Thursday, September 9, 2021

Consent Agenda

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

1. Montgomery County Brookville Smart Energy Depot FCP No. MR2021021 – MCPB No. 21-081

*B. Record Plats

Subdivision Plat No. 220200770, Chesney’s Subdivision
R-200 zone; 2 lots; located on the western side of Ridge Road (MD-27), 2000 feet south of the intersection with Oak Drive; Damascus Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220210160, Granby Woods
-1 zone; 1 lot; located at the terminus of Willow Oak Drive; Upper Rock Creek Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220210220, 220210230, 220210280, 220210290, 220210300, Bloom Montgomery Village
TLD zone; 19 lots & 10 parcels; located on the western side of Montgomery Village Avenue opposite from the intersection of Stewartown Road; Montgomery Village Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220210710, George P. Sacks’ Subdivision
CR zone; 1 lot; located on the western side of Wisconsin Avenue (MD-355), 290 feet south of the intersection with Woodmont Avenue; Bethesda Downtown Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220210780, Section 3, Chevy Chase
R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the south side of Spring Street,190 feet east of the intersection with Delaware Street; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

*C. Other Consent Items

One Bethesda Center Condominiums

A. Project Plan Amendment 91983005C
CR 5.0 C-4.0 R-4.75 H-175, 1.4 acres, Within the previously approved maximum density, reclassify internal GFA for tenant space and improve lobby entrance and redistribute Public Use Space while maintaining 20% requirement. Located at Hampden Lane and Woodmont Avenue. 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan
B. Site Plan Amendment 81984006C
CR 5.0 C-4.0 R-4.75 H-175, 1.4 acres, Within the previously approved maximum density, reclassify internal GFA for tenant space and improve lobby entrance, redistribute Public Use Space while maintaining 20% requirement, update hardscape and landscape and other minor building façade elements. Located at Hampden Lane and Woodmont Avenue. 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

G. Bodgan

8001 Wisconsin Avenue, Sketch Plan No. 320210050 and Preliminary Plan No. 120210140, Regulatory Extension Request #2

Request to extend the regulatory review period for the concurrent Sketch Plan and Preliminary Plan applications for five months until February 28, 2022; Applications propose to create 1 lot for a mixed-use development of up to 375,000 square feet, comprised of up to 350 multifamily dwelling units and up to 15,000 square feet of commercial uses; future Bethesda Overlay Zone density allocation; 2.74 acres; CR-3.0, C-3.0, R-2.75, H-90; CR-3.0, C-2.0, R-2.75, H-90; CR0.5, C-0.5, R-0.5, H-70; CRT-0.5, C-0.25, R-0.5, H-70 and the Bethesda Overlay Zone; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval of extension request

J. Bush

Montgomery Auto Sales Park: Limited Site Plan Amendment No. 82006002C

Request to replace an existing dealership building and expand the footprint by approximately 371 SF; 13.89 acres; located at 3131 Automobile Blvd, 1,500 feet southeast of Briggs Chaney Rd. in Silver Spring, MD; GR 1.5 Zone; 1997 Fairland Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

J. Penn

Appointment of Erin White, C.P.A, as Public Member of the Audit Committee. Appoint Erin White, C.P.A. to serve on the Commission’s Audit Committee as a public member for a full two-year term ending September 30, 2023.

*D. Approval of Minutes

Minutes of July 22 and July 29, 2021

Roundtable Discussion

Planning Director’s Report

FY23 Operating Budget Overview

J. Kroll

Work Session #1, FY 23-28 Capital Improvements Program, Department of Parks

Staff Recommendation: Tentatively approve programming and funding for parks projects in the FY23-28 CIP, including Local Parks, Program Open Space funding, recommendations for Spending Affordability Guidelines, and general guidance regarding further CIP development.

C. Morgan

7402 Garland Avenue, Preliminary Plan 120210220

R-40, 0.26 acres, Request to create two lots for a side by side duplex; located on Garland Avenue 180 feet southeast of Carroll Avenue; 2000 Takoma Park Master Plan.

G. Bodgan

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.

