October 15, 2026 - Montgomery Planning Board

REVISED: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 - 3:07PM

9:00 am

PLANNING BOARD TOUR

Eastern Silver Spring Communities Plan – Planning Board Bus and Walking Tour

The Planning Board will attend a tour of the Eastern Silver Spring Communities Plan area in advance of a Public Hearing scheduled in two parts on January 7 ~~November 12~~ and January 14, 2027, ~~November 19~~.

The purpose of the tour is educational. No Planning Board business is conducted on the tour, and no decisions can or will be made by the Planning Board during the tour. This tour is free and open to any members of the public who wish to attend as an observer and who register online; at least 15 seats are available to the public. Times provided are approximate and subject to change.

The deadline to sign-up for seats on the bus was Tuesday, October 13, at 12 noon.

Members of the public are welcome to meet the tour at any of the locations listed below. Please note that attendees may disembark only at Tour Locations 3 and 4.

Departure – The M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters (2425 Reedie Drive, Wheaton, MD 20902) (9:00 am)

Tour Location #1 – New Hampshire Avenue District – The Chateau Apartments / Avery Park Apartments (9:20 am)

The bus will enter the roundabout on Mt. Pisgah Road and briefly stop where space allows to learn about the Draft Plan’s recommendations for the New Hampshire Avenue corridor, including improved connectivity at the New Hampshire Avenue Interchange with the Capital Beltway (I-495). Attendees will not disembark.

Tour Location #2 – New Hampshire Avenue District – Northwest Park Apartments (9:45 am)

The bus will travel south on New Hampshire Avenue and turn right onto Northampton Drive to learn about the Northwest Park Apartments and the Draft Plan’s recommendations for this area, including housing, parks, and trails. Attendees will not disembark.

Tour Location #3 – Long Branch District and Manchester Place District (10:00 am)

The bus will travel from the Northwest Park Apartments to the Long Branch Community Recreation and Senior Center. Attendees will disembark at the Center and walk across the pedestrian bridge to the Long Branch Library. From there, attendees will walk from the Long Branch Purple Line Station through Flower Avenue Urban Park and along Hartwell Road to the Manchester Place Purple Line Station. Attendees will board the bus at the intersection of Bradford Road and E. Wayne Avenue to continue the bus tour. Note: Potential restroom break at the Long Branch Community Recreation and Senior Center.

Tour Location #4 – Colesville Road District (11:15 am)

The bus will travel from the Manchester Place Purple Line Station to the Colesville District, including the North Hills of Sligo Creek and Indian Spring neighborhoods, to learn about the Draft Plan’s recommendations. The bus will stop at Indian Spring Terrace Local Park and attendees will briefly disembark to discuss recommendations, including the YMCA of Silver Spring.

Tour Location #5 – University Boulevard District (12:00)

The bus will travel from Indian Spring Terrace Local Park to the University Boulevard North District to view Eastern Middle School, the Franklin Knolls Gathering Spot, and Long Branch – Wayne Local Park (as time permits). Attendees will not disembark.

This is the last stop on the tour. The bus will then return to the M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters.

L. Stamm

12:45 pm

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

Item 1

Preliminary Matters

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

1. Holton-Arms School Preliminary Plan No. 11987171A – MCPB No. 26-89

2. Wheaton Lane Subdivision, Preliminary Plan No. 120250200 – MCPB No. 26-90

3. Wheaton Lane Subdivision Final Forest Conservation Plan No. F20250860 – MCPB No. 26-91

4. Olney Golf Park Forest Conservation Plan No. F20260590- MCPB No. 26-88

5. Small’s Nursery Lot 1, Block C Forest Conservation Plan Amendment No. F20260800 – MCPB No. 26-87

*B. Approval of Minutes

*C. Other Preliminary Matters

Item 2

Record Plats (Public Hearing)

Subdivision Plat No. 220260710, Section 2 – Chevy Chase Terrace

R-60 zone;1 lot; located on the south side of Chevy Chase Boulevard, 500 feet west of Offutt Road; Bethesda – Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Item 3

Regulatory Extension Requests (Public Hearing)

