Thursday, December 20, 2018

Consent Agenda

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

1. Seneca Meadows Preliminary Plan 11998004A – MCPB No. 18-134

2. Poplar Pointe Preliminary Plan 120180080 – MCPB No. 18-130

*B. Record Plats

Subdivision Plat No. 220180320 – 220180330, Ridgeview
RNC/TDR zone, 19 lots, 5 parcels; located on the west side of Ridge Road (MD 27), 250 feet north of Beall Avenue; Damascus Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220190150, Glen Echo Heights
R-90 zone, 2 lots; located on the west side of Walhonding Road, 250 feet north of Scioto Road; Bethesda – Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220190300, West Chevy Chase
R-60 zone, 1 lot; located on the north side of De Russey Parkway, 575 feet west of Offutt Road; Bethesda – Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

*C. Other Consent Items

Mount Prospect: Site Plan Amendment No. 82017016A

Amendment to make modifications to site grading, stormwater management, landscaping, forest conservation, utilities, and the limits of disturbance, located broadly in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Quince Orchard Rd, Dufief Mill Rd, and Travilah Rd.; 170.77 acres, PD-2 Zone, 2002 Potomac Subregion Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

B. Berbert 

Marriott International Headquarters, Site Plan Amendment No. 82018003A

2.25 acres, CR 5.0: C 5.0, R 4.75, H 300’, CR 5.0: C 5.0, R 4.75, H 165’ and the Bethesda Overlay Zones (BOZ), Proposal to reduce total density from 1,050,000 sf. to 996,967 sf., and corresponding BOZ allocation and PIP; modify public benefits and tabulations; provide alternative architectural exhibits to depict potential building enclosures; located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Norfolk Avenue; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan
Staff Recommendation: Approval

E. Hisel-McCoy

Cabin John Village: Site Plan No. 820190020, Regulatory Review Extension Request No. 1

Request to extend the regulatory review period by 4.5 months to April 18, 2019; to construct 45,000 square feet (29,000 net new square feet) of commercial uses and 48 single-family attached units including 12.5% MPDU’s, located at the northeast corner of Seven Locks Road and Tuckerman Lane; 25.32 acres, CRT-0.75, C-0.5, R-0.25, H-35 and R-90 Zone, 2002 Potomac Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the Extension Request

R. Sigworth 

New Hampshire Ave. Restaurant Redevelopment: Site Plan No. 820180090 & Safeway at Cloverly: Site Plan Amendment No. 81999004B, Regulatory Review Extension Request No. 3

A. Site Plan No. 820180090, New Hampshire Ave. Restaurant Redevelopment: Requesting to extend the regulatory review period until 2/7/2019; Application proposing the construction of an eating and drinking establishment (Burger King) with a drive thru, located on the southwest corner of New Hampshire Ave. and Cloverly Street, 0.77 acres, Neighborhood Retail Zone, 1997 Cloverly Master Plan.
B. Site Plan Amendment No. 81999004B, Safeway at Cloverly: Requesting to extend the regulatory review period until 2/7/2019; Amendment to reduce the number of parking spaces required for Safeway and removed the condition requiring shared parking on the former bank site, located on New Hampshire Ave., 200 feet south of Cloverly Street, 3.66 acres, Neighborhood Retail Zone, 1997 Cloverly Master Plan.

Staff recommendation: Approval of the Extension Requests

J. Casey 

New Hampshire Ave. Restaurant Redevelopment: Preliminary Plan No. 120180260, Regulatory Review Extension Request No. 1

Preliminary Plan No. 120180260, New Hampshire Ave. Restaurant Redevelopment: Request to extend the regulatory review period for Preliminary Plan No. 120180260 until 2/7/2019: Application to create one lot for an eating and drinking establishment (Burger King) with a drive thru, located on the southwest corner of New Hampshire Ave. and Cloverly Street, 0.77 acres, Neighborhood Retail Zone, 1997 Cloverly Master Plan.

Staff recommendation: Approval of the Extension Request

J. Casey 

Wildwood Manor Shopping Center, Preliminary Plan No. 11989271C and Site Plan No. 82008024B, Regulatory Extension Request No. 4

Request to extend the regulatory review period from December 20, 2018 to January 10, 2019; conversion of office to multi-family residential dwellings (age -restricted by deed/covenant) and 11,000 sf of ground floor retail with below grade parking; 3.49 acres of land in the CRT-1.25, C-0.5, R-0.75, H-50 Zone; located at 10401 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda; within the 2017 Rock Spring Master Plan area.

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the Extension Request

A. Lindsey/R. Hersson-Ringskog 

*D. Approval of Minutes

Minutes of December 6, 2018

Roundtable Discussion

Planning Director’s Report

Subdivision Plat No. 220180590, Endor Farms (Snowden Manor Enlarged)

RE-2 zone; One lot and one outlot; Located at the North-West corner of the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650) and Ednor Road; Sandy Spring Ashton Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval

S. Smith

MARC Rail Communities Sector Plan—Worksession 9

Request Approval to Transmit a Planning Board Draft of the Marc Rail Communities Plan to the County Council

