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REVISED: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 - 4:17PM
10:00 am

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

Item 1

Preliminary Matters

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

1. CM Muncaster FCP Resolution – MCPB No. 24-007

2. CU202311 PFCP Worldshine/Ruby Drive – MCPB No. 24-008

3. Life Sciences Center Loop MR2023006 – MCPB No. 24-009

4. 4910-4920 Strathmore, Site Plan Amendment No. 82022022A – MCPB No. 24-002

5.  4910-4920 Strathmore Final Forest Conservation Plan, Forest Conservation Plan No. F20240120 -MCPB No. 24-003

6. 4910-4920 Strathmore, Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 12022016A – MCPB No. 24-001

*B. Approval of Minutes

1. Minutes for December 7, 2023

2. Closed Session Minutes for December 7, 2023

*C. Other Preliminary Matters

Item 2

Record Plats (Public Hearing)

Subdivision Plat No. 220230950, West Chevy Chase Heights
R-60 zone, 1 lot; located on the south side of Highland Avenue, 100 feet east of Maryland Avenue; Bethesda – Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Item 3

Regulatory Extension Requests (Public Hearing)

Clarksburg Town Center

A. Project Plan Amendment No. 91994004E: Regulatory Review Extension Request No. 3
B. Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 11995042E: Regulatory Review Extension Request No. 2
C. Site Plan Amendment No. 82007022I: Regulatory Review Extension Request No. 2

Request to extend the regulatory review period until February 29, 2024. Application to amend a Project Plan, Preliminary Plan and Site Plan to allow three multi-family buildings, commercial retail buildings, and associated amenities; south quadrant of Clarksburg Square Road and Saint Clair Road, Clarksburg; CRT-0.75 C-0.25 R-0.5 H-65; 1994 Clarksburg Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the extension request

Item 3 – Additional Correspondence

P. Estes

Brickyard Estates: Administrative Subdivision Plan No. 620230150 & Forest Conservation Plan No. F20230390 – Regulatory Extension Request No. 3

Request to extend the regulatory review period from January 25, 2024 to March 25, 2024; Application to create three lots for three single-family detached units; located at 7601 Brickyard Road, Potomac; RE-2 zone; 6.64 acres; 2002 Potomac Subregion Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the extension request

J. Server

Item 4

Roundtable Discussion

Planning Director’s Report

Item 5

POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 8

Bowie Mill Bikeway (Public Hearing)

A. Mandatory Referral: MR2023016
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation proposes to construct a 3.3 mile long shared use path along Bowie Mill Road between Muncaster Mill Road and Olney-Laytonsville Road, a facility included in the 2018 Bicycle Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Comments

B. Preliminary/Final Water Quality Plan: MR2023016
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation proposes to construct a 3.3 mile long shared use path along Bowie Mill Road between Muncaster Mill Road and Olney-Laytonsville Road, a facility included in the 2018 Bicycle Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item 5 – Attachment 1: Corridor Engineering Drawings 

Item 5 – Attachment 2: Montgomery Planning Protected Intersection Checklist 

Item 5 – Attachment 3: MCDPS Preliminary/Final Water Quality Plan Approval

E. Glazier

Item 6

Annexation petition from the City of Gaithersburg, (ANX-9683-2023), for a vacant five-acre property that is located west of South Frederick Road (MD 355), north of I-370, and south of O’Neill Drive (Public Hearing)

Staff Recommendation: Transmit comments to the City of Gaithersburg Mayor and City Council and the Montgomery County Council.

N. Yearwood

Item 7

Montgomery Auto Sales Park, Lot 7: Site Plan Amendment No. 81995038A (Public Hearing)

Request to add an additional 2,036 square feet of floor area at an existing automobile dealership; located at 3221 Automobile Boulevard; 1.67 acres; GR-1.5 H-85 zone, 2024 Fairland Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

P. Estes

Item 8

7025 Strathmore Street, Sketch Plan No. 320240030 (Public Hearing)

CR 1.5 C 0.25 R 1.5 H 70’ and the Bethesda Overlay Zone, 1.34 acres; Request for up to 170,000 square feet of density for a multi-family residential development with 15% MPDUs, and up to 81,859 square feet of BOZ density with associated PIP payment; located at 7025-7039 Strathmore Street; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item 8 – Attachment

Item 8 – Additional Correspondence

G. Bogdan

11:45 am

LUNCH

12:45 pm

PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES

Item 11

State Legislative Update

1. SB 484 Governor’s Housing Bill – Pending hearing date. Briefing only.

2. HB 0003 Land Use – Expedited Development Review Processes for Affordable Housing – Requirements – Recommendation: support with amendments (see attached comments). Bill Hearing 1.30.2024
3. HB 0007 Housing Innovation Pilot Program and Housing Innovation Fund – Establishment (Housing Innovation Pilot Program Act of 2024) – Recommendation: Support. Bill Hearing 1.30.2024
4. HB 0017/SB274 Charter Counties – Comprehensive Plans – Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing – Recommendation: Support. Bill hearing 1.25.2024
5. HB241 Housing and Community Development – Just Community Designation – Recommendation: Support. Bill hearing 1.30.2024

D. Borden

Item 9

Briefing on the Life Science Land Use and Real Estate Compatibility Study

This study explores the potential of and tools for incorporating housing and creating mixed-use, vibrant, and walkable neighborhoods in areas with high life science employment concentrations.
Staff Recommendation: Planning Board Briefing

B. Kraft

Item 10

Elderhome Land LLC (Brookstone Senior Living), Conditional Use No. CU202312 and Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan No. F20230060 (Public Hearing)

Request for Residential Care Facility (Over 16 Persons) pursuant to the 2014 Montgomery County Zoning Ordinance Sections 59.3.3.2.E (Specific Conditions) and 59.7.3.1 (General Conditions) at Outlot A, Block B of the Valley Stream Estates subdivision (southwest corner of Dino Drive and Valley Stream Avenue), Burtonsville; R-200 Zone; 1997 Fairland Master Plan area.

A. Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan No. F20230060:
Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions (Planning Board Action)

B. Conditional Use No. CU202312:
Staff Recommendation: Approval to transmit comments to the Hearings Examiner

Item 10 – Attachments

Item 10 – Additional Correspondence

M. Beall

3:00 pm

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