Agendas

Preliminary Matters

Record Plats (Public Hearing)

Regulatory Extension Requests (Public Hearing)

Roundtable Discussion

Planning Director’s Report

University Boulevard Corridor Plan Work Session 6   

Work Session 6 for the University Boulevard Corridor Plan  

Staff recommendation: Discuss the University Boulevard Corridor Plan and provide guidance to staff. 

Z. Adrianvala 

Romeo and Elsie Horad House (M:31-87): An Amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation 

As part of the University Boulevard Corridor Plan, worksession to list the Romeo and Elsie Horad House (M:31-87) in the Locational Atlas & Index of Historic Sites and the Master Plan for Historic Preservation.  

Staff recommendation: As part of the University Boulevard Corridor Plan, the Planning Board will conduct a work session to consider listing the Romeo and Elsie Horad House in the Locational Atlas & Index of Historic Sites and recommending that the County Council designate the property in the Master Plan for Historic Preservation.

J. Liebertz

Item 6 – Attachment 1 – Master Plan Historic Site Designation Form: Romeo and Elsie Horad House

Paramount Self Storage LLC: Local Map Amendment H-157, Forest Conservation Plan F20240710, and Conditional Use Plan CU202501 (Public Hearing) 

A. Local Map Amendment H-157 Request to re-zone the Subject Property from CR-2.0, C-0.5, R-1.5, H-120 to CRTF-2.75, C-2.75, R-1.5, H-120, for the future redevelopment of a two (2)-phased, six-story, 282,040-square-foot self-storage facility. Located on the west side of the intersection of Somerville Drive and Paramount Drive; within the 2021 Shady Grove Sector Plan Minor Master Plan Amendment area.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with binding conditions and transmit comments to Hearing Examiner for hearing on June 12, 2025 

B. Forest Conservation Plan F20240710 Request for approval of a Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan to allow for the development of the Subject Property under the CRTF zone. Located on the west side of the intersection of Somerville Drive and Paramount Drive; within the 2021 Shady Grove Sector Plan Minor Master Plan Amendment area.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions 

C. Conditional Use Plan CU202501 Request to replace the existing self-storage use on site with a new two (2)-phased, six-story, 282,040-square-foot self-storage. Located at the west side of intersection of Paramount Drive and Sommerville Drive ; on 112, 372 square feet of land, within the 2021 Approved and Adopted Shady Grove Sector Plan Minor Master Plan Amendment. The application includes a Parking Waiver to provide less than the minimum number of vehicle spaces.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions 

T. Leftwich/H. Johnson

Timberlawn Historic Site: An Amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation (Public Hearing) 

Public hearing, worksession, and action on an amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation and Locational Atlas & Index of Historic Sites.  

Staff recommendation: The Planning Board lists Timberlawn in the Locational Atlas & Index of Historic Sites and recommends that the County Council designates the property in the Master Plan for Historic Preservation. 

S. Bolliger

Corrective Map Amendment for 7979 Old Georgetown Road (Public Hearing) 

Staff recommends approval to file a Corrective Map Amendment with the District Council per the standards set forth in Section 59.7.2.2 of the Zoning Ordinance for 7979 Old Georgetown Road.  

Staff Recommendation: Board approval

Item 9 – Attachment A: CMA Location Map

Item 9 – Attachment B: Bethesda Downtown Plan Worksession

Item 9 – Attachment C: County Council Staff Report – SMA Action

L. Klevan

MECCA Business Learning Institute (MBLI) Public Charter School: Mandatory Referral No.MR2024010 (Public Hearing) 

A proposal for a new Public Charter School located at 20261 Goldenrod Lane, Germantown; EOF-0.75 Zone; 2009 Germantown Sector Plan  

Staff Recommendation: Approval to transmit comments to MBLI and MCPS 

J. Casey/P. Butler

Clarksburg Gateway Sector Plan – Preliminary Recommendations Briefing   

A briefing to the Planning Board on Preliminary Recommendations for the Clarksburg Gateway Sector Plan in advance of the preparation of the Working (Staff) Draft Plan.   

Staff Recommendation: Provide direction to staff on the planning team’s Preliminary Recommendations

C. Larson