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REVISED: Tuesday, January 24, 2023 - 2:59PM
9:00 am

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

Item 1

Preliminary Matters

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

1. Falkland North Preliminary Plan 12007056B – MCPB No. 23-003

2. 2115 East Jefferson Street Sketch Plan 320220110 – MCPB No. 23-002

*B. Approval of Minutes

Minutes of January 5 and January 12, 2023

*C. Other Preliminary Matters

Great Seneca Science Corridor – Reappoint Implementation Advisory Committee

Reappointment of the Implementation Advisory Committee for the 2010 Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approve reappointment of GSSC IAC members.

S. Findley

Item 2

Record Plats (Public Hearing)

Item 3

Regulatory Extension Requests (Public Hearing)

BF Gilberts Subdivision of Takoma Park, Administrative Subdivision No. 620210160, Extension Request #2

Second Extension Request to extend the review period from February 7, 2023 to May 7, 2023; R-60 zone, 0.60-acres, within the 2000 Takoma Park Plan; Request to create two lots for one single-family dwelling unit on each lot. Located at 37 Oswego Avenue in the City of Takoma Park, approximately 437ft S of Ritchie Avenue.
Staff Recommendation: Approval of the Extension Request

Item 3 – ATTACHMEMT

T. Gatling

Sandy Spring Missing Middle Pilot Project: Preliminary Plan No. 120220050, Site Plan No. 820220090, Regulatory Review Extension Request No. 3

Sandy Spring Meadow: Preliminary Plan No. 11982180A, Site Plan No. 81982092A, Regulatory Review Extension Request No. 2

Request to extend the regulatory review period by three months until April 27, 2023. Applications to amend the approved maximum dwelling unit density and minimum green space for an existing subdivision, and to create 11 new lots for 19 new dwelling units, including a minimum of 25 percent MPDUs; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Olney Sandy Spring Road (MD 108) and Skymeadow Way, approximately 450 feet east of Brooke Road; 3.27 acres, R-60 zone, 2015 Sandy Spring Rural Village Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the Extension Request

P. Estes/J. Casey

Item 4

Roundtable Discussion

Planning Director’s Report

 

Item 5

Rock Spring Centre: Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 11998092C, Site Plan Amendment Nos. 82003036C, 82004017C, 82009003A (Public Hearing)

A. Preliminary Plan Amendment No.11998092C, Rock Spring Centre
Request to revise lots, parcels, and private roads for up to 1,049,900 square feet of commercial density and up to 1,250 dwelling units; located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Old Georgetown Road and Rock Spring Drive, Bethesda; on approximately 53.4 acres of land zoned CR-1.5, C-0.75, R-1.0, H-275 and CR-1.5, C-0.75, R-0.75, H-275; within the 2018 Rock Spring Master Plan area.
B. Site Plan Amendment 82003036C, Rock Spring Centre Tower I
Request to shift 226 approved, unbuilt dwelling units to Site Plan Amendment 82009003A; located on Rock Forest Drive 1,400 feet East of Rockledge Drive, Bethesda; on approximately 3.09 acres of land zoned CR-1.5, C-0.75, R-1.0, H-275; within the 2018 Rock Spring Master Plan area.
C. Site Plan Amendment 82004017C, Rock Spring Centre Tower II
Request to shift 227 approved, unbuilt dwelling units to Site Plan Amendment 82009003A; located on Rock Forest Drive 1,000 feet East of Rockledge Drive, Bethesda; on approximately 1.96 acres of land zoned CR-1.5, C-0.75, R-1.0, H-275; within the 2018 Rock Spring Master Plan area.
D. Site Plan Amendment 82009003A, Rock Spring Centre Phase III
Request for up to 133,100 square feet of retail uses and up to 614 dwelling units; located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Old Georgetown Road and Rock Spring Drive, Bethesda; on approximately 30.40 acres of land zoned CR-1.5, C-0.75, R-1.0, H-275 zone; within the 2018 Rock Spring Master Plan area.

