Thursday, April 13, 2023

Preliminary Matters

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

1. 7340 Wisconsin Avenue Sketch Plan Amendment 32020001A – MCPB No. 23-012

2. 7340 Wisconsin Avenue Preliminary Plan Amendment 11994080C – MCPB No. 23-013

3. 7340 Wisconsin Avenue Site Plan Amendment 820230010 – MCPB No. 23-014

4. Addition to Ray’s Adventure Preliminary and Final Forest Conservation Plan 120200030 – MCPB No. 23-024

5. Free Rein Solar Farm Forest Conservation Plan No. CU202305 – MCPB No. 23-039

*B. Approval of Minutes

*C. Other Preliminary Matters

Request for Reconsideration Filed by Roma Malkani: Ourisman Ford at Montgomery Mall, Site Plan Amendment No. 82009014C (Resolution Date: March 3, 2023; Hearing Date: February 23, 2023)

Item 1C – Additional Correspondence

Record Plats (Public Hearing)

Subdivision Plat No. 220220910 – 220220940, Bloom Montgomery Village
TLD zone; 52 lots & 11 parcels; located on the east side of Montgomery Village Avenue, 560 feet south of Stewartown Road, Montgomery Village Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220230400, PSTA
CR zone; 1 lot & 2 parcels; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Great Seneca Highway (MD 119) and Key West Avenue (MD 28); Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220230490, Greenacres
R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the east side of Greenway Drive, 300 feet north of Ventnor Road; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220230550, National Chautauqua of Glen Echo
R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the south side of Wellesley Circle, 300 feet north of Cornell Avenue; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220230660, Merrimack Park
R-60 zone; 1 lot; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Pyle Road and Kenhowe Drive; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Regulatory Extension Requests (Public Hearing)

Roundtable Discussion

Parks Director’s Report

Planning Department’s Revised Non-Recommended Reductions to Meet Montgomery County Executive’s Recommended FY24 Budget

T. Stern/K. Warnick

Postponed to April 27 Work Session and Action: Little Falls Parkway Pilot Project

Staff Recommendation: APPROVE the permanent configuration of two opposing drive lanes along Little Falls Parkway between Arlington Road and Dorset Avenue, with future study of repurposing removed travel lanes.
A. Tsai

Hillcrest Property, Preliminary Plan No. 120230010 (Public Hearing)

Application to consolidate two parcels (P829 and P846) into one (1) lot for the construction of a 11,058 SF medical office building.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

A. Duprey

5500 Wisconsin, Sketch Plan Amendment No. 32022001A & Site Plan 820230040 (Public Hearing)

A. Sketch Plan Amendment No. 32022001A – Request to amend previous Sketch Plan approval to revise previously proposed density figures and to include a transfer of up to 32,718 square feet of density from a neighboring property through the FAR Averaging allowance of the Zoning Ordinance, for a total of up to 444,605 446,478 square feet of density. Additional modifications include an update to the previously approved public benefit points and categories.
B. Site Plan No. 820230040 – Request to develop a mixed-use building, with an average height of up to 90 feet in height (maximum tower height of up to 187 feet) comprised of up to 308,118 square feet of multi-family residential uses for a maximum of 300 units with 15 percent MPDUs, and up to 136,487 square feet of commercial uses (existing 125,892 125,472 square feet of hotel to remain), for a total Site density not to exceed 444,605 square feet. Located at the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and South Park Avenue; zoned CR-3.0 C-2.0 R-2.75 H-90; 1998 Friendship Heights Sector Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item 7 – Attachment A – Sketch Plan No. 320220010 Resolution

Item 7 – Attachment B – 5500 Wisconsin Site Plan 820230040

Item 7 – Attachment C – Agency Letters 5500 Wisconsin

Item 7 – Attachment D – Community Correspondence 

Item 7 – Additional Correspondence Part 1

Item 7 – Additional Correspondence Part 2

T. Gatling/K.Mencarini

10601 Falls Road, Special Exception Major Modification No. S-687-H and Forest Conservation Plan Amendment No. 12008003C (Public Hearing)

A. Final Forest Conservation Plan Amendment No. 12008003DC: Amend previously approved Forest Conservation Plan to reflect new school building and associated site changes.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

B. Special Exception Major Modification No. S-687-H: Request to transmit comments to the Hearing Examiner on a major modification to an existing special exception to expand a Private Educational Institution pursuant to the 2004 Montgomery County Zoning Ordinance Sections 59-G-1.3(c)(2)-(4) (Specific Conditions), 59-A-4.2 (General Conditions) and 59-A-4.4 (General Conditions) at 10601 Falls Road, Potomac; RE-2 Zone; 2002 Potomac Subregion Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Recommendation of Approval of Conditions

Item 8 – Attachments

M. Beall

The Quarry, Site Plan Amendment No. 82005029C (Public Hearing)

Amendment to 1) convert a water feature to a 1,465 sf park with dog-play features, 2) revise playground areas, 3) install additional sidewalks, and 4) plant more landscaping; located at 8101 River Road; 13.3 acres; CRT-0.5 zone; 2002 Potomac Subregion Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

J. Server

Veirs Mill Road BRT and BiPPA Plans – Mandatory Referral 

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation has prepared 35 percent design plans for the Veirs Mill Road Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project and also for three separate Bicycle and Pedestrian Priority Area (BPPA) projects. These four projects are being presented to the Planning Board for Mandatory Referral review.
Staff Recommendation: Planning Board Comments

Item 10 – ATTACHMENT A Part 1- 35 Percent Design Plans

Item 10 – ATTACHMENT A Part 2- 35 Percent Design Plans

Item 10 – ATTACHMENT B – Bus Rapid Transit Overview

Item 10 – ATTACHMENT C – Planning Staff Transportation Comments

Item 10 – ATTACHMENT D – Forest Conservation Exemption Letter

Item 10 – ATTACHMENT E – Stormwater Concept Approval Letters

S. Aldrich

Pedestrian Master Plan Work Session #1

Staff Recommendation: Discuss master plan elements and provide direction

Item 11 – ATTACHMENT A – Public Hearing Draft Plan

Item 11 – ATTACHMENT B – Public Hearing Draft Appendix

Item 11 – ATTACHMENT C – Complete Written Public Testimony  Updated 

Item 11 – ATTACHMENT D – Summarized Public Testimony Comment Matrix Updated

Item 11 – ATTACHMENT E – All Public Comments

Item 11 – Additional Correspondence 

E. Glazier