September 11, 2025 - Montgomery Planning Board

REVISED: Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 2:26PM

2:30 pm

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

Item 1

Preliminary Matters

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

*B. Approval of Minutes

*C. Other Preliminary Matters

Item 2

Record Plats (Public Hearing)

Subdivision Plat No. 220240090, Ray’s Adventure

R-200 zone, 2 lots; located at the terminus of Bush Hill Road, 100 feet north of Hickory Spring Lane; Damascus Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Item 3

Regulatory Extension Requests (Public Hearing)

500 Valley Brook Drive: Regulatory Extension Request No. 3, Administrative Subdivision No. 620240120 and Forest Conservation Plan No. F20240780

Third request to extend the regulatory review period, from September 11, 2025 to November 6, 2025; application to subdivide the property into two lots for two detached houses; located at 500 Valley Brook Drive, Silver Spring; 1.56 acres; R-200 zone; 1997 White Oak Master Plan.

Staff recommendation: Approval of the extension request

E. Tettelbaum

Item 4

Roundtable Discussion

Parks Director’s Report

Item 5

MOVED TO 9/4 AGENDA (ITEM 3)

7025 Strathmore Street Preliminary Plan No. 120250120 and Site Plan No. 820250080 (Public Hearing)

Request to create one lot to construct a new residential multifamily building with a maximum density of 170,000 square feet for up to 180 units with 15% MPDUs, including up to 81,859 square feet of Bethesda Overlay Zone Density. 1.34 acres; CR-1.5, C-0.25, R-1.5, H-70; located at 7025 Strathmore Street at the intersection of Strathmore Street and Woodmont Avenue; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.

~~Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions~~

~~G. Bogdan~~

Item 6

MOVED TO ITEM 3

500 Valley Brook Drive, Administrative Subdivison No. 620240120 and Forest Conservation Plan No. F20240780 (Public Hearing)

~~Request to subdivide the property into two lots for two detached houses; Located at 500 Valley Brook Drive, Silver Spring; 1.56 acres; R-200 zone; 1997 White Oak Master Plan.~~

~~A. Administrative Subdivison No. 620240120~~

~~Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions~~

~~B. Forest Conservation Plan No. F20240780~~

~~Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions~~

~~E. Tettelbaum/A. Lindsey~~

Item 7

Colesville Gardens Administrative Subdivision No. 620230160 (Public Hearing)

Application to create three residential lots for the construction of three new single-family detached dwelling units; located at 13305 Octagon Lane, on the east corner of the intersection of Octagon Lane and Anderson Street; R-90 Zone; 0.63 acres; 1997 White Oak Master Plan.

Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

E. Fowler

Item 8

Housing Needs Assessment and Housing Preferences Survey Scope of Work Review

Staff will present the Scope of Work for the Housing Needs Assessment for review from the Planning Board. The Scope of Work for the Housing Preferences Survey will also be presented for awareness.

Staff recommendation: Approve the Scope of Work for the Housing Needs Assessment

C. Prendergast/B. Sivasubramanian

5:30 pm

DINNER

7:00 pm

PLANNING MEETING CONTINUES

PUBLIC FORUM

M-NCPPC FY27-32 CIP Public Forum (Public Testimony Accepted)

Forum to receive public input in the FY27-32 CIP

Staff recommendation: Receive Public Testimony on Montgomery Park proposed FY27-FY32 Capital Improvements Program

R. Peele

10:00 pm

Agendas