January 29, 2026 - Montgomery Planning Board

REVISED: Thursday, January 29, 2026 - 9:34AM

9:00 am

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

Item 1

Preliminary Matters

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

ADDED

1. National Park Seminary Preliminary Plan 120050540-MCPB No. 25-138

2. Waters Village Preliminary Plan Amendment 12022020A– MCPB No. 25-151

3. Waters Village Site Plan Amendment 82022026A– MCPB No. 25-152

4. Waters Village Forest Conservation Plan F20250730– MCPB No. 25-153

*B. Approval of Minutes

Minutes for December 11, 2025

*C. Other Preliminary Matters

Item 2

Record Plats (Public Hearing)

Subdivision Plat No. 220250140, H.B.K.Y.’s Addition to Bradford’s Rest

RE-1 zone; 1 lot; located on the northeast side of Muncaster Mill Road (MD 115), 700 feet northwest of Norbeck Road (MD 28); Olney Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Item 3

Regulatory Extension Requests (Public Hearing)

Korean Mission Church, Preliminary Plan No. 120240050 – Regulatory Extension Request No. 6

Request to extend the regulatory review period approximately one month, until March 5, 2026 . An application to create one lot for one existing single-family detached dwelling unit and one lot for a religious institution, including adult daycare; Located at 1201 Ashton Road, on the south side of Ashton Road, approximately 3,600 feet west of the Howard County line; 28.22 acres, RC zone and 1998 Sandy Spring/Ashton Master Plan.

Staff recommendation: Approval of the extension

J. Casey

Item 4

Roundtable Discussion

Planning Director’s Report

Item 5

POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 12

2025 North Bethesda Biennial Monitoring Report

The North Bethesda Biennial Monitoring Report (NBBMR) is a periodic assessment of the progress made towards implementing the 2010 White Flint Sector Plan, as required by the Sector Plan’s monitoring framework.

~~Staff Recommendation: Transmit the 2025 Biennial Monitoring Report to the County Council and County Executive.~~

~~A. Vogel~~

Item 6

Chaberton Solar Victoria LLC – Mandatory Referral No. MR2026010 & Forest Conservation Plan No. F20260280 (Public Hearing)

Proposal to construct a 2-Megawatt solar array on 12.2 acres of land, within a 42-acre property, in the RC zone located at 15220 River Road in Potomac.

A. Mandatory Referral
Staff Recommendation: Approval and transmittal of comments

B. Forest Conservation Plan
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item 6: Attachment A: Mandatory Referral Plan

Item 6: Attachment B: Forest Conservation Plan

Item 6: Attachment C: Agency Letters

Item 6: Attachment D: Community Correspondence

Item 6: Additional Correspondence

T. Gatling

Item 7

Chaberton Solar Victoria II LLC – Mandatory Referral No. MR2026011 & Forest Conservation Plan No. F20260280 (Public Hearing)

Proposal to construct a 1.25-Megawatt solar array on 8.3 acres of land, within a 42-acre property, in the RC zone located at 15220 River Road in Potomac.

A. Mandatory Referral
Staff Recommendation: Approval and transmittal of comments

B. Forest Conservation Plan
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item 7: Attachment A: Mandatory Referral Plan

~~Item 7: Attachment B: Forest Conservation Plan~~

Item 7: Attachment C: Agency Letters

Item 7: Attachment D: Community Correspondence

Item 7: Additional Correspondence

T. Gatling

Item 8

POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 5

Burial Sites Inventory Historic Context Briefing

~~Progress and purpose for developing a historic context for burial sites as part of the historic preservation master planning process.~~

~~Staff Recommendation: Receive staff briefing~~

~~B. Crane~~

Item 13

ADDED

Legislative Update

1. Update on Program Open Space
2. HB 47 Commission on State and Local Gov. Real Property Bearing Confederate Names
3. HB 160 State and Local Government Real Property Confederate Naming Prohibited
4. SB 267 BAMBY Land Use – Residential Housing – Oversight, Regulation, and Taxation
5. SB 36/ HB329 Silver Starter Homes Act
~~6. SB 197 Land Use Comprehensive and General Plans~~ will come to the Board at a later date
7. SB 181 Hunting-Lead and Lead-Based Ammunition-Phase Out