B. Sandberg

ZTA 21-04 Germantown Churchill Village Overlay Zone

ZTA 21-04 establishes an overlay zone for the Germantown Churchill Village as recommended by the Germantown Plan for the Town Sector Zone to preserve the unique character of Churchill Village, protect open space, and ensure a compatible relationship between new and existing development.
Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council.
(Action required for County Council public hearing of 9/14/21)

B. Berbert

ZTA 21-05 Rural Village Center Overlay Zone – Vehicle Repair

ZTA 21-05 modifies the allowed land uses in the Rural Village Center Overlay Zone, to allow vehicle repair (minor, and major) where the underlying zone is CRN.
Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council.
(Action required for County Council public hearing of 9/14/21)

B. Berbert

Shops at Travilah: Preliminary Plan No. 120210090

Application to create 1 lot for a 5,681 square foot retail building and a 12,762 square foot daycare center, on the southside of Travilah Road, approximately 250 feet west of its intersection with Piney Meetinghouse Road; approximately 355 1.96 acres, NR-0.75, H-45 zone, 2002 Potomac Subregion Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

J. Casey

Creekside at Cabin Branch: Site Plan No. 820200160

Application for 117 new single-family detached dwelling units, 208 new single-family attached dwelling units, and one existing single-family detached dwelling unit for a total of 326 units, including 12.5% MPDUs, and parkland dedication of approximately 312 acres to M-NCPPC; 402.6 acres; RNC Zone and Clarksburg West Environmental Overlay Zone; located on the northwest quadrant of the intersection of MD Route 121 (Clarksburg Road) and West Old Baltimore Road; 1994 Clarksburg Master Plan & Hyattstown Special Study Area; 2014 Clarksburg Ten Mile Creek Area Limited Amendment.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Attachment 1 – Previous Approvals (120200050 & 12020005A)
Attachment 2 – Site Plan
Attachment 3 – Statement of Justification
Attachment 4 – Final Conservation Management Plan 1
Attachment 4 – Final Conservation Management Plan 2
Attachment 4 – Final Conservation Management Plan 3
Attachment 5 – Final Water Quality Plan
Attachment 6 – MCDPS Final Water Quality Plan Approval Memo
Attachment 7 – Impervious Surface Exhibit
Attachment 8 – Final Stream & Wetland Restoration Plan
Attachment 9 – Final Forest Conservation Plan
Attachment 10 – Tree Variance Request
Attachment 11 – Parks Department and DEP Approval of CMP
Attachment 12 – HPC Staff Report & Historic Cephas House Elevations
Attachment 13 – Applicant’s Noise Letter
Attachment 14 – Noise Analysis
Attachment 15 – Community Correspondence
Attachment 16 – DPS ROW Memo
Attachment 17 – Fire Access Plan/Fire & Rescue Memo
Attachment 18 – DHCA Approval Memo

ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE Pt. 1

ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE Pt. 2

ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE Pt. 3

ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE Pt. 4

A. Gonzalez

Attainable Housing Strategies – Work session #3

Planning Board work session on the Attainable Housing Strategies initiative and recommendations to the County Council on adding more diverse housing options in Montgomery County
Staff Recommendation: Briefing

L. Govoni

White Oak Apartments

A. White Oak Apartments, LMA H-141
Request to rezone the property from CR-0.75, C-0.75, R-0.25, H-75 to CRF-1.25, C-0.25, R-1.25, H-85 for a multi-unit residential development with up to 390 units; located at 2220 Broadbirch Drive, Silver Spring; on approximately 7.83 acres within the 2014 White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan area.
Staff Recommendation: Recommend approval and transit comments to Hearing Examiner for hearing on September 24, 2021.

B. White Oak Apartments, Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan H-141
Request for construction of a multi-unit residential development with up to 390 units; located at 2220 Broadbirch Drive, Silver Spring; on approximately 7.83 acres within the 2014 White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan area.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of the Resolution.

E. Tettelbaum/A. Lindsey

Proposed Amendments: Montgomery County Comprehensive Water Supply and Sewerage Systems Plan Proposed Category Map Amendment

County Council’s July 2021 Group of Three Water/Sewer Service Category Change Requests
Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council

K. Nelson

Planning Board Seeks Public Comment on
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 September 9, 2021. The applications request that community water and/or sewer service be extended to these properties.

A public hearing for the six Council cases will take place on September 14, 2021 before the County Council. Planning Board recommendations for these cases will be presented to the Council at that hearing.

Council Case Number	Applicant/Owner and Property Location	Master Plan Area
WSCCR 20-TRV-14A	Transquest LLC 13005 Travilah Road	Potomac
WSCCR 20-TRV-15A	Travilah Oak LLC 12940, 12948, 12300 Travilah Road	Potomac
WSCCR 21-TRV-02A	TDR Properties, LLC 13417 Valley Drive	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 4th Floor
Wheaton, MD 20902
mcp-chair@mncppc-mc.org