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REVISED: Thursday, February 29, 2024 - 1:41PM
9:00 am

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

Item 1

Preliminary Matters

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

12500 Ardennes Sketch Plan 32018020A – MCPB No. 24-020

12500 Ardennes Site Plan 820240060 – MCPB No. 24-021

12500 Ardennes FCP F20240250 – MCPB No. 24-022

Amalyn Bethesda Forest Conservation Plan No. F20230270 – MCPB No. 24-019

*B. Approval of Minutes

*C. Other Preliminary Matters

Item 2

Record Plats (Public Hearing)

Subdivision Plat No. 220231030, Har Tzeon Property
R-60 zone; 2 lots; located on the south side of University Boulevard (MD 193), 1400 feet east of Amherst Avenue; Wheaton CBD and Vicinity Sector Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220231050 & 220231060, Preston Place and Lake Apartments
R-30 zone; 61 lots, 11 parcels; located on the south side of Manor Road, 930 feet east of Connecticut Avenue (MD 185); Chevy Chase Lake Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220240040, Kensington Park
R-60 zone, 1 lot; located on the north side of Washington Street, 760 feet west of Connecticut Avenue (MD 185); Kensington Sector Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220240210 thru 220240240, Creekside at Cabin Branch
RNC zone, 12 parcels; located at the terminus of Dowitcher Way, approximately 2,500 feet west of Clarksburg Road (MD 121); Clarksburg Ten Mile Creek Amendment Area.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Item 3

Regulatory Extension Requests (Public Hearing)

National Park Seminary: Preliminary Plan 12005054A, Site Plan 820200050 & Forest Conservation Plan 82005024H, Regulatory Extension Request No. 2


Request to extend regulatory review period, from February 29, 2024, to February 27, 2025, for three applications to revise the layout of the proposed townhouses, condominium building, parking, and address associated impacts to forest retention areas; located 740 Feet North of the intersection of Smith Drive and Linden Lane; PD-15 zone; 4.23 acres; 2000 North and West Silver Spring Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval of the Extension

M. Fuster

Item 4

Roundtable Discussion

Parks Director’s Report

 

Item 13

Brickyard Estates: Administrative Subdivision Plan No. 620230150 and Preliminary/Final Forest Conservation Plan No. F20230390 (Public Hearing)

Application to create three (3) new residential lots for three (3) one-family detached units; located at 7601 Brickyard Road, Potomac; RE-2 zone; 6.64 acres; 2002 Potomac Subregion Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

J. Server

Item 6

4702 Chevy Chase Drive Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 12021001A & Site Plan No. 820230120 (Public Hearing)

Request to extend the validity period from February 7, 2024 to February 7, 2026; Request to construct an 82,000 square foot residential building for up to 49 units with 15% MPDUs, including up to 50,913 square feet of Bethesda Overlay Zone density; Located on Chevy Chase Drive approximately 100 feet west of Bradley Boulevard; 0.48 acres zoned CR 1.5 C 0.25 R 1.5 H-70’ and the Bethesda Overlay Zone; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item 6 – Attachments

Item 6 – Additional Correspondence 

G. Bogdan

Item 7

Montgomery County Comprehensive Water Supply and Sewerage Systems Plan Proposed Category Map Amendments – County Council’s January 2024 Eleven Water/Sewer Service Category Change Requests (Public Hearing)

Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council

Item 7 – Attachment

Item 7 – Additional Correspondence

J. Pratt

1:30 pm

LUNCH

2:10 pm

PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES

Item 14

ADDED

State Legislative Update

1. HB 1084 Employee Autoimmune Disorder Protection Act (Bill Hearing Date March 6, 2024) – INFORMATIONAL

2. HB 1413 Prince George’s County – Development Authority – Established (Bill Hearing Date March 7, 2024) – INFORMATIONAL

3. HB 1511 Forest Conservation Act – Modifications (In Rules Committee No Bill Hearing Date Yet. ) – SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS

4. HB 1284 Wetlands and Waterways Program – Stream Restoration Projects (Bill Hearing Date March 6, 2024) – INFORMATIONAL

Item 8

Germantown Multimodal Study: Alternatives Analysis

The Germantown Multimodal Improvements Study identifies several potential alternatives for improving pedestrian and bicycle conditions along sections of Wisteria Drive (Great Seneca Highway to Germantown Road) and Middlebrook Road (Great Seneca Highway to Germantown Road). The Planning Board will recommend a preferred alternative to the County Council.

Item 8 – Attachment A: Corridor Engineering Drawings

Item 8 – Attachment B: Alternative Traffic Analysis

Item 8 – Attachment C: Alternatives Connecting to Germantown Road Traffic Analysis

Item 8 – Attachment D: Montgomery Planning Protected Intersection Checklist

E. Glazier

Item 9

Clarksburg Town Center (Public Hearing)

A. Project Plan No. 91994004E
B. Preliminary Plan No. 11995042E
C. Site Plan No. 82007022I
D. Final Forest Conservation Plan No. F20230380
Amendments to reduce the approved commercial density from 206,185 SF to 106,920 SF, replace approved office buildings with 189 multi-family housing units including 12.5% MPDUs, reconfigure retail buildings and parking areas, update amenities, and to make parcel revisions; located along Saint Clair Road between Clarksburg Square Road and Stringtown Road, Clarksburg; RMX-2, RDT zone; 1994 Clarksburg Master Plan & Hyattstown Special Study Area, 2011 Limited Amendment to the Clarksburg Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item 9 – Attachment A: Project, Preliminary Plan, Site Plan, Forest Conversation Plan