D. Borden / J. Baucum Colbert

1:00 pm

LUNCH

1:45 pm

PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES

Item 9

MD 390 (16th Street) Bikeway – Mandatory Referral No. MR2026003 (Public Hearing)

Mandatory Referral for the design and construction of two-way separated bike lanes on the east side of MD 390 (16th Street) between Spring Street and Second Avenue.

Staff recommendation: Approval with comments

Item 9 – Attachment A: Design Plans

Item 9 – Attachment B: MD 97 Letter and Staff Report

Item 9 – Attachment C: Traffic Study

Item 9 – Attachment D: MCDOT Comments

Item 9 – Attachment E: Forest Conversation Email

Item 9 – Attachment F: SW Concept Approval

Item 9 – Additional Correspondence

S. Aldrich

Item 10

Reach Hub at A. Mario Loiederman M.S. Mandatory Referral No. 2025021 (Public Hearing)

Montgomery County Public Schools is proposing a Resilience, Education, Action, Climate, and Habitat (REACH) Hub at the A. Mario Loiederman Middle School which will include solar arrays, an urban farm, outdoor classrooms, market area, welcome garden, way-finding, and art. The Site is located at 12701 Goodhill Road on 17.07 acres of land within the R-60 Zone and the 1989 Master Plan for the Communities of Kensington and Wheaton.

Staff Recommendation: Approval and Request to transmit comments to the Montgomery County Public Schools

T. Graham

Item 11

20300-20350 Century Blvd., Administrative Plan No. 620260080, Expedited Approval Plan No. E20260020, and Forest Conservation Plan No. F20260250 (Public Hearing)

Request to develop 297 residential dwelling units within a multi-family building and a parking structure, three live-work units, 56 two-over-two residential dwelling units, including 15% MPDU’s; utilizing a Commercial to Residential Reconstruction Plan; located at 20300 & 20350 Century Boulevard, Germantown; approximately 500 feet southeast of the intersection of Century Boulevard and Clover Leaf Center Drive; CR-2.0, C-1.25, R-1.0, H145T; 6.93 acres; 2009 Germantown Sector Plan.

A. Administrative Plan No. 620260080
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

B. Expedited Approval Plan No. E20260010
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

C. Forest Conservation Plan No. F20260250
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item 11: Attachment A: Administrative Subdivision Plan/Expedited Approval Plan /FCP/Landscape Plans

Item 11: Attachment B: Agency Letters

Item 11: Attachment C: Affidavit Regarding Community Meeting and Meeting Minutes

M. Beall/P. Estes

Item 12

Shady Grove Station Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 12012008H, Westside at Shady Grove (Block U) Site Plan No. 820260010, and Final Forest Conservation No. F20260080 (Public Hearing)

Application to convert 43,000 sq. ft. of approved and unbuilt retail use density into 40 townhouse units and create 40 lots, including a minimum of 12.5 percent of workforce housing units. Located at the southeast quadrant of Shady Grove Road and Crabbs Branch Way; 90 acres; CRT-1.0, C-0.25, R-0.75, H-90, TDR; 2006 Shady Grove Minor Master Plan Amendment.

A. Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 12012008H
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

B. Site Plan No. 820260010
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

C. Final Forest Conservation No. F20260080
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item 12 – Attachment A: Preliminary Plan Amendment, Site Plan, Final Forest Conservation Plan Amendment

Item 12 – Attachment B: Applicant’s Statement of Justification

Item 12 – Attachment C: Prior Approvals

Item 12 – Attachment D: Agency Letters

Item 12 – Attachment E: Affidavit of Community Meeting and Minutes

Item 12 – Additional Correspondence

P. Estes/A. Lindsey/F. Dwyer/N. Fahim

4:20 pm

Agendas