ATTACHMENT A – MARC Rail Planning Board Working Draft

ATTACHMENT B – MARC Rail Appendices

R. Duke

Solera Kensington, Preliminary Plan No. 120180220 and Site Plan No. 820180180

A. Solera Kensington, Preliminary Plan No. 120180220: Request to create one lot for a maximum of 126,193 square feet (excluding MPDUs) of development, with up to 123,193 square feet (excluding MPDUs) of Independent Living for Seniors with a minimum of 15% MPDUs, Residential Care Facility uses, residential amenities, structured parking, and adaptive reuse of two historic structures with up to 3,000 feet of commercial uses; located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Metropolitan Avenue and St. Paul Street, Kensington; on approximately 1.93 acres of land zoned CRT-1.5 C-1.5 R-1.5 H-60; within the 2012 Kensington Sector Plan area.
B. Solera Kensington, Site Plan No. 820180180: Request to redevelop the property with a maximum of 126,193 square feet (excluding MPDUs), with up to 123,193 square feet (excluding MPDUs) of Independent Living for Seniors with a minimum of 15% MPDUs, Residential Care Facility uses, residential amenities, structured parking, and adaptive reuse of two historic structures with up to 3,000 feet of commercial uses; located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Metropolitan Avenue and St. Paul Street, Kensington; on approximately 1.93 acres of land zoned CRT-1.5 C-1.5 R-1.5 H-60; within the 2012 Kensington Sector Plan area.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

E. Tettelbaum/R. Hersson-Ringskog 

CLOSED SESSION

According to MD ANN Code, General Provisions Article, §3-305(b)(13), to comply with a specific constitutional, statutory, or judicially imposed requirement that prevents public disclosures about a particular proceeding or matter. The topic to be discussed: Approval of Closed Session Minutes.

J. Parson

CLOSED SESSION

Art Review Panel Election – Under State Government Article, MD Ann Code According to MD ANN Code, General Provisions Article, §3-305(b)(1)(i), to discuss the appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, discipline, demotion, compensation, removal, resignation, or performance evaluation of an appointee, employee, or official over whom it has jurisdiction §10-508 (a)(1) to discuss the appointment of appointees over whom the Planning Board has jurisdiction.  The Planning Board has the authority to elect new members to the Art Review Panel in accordance with the Art Review Panel Policies and Procedures (adopted December 7, 2017).

M. Jackson

CLOSED SESSION

According to MD ANN Code, General Provisions Article, §3-305(b)(1)(i), to discuss the appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, discipline, demotion, compensation, removal, resignation, or performance evaluation of an appointee, employee, or official over whom it has jurisdiction

CLOSED SESSION

According to MD ANN Code, General Provisions Article, §3-305(b)(7) in order to consult with legal counsel to obtain legal advice.

A. Gardner

CLOSED SESSION

According to MD Ann Code, General Provisions Article, §3-305(b)(7) & (b)(1) in order to consult with legal counsel to obtain legal advice and to discuss personnel matters with regard to an employee over whom the Commission has jurisdiction.

A. Gardner; A. Bennett; W. Spencer

Addition to Pine Crest Elementary School MR2019005

Request to construct a two-story classroom addition and multipurpose room expansion; located at 201 Woodmoor Drive, Silver Spring; on approximately 5.52-acres of land zoned R-60; within the 1996 Four Corners Master Plan area.
Staff Recommendation: Transmit comments to Montgomery County Public Schools on MR2019005

A. Lindsey

Pooks Hill, Preliminary Plan No. 120180200

R-60 zone, 5.64 acres, Proposal to create seventeen one-family lots and 4 parcels, located at 5415 Beech Avenue at its intersection with Wild Oak Drive; 1990 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

K. Reilly

Nucci Property, Preliminary Plan No. 120160170

R-60 zone, 1.5 acres, Proposal to create five one-family lots, located on the north side of Ethan Allen Avenue, northwest of the intersection with Prince George’s Avenue in the City of Takoma Park; 2000 Takoma Park Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

M. Fuster

Fairchild Apartments: Site Plan 820180220 and Germantown Town Center East: Site Plan Amendment 81999001H

A. Fairchild Apartments: Site Plan No. 820180220: Request for a new multi-family residential building 203,102 square feet in size with 212 multi-family dwelling units, and to retain 20,933 square feet of existing commercial restaurant uses in three one-story buildings; located on the south side of Century Blvd, approximately 150 feet east of the intersection with Aircraft Drive; 5.49 acres, CR 2.0, C-1.5 R-1.5 H-145T and Germantown Transit Mixed Use Overlay Zone; 2009 Germantown Employment Area Master Plan.

B. Germantown Town Center East: Site Plan Amendment No. 81999001H: Request to remove approximately 5.49 acres of land, 20,933 square feet of existing commercial density and 25,758 square feet of approved but unbuilt density, leaving 19.25 acres of land, 176,715 square feet of existing mixed commercial density and 31,500 square feet of unbuilt commercial density. Located on the northeast, southeast and southwest corners of the intersection of Century Blvd and Aircraft Dr; currently zoned CR 2.0, C-1.5 R-1.5 H-145T and CR 2.0, C-0.5 R-1.5 H-180T but reviewed under the TS zone, 2009 Germantown Employment Area Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolutions

B. Berbert 

Mandatory Referral: MR2019003 Muncaster Mill Road/ Emory Lane Shared Use Path

The project constructs a shared use path along sections of Muncaster Mill Road and Emory Lane to provide a lower stress facility for cyclists and pedestrians. The project additionally extends connectivity to area wide bike and pedestrian networks and to MNCPPC’s Rock Creek Regional Park. Speaker Chris Van Alstyne, Senior Planner, Area 3.

Staff Recommendation: Approval to Transmit Comments

ATTACHMENT A

ATTACHMENT B

ATTACHMENT C

C. Van Alstyne