March 26, 2026 - Montgomery Planning Board

REVISED: Wednesday, March 25, 2026 - 10:00AM

9:00 am

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

Item 1

Preliminary Matters

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

1. College View Campus, Preliminary Plan No. 12020017A, MCPB No. 26-20.

2. Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Site Plan Amendment No. 81999024J – MCPB No. 26-19

3. 8008 Wisconsin Avenue Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 12016005B – MCPB No. 26-13

4. Korean Mission Church Preliminary Plan No.120240050 – MCPB No. 26-14

5. Korean Mission Church Forest Conservation Plan No.F20240360 – MCPB No. 26-15

6. Montgomery County Humane Society Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 12019010A – MCPB no. 26-16

7. Montgomery County Humane Society Forest Conservation Plan No. F20260090 – MCPB No. 26-1

*B. Approval of Minutes

*C. Other Preliminary Matters

Item 2

Record Plats (Public Hearing)

Subdivision Plat No. 220260270, Chevy Chase, Section 4

R-60 zone, 1 lot; located on the south side of Underwood Street, 400 feet west of Connecticut Avenue (MD 185); Bethesda – Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220260490, Country Club Village

R-60 zone, 2 lots; located on the southeast side of the intersection of Wynkoop Boulevard and Winston Drive; Bethesda – Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Item 3

Regulatory Extension Requests (Public Hearing)

ADDED

Olney FSU, Site Plan No. 82015010C, Regulatory Review Extension Request No. 1

Request to extend the regulatory review period until June 11, 2026: Application to create an additional drive-thru lane with a dual overhead canopy and add a new landscape parking lot island; located at 18115 Georgia Avenue, Olney, MD; CRT-2.0 Zone, 2005 Olney Master Plan.

Staff recommendation: Approval of the extension request

M. Clayborne

ADDED

Big Woods Manor, Administrative Subdivision Plan No. 620240050 and Preliminary/Final Forest Conservation Plan No. F20240910 Regulatory Review Extension Request No. 5

Request to extend the regulatory review period until July 30, 2026: Application to create two lots for new a single-family detached home and retaining an existing single-family home; located at 20925 Big Woods Road, Dickerson, MD; R-200 Zone, 1980 Agricultural and Rural Open Space Master Plan.

Staff recommendation: Approval of the extension request

M. Clayborne

ADDED

Democracy Center, Site Plan No. 82025002A – Extension Request No. 3

Request to extend review period from March 29, 2026 to April 29, 2026; Request to provide a 6,000 sq. ft. playground in the southwest corner of the Subject Property, removal of one tree within the proposed location of the playground, revisions to curbing to provide adequate width between an access gate and curb, and the addition of a sidewalk for pedestrian access to the playground and parking.

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the extension

J. Server

UPDATED 3/24

Kingshill Road Subdivision, Administrative Subdivision Plan No. 620240200 Regulatory Extension Request No. 2

Request to extend the regulatory review period until June 30, 2026: Application to create two lots for a new single-family dwelling; located at 18416 Kingshill Road; R-200 Zone; 1989 Germantown Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the extension request.

J. Peuser

Elmer School Farm, Administrative Subdivision Plan No. 620260010 and Forest Conservation Plan No. F20260010, Regulatory Extension Request No. 1

Request to extend review period from March 26, 2026 to May 28, 2026; Application to create two (2) lots for one (1) new single-family detached unit and one (1) existing single-family detached unit, and accompanying Final Forest Conservation Plan. Located at 17215 & 17220 Elmer School Road in Dickerson, AR Zone; 210.52 acres; 1980 Preservation of Agriculture and Rural Open Space Functional Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the extension request.

J. Peuser

ADDED

Temple Row, Administrative Subdivision Plan No 620250010 and Forest Conservation Plan No. F20250560, Regulatory Extension Request No. 5

Request to extend the regulatory review period from March 26, 2026 until May 21, 2026; Application to create three lots for three new single-family dwelling units; located at the northwest quadrant of the Kent Street and Stoneybrook Drive intersection in Kensington; R-90 Zone; 0.84 acres; 1989 Master Plan for the Communities of Kensington-Wheaton

