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REVISED: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 - 3:48PM
9:00 am

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

Item 1

Preliminary Matters

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

1. Village at Cabin Branch Site Plan No.82020015D – MCPB No. 24-016

2. 4702 Chevy Chase Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 12021001A – MCPB No. 24-023

3. 4702 Chevy Chase Drive Site Plan No. 820230120 – MCPB No. 24-024

4. 12700 Travilah Road Preliminary Plan No. 120220120 – MCPB No. 24-017

5. 12700 Travilah Road Forest Conservation Plan No. F20230450 – MCPB No. 24-018

6. Treeman, Inc. Forest Conservation Plan No. F20240190 – MCPB No. 24-012

*B. Approval of Minutes

1.  Minutes for February 1, 2024

2. Closed Session minutes for February 1, 2024

*C. Other Preliminary Matters

Item 2

Record Plats (Public Hearing)

Subdivision Plat No. 220221040, Bannockburn
R-200 zone; 2 lots; located on the south side of Selkirk Drive, 425 feet east of Nevis Road; Bethesda – Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220230340, Bloom Montgomery Village
TLD zone; 2 parcels; located in the northwest quadrant of Montgomery Village Avenue and Stewartown Road; Montgomery Village Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220240170, The Gleaning
R-60 zone, 1 lot; located on the west side of Old Georgetown Road (MD 187), approximately 880 feet south of Beech Avenue; Bethesda – Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Item 3

Regulatory Extension Requests (Public Hearing)

Adventist Healthcare White Medical Center Site Plan Amendment No.82008021L Extension Request No. 1

Request to extend the regulatory review period for the Site Plan Amendment for four months, from March 26, 2024 to July 25, 2024; The Application proposes to transfer permitted density to a new medical office building (“MOB3”), provide permanent surface parking adjacent to MOB3, and provide temporary surface parking in the location of a potential future medical office building (“MOB2”); on approximately 48.86 acres of land zoned LSC-1.0-H-200; located on the west side of Plum Orchard Drive, approximately 400 feet southwest of Broadbirch Drive; within the 2014 White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan.

Staff recommends approval of the extension request

E. Fowler

Li Meadows: Administrative Subdivision Plan No. 620230100 – Regulatory Extension Request No. 2

Request to extend the regulatory review period from March 7, 2024 to June 7, 2024; Application to create two lots for two single-family detached units; located at 14194 Travilah Road in Potomac, MD on 1 acre of land zoned R-200 within the 2002 Potomac Subregion Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval of the extension request

S. Pereira

Item 4

Roundtable Discussion

Planning Director’s Report

 

Item 5

7404 New Hampshire Avenue Daycare No. CU202412 (Public Hearing)

Request for Conditional Use approval to increase the maximum number of children at an existing 8-child daycare to a Day Care Center with up to 14 children. 0.12 acres; R-60 zone; Located at 7404 New Hampshire Avenue approximately 150 feet north of Merwood Drive; 2011 Takoma/Langley Crossroads Sector Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions and transit comments to the Hearing Examiner

Item 5 – Attachment

G. Bogdan

Item 6

7126 Wisconsin Avenue, Sketch Plan Amendment, Preliminary Plan, Site Plan (Public Hearing) – Granting Request for Reconsideration

A) Sketch Plan No. 32019003A – Request to amend the previous approval to add the property at 4708 Bethesda Avenue into the proposal, and to increase the proposal’s Bethesda Overlay Zone density allocation. Located at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Bethesda Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue; zoned CR-3.0, C-3.0, R-2.75, H-225; CR- 3.0 C- 3.0, R-2. 75, H-200; CR-3.0 C-3.0, R-2.75, H-35; CR-3.0, C-3.0, R-2.75, H-175; CR3.0, C-2.0, R-2.75, H-90; CRT 0.5, C-0.25, R-0.5, H-70 and Bethesda Overlay Zone; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.

B) Preliminary Plan No. 120230020 – Request to consolidate four properties into a single lot for up to 330 multi-family residential units and 11,487 square feet of commercial uses. Located at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Bethesda Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue; zoned CR-3.0 C-3.0 R-2.75 H-225, CR-3.0 C-3.0 R-2.75 H-200 and Bethesda Overlay Zone; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.

