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REVISED: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 2:51PM
9:00 am

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

Item 1

Consent Agenda

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

*B. Record Plats

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220200230, Randolph Farms
THD zone, 2 lots, 1 parcel; located on the east side of Putnam Road, 300 feet south of Randolph Road; White Flint 2 Sector Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

*C. Other Consent Items

Knowles Manor, Site Plan Amendment No. 82019008A

Request to center the layby along the frontage of the property; located at 3906 and 3910 Knowles Avenue; on approximately 34,597-square feet of land zoned CRT-2.5, C-2.0, R-2.0, H-75; within the 2012 Kensington Sector Plan area.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

T. Leftwich

Fairchild Apartments, Site Plan Amendment No. 82018022B

Request to modify setbacks for multi-family residential building to account for a minor subdivision application (under review) and to adjust the outdoor grill locations; located on the south side of Century Blvd., approximately 150 ft. east of the intersection with Aircraft Dr.; 5.49 acres; CR 2,0, C-1.5, R-1.5, H-145T and Germantown Transit Mixed Use Overlay Zone; Germantown Employment Area Sector Plan area.

Staff Recommendation: Approval and Adoption of Resolution

ATTACHMENTS

R. Sigworth

Snowdens Manor: Preliminary Plan No. 120200230, Regulatory Review Extension Request No. 2

Request to extend the regulatory review period until January 29, 2021; Application to create one lot for a restaurant and associated outdoor dining area; 0.58 acres; NR-0.75 H-45 Zone; located approximately 800-feet north of the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Briggs Chaney Road; 1997 Cloverly Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the extension request

ATTACHMENT

A. Gonzalez

*D. Approval of Minutes

Minutes of December 3, 2020

Item 2

Roundtable Discussion

Planning Director’s Report

 

Item 3

Bethesda Downtown Plan – Implementation Advisory Committee – Appoint 6 new members to the committee

L. Howerton

Item *4

4702 Chevy Chase Drive

A. Sketch Plan No. 320210010
CR 1.5 C 0.25 R 1.5 H 70’ and Bethesda Overlay Zones, 0.48 acres. Request for up to 85,000 square feet of density for a multi-family residential development, including up to 53,913 square feet of BOZ density and associated PIP payment; located on Chevy Chase Drive approximately 130 feet east of Bradley Boulevard; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.
B. Preliminary Plan No. 120210010
CR 1.5 C 0.25 R 1.5 H 70’ and Bethesda Overlay Zones, 0.48 acres. Request to create one lot for multi-family residential development for up to 70 units; located on Chevy Chase Drive approximately 130 feet east of Bradley Boulevard; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolutions

ATTACHMENTS

ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE #1

ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE #2

G. Bogdan/M. Folden

Item 5

8516 Meadowlark Lane, Administrative Subdivision No. 620210030

R-90 zone, 0.88 acres, Request to create two one-family lots located in the southeast quadrant of the Meadowlark Lane and Burning Tree Road intersection; 1990 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution

ATTACHMENTS

ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

M. Folden

Item *6

Westwood Shopping Center/ Kensington of Bethesda

A. Preliminary Plan Amendment 12017017A, Westwood Shopping Center CRT 1.5 C 0.5 R 1.5 H 75’ zone; 2.92 acres; Request to modify the previously approved site access and density to permit a residential care facility of up to 106,000 square feet (up to 155 beds); Located in the southern quadrant of the intersection of River Road and present-day Ridgefield Road (future realigned Westbard Avenue); Westbard Sector Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

B. Site Plan 820200200, Kensington of Bethesda, CRT 1.5 C 0.5 R 1.5 H 75’ zone; 2.92 acres, Request for one lot for 106,000 square feet of residential development, for a residential care facility of up to 155 beds, measuring up to 75 feet in height, and a parking waiver to exceed the maximum number of parking spaces; Located in the southern quadrant of the intersection of River Road and present-day Ridgefield Road (future realigned Westbard Avenue); Westbard Sector Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

ATTACHMENTS

ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE #1

ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE #2

M.Folden

Item 7

Annual School Test Guidelines and Updated FY21 Annual School Test Results

Planning Board review and approval of the Annual School Test Guidelines; review and certification of the updated FY21 Annual School Test results, effective January 1, 2021.
Staff Recommendation: Planning Board Approval

STAFF REPORT ADDENDUM

ATTACHMENT A – Annual School Test Guideline v1.0

ATTACHMENT B – Updated FY2021 Annual School Test Results

ATTACHMENT C – FY2021 School Utilization Report

H. Baek

12:30 pm

LUNCH

1:00 pm

PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES

Item *8

POSTPONED

Hillandale Gateway: Sketch Plan Amendment No. 32018002A, Preliminary Plan No. 120190220 and Site Plan No. 820190130

A. Sketch Plan Amendment No. 32018002A: Request to amend condition Nos. 1 and 2 to allow an increase in density and height for up to 598,721 square feet of mixed-use development, with up to 16,039 square feet of commercial development and up to 582,682 square feet of residential development (including a 35% density bonus for providing 25% MPDUs); located at 10110 and 10140 New Hampshire Avenue, at the southwestern corner of the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Powder Mill Road, Silver Spring; 6.61 acre tract in the CRT- 1.75, C-0.05, R-1.5, H 85 Zone; 2014 White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan.