Item 4

Roundtable Discussion

Planning Director’s Report

Item 5

7201 Wisconsin – Expedited Approval Plan No. E20260060 and Forest Conservation Plan No. F20260870 (Public Hearing)

Request to demolish an existing commercial building, while retaining the existing foundation and underground parking, to construct a mixed-used development consisting of up to 450 of multifamily residential units, with 17.5% MPDU’s, and up to 12,000 square feet of ground floor commercial uses; Located at 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, NE of Willow Lane; zoned CR-5, C-5, R-4.75, H-250’ and located within the Bethesda Overlay Zone (“BOZ”); within the 2025 Bethesda Downtown Plan Minor Master Plan Amendment Plan & 2017 Bethesda Downtown Plan area

A. Expedited Approval Plan No. E20260060
Staff Recommendation – Approval with Conditions

B. Forest Conservation Plan No. F20260870
Staff Recommendation – Approval with Conditions

Item 5: Attachment A: Expedited Approval Plan / Forest Conservation Plan

Item 5: Attachment B: Agency Letters

Item 5: Attachment C: Noise Analysis

Item 5: Attachment D: Variance Request

Item 5: Attachment E: Community Correspondence

Item 5: Attachment F: Affidavit Regarding Community Meeting and Meeting Minutes

Item 5: Attachment G: Affidavit Regarding Expedited Approval Plan/CRR Applicability

T. Gatling

Item 6

6001 Montrose Road, Administrative Subdivision Plan No. 620260200, Expedited Approval Plan No. E20260080, Forest Conservation Plan No. F20260900 (Public Hearing)

Request to subdivide the Subject Property into 25 lots; replace the existing vacant office building and associated structured parking garage to develop a 229,212 square foot residential project and Expedited Plan Approval for 23 town house units, 83 multi-family units, for a total of 106 residential units (to include 15% Moderately Priced Dwelling Units (MPDU)), and associated Forest Conservation Plan. Located at 6001 Montrose Road; 3.01 acres; 2018 White Flint 2 Sector Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions.

Item 6: Attachment A: Administrative Subdivision Plan/Expedited Approval Plan /FCP

Item 6: Attachment B: Statement of Justification

Item 6: Attachment C: Prior Approvals

Item 6: Attachment D: Agency Letters

Item 6: Attachment E: Noise Analysis

Item 6: Attachment F: Affidavit Regarding Community Meeting and Meeting Minutes

Item 6: Attachment G: Affidavit of Owner

K. Zolfagharian

Item 7

Briefing: Countywide Retail Market Assessment

Staff from the Research & Strategic Projects Division and the consulting firms ESI, Inc. and The Riddle Company will present findings from the Countywide Retail Market Assessment. Given the changes in the retail market following the pandemic, this study was conducted to update the 2017 study to the current retail market context to inform comprehensive and small-area planning strategies in Montgomery County.

Staff Recommendation: Briefing

Item 7: Attachment: Countywide Retail Market Assessment

A. Pemberton

Item 9

In Response to a Forest Conservation Law Violation; Forest Conservation Plan Amendment F20260260 (previously 120010420), Palatine Lot 18 Block E, 2.0 acres +/-, located at 11805 Centurion Way, Potomac, MD 20854 (Public Hearing)

Request to abandon a net total of 0.04 acres (1,751 s.f.) of existing Category I Forest Conservation Easement and mitigate offsite at an 8:1 ratio. Install new supplemental plantings within the existing forest conservation easement. Palatine Subdivision, RE-2 Zone, Watts Branch watershed, Potomac Subregion 2002 Master Plan.

Staff recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item 9: Attachment 1: Record Plat No. 21869

Item 9: Attachment 2: Preliminary Plan 120010420

Item 9: Attachment 3: Forest Conservation Plan 120010420

Item 9: Attachment 4: Category I Conservation Easement Agreement – Book 13178 Page 412

Item 9: Attachment 5: Notice of Violation #0196

Item 9: Attachment 6: October 22, 2025 – Statement of Justification

Item 9: Attachment 7: Forest Conservation Plan Amendment F20260260

D. Bello

Item 10