July 31, 2025 - Montgomery Planning Board

REVISED: Thursday, July 17, 2025 - 5:36PM

9:00 am

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

Item 1

Preliminary Matters

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

*B. Approval of Minutes

*C. Other Preliminary Matters

Item 2

Record Plats (Public Hearing)

Subdivision Plat No. 220250480, Alta Vista

R-60 zone, 2 lots; located on the west side of Forest Road, 375 feet north of Beech Avenue; Bethesda – Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220250520, Section No. 2, Chevy Chase

R-60 zone, 1 lot; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Brookville Road (MD 186) and East Kirke Street; Bethesda – Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220250730, Chevy Chase, Section 4

R-60 zone, 1 lot; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Ridgewood Avenue and Pine Place; Bethesda – Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Item 3

Regulatory Extension Requests (Public Hearing)

College View Campus, Preliminary Plan No. 12020017A – Extension Request No. 2

Request to extend review period, from August 9, 2025, to October 9, 2025; Request to reinstate Preliminary Plan No. 120200170, which was approved for three lots for up to 142 multi-family units, including 25 percent MPDUs, and up to 47,887 square feet commercial use, and extend the Adequate Public Facilities (APF) validity period by 7 additional years.

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the extension.

J. Server

College View Campus, Preliminary Plan No. 12020017A – Extension Request No. 2

Request to extend review period, from August 9, 2025 to October 9, 2025; Request to reinstate Preliminary Plan No. 120200170, which was approved for three lots for up to 142 multi-family units, including 25 percent MPDUs, and up to 47,887 square feet commercial use, and extend the Adequate Public Facilities (APF) validity period by 7 additional years.

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the extension.

J. Server

Item 4

Roundtable Discussion

Planning Director’s Report

Item 5

Traville Gateway Parcel N, Site Plan Amendment No. 82001012H and Traville Parcels M, N & Outlot O, Forest Conservation Plan No. F20250540 (Public Hearing)

Proposal to reconfigure the Great Seneca Highway and Darnestown Road intersection and extend Great Seneca Highway into the property as a private road; located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Darnestown Road and Traville Gateway Drive, Rockville; CRT- 1.0, C-1.0, R-1.0, H-150 and Great Seneca Life Sciences Overlay Zone; 18 acres; 2024 Great Seneca Plan.

A. Site Plan Amendment No. 82001012H

Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

B. Forest Conservation Plan No. F20250540,

Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

A. Tettelbaum/A. Lindsey

Item 6

Montgomery County Quarterly Economic Indicators Briefing

Staff from Planning and Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) will brief the Planning Board on the Quarterly Economic Indicators report for the first quarter of 2025.

Staff Recommendation: Brief Planning Board

B. Kraft

Item 7

Bergfield Tract Preliminary Plan No. 120240130 & Forest Conservation Plan No. F20241050 (Public Hearing)

A. Preliminary Plan No. 120240130 – Request to create a single lot from an existing 9.93-acre unplatted parcel to accommodate redevelopment of the Property with up to 412,208 square feet of industrial uses. Located at 8800 Brookville Road in Silver Spring; zoned IM-2.5, H-50, 2017 Greater Lyttonsville Sector Plan.

B. Forest Conservation Plan No. F20241050 – Request for approval of a Final Forest Conservation Plan to satisfy afforestation/reforestation requirements associated with Preliminary Plan No. 120240130.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

T. Gatling

Item 8

7070 Arlington Road, Preliminary Plan Amendment 11998051B, Sketch Plan Amendment 32021010A (Public Hearing)

Request to extend by three years the period of time within which to file a Site Plan Application to

implement the Approved Sketch Plan under Section 59.7.3.3.G of the Zoning Ordinance; extend by four years the Plan Validity Period pursuant to Subdivision Ordinance Section 50-4.2.H; and request for a Subdivision Waiver pursuant to Section 50-4.9.3.A from the prerequisites of Subdivision Ordinance Section 50-4.3.J.7. in order to amend the Adequate Public Facilities (“APF”) validity period from five years to ten years.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

T. Gatling

Item 9

Alta Vista Gardens – Lot 9 Block A Administrative Subdivision No. 620250100 (Public Hearing)

Application request to create three (3) lots for three new single-family detached residences; located on 5900 Ipswich Road, west of Broad Street; Zoned: R-60; 0.43 acres; 1992 North Bethesda Garrett Park Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval with conditions

T. Leftwich

Item 10

Loehmann’s Plaza Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 12024010A Site Plan Amendment No. 82024012A (Public Hearing)

Application request to make modification to Lauderdale Drive to a accommodate large trucks (WB-67)for delivery to a potential grocer. The right-of-way will expand from 65 to 68 feet and provide other minor adjustments; located on 5200 Randolph Road, Rockville, MD, 20852; Zoned: CR–1.75, C–0.5, R–1.5, H–75; 11.27 acres; 2018 White Flint 2 Sector Plan

Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval with conditions

T. Leftwich

12:15 pm

LUNCH

1:00 pm

PLANNING MEETING CONTINUES

Item 11

Clarksburg Gateway Sector Plan Working Draft

Presentation of the Working Draft of the Clarksburg Gateway Sector Plan for approval by the Planning Board as the Public Hearing Draft and scheduling of a Public Hearing to accept written and oral testimony.

Staff Recommendation: Approve the Working Draft of the Clarksburg Gateway Sector Plan as the Public Hearing Draft and set a Public Hearing Date.

C. Larson

Item 12

Muncaster Mill Road Property Preliminary Plan No. 120250130 & Forest Conservation Plan No. F20250500 (Public Hearing)

Request to construct a Townhouse Living for Design for Life use zoned R-200. Located at 7100 & 7106 Muncaster Mill Road, Derwood; 4.46 acres; 2004 Upper Rock Creek Master Plan.

A. Preliminary Plan No. 120250130

Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

B. Forest Conservation No. F20250500

Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

M. Beall

Item 13

Damascus Placemaking Festival Report

Staff will present the findings and final report from the Damascus Placemaking Festival last fall.

Staff Recommendation: Informational item

A. Vogel

4:30 pm

Agendas

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

Preliminary Matters

Record Plats (Public Hearing)

Subdivision Plat No. 220250480, Alta Vista

Subdivision Plat No. 220250520, Section No. 2, Chevy Chase

Subdivision Plat No. 220250730, Chevy Chase, Section 4

Regulatory Extension Requests (Public Hearing)

College View Campus, Preliminary Plan No. 12020017A – Extension Request No. 2

College View Campus, Preliminary Plan No. 12020017A – Extension Request No. 2

Roundtable Discussion

Traville Gateway Parcel N, Site Plan Amendment No. 82001012H and Traville Parcels M, N & Outlot O, Forest Conservation Plan No. F20250540 (Public Hearing)

Montgomery County Quarterly Economic Indicators Briefing

Bergfield Tract Preliminary Plan No. 120240130 & Forest Conservation Plan No. F20241050 (Public Hearing)

7070 Arlington Road, Preliminary Plan Amendment 11998051B, Sketch Plan Amendment 32021010A (Public Hearing)

Alta Vista Gardens – Lot 9 Block A Administrative Subdivision No. 620250100 (Public Hearing)

Loehmann’s Plaza Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 12024010A Site Plan Amendment No. 82024012A (Public Hearing)

LUNCH

PLANNING MEETING CONTINUES

Clarksburg Gateway Sector Plan Working Draft

Muncaster Mill Road Property Preliminary Plan No. 120250130 & Forest Conservation Plan No. F20250500 (Public Hearing)

Damascus Placemaking Festival Report

ADJOURN