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the extension request

E. Tettelbaum

Item 4

REMOVED

Roundtable Discussion

~~Planning Director’s Report~~

Item 5

MOVED TO THE FRIDAY, MARCH 27 AGENDA

FY27 Operating Budget Response

~~1. Central Administrative Services (CAS)~~

~~2. Commissioners’ Office~~

~~3. Planning Department~~

~~4. Parks Department~~

~~T. Charles / I. Branda/ R. Sherrill/K. Bentley~~

Item 6

POSTPONED, TBD

In Response to a Forest Conservation Law Violation; Forest Conservation Plan Amendment F20241060 (previously SC2003001), Joseph and Cindy Cacace Property, 3721 Flintridge Court, Brookeville, MD 20833 (Public Hearing)

Request to abandon a net total of 0.21 acres (9,170 s.f.) of existing Category I Forest Conservation Easement and mitigate offsite in an approved forest mitigation bank at a 3:1 ratio (27,510 s.f.), create 0.02 acres (1,073 s.f.) of new Category I Forest Conservation Easement onsite and install new supplemental plantings within the existing conservation easement. Flintridge, Lot 14 Block A; AR Zone, 2.55 acres +/-, Hawlings River watershed, Olney Master Plan.

~~Staff recommendation: Approval with Conditions~~

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~~K. Farthing~~

Item 7

POSTPONED

Legislative Update

~~D. Borden/J. BaucumColbert~~

Item 8

Sam’s Carwash, Conditional Use Application No. CU202503 (Public Hearing)

Conditional Use CU202503 – Request for Conditional Use to permit a Carwash. (CRT-1.75, C-1.0, R-0.75, H-55T) Zone, located at 26203 Ridge Road, Damascus.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions 

J. Penn

Item 9

MOVED FROM DECEMBER 18 AGENDA

Iglesia De Cristo Mi El Maryland: Preliminary Plan No.120220040 and Forest Conservation Plan No.F20260290 (Public Hearing)

Application to create one lot for a religious assembly building and a parsonage; located at 17521 Old Baltimore Road, approximately 410 feet west of Brimstone Academy Court, RNC zone, 7.17 acres, 2005 Olney Master Plan.

Preliminary Plan No.120220040

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Forest Conservation Plan No.F20260290

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item 9 – Attachment A

Item 9 – Attachment B

Item 9 – Attachment C

Item 9 – Attachment D

J. Casey

Item 10

Shady Grove Dash In, Conditional Use No. CU202604, and Forest Conservation Plan No. F20260360 (Public Hearing)

Request to construct a Filling Station with accessory convenient store and car wash; located at 15700 Shady Grove Road, Gaithersburg; located on Shady Grove Road approximately 750 feet northeast of I-270; GR-1.5, H-45′; 1.995 acres; 2021 Great Seneca Plan (Master Plan).

A. Conditional Use No. CU202604

Staff Recommendation: Recommendation of approval with conditions to the Hearing Examiner

B. Forest Conservation Plan No. F20260360

Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

Item 10 – Attachments A & B

Item 10 – Attachments C- E

M. Beall

Item 11

MOVED TO FRIDAY, MARCH 27 AGENDA

Proposed Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA), Accessory Residential Uses – Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) (Public Testimony Accepted)

~~This ZTA would amend the provisions for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to be compliance with recently adopted State legislation in House Bill 1466/Senate Bill 891.~~

~~Staff Recommendation: The Planning Board transmit a request to the District Council to introduce the ZTA.~~

~~Item 11 – Attachment A: Draft ADU ZTA~~

~~Item 11 – Attachment B: ADU Parking Study~~

~~Item 11 – Attachment C: Senate Bill 891 ADU 2025~~

B. Berbert

Item 12

MOVED TO FRIDAY, MARCH 27 AGENDA

Proposed Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA), Solar Collection System – Standards (Public Testimony Accepted)

This ZTA amends use standards for Solar Collection Systems to streamline certain rooftop solar instillations, and partly in response to State legislation passed in 2025 with Senate Bill 931/ House Bill 1036 (Renewable Energy Certainly Act).

