances for subdivision of a one-family residential lot in the rural open space area of the Rural Neighborhood Cluster (RNC) zone and to require all publicly held or privately held land in the rural open space area of the RNC zone to be preserved in perpetuity by easement or covenant; and generally amend the RNC zone – Staff Recommendation: Denial.

4:55 P.M.
M. Riley

11.

Briefing on Status of Maryland Soccerplex, located at South Germantown Recreational Park.

DINNER

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

R. Krasnow Combine 9 & 10

9.

Threshold Hearing: Failure to Comply (building height) with respect to Site Plan No. 820030410 (formerly 8-03041) Maple Ridge Townhomes (also known as Seaton Square):RT-8 zone; located on Lockwood Drive, approximately 250 feet north of Northwest Drive; White Oak – Staff Recommendation: Finding of Violation.

Continued from Planning Board Hearing December 15, 2005.

Part A
Part B
Part C

10.

Plan of Compliance Hearing (in the event that violations are found for the item above) with respect to Site Plan No. 820030410 (formerly 8-03041) Maple Ridge Townhomes, (also known as Seaton Square):RT-8 zone; located on Lockwood Drive, approximately 250 feet north of Northwest Drive; White Oak – Staff Recommendation: Assess fine

Part A

Part B

Part C

ADJOURN

Notices and Reminders

FEBRUARY

OFFICE CLOSED

Notices and Reminders - Continued

FEBRUARY

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

PHED: MOU – between DPS and Planning Board regarding site plan enforcement

PHED: FY06 Budget and CIP Amendments: MNCPPC

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 five 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 24, 7 p.m.-9 p.m.

The American Colonization Society was founded in 1816. A Maryland auxiliary of this organization helped about 1,200 African Americans settle in Africa. This lecture explores the issues of race in antebellum society and examines the reactions of African Americans to colonization.

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.

GREEN MATTERS SYMPOSIUM: MANAGING WATER IN THE LANDSCAPE

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

Brookside Gardens has planned its annual Green Matters Symposium: Managing Water in the Landscape, on Friday, February 24.Rainwater is clearly essential to nature, although sometimes the pollutants it carries are destructive.Yet the perfect filter is just underfoot:the soil in yards and gardens.Featured speakers explore the best methods to capture and use this resource to its greatest potential while creating beautiful landscapes.For additional information, including registration fee, call 301-962-1470 or check out www.brooksidegardens.org.

Green Matters Symposium: Managing Water in the Landscape

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

Brookside Gardens

1800 Glenallan Avenue in Wheaton

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.