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REVISED: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 2:30PM
9:00 am

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

Item 1

Consent Agenda

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

*B. Record Plats

 

*C. Other Consent Items

Shady Grove Station, Preliminary Plan No. 12012008F and Site Plan No. 82013022G

A. Preliminary Plan No. 12012008F: Request to convert previously approved but unbuilt retail to add 7,268 square feet of office use into Multi-Family Building D; 90.34 acres of land in the CRT-1.0, C-0.25, R-0.75, H-90T (TDR 0.89 Overlay) Zone and CRT-0.75, C-0.25, R-0.5, H-60T (TDR Overlay 0.6); located on the south side of the intersection of Shady Grove Road and Crabbs Branch Way; within the 2006 Shady Grove Sector Plan area.

B. Site Plan No. 82013022G: Request to add 7,268 square feet of office use into Multi-Family Building D; shift dwelling units between multi-family buildings and revise the unit mix; add additional parking spaces; and make corresponding changes to architectural elevations and courtyard design, with minor modifications to building footprints, streetscape, and utilities; 90.34 acres of land in the CRT-1.0, C-0.25, R-0.75, H-90T (TDR 0.89 Overlay) Zone and CRT-0.75, C-0.25, R-0.5, H-60T (TDR Overlay 0.6); located on the south side of the intersection of Shady Grove Road and Crabbs Branch Way; within the 2006 Shady Grove Sector Plan area.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolutions
T. Leftwich/P. Smith

Urby/Studio Plaza, Preliminary Plan No. 12013002A, Site Plan Amendment 82013001B, Site Plan 820200170, Extension Request No. 2

CR-3.0, C-2.0, R-2.75, H-110T, and CBD-1. zone, 1.46 acres, Request to extend review period from October 08, 2020 to March 4, 2021; located at 905 Silver Spring Avenue, bounded by Thayer Avenue, Fenton Street, Silver Spring Avenue and Mayor Lane; 2000 Silver Spring Central Business District Sector Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval of Extension
K. Mencarini

Snowden’s Mill Section 7: Limited Major Site Plan Amendment No. 81979014A

Amendment to add a two-story community center building including a leasing office; provide additional ADA accessible parking; and provide new trash enclosures; located at 2000 Harlequin Terrace; 5.57 acres zoned R-90; 1997 Fairland Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution

J. Server

Avondale, Sketch Plan No. 320200050 and Preliminary Plan No. 120200220, Extension Request No. 2

CR 1.5 C 0.25 R 1.5 H 70′ and Bethesda Overlay Zones, 0.33 acres. Request to extend the review period from October 8, 2020 to January 7, 2021; located on Avondale Street approximately 200 feet east of Wisconsin Avenue; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

G. Bogdan

*D. Approval of Minutes

Minutes of September 17, 2020

Item 2

Roundtable Discussion

Planning Director’s Report

 

Item 3

POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 8

Complete Streets Design Guidelines – Work Session #3

Work Session # 3 on the Draft Complete Streets Design Guidelines
Staff Recommendation: Third of five work sessions on Working Draft Recommendations and Public Comment Received.
Board Action Requested: Comments on Draft Document

S. Aldrich/A. Bossi

Item 4

Briefing & Draft Recommendations on the Montgomery County Street and Parks Facilities Naming Review

R. Ballo/J. Lampl

Item 5

Proposed Amendments: Montgomery County Comprehensive Water Supply and Sewerage Systems Plan Proposed Category Map Amendment – County Executive’s AD 2020-4 Administrative Amendment Group – Four Water/Sewer Service Category Change requests.

Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Executive

ATTACHMENT

K. Nelson

Item 7

Hill Farm Lot 12 Block A, Administrative Subdivision Plan No. 620200100

Application to create one lot without frontage; +/-2.01 acres; RE-2 Zone; located approximately 1,500 feet west of the intersection of Norwood Road and New Hampshire Avenue; 1997 Cloverly Master Plan.

ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution

A. Gonzalez

Item *8

Bloom Montgomery Village, Site Plan No. 82017013B

Request to make minor revisions to the Montgomery Village Foundation park; reallocation of units and MPDUs to throughout the project; remove duplex and replace with standard unit; removal of units within dam breach limits; and provide Forest Conservation plan revisions, update of utilities, stormwater and grading; located at the intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Stewartown Road, Montgomery Village; on approximately 147 acres of land zoned TLD and CRN-0.5, C-0.0, R-0.5, H-65 Zone; within the 2016 Montgomery Village Master Plan area.

ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Staff Recommendation: Approval and Adoption of Resolution

T. Leftwich

Item 9

Tomar’s Addition, Administrative Subdivision Plan No. 620200060

Proposal to create one residential lot for one single-family detached house; located at 10514 Warfield Street; on approximately 0.13 acres of land zoned R-60; within the 2012 Kensington Sector Plan area.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution

A. Lindsey

11:45 am

LUNCH

Item 6

CLOSED SESSION

According to MD ANN Code, General Provisions Article, §3-305(b)(3), to consider the acquisition of real property for a public purpose and matters directly related to the acquisition. Topic to be discussed: Black Hill Regional Park.
B. Sandberg

Item 12

ADDED

CLOSED SESSION

According to MD ANN Code, General Provisions Article, §3-305(b)(13),(2020) to comply with a specific constitutional, statutory, or judicially imposed requirement that prevents public disclosures about a particular proceeding or matter.

J. Parsons

1:15 pm

PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES

Item 11

POSTPONED

Briefing on the University Research Studies

Description: Staff from Planning and MCEDC will providing a briefing on three reports that looked at opportunities for an expanded research-focused higher education presence in the county.

B. Kraft/C. McCarthy

Item 10

Thrive Montgomery 2050 Working Draft Plan

Review and approve the Working Draft Plan as the Public Hearing Draft Plan and set the public hearing date for November 19, 2020
Attachment: Thrive Montgomery 2050 Working Draft Plan

ATTACHMENT 1 Working Draft Plan-Thrive Montgomery 2050

ATTACHMENT 2 – Implementation Guide

ATTACHMENT 3 – Comments Received Since June 11, 2020

APPENDIX E – Outreach and Engagement

ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE #1

ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE #2

ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE #3

K. Afzal/C. McCarthy

2:45 pm

ADJOURN

PUBLIC NOTICE

Planning Board Seeks Public Comment on
Administrative Water and Sewer 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 October 1, 2020. The applications request that community water and/or sewer service be extended to these properties.

A public hearing for these cases will be facilitated via telephone conference on October 2, 2020 at 9:00 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 20-DAM-03A

Sarah Chaney and Sheila Hutchison

Parcel P807, 26200 Block Town Spring Road

Damascus

WSCCR 20-DAM-04A

King-Souder LLC

P885 and 26110 Ridge Road

Damascus

WSCCR 20-POT-03A

Spiro Gioldasis

10309 Norton Road

Potomac

WSCCR 20-TRV-13A

Mary B. Frye Trust

10514 Boswell Lane

Potomac

The staff report for the water and sewer category change requests 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, Casey Anderson
Montgomery County Planning Board
2425 Reedie Drive, 14th Floor
Wheaton, MD 20902
mcp-chair@mncppc-mc.org