Item 5 – ATTACHMENT A – Prior Approvals

Item 5 – ATTACHMENT B – Preliminary Plan Amendment

Item 5 – ATTACHMENT C – Site Plan Amendment

Item 5 – ATTACHMENT D – Site Plan Amendment

Item 5 – ATTACHMENT E – Site Plan Amendment

Item 5 – ATTACHMENT F –Preliminary Conservation Plan

Item 5 – ATTACHMENT G – Final Forest Conservation Plan

Item 5 – ATTACHMENT H – Binding elements

Item 5 – ATTACHMENT I – Variance Request

Item 5 – ATTACHMENT J – Regulatory Extension Request

Item 5 – ATTACHMENT K – Agency Approval Letters

Item 5 – ATTACHMENT L – Community Correspondence

Item 5 – ATTACHMENT M – Letter from the Department of General Services re Parcel M

Item 5 – ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

E. Tettelbaum

Item 6

8001 Wisconsin Avenue, Sketch Plan No. 320210050 and Preliminary Plan No. 120210140 (Public Hearing)

CR 3.0 C 3.0 R 2.75 H 90’, CR 3.0 C 2.0 R 2.75 H 90’, CR 0.5 C 0.5 R 0.5 H 70’, CRT 0.5 C 0.25 R 0.5 H 70’ and Bethesda Overlay Zones, 2.74 acres; located on the block bounded by Wisconsin Avenue, Highland Avenue, West Virginia Avenue, and Tilbury Street; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.
A. Sketch Plan No. 320210050
Request for up to 375,000 square feet of mixed-use development, comprised of up to 360,000 square feet of residential uses with 15% MPDUs and up to 15,000 square feet of non-residential uses, including up to 159,689 square feet of BOZ density and associated PIP payment.
B. Preliminary Plan No. 120210140
Request to create one lot for up to 350 multi-family dwelling units and up to 15,000 square feet of non-residential uses.
Staff recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item 6 – ATTACHMENT A

Item 6 – ATTACHMENT B

Item 6 – ATTACHMENT C

Item 6 – ATTACHMENT D

Item 6 – ATTACHMENT E

Item 6 – ATTACHMENT F

Item 6 – ATTACHMENT G

Item 6 – ATTACHMENT H

Item 6 – ATTACHMENT I

G. Bogdan

Item 7

Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan Draft Design Guidelines (continued)

Continued from January 19, 2023. Present draft Design Guidelines updated as necessary to reflect Planning Board comment.  Accept public comment of Draft Design Guidelines.
Staff recommendation: Approval of Design Guidelines

Item 7 – ATTACHMENT – Draft Designs Guidelines from January 19, 2023

Item 7 – ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

A. Margolies

 

Item 8

Silver Spring Design Advisory Panel – Member Appointments

Candidates for membership on the Design Advisory Panel will be reviewed and members will be appointed.
Staff recommendation: Approval of Appointments

Item 8 – ATTACHMENT 1 – Silver Spring Downtown Design Advisory Panel Draft Rules of Procedure

Item 8 – ATTACHMENT 2 – Design Advisory Panel nominee qualifications

A. Margolies

Item 9

Montgomery County Comprehensive Water Supply and Sewerage Systems Plan Proposed Category Map Amendments – County Executive’s AD 2023-1 Administrative Amendment Group – Three Water/Sewer Service Category Change requests.

Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Executive

K. Nelson

1:00 pm

LUNCH

Montgomery Planning Board Ethics Training

Conducted by States Ethics Commission attorney, Katherine Thompson.

2:30 pm

PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES

Item 10

Rustic Roads Functional Master Plan Update – Work Session #2

Staff Recommendation: Discuss public testimony on the Rustic Roads Functional Master Plan Update Public Hearing Draft and provide guidance to staff.

Item 10 – ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

J. Pratt/R. Duke

4:30 pm

ADJOURN

PUBLIC NOTICE

Planning Board Seeks Public Comments on Three
Administrative 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 January 26, 2023. The applications request that community water and/or sewer service be extended to these properties.

A public hearing for these administrative cases will be facilitated via telephone conference on February 7, 2023, at 10:00 am by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Planning Board recommendations for these cases will be presented to the County Executive before final decision.

 Case Number

Applicant/Owner and Property Location

Master Plan Area

WSCCR 23-DAM-01A

Ana Ayala and Anmer Fuentes

24525 Woodfield Road

Damascus

WSCCR 23-POT-01A

William and Annie Reyes

10712 Alloway Drive

Potomac Subregion

WSCCR 23-TRV-01A

Eugene Imbro and Susan Huddy

13110 Cleveland Drive

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 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, Jeffrey Zyontz
Montgomery County Planning Board
2425 Reedie Drive 14th Floor
Wheaton, MD 20902