Agendas

Preliminary Matters

Roundtable Discussion

A. Planning Director’s Report

B. Comments by Adrian Gardner, General Counsel

Record Plats (Public Hearing)

Regulatory Extension Requests (Public Hearing)

MD – Germantown #2560: Site Plan Amendment No. 81994029G (Public Hearing)

Amendment to expand the existing Home Depot by 2,232 square feet for a Tool Rental Center and modify circulation and landscaping; CRT-0.75, C-0.5, R-0.25, H-65 T/TDR:1.29 Zone (reviewed under the former RMX-3/TDR:1.29 Zone); located on Frederick Road, approximately 1,500 feet south of Ridge Road in the Milestone Shopping Center; 11.62 acres; 2009 Germantown Employment Area Sector Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution

J. Casey

Lot 23 Willerburn Acres: Administrative Subdivision Plan No. 620220010 (Public Hearing)

Application to create a two-lot subdivision to allow the construction of two single-family detached dwelling units in the R-90 zone; 0.83 acres; located at 11820 Gainsborough Road, 2002 Potomac Subregion Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution

MCPB 7/28/22 Item 7 – ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

P. Estes

Hammer Hill, Preliminary Plan No. 120210180 and Site Plan No. 820210090 (Public Hearing)

Request to create a lot for a Day Care Center (Over 30 Persons), an existing Clinic (up to 4 Medical Practitioners) up to 3,200 square feet, and construct a Day Care Center (Over 30 Person) for 204 children and 29 employees; located at 23319 Frederick Road and 23100 Stringtown Road; 3.52 acres; CRT-0.5, C-0.5, R-0.5, H-45 and Clarksburg East Environmental Overlay Zones, Clarksburg Historic District, Ten Mile Creek Special Protection Area, Clarksburg Special Protection Area; 1994 Clarksburg Master Plan & Hyattstown Special Study Area & 2014 Ten Mile Creek Area Limited Amendment
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

ATTACHMENT

R. Sigworth

Wisteria Business Park: Preliminary Plan No. 120220030 and LIDL Germantown: Site Plan No. 820220080 (Public Hearing)

A. Wisteria Business Park: Preliminary Plan No. 120220030
Application to subdivide two lots, one parcel and a piece of abandoned right-of-way to create one lot for a retail service establishment (grocery store) and one lot for an existing surface parking lot; located in the southern quadrant of the intersection of Germantown Road (MD 118) and Wisteria Drive, on the north side of Walter Johnson Road in Germantown; 3.59 acres; CR-1.0, C-0.75, R-0.75, H-75 Zone and Germantown Transit Mixed Use Overlay Zone; 2019 MARC Rail Communities Sector Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution

B. LIDL Germantown: Site Plan No. 820220080
Application to construct a 32,000 square foot grocery story on one lot; located in the southern quadrant of the intersection of Germantown Road (MD 118) and Wisteria Drive, on the north side of Walter Johnson Road in Germantown; 2.58 acres; CR-1.0, C-0.75, R-0.75, H-75 Zone and Germantown Transit Mixed Use Overlay Zone; 2019 MARC Rail Communities Sector Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution

ATTACHMENTS

MCPB 7/28/22 Item 5 – ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE 

J. Casey

Chevy Chase Center (Public Hearing)

CR-2.0, C-2.0, R-1.5, H-90 T , 3.44 acres, on the northeastern corner of Wisconsin Circle, between Wisconsin Avenue to the west and Western Avenue to the east; 1998 Friendship Heights Sector Plan.

A. Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 11999083A
Request to convert 12,336 square feet of previously approved retail and office spaces into a day care center for up to 147 children and up to 30 staff within an existing mixed-use development.
B. Site Plan Amendment No. 82001013H
Request to convert 12,336 square feet of previously approved retail and office spaces into a day care center for up to 147 children and up to 30 staff within an existing mixed-use development, and fix closed the glass doors into one of the retail suites, install translucent window film in
place of existing window clings and add signage to be identified by the building owner.
C. Site Plan Amendment No. 82001021J
Request to add a private playground, and removal of 9 vehicle parking spaces in association with the proposed daycare requested as part of Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 11999083A and Site Plan Amendment No. 82001013H. K. Mencarini
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

ATTACHMENT A

ATTACHMENT B

MCPB 7/28/22 Item 9 – ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

K. Mencarini

Bethesda Annual Monitoring Report

Briefing on implementation of the Bethesda Downtown plan since June 2021, including updates on development approvals, key monitoring updates, schools, existing and recommended parks and open spaces, transportation, and recommendations for future reports.

ATTACHMENT

Bethesda Downtown Implementation Advisory Committee Comments

L. Klevan

Washington Science Center Parcel M, Site Plan Amendment 81983080B (Public Hearing)

Request to convert 15,500 square feet of existing office space into a daycare center for up to 120 children and 60 staff, and to construct a play area on the top level of the existing above-grade parking structure, replacing 22 existing parking spaces. Located on Executive Boulevard, 600 feet south of the intersection of Montrose Parkway and East Jefferson Street; on 12.92 acres within the 2017 White Flint Sector Plan Phase 2 Master Plan area.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

P. Smith

Montgomery Industrial Park, Site Plan Amendment 81990069C & 81994026C (Public Hearing)

A. Site Plan Amendment 81990069C, Montgomery Industrial Park
Request to enclose the northwestern corner of the existing showroom and the existing drive aisle on the west side of the main building to increase square footage by 5,525 square feet; request to modify building façade and interior layout, ADA parking and associated drive aisle, curb and gutter and sidewalks, stormwater management facilities, and landscaping on Lot 32. Zoned CR-0.75, C-0.75, R-0.25, H-75; located on Prosperity Terrace, 400 feet south of Cherry Hill Road; on 4.35 acres within the 2014 White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan area.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolutions

B. Site Plan Amendment 81994026C, Montgomery Industrial Park
Request to enclose the existing service lanes and canopy area, increasing building square footage by 3,320 square feet; request to construct a new building canopy, replace the existing building façade, modify the interior building layout, include a new stormwater management facility and storm drain structures, replace portions of sidewalk, relocate two existing light poles, relocate existing ADA accessible parking spaces, and make minor modifications to landscaping on Lot 33; request to create a new inter-lot connection between lots 32 and 33. Zoned CR-0.75, C-0.75, R-0.25, H-75; located on Prosperity Drive, 400 feet south of Cherry Hill Road; on 4.1 acres; within the 2014 White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan area.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolutions

MCPB 7/28/22 Item 12 – ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

MCPB 7/28/22 Item 12 – ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE PART 2

M. Folden

Fairland Briggs Chaney Housing Market Assessment

Staff from Planning and BAE Economics will provide a briefing on the Fairland Briggs Chaney Housing Market Assessment. The Fairland Briggs Chaney Housing Market Assessment will create the foundation for recommendations in the Fairland and Briggs Chaney Master Plan by analyzing current housing and demographics conditions and identifying the housing needs and gaps in FBC Plan area.

ATTACHMENT

L. Govoni

Access Management Study – Presentation of Study Findings

Presentation of Access Management Study report and findings. Staff is seeking planning board comments on the proposed study recommendations.

S. Aldrich