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Thursday, September 15, 2016

9:00AM,



REVISED: Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 10:17AM

Please note – Agenda changes and testimony rules:

  • The Planning Board’s Agenda is subject to change and certain items may be postponed or added.  For meeting updates or to view the Planning Board proceedings live on our website, visit www.montgomeryplanningboard.org.
  • The Planning Board encourages public testimony unless otherwise noted on the agenda. Refer to the Planning Board Rules of Procedure for more information on public testimony. Any individual or organization may submit a written statement for consideration by the Planning Board.  Written comments must be received in the Chair’s office at least 24 hours in advance of the Planning Board hearing date, referencing the hearing date and item, to be reviewed by the Board and included in the official record of the hearing. Written comments received within 24 hours before a hearing date will be placed in the file, but will not be considered by the Planning Board or included in the official record. Comments should be transmitted via e-mail to MCP-Chair@mncppc-mc.org, faxed to Chair Casey Anderson at 301-495-1320, or addressed to:  Casey Anderson, Chair, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
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9:00 am

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

MRO AUDITORIUM
Item 1

Consent Agenda

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

*B. Record Plats

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted

Subdivision Plat No. 220160760, Jacksons Acres

R-90 zone; 2 lots; located on the south side of Smith Village Road, approximately 1,300 feet east of East Randolph Road; White Oak Master Plan. Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220160830, Clarksburg Town Center

CRT zone (formerly RMX-2); 36 lots, 1 parcel; located in the western quadrant of the intersection of Clarksburg Square Road and Clarksmeade Drive; Clarksburg Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220160840, Kensington Gardens

R-90 zone; 1 lot; located on the north side of Everett Street 160 feet east of Connecticut Ave (MD-185); Kensington – Wheaton Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

*C. Other Consent Items

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted

Connecticut Avenue Culvert Replacement, Amended Forest Conservation Plan, 11993048A

Request to amend an approved Forest Conservation Plan for the Gate of Heaven cemetery to accommodate construction and land disturbance related to a culvert replacement under Connecticut Avenue; RE-2 Zone; 127.5 acres located at 13801 Georgia Avenue in the 1994 Aspen Hill Master Plan area.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution

A. Lindsey

8015 Old Georgetown Road, Extension Request for Site Plan No. 820160090

PD-44 Zone, 2.0 acres, Extension request for 53,000 square feet of development for a religious/institutional building and a maximum of 107 multi-family dwelling units, including a minimum of 15 percent MPDUs; located at 8015 Old Georgetown Road near the northeast quadrant of the intersection with Glenbrook Road, 2006 Woodmont Triangle Amendment to the 1994 Bethesda CBD Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

S. Dickel

ADDED

*D. Approval of Minutes

Item 2

Roundtable Discussion

Parks Director’s Report

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion

Item 3

2016 Fall Semi-Annual Report Outline

G. Wright/M. Riley

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion

Item 5

FY18 Budget Overview

J. Kroll

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion

Item 4

Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro Area Minor Master Plan Scope of Work

Staff Recommendation: Approve the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro Area Minor Master Plan Scope of Work

M. Bello

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

Item 14

Friends of Brookside Gardens

A briefing about the activities and contributions of the Friends of Brookside Gardens on the occasion of their 20th Anniversary

B. Schwarz

Item *6

Brightview Grosvenor, Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan and Conditional Use

A. Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan CU 16-14: Request for the construction of a Residential Care Facility (Over 16 Persons) for up to 98 assisted living units with 104 beds on a 2.75-acre property located at 5510 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda in the R-90 Zone; within the North Bethesda- Garrett Park Master Plan area.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution

B. Conditional Use No. CU 16-14:Request for a conditional use for a Residential Care Facility (Over 16 Persons) for up to 98 assisted living units with 104 beds, located at 5510 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda in the R-90 Zone; within the North Bethesda- Garrett Park Master Plan area.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions (Action required for Hearing by Hearing Examiner on September 30, 2016)

E. Tettelbaum

12:45 pm

LUNCH

Item 13

CLOSED SESSION

According to MD ANN Code, General Provisions Article, §3-305(b)(3), consider the acquisition of real property for a public purpose and matters directly related to the acquisition. The topic to be discussed: Ten Mile Creek Conservation Park.

W. Gries

Item 15

CLOSED SESSION

According to MD ANN Code, General Provisions Article, §§ 3-305(b)(7) and (8) to consult with legal counsel about potential litigation. The topic to be discussed: Enforcement of conservation easement.

N. Dumais

1:45 pm

PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES

Kentsdale Estates Lot 38, Block D, Limited Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 11997056B (In response to a Forest Conservation Violation)

Request to release 56,304 square feet of Category I Conservation Easement. Proposed mitigation consists of establishing a 16,949 square feet Category II Conservation Easement on site and acquiring 95,659 square feet of forest conservation credit at an offsite M-NCPPC-approved forest conservation bank.  Located on Willowbrook Drive approximately 340 feet north of the intersection of Willowbrook Drive and Paytley Bridge Lane; Potomac Subregion Master Plan.

ATTACHMENTS

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution

S. Peck

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

Item *8

Damascus Hills, No. 12004080A: Preliminary Plan Amendment

Preliminary Plan No. 12004080A: Application to create 7 lots for 7 one-family detached dwellings, located at the end of Stanley Hills Way, approximately 1,100 feet south of the intersection with MD 108; 42.41 acres, RC Zone, 2006 Damascus Master Plan

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption Resolution

B. Berbert

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

Item 9

Zoning Text Amendment No. 16-09

(1) Revise the number and the placement of location signs on buildings located in Commercial/Residential, Employment, and Industrial zones.

Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council.
(Action required for County Council Public Hearing on 9/20/16)

G. Russ

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

Item 10

Zoning Text Amendment No. 16-10

(1) Modify the Transferable Development Rights (TDR) Overlay zone to clarify when the requirements under optional method MPDU development must be followed and correct the minimum common open space requirements for optional method development using Transferable Development Rights.

Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council.
(Action required for County Council Public Hearing on 9/20/16)

G. Russ

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

Item 11

Zoning Text Amendment No. 16-14

(1) Clarify that a special exception approved under the prior zoning code may be expanded under the procedures and substantive provisions of the prior zoning code.

Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council.
(Action required for County Council Public Hearing on 9/20/16)

G. Russ

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

Item *12

8015 Old Georgetown

Preliminary Plan No. 120160220, 8015 Old Georgetown Road, PD-44 Zone, 2.0 acres, Request for 53,000 square feet of development for a religious/institutional building and a maximum of 107 multi-family dwelling units, including a minimum of 15 percent MPDUs; located at 8015 Old Georgetown Road near the northeast quadrant of the intersection with Glenbrook Road, 1994 Bethesda CBD Master Plan and 2006 Woodmont Triangle Amendment

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Site Plan No. 820160090, 8015 Old Georgetown Road, CR 1.0 C 1.0 R 0.75 H 160 Zone, 19.38 acres, Request for 53,000 square feet of development for a religious/institutional building and a maximum of 107 multi-family dwelling units, including a minimum of 15 percent MPDUs; located at 8015 Old Georgetown Road near the northeast quadrant of the intersection with Glenbrook Road, 1994 Bethesda CBD Master Plan and 2006 Woodmont Triangle Amendment

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

2:20 pm

1 hr

S. Dickel

POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 6, 2016

2:55 pm

ADJOURN