September 8, 2022 - Montgomery Planning Board

REVISED: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 - 2:55PM

9:30 am

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

Item 1

Preliminary Matters

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

1. Washington Science Center Parcel M Site Plan 81983080A – MCPB No. 22-082

2. Chevy Chase Center Preliminary Plan 11999083A – MCPB No. 22-083

3. Chevy Chase Center Site Plan 82001013H – MCPB No. 22-084

4. Chevy Chase Center Site Plan 82001021J – MCPB No. 22-085

5. Hammer Hill Preliminary Plan 120210180 – MCPB No. 22-086

6. Hammer Hill Site Plan 820210090 – MCPB No. 22-087

*B. Approval of Minutes

Minutes of July 21 and July 28, 2022

*C. Other Preliminary Matters

1. Corrected Resolution for North Bethesda Parcel H Site Plan 820220100 – MCPB No. 22-066

2. Corrected Resolution for Montgomery Industrial Park Site Plan 81990069C MCPB No. 22-068

Item 2

Record Plats (Public Hearing)

Subdivision Plat No. 220170690-220170710, Grafton Hill
CRT zone; 55 lots,13 parcels; located on the south side of Lewis Drive, 650 feet west of High Corner Street; Damascus Master Plan.

Subdivision Plat No. 220210600, B. F. Gilbert’s Addition to Takoma Park
R-60 zone; 2 lots; located on the south side of Ethan Allen Avenue (MD 410), 375 feet east of Jackson Avenue; Takoma Park Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220220410-220220470, Northpark at Montrose
CRN zone; 109 lots, 22 parcels; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Josiah Henson Parkway and East Jefferson Street; White Flint Sector Plan – Phase 2.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220220570, American University Park
R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the east side of Park Avenue, 375 feet north of Western Avenue; Bethesda – Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220220700, Cunningham’s Subdivision – Takoma Park
R-40 zone; 2 lots; located on the west side of Garland Avenue, 175 feet south of Carroll Avenue (MD 195); Takoma Park Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Subdivision Plat No. 220220740-220220770 Seneca Farms
RC zone; 27 lots, 3 outlots and 4 parcels; located on the west side of Seneca Road (MD 112), 1,400 feet south of Spring Meadows Drive; Potomac Sub-Region 2002 Master Plan.

Subdivision Plat No. 220220990, Woodhaven
R-90 zone; 1 lot; located on the north side of Woodhaven Boulevard, 550 feet north of Hawthorne Road; Bethesda – Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Item 3

Regulatory Extension Requests (Public Hearing)

Preliminary Plan No. 120210230, 1910 University Blvd Senior Housing, Regulatory Extension Request No. 4

Request to extend the regulatory review period from July 28, 2022 to December 29, 2022; subdivision for an existing Religious Assembly use and a proposed 90-unit Independent Living Facility for Seniors; on approximately 3.56 acres zoned R-60; within the 2012 Wheaton CBD and Vicinity Sector Plan area.
Staff Recommendation: Approval of the Extension Request

E. Tettelbaum

Reddemeade: Preliminary Plan No. 120190010 – Regulatory Extension Request No. 1

Request to extend the regulatory review period from October 13, 2022, to February 13, 2023: Application to create six (6) lots for six detached houses; located at 1701 Ednor Road; 32.85 acres; RC Zone; 1997 Cloverly Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval of the Extension Request

R. Sigworth

Sketch Plan No. 320220100 & Preliminary Plan No. 120220140, Federal Plaza West, Regulatory Extension Request No. 1

Request to extend the regulatory review period from September 15, 2022 to December 15, 2022; The Applications propose to redevelop a surface parking lot and vacant commercial development into a mixed-use development with up to 500 residential units and 108,965 square feet of commercial development; On approximately 6.52 acres zoned CRT-2.25 C-0.75 R-1.5 H-150; Within the 2018 White Flint 2 Sector Plan area.

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the Extension Request

A. Lindsey

Jerome Freibaum Lot 4 Administrative Subdivision 620210080 Extension Request No. 2

Second extension request to extend the review period from September 15, 2022 to December 22, 2022, to create two (2) lots for one single-family detached dwelling on each; R-60 Zone; 0.59 acres; Located on the north side of Elgin Lane, approximately 155 feet east of its intersection with Pyle Road; 1990 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan.
Staff recommendation: Approval of the extension request

A. Bossi

4901 