C) Site Plan No. 820230020 -Request to develop a 415,000 square-foot mixed-use building, up to 225 feet in height, comprised of up to 403,513 square feet of multi-family residential uses for a maximum of 330 units, of which up to 130 units may be converted to short-term rental units, with 15 percent MPDUs, and 11,487 square feet of commercial uses, with 277,165 square feet of Bethesda Overlay Zone (BOZ) density and associated PIP payment. Located at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Bethesda Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue; zoned CR-3.0 C-3.0 R-2.75 H-225, CR-3.0 C-3.0 R-2.75 H-200 and Bethesda Overlay Zone; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item 6 – Attachment A: Sketch Plan Amendment 32019003A

Item 6 – Attachment B: Preliminary Plan 120230020

Item 6 – Attachment C: Site Plan 820230020

Item 6 – Attachment D: Specimen Tree Variance 120230020

Item 6 – Attachment E: Prior Approval 320190030-MCPB-No. 19-123

Item 6 – Attachment F: DPS Stormwater Approval

Item 6 – Attachment G: SHA Approval

Item 6 – Attachment H: MCDOT Approval

Item 6 – Attachment I: Sketch Plan – DHCHA Approval

Item 6 – Attachment J: Preliminary Plan – DHCA

Item 6 – Attachment K: Site Plan – DHCA Approval

Item 6 – Attachment L: DPS Row Comments

Item 6 – Attachment M: FDA Approval 2-25-2024

Item 6 – Attachment N: Community Correspondence September 2023

Item 6 – Attachment O: Abutter Reconsideration Request Letter

Item 6 – Attachment P: Applicant Reconsideration Request Letter

Item 6 – Attachment Q: DPS Stormwater Confirmation Email

Item 6 – Attachment R: 7126 Wisconsin Avenue Staff Report 9-1-2023

Item 6 – Attachment S-1: Abutter Letter Supporting Plan Modification

Item 6 – Attachment S-1: Abutter Support Letter Exhibit 1

Item 6 – Attachment S-2: Abutter Support Letter Exhibit 2

Item 6 – Additional Correspondence 

A. Bossi

Item 9

Glenmont Corridors Opportunity Study Scope of Work

Staff Recommendation: Approve the Scope of Work for the Glenmont Corridors Opportunity Study

Z. Adrianvala

Item 7

Friendship Heights Urban Design Study Briefing

Staff will brief the Planning Board on the results of the Friendship Heights Urban Design Study.
Staff Recommendation: Brief the Planning Board

Item 7: Attachment 1 – Friendship Heights Urban Design Study Draft, March 2024.

A. Margolies

12:10 pm

LUNCH

1:10 pm

PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES

Item 8

9801 Georgia Avenue, Preliminary Plan No. 120230160, Site Plan No. 820230130, and Forest Conservation Plan No. F20240040 (Public Hearing)

Request to construct up to 390 multifamily dwelling units and 5,000 square feet of commercial uses in a building with a maximum height of 80 feet. Project includes a half-acre civic green at the south of the property; Located at the northeast quadrant of Georgia Avenue and Forest Glen Road; 3.78 acres zoned CRT-2.5, C-2.5, R-2.5, H-120’; 2020 Forest Glen/Montgomery Hills Sector Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item 8 – Attachment A – Preliminary Plan

Item 8 – Attachment B – Site Plan

Item 8 – Attachment C – Forest Conservation Plan

Item 8 – Attachment D – Variance Request

Item 8 – Attachment E – Sketch Plan

Item 8 – Attachment F – Agency Letters

Item 8 – Attachment G – Community Correspondence

Item 8 – Attachment H – Pre-Submission Community Meeting Affidavit and Meeting Minutes

Item 8 – Attachment I – Endesco (Community) Traffic Study and Agency Responses

Item 8 – Attachment J – Draft Proposed Conditions for Resolution

Item 8 – Additional Correspondence

Item 8 – Additional Correspondence

P. Smith

Item 10

Local Area Transportation Review (LATR) Guidelines – Appendix 4 Correction

Briefing: The Local Area Transportation (LATR) Review Guidelines document approved by the Planning Board in 2021 has the incorrect version of White Oak Trip Generation Rates (Appendix 4) attached. The approved document included the May 2017 draft of Appendix 4 instead of the version approved by the Planning Board on September 28, 2017. Planning staff will provide a briefing and ask the Planning Board to adopt a revised Appendix 4 that conforms with the version the Board approved in September 2017.

Staff recommendation: Approve the corrected version Appendix 4 of the LATR guidelines

Item 10 – Attachment A: Redlined version of LATR Guidelines Appendix 4

Item 10 – Attachment B: Correct version of LATR Guidelines Appendix 4

D. Buckley/E. Glazier

Item 11

POSTPONED TO MARCH 21

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

6:20 pm

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