Item 9 – Attachment B: Prior Approval

Item 9 – Attachment C: Agency Letters

Item 9 – Attachment D: Community Correspondence

Item 9 – Attachment E: Comparison Chart

Item 9 – Attachment F: Draft Proposed Conditions for Resolution

Item 9 – Additional Correspondence Received Up to 2/23/24 at 1:30PM

Item 9 – Additional Correspondence Received Up to 2/29/24 at 1:00PM

P. Estes

Item 10

Conditional Use No. CU202410: 6412 Damascus Road Landscape (American Lawn and Landscaping, Inc.) (Public Hearing)

A. Conditional Use No. CU202410: Request to transmit comments to the Hearing Examiner on a conditional use application to operate a Landscape Contractor pursuant to Montgomery County Zoning Ordinance Sections 59.7.3.1.E (General Conditions) and 59.3.5.5 (Specific Conditions) at 6412 Damascus Road, Gaithersburg; AR Zone; 2005 Olney Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions to transmit comments to the Hearings Examiner

Item 10 – Additional Correspondence

M. Beall

Item 11

Special Exception Major Modification No. S-847-B: Cheng Property/Burtonsville Wawa (Public Hearing)

Request to transmit comments to the Hearing Examiner on a proposed Special Exception Major Modification for an Automobile Filling Station pursuant to the 2004 Montgomery County Zoning Ordinance Sections 59-G-2.06 (Specific Conditions) and 59-G-1.2 (General Conditions) at 15585 and 15595 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville; 3.37 Acres; CRT Zone; 2012 Burtonsville Crossroads Neighborhood Plan (Master Plan).

A. Special Exception No. S-847-B
Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions to transmit comments to the Hearings Examiner

B. Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan No. F20240210
Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions (Planning Board Action)

Item 11 – Attachments

M. Beall

Item 5

POSTPONED TO MARCH 7

Urban Loading and Delivery Management Study Briefing

Staff will brief the Planning Board on the results of the Urban Loading and Delivery Management Study.

Staff Recommendation: Brief the Planning Board

Item 5 – Urban Loading Study Final

Item 5 – Appendix A: Outreach Summary

Item 5 – Appendix B: Zoning Ordinance Loading Design Standards

Item 5 – Appendix C: Literature Review Summary

Item 5 – Appendix D: Site Analysis Summary

E. Hisel-McCoy

Item 12

Request to Approve a Sectional Map Amendment for the Fairland and Briggs Chaney Master Plan

Staff Recommendation: Approve transmittal and adoption of Section Map Amendment (SMA) application H-150 to the Montgomery County Council to implement the zoning recommendations of the Fairland and Briggs Chaney Master Plan

C. Larson

6:10 pm

ADJOURN

PUBLIC NOTICE

Planning Board Seeks Public Comments on
Sewer and Water 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 29, 2024. The applications request that community water and/or sewer service be extended to these properties.

A public hearing for these cases will take place on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 1:30 pm before the County Council. Planning Board recommendations for these cases will be presented to the Council at that hearing.

 Case Number

Applicant/Owner and Property Location

Master Plan Area

WSCCR 22-TRV-14A

Dmitry Krylov and Irina Mikhailenko

9504 Watts Branch Dr., Rockville

Potomac Subregion

WSCCR 22-TRV-15A

Josh Cook

2 Foxden Ct., Rockville

Potomac Subregion

WSCCR 22-TRV-17A

Honrato and Rosvida Nicodemus

13110 Foxden Dr., Rockville

Potomac Subregion

WSCCR 22-TRV-20A

John and Andrea Gerold

13413 and 13409 Ridge Dr., Rockville

Potomac Subregion

WSCCR 23-TRV-04A

Adebowale Ajomale

13409 Glen Mill Rd., Rockville

Potomac Subregion

WSCCR 23-TRV-05A

Hurst, Ennis, Johnson and Blackman

13741 and 13751 Travilah Rd., Rockville

Potomac Subregion

WSCCR 22-URC-01A

Paul Sarkides

5904 Muncaster Mill Rd., Rockville

Upper Rock Creek

WSSCR 17-OLN-02A

Iglesia De Cristo Mi-El Maryland, Inc.

17521 Old Baltimore Rd., Olney

Olney

WSCCR 22-TRV-05A

Michael and Denise Sinay

13205 Carriage Ct., Rockville

Potomac Subregion

WSCCR 22-TRV-06A

Nirmala Rao

13201 Carriage Ct., Rockville

Potomac Subregion

WSCCR 22-TRV-09A

William Reinhold

13209 Carriage Ct., Rockville

Potomac Subregion

The staff report for the water and sewer category change request will be posted on the Planning Board’s website one week prior to the meeting: https://www.montgomeryplanningboard.org/agendas/. Contact Jamey Pratt at 301-495-4588 or Jamey.Pratt@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 Artie Harris
Montgomery County Planning Board
2425 Reedie Drive 14th Floor
Wheaton, MD 20902
mcp-chair@mncppc-mc.org