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REVISED: Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 12:59PM
9:00 am

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

Item 1

Preliminary Matters

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

Rock Spring Centre Preliminary Plan 11998092C – MCPB No. 23-004

Rock Spring Centre Tower I Site Plan 82003036C – MCPB No. 23-005

Rock Spring Centre Tower II Site Plan 82004017C – MCPB No. 23-006

Rock Spring Centre Site Plan 82009003A – MCPB No. 23-007

*B. Approval of Minutes

Minutes of February 2, 2023

Closed Session Minutes of January 19, 2023

*C. Other Preliminary Matters

Bethesda Downtown Plan Implementation Advisory Committee Reappointment of Members

Item 1C- Attachment A

S. Dickel

State Legislative Update

1.  SB526/HB723 Natural Resources – Forest Preservation and Retention

2. SB 516 Comments Only

D. Borden/J. BaucumColbert

Item 2

Record Plats (Public Hearing)

Subdivision Plat No. 220230360, North Bethesda Center
CR zone; 1 parcel; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Wentworth Place and Marinelli Road; White Flint Sector Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Item 3

Regulatory Extension Requests (Public Hearing)

Sketch Plan No. 320230020, 9801 Georgia Avenue, Regulatory Extension Request No. 1

Request to extend regulatory review period for the Sketch Plan for six weeks, from February 16, 2023 to March 30, 2023; On approximately 3.97 acres zoned CRT-2.5 C-2.5 R-2.5 H-120; Within the 2020 Forest Glen/Montgomery Hills Master Plan area.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

A. Lindsey

Item 4

REMOVED

Roundtable Discussion

Parks Director’s Report

Item 5

Battery Lane Site C, Site Plan No. 820220230 (Public Hearing)

CR 3.5, C-0.5, R-3.5, H-120 & Bethesda Overlay Zone, 3.19 acres; Request to construct a multifamily building with a maximum density of 367,500 square feet for up to 315 units with 15% MPDUs, structured parking, three through-block connections; located on Battery Lane approximately 350 feet west of the Woodmont Avenue intersection; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.
Staff recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item 5 – Attachments

MCPB 2/16/23 – Item 5 – ADDITIONAL CORREPONDENCE 

G. Bogdan

Item 6

7340 Wisconsin Avenue, Sketch Plan Amendment No. 32020001A, Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 11994080C, and Site Plan No. 820230010 (Public Hearing)

A. Sketch Plan No. 32020001A – Request to amend previous approved uses senior living and commercial to multi-family residential and commercial, to redistribute density between uses, to revise the public benefit schedule, and to revise plans to reflect an updated design; located at the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Hampden Lane and Wisconsin Avenue; zoned CR-5.0 C-5.0 R-4.75 H-250 and Bethesda Overlay Zone; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.

B. Preliminary Plan No. 11994080C – Request to amend the previous approval to allow for a maximum of 315,500 square feet of development density, to include 306,849 square feet of multi-family residential density use, consisting of no more than 308 multi-family dwelling units, and including up to 8,651 square feet of commercial use and Live/Work Units; located at the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Hampden Lane and Wisconsin Avenue; zoned CR-5.0 C-5.0 R-4.75 H-250 and Bethesda Overlay Zone; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.

C. Site Plan No. 820230010- Request to develop a 250-foot tall, 315,500 square-foot mixed-use building comprised of 306,849 square feet of residential uses for a maximum of 308 units with 15 percent MPDUs, and 8,651 square feet of commercial uses, with 142,475 square feet of Bethesda Overlay Zone (BOZ) density and associated PIP payment. located at the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Hampden Lane and Wisconsin Avenue; zoned CR-5.0 C-5.0 R-4.75 H-250 and Bethesda Overlay Zone; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.
Staff recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item 6 – Attachments 

A. Bossi

Item 7

University Boulevard Corridor Plan

Staff Recommendation: Approve the proposed Scope of Work

N. Yearwood

Item 8

Wheaton Downtown Study

Staff Recommendation: Receive briefing on the Wheaton Downtown Study and transmit to the Montgomery County Council

Item 8 – Attachment A – Wheaton Downtown Study Draft

Item 8 – Attachment B – Wheaton Market Overview and Financials Draft

MCPB 2/16/23 – Item 8 – ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

L. Estrada

Item 9

POSTPONED TO MARCH 2

Briefing: Overview of Rental Housing in Montgomery County, MD

Staff will give an overview presentation on rental housing in Montgomery County, MD as presented to the Planning, Housing, and Parks committee on January 30.

L. Govoni

12:35 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 February 23, 2023. The applications request that community water and/or sewer service be extended to these properties.

A public hearing for these Council cases will take place on February 28, 2023, at 1:30 pm 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 22-TRV-01A

National Sikh Heritage Trust

11000 Blk Wood Thrush Lane & 11415 Glen Road

Potomac Subregion

WSCCR 22-TRV-04A

Jonathan Maizel

13120 Foxden Drive

Potomac Subregion

WSCCR 22-TRV-13A

Arthur Eisenhour

3 Foxden Court

Potomac Subregion

WSCCR 22-TRV-05A

Michael and Denise Sinay

13205 Carriage Court

Potomac Subregion

WSCCR 22-TRV-06A

Nirmala Rao

13201 Carriage Court

Potomac Subregion

WSCCR 22-TRV-09A

William Reinhold

13209 Carriage Court

Potomac Subregion

WSCCR 22-TRV-010A

Max Shevitz

9208 Scott Drive

Potomac Subregion

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 Jeff Zyontz
Montgomery County Planning Board
2425 Reedie Drive 14th Floor
Wheaton, MD 20902
mcp-chair@mncppc-mc.org