April 30, 2026 - Montgomery Planning Board

REVISED: Friday, April 17, 2026 - 3:59PM

10:30 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. 220210140, Locust Level

RC zone, 1 lot, 1 parcel; located on the east side of Ridge Road (MD 27), 650 feet north of Davis Mill Road; Clarksburg Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220260650, Cabin Branch

CRT zone, 2 lots; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Little Seneca Parkway and Lake Ridge Drive; Clarksburg Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Item 3

Regulatory Extension Requests (Public Hearing)

Primrose at 16550 Georgia Avenue, Preliminary Plan No. 120250090 – Regulatory Extension Request No. 7

Request to extend the regulatory review period from April 30, 2026 until May 7, 2026. An application to create one lot for an existing antique shop, and a new Day Care Center (Over 30 Persons), a conditional use application being processed concurrently. Located at 16550 Georgia Avenue, on the west side of Georgia Avenue (MD 97), approximately 150 feet south of Emory Church Road: 2005 Olney Master Plan; R-200 zone; 2.12 acres

Staff recommendation: Approval of the extension

J. Casey

Burdette Property, Preliminary Plan No. 120260020, Site Plan No. 820260020, Forest Conservation Plan No F20250430 Regulatory Review Time Extension Request No. 1

Request to extend the regulatory review period from May 7, 2026 to October 1, 2026: Application to create one parcel for a 107 unit multi-family building, including a minimum of 100 percent MPDUs.

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the extension request

P. Estes

Item 4

Roundtable Discussion

Planning Director’s Report

Item 5

Montgomery Pearl, Sketch Plan No. 320260020 (Public Hearing)

Request for up to 703,000 square feet of total density for a mixed-use development (up to 625,000 square feet of multi-family residential development, with 15% MPDUs, and up to 78,000 square feet of commercial development), and up to 73,196 square feet of BOZ density with associated Park Impact Payment on 3.81 acres. Located at the southwest and southeast quadrants of the intersection of Pearl Street and Montgomery Avenue, 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan and 2025 Bethesda Downtown Plan Minor Master Plan Amendment, and in the CR-5.0, C-4.0, R-4.75, H-175 Zone; CR-3.0, C-3.0, R-3.0, H-145 Zone; CR-1.5, C-1.5, R-1.5, H-145 Zone; CR-1.5, C-1.5, R-1.5, H-120 Zone; and the Bethesda Overlay Zone.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

J. Server

Item 6

Innovation Lab presentation

N. Fahim/J. Gonzalez-Velez/M. Stamets/S. Aldrich/D. Bello

3:30 pm

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