Thursday, September 14, 2023

Preliminary Matters

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

*B. Approval of Minutes

*C. Other Preliminary Matters

Corrected MCPB Resolution No. 22-042 Site Plan No. 820220010, 12710 Twinbrook Parkway

Record Plats (Public Hearing)

Subdivision Plat No. 220220140, Rosedale Park
R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the south side of Rosedale Avenue, 300 feet east of Wisconsin Avenue (MD 355); Bethesda Downtown Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220230560 – 220230580 Creekside at Cabin Branch
RNC zone; 59 lots, 9 parcels; located on the west side of Clarksburg Road (MD 121), opposite Dowitcher Way; Clarksburg Ten Mile Creek Amendment Area.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Regulatory Extension Requests (Public Hearing)

Roundtable Discussion

Planning Director’s Report & Staff Photo Contest Winners Announcement

Fall 2023 Semiannual Presentation Outline Briefing

T. Stern/M. Riley

Ednor Soapstone Quarry Special Park (Public Testimony Accepted)

Authorization to acquire 32.87 acres, more or less, improved, from Reddemeade Farm PTR, located at 1701 Ednor Road, Silver Spring, MD 20905

Staff Recommendation: Approval and Adoption of the Resolution

B. Sandberg

7126 Wisconsin Avenue, Sketch Plan Amendment, Preliminary Plan, Site Plan (Public Hearing)

A) Sketch Plan No. 32019003A
Request to amend the previous approval to add the property at 4708 Bethesda Avenue into the proposal, and to increase the proposal’s Bethesda Overlay Zone density allocation. Located at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Bethesda Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue; zoned CR-3.0 C-3.0 R-2.75 H-225, CR-3.0 C-3.0 R-2.75 H-200;  CR-3.0 C-3.0, R-2.75, H-35; CR-3.0, C-3.0, R-2.75, H-175; CR3.0, C-2.0, R-2.75, H-90; CRT 0.5, C-0.25, R-0.5, H-70 and Bethesda Overlay Zone; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.

B) Preliminary Plan No. 120230020
Request to consolidate four properties into a single lot for up to 330 multi-family residential units and up to 11,487 9,000 square feet of commercial uses. Located at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Bethesda Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue; zoned CR-3.0 C-3.0 R-2.75 H-225, CR-3.0 C-3.0 R-2.75 H-200 and Bethesda Overlay Zone; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.

C) Site Plan No. 820230020
Request to develop a 418,332 square-foot mixed-use building, up to 225 feet in height, comprised of up to 409,332 square feet of multi-family residential uses for a maximum of 330 units, of which up to 130 units may be converted to short-term rental units, with 15 percent MPDUs, and up to 11,487 9,000 square feet of commercial uses, with 280,497 square feet of Bethesda Overlay Zone (BOZ) density and associated PIP payment. Located at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Bethesda Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue; zoned CR-3.0 C-3.0 R-2.75 H-225, CR-3.0 C-3.0 R-2.75 H-200 and Bethesda Overlay Zone; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

Item 7 – Attachment A: Sketch Plan Amendment

Item 7 – Attachment B: Preliminary Plan 120230020

Item 7 – Attachment C: Site Plan 820230020

Item 7 – Attachment D: Specimen Tree Variance 120230020

Item 7 – Attachment E: Prior Approval 320190030 – MCPB No. 19-123

Item 7 – Attachment F: DPS Stormwater Approval 

Item 7 – Attachment G: SHA Approval

Item 7 – Attachment H: MCDOT Approval

Item 7 – Attachment I: Sketch Plan DHCA Approval

Item 7 – Attachment J: Preliminary Plan – DHCA Approval

Item 7 – Attachment K: Site Plan – DHCA Approval

Item 7 – Attachment L: DPS ROW Comments

Item 7 – Attachment M: FDA Approval

Item 7 – ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

A. Bossi

McComas Ave Neighborhood Greenway Briefing

The Board will receive a briefing on the McComas Ave Neighborhood Greenway project, a bikeway identified in the 2018 Bicycle Master Plan and under preliminary design by the Montgomery County Department of Transportation in the Kensington / Wheaton Policy Area.

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

Item 8:  Attachment A – Neighborhood Greenway Overview

Item 8:  Attachment B – McComas Avenue Neighborhood Greenway Draft Concept Plans

L. Murnen

Bethesda Two-Way Study Briefing

The Bethesda Two-Way Study was conducted by MCDOT to examine the feasibility of converting entirely or in part the segments of East-West Highway, Old Georgetown Road, Woodmont Avenue, Montgomery Lane, and Montgomery Avenue that serve as a one-way couplet through downtown Bethesda into two-way streets. The Downtown Bethesda Master Plan (2017) called for the examination of making these streets two-way, and MCDOT conducted this analysis in 2022-2023 to determine the impacts of such conversion and also alternatives to a conversion that will further the goals of the Master Plan.

Item 9: Attachment A – Bethesda Two-Way Conversion Study Analysis Summary

Item 9: Attachment B – Bethesda Two-Way Conversion Study Analysis Results Memo

Item 9: Attachment C – Bicycle Master Plan Bethesda Bikeway Network

Item 9: ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

E. Glazier

Takoma Park Minor Master Plan Amendment, Public Hearing

M. Williams