B. Preliminary Plan No. 120190220: Request to create two lots for up to 598,721 square feet of mixed-use development, with up to 16,039 square feet of commercial development and up to 582,682 square feet of residential development (including a 35% density bonus for providing 25% MPDUs); located at 10110 and 10140 New Hampshire Avenue, at the southwestern corner of the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Powder Mill Road, Silver Spring; 6.61 acre tract in the CRT- 1.75, C-0.05, R-1.5, H 85 Zone; 2014 White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan.

C. Site Plan No. 820190130: Request to redevelop the property with up to 598,721 square feet of mixed-use development, with up to 16,039 square feet of commercial development and up to 582,682 square feet of residential development (including a 35% density bonus for providing 25% MPDUs); located at 10110 and 10140 New Hampshire Avenue, at the southwestern corner of the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Powder Mill Road, Silver Spring; 6.61 acre tract in the CRT- 1.75, C-0.05, R-1.5, H 85 Zone; 2014 White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

E. Tettelbaum/T. Leftwich

Item 11

Greenskeeper Landscaping, Preliminary Plan No. 120190110

Request to create one lot for a landscape contractor; located at 3309 Damascus Road; 31.57 acres; AR Zone; Patuxent River Watershed Primary Management Area; 2005 Olney Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution

ATTACHMENTS

R. Sigworth

Item 9

Briefing on the Advancing the Pike District initiative’s first report: Development Trends, Infrastructure Update, and Short-Term Solutions.

Staff Recommendation: Discuss key findings and potential solutions included in the initiative’s first report; review activations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

W. Freer/A.Sharma/N.Fahim/T.Fawley-King

Item 10

Thrive Montgomery 2050 Worksession No. 1: Summary of and major themes of public testimony. Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Discuss issues and provide direction to staff.

ATTACHMENT 2

ATTACHMENT 3

ATTACHMENT 4

ATTACHMENT 5 (PART 1)

ATTACHMENT 5 (PART 2)

ATTACHMENT 5 (PART 3)

ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE #1

ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE #2

ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE #3

K. Afzal/C. McCarthy

Item *12

POSTPONED

Ashford Woods: Preliminary Plan No. 120200110

Application to create 326 lots and 37 parcels for a residential development consisting of 322 single-family attached dwelling units and 42 two-over-twos for a total of 364 units, including 25 percent of MPDUs; and one +/-39.9 acre parcel for conveyance to M-NCPPC; +/-141.4 acres; R-90, Rural, Clarksburg East Environmental Overlay and Clarksburg West Environmental Overlay Zones; located on the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Frederick Road and Comus Road; 2014 Clarksburg Ten Mile Creek Area Limited Amendment.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

ATTACHMENT 1-2

ATTACHMENT 3-4

ATTACHMENT 5

ATTACHMENT 6

ATTACHMENT 7-9

ATTACHMENT 10-11

ATTACHMENT 12-14

ATTACHMENT 15-18

A. Gonzalez

4:30 pm

ADJOURN

PUBLIC NOTICE

Planning Board Seeks Public Comment on
Water and Sewer 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 January 7, 2021. The applications request that community water and/or sewer service be extended to these properties.

A public hearing for the three administrative cases will be facilitated via telephone conference on December 29, 2020 at 9:00 am by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Planning Board recommendations for these cases will be presented to the County Executive before final decision.

 Administrative Case Number

Applicant/Owner and Property Location

Master Plan Area

WSCCR 21-PAX-01A

William and Karen Daniels

2134 Spencerville Road

Cloverly

WSCCR 21-POT-01A

Kathryn and Timothy Raab

7120 Saunders Court

Potomac

WSCCR 21-TRV-01A

Helen Ra

14300 Glen Mill Road

Potomac

A virtual public hearing for the six Council cases will take place on June 9, January 12, 2021 before the County Council. Planning Board recommendations for these cases will be presented to the Council at that hearing.

Council Case Number

Applicant/Owner and Property Location

Master Plan Area

WSCCR 20-PAX-01A

Michael Smith

1701 Ednor Road

Cloverly

WSCCR 20-TRV-03A

Ashwani & Janak Arora

10400 Boswell Lane

Potomac

WSCCR 20-TRV-05A

Ravinder & Ritu Kapo

10401Boswell Lane

Potomac

WSCCR 20-TRV-09A

Sami and Siham Ainane

12000 block of Piney Meetinghouse Road

Potomac

WSCCR 20-TRV-10A

Amir, Ahmad and Rosa Poustinchi

9701 Watts Branch Drive

Potomac

WSCCR 20-TRV-11A

Meenu Bawa & Anand Verma

13517 Glen Mill Road

Potomac

The staff report for the water and sewer category change requests will be posted on the Planning Board’s website one week prior to the meeting: https://www.montgomeryplanningboard.org/agendas/. Contact Katherine Nelson at 301-495-4622 or Katherine.Nelson@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 24 hours prior to the Planning Board Hearing. Emails or letter may be sent to:

Chair, Casey Anderson
Montgomery County Planning Board
2425 Reedie Drive 4th Floor
Wheaton, MD 20902
mcp-chair@mncppc-mc.org