~~Staff Recommendation: The Planning Board transmit a request to the District Council to introduce the ZTA.~~

~~Item 12 – Attachment A: ZTA 26 xx Solar Draft~~

~~Item 12 – Attachment B: Senate Bill 931 Solar 2025~~

B. Berbert

Item 13

MOVED TO FRIDAY, MARCH 27 AGENDA

Update of the Montgomery County Planning Board Regulation on Administrative Procedures for Development Review (Public Testimony Accepted)

~~This document updates the Administrative Procedures for Development Review, reflecting recent changes made to Chapters 22A, 50, and 59.~~

~~Staff Recommendation: The Planning Board approve the changes and transmit the document to the Council.~~

~~Item 13 – Attachment: Administrative Procedures Draft~~

~~B. Berbert~~

Item 14

MOVED TO FRIDAY, MARCH 27 AGENDA

Proposed Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA), Notice Required – Standards (Public Testimony Accepted)

This ZTA amends the notice requirement standards pertaining to Application and Hearing notice, expanding the notice to all property owners to any within 500 feet of a pending application, and notice to all homeowners and civic associations to those registered and within one mile of a pending application.

~~Staff Recommendation: The Planning Board transmit a request to the District Council to introduce the ZTA.~~

~~Item 14 – Attachment~~

~~B. Berbert~~

10:50 am

ADJOURN

PUBLIC NOTICE

Planning Board Seeks Public Comments on Three
Administrative Sewer and Water Category Change Requests

The Planning Board will hear testimony and consider recommendations for the Water and Sewer Category Change Requests (WSSCR) listed below on Thursday, April 9, 2026. The applicants request that community water and/or sewer service be extended to these properties.

A public hearing for these administrative cases will be facilitated via telephone conference on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Planning Board recommendations for these cases will be presented to the County Executive before final decision.

Case Number	Applicant/Owner and Property Location	Master Plan Area
WSCCR: 26-DAM-01A	WSSC Water 11415 Kingstead Rd, Damascus, Silver Spring	Damascus

The staff report for the water and sewer category change request will be posted on the Planning Board’s website one week prior to the meeting: https://www.montgomeryplanningboard.org/agendas/. Contact Halley Johnson at 301-495-4557 or halley.johnson@montgomeryplanning.org; or Mark Symborski at 301-495-4636 or Mark.Symborski@montgomeryplanning.org.See also DEP’s website www.montgomerycountymd.gov/waterworks or call 240-777-7700.

Written comments are also welcomed if submitted at least 48 hours prior to the Planning Board Hearing. Emails or letter may be sent to:

Chair Artie Harris

Montgomery County Planning Board

2425 Reedie Drive 14^th Floor

Wheaton, MD 20902

mcp-chair@mncppc-mc.org

Agendas

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

Preliminary Matters

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

*B. Approval of Minutes

*C. Other Preliminary Matters

Record Plats (Public Hearing)

Regulatory Extension Requests (Public Hearing)

Olney FSU, Site Plan No. 82015010C, Regulatory Review Extension Request No. 1

Big Woods Manor, Administrative Subdivision Plan No. 620240050 and Preliminary/Final Forest Conservation Plan No. F20240910 Regulatory Review Extension Request No. 5

Democracy Center, Site Plan No. 82025002A – Extension Request No. 3

Kingshill Road Subdivision, Administrative Subdivision Plan No. 620240200 Regulatory Extension Request No. 2

Elmer School Farm, Administrative Subdivision Plan No. 620260010 and Forest Conservation Plan No. F20260010, Regulatory Extension Request No. 1

Temple Row, Administrative Subdivision Plan No 620250010 and Forest Conservation Plan No. F20250560, Regulatory Extension Request No. 5

Roundtable Discussion

FY27 Operating Budget Response

In Response to a Forest Conservation Law Violation; Forest Conservation Plan Amendment F20241060 (previously SC2003001), Joseph and Cindy Cacace Property, 3721 Flintridge Court, Brookeville, MD 20833 (Public Hearing)

Legislative Update

Sam’s Carwash, Conditional Use Application No. CU202503 (Public Hearing)

Iglesia De Cristo Mi El Maryland: Preliminary Plan No.120220040 and Forest Conservation Plan No.F20260290 (Public Hearing)

Shady Grove Dash In, Conditional Use No. CU202604, and Forest Conservation Plan No. F20260360 (Public Hearing)

Proposed Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA), Accessory Residential Uses – Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) (Public Testimony Accepted)

Proposed Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA), Solar Collection System – Standards (Public Testimony Accepted)

Update of the Montgomery County Planning Board Regulation on Administrative Procedures for Development Review (Public Testimony Accepted)

Proposed Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA), Notice Required – Standards (Public Testimony Accepted)

ADJOURN

PUBLIC NOTICE