Agendas

Preliminary Matters

Record Plats (Public Hearing)

Regulatory Extension Requests (Public Hearing)

Roundtable Discussion

A. Planning Director’s Report

B. Staff Photo Contest Presentation winners

FY26 Operating Budget Overview 

T. Charles

Clarksburg Chase, Preliminary Plan No. 120240040, Site Plan No. 820240050 and Forest Conservation Plan No. F20240180 (Public Hearing)

An application for 101 dwelling units (49 single-family units and 52 townhouses); Located at 22600 Clarksburg Road, Northwest quadrant of the intersection of Gosnell Farm Drive and Clarksburg Road; 136.18 acres, RNC zone and Clarksburg West Environmental Overlay zone, 1994 Clarksburg Master Plan & Hyattstown Special Study Area and the 2014 Ten Mile Creek Area Limited Amendment.  

Staff Recommendation:  Approval with conditions 

J. Casey

850 Sligo Avenue, Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 12019009B (Public Hearing)

Request to extend the validity period for the approved Preliminary Plan, the window during which the Applicant must record a plat for the Property, from June 15, 2024, to June 15, 2026. On 0.63 acres, located at the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Fenton Street and Sligo Avenue, at 850 Sligo Avenue, Silver Spring; zoned CR-3.0, C-3.0, R-3.0, H-70’, Downtown Silver Spring Overlay Zone and Fenton Village Overlay Zone; 2022 Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions 

Item 7 – Attachments A-C

Item 7 – Additional Correspondence

A. Bossi 

2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan Park Impact Payment Credit Methodology Briefing  

The Bethesda Overlay Zone, Section 59.4.9.2.C.2.b.ii, provides that “if a property owner dedicates land designed in the master plan as a recommended open space to the M-NCPPC Parks Department, the Planning Board may reduce the amount of square footage for which a Park Impact Payment must be made.” Staff will present a proposed formula and methodology for the calculation of this reduction.

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the proposed Park Impact Payment Reduction formula and methodology. 

G. Bogdan

PLD Lot 44 & 4702 West Virginia Ave., Sketch Plan No. 32019006A, Site Plan No. 120240110, Site Plan No. 820240140, Forest Conservation Plan No. F20240720 (Public Hearing)

0.74 acres, CR-3.0, C-2.0, R-2.75, H-70, CRT-0.5, C-0.25, R- 0.5, H-70 and Bethesda Overlay Zone (BOZ); Located approximately 130’ east of Wisconsin Avenue on the block bounded by Maple Avenue, Tilbury Street, Highland Avenue, and a public alley; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan. Project includes the following applications:

A. Mandatory Referral No. MR2024021: Mandatory Referral for the disposition of Lot #44 and dedication and construction of the Eastern Greenway public park.

B. Sketch Plan No. 32019006B: Amendment of the Sketch Plan to increase the allowable density to for up to 125,469 square feet of mixed-use development including up to 120,000 square feet for residential uses with 15% MPDUs and up to 5,469 square feet for non-residential uses, utilization of up to 54,594 square feet of Bethesda Overlay Zone (BOZ) density, and dedication and construction of a portion of the Eastern Greenway.

C.Preliminary Plan No. 120240110: Request to create two lots and abandon a portion of a public alley.

D. Site Plan No. 820240140: Request to construct a mixed-use building with a maximum density of 125,469 square feet for up to 59 units with 15% MPDUs, including up to 120,000 square feet for up to 53 multifamily units and up to 5,469 square feet of nonresidential uses for up to 6 live/work units, utilization of 54,594 square feet of Bethesda Overlay Zone Density. The Application includes a request to increase height from the mapped 70 feet to 114 feet for the provision of a major public facility, waiver of one off-street loading space, and construction of 5,582 square feet of the Eastern Greenway public park.

E. Forest Conservation Plan No. F20240720: Forest Conservation Plan for the proposed mixed-use development and Eastern Greenway public parkland.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions and transmittal of comments to Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT). 

Item 9 – Attachment A

Item 9 – Attachment B

Item 9 – Attachment C

Item 9 – Attachment D

Item 9 – Attachment E

Item 9 – Attachment F

Item 9 – Attachment G

Item 9 – Additional Correspondence

G. Bogdan

East Silver Spring Neighborhood Greenway Mandatory Referral (Public Hearing) 

This is a Mandatory Referral for the Montgomery County Department of Transportation proposal to construct roadway treatments to slow vehicle speeds and improve safety for bicyclists and pedestrians on multiple streets in Silver Spring: Woodbury Avenue (from Philadelphia Avenue to Sligo Avenue), Sligo Avenue (from Woodbury Avenue to Grove Street), Grove Street (from Sligo Avenue to Bonifant Street), Bonifant Street (from Grove Street to Cedar Street), Cedar Street (from Bonifant Street to Wayne Avenue), and along Houston Street (from Thayer Avenue to Bonifant Street). 

Staff Recommendation: Transmit comments to the Montgomery County Department of Transportation. 

Item 10 – Attachment A: Corridor Engineering Drawings

Item 10 – Attachment B: Neighborhood Greenway Overview

Item 10 – Attachment C: Public Comments

Item 10 – Additional Correspondence

L. Murnen

North High Street Extended Project Mandatory Referral – MR2024020 (Public Hearing) 

Review of the Montgomery County Department of Transportation’s 35 percent design plans for road and pedestrian improvements to extend North High Street to connect with Morningwood Drive (CIP Project No. 502310). 

Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to MCDOT 

Item 12 – Attachment A: Corridor Engineering Drawings

Item 12 – Attachment B: Planning Board letter to MCDOT, November 17, 2021

Item 12 – Attachment C: North High Street Planning Analysis, October 2020, MCDOT

Item 12 – Attachment D: Morningwood Drive Safety Analysis, July 2021, MCDOT

S. Aldrich

Innovative Housing Toolkit  

The goal of the Innovative Housing Toolkit project is to explore diverse housing types and innovative construction types considering both current and the proposed Attainable Housing Strategies zoning regulations.  

Staff Recommendation: Brief the Board 

Item 11 – Attachment A: Innovative Housing Toolkit Executive Summary

Item 11 – Attachment B: Zoning Analysis

Item 11 – Attachment C: Conceptual Design Package

Item 11 – Attachment D: Innovative Construction Techniques

Item 11 – Attachment E: Sustainable Site Planning  

L. Govoni

Master Plan of Highways and Transitways – 2024 Technical Update – Public Hearing 

Receive testimony on the Public Hearing Draft of the Master Plan of Highways and Transitways – 2024 Technical Update.

Master Plan Public Hearing – Attachment A: Master Plan of Highways and Transitways – 2024 Technical Update

Master Plan Public Hearing – Attachment B: Master Plan of Highways and Transitways – 2024 Technical Update Appendices

Master Plan Public Hearing – Additional Correspondence

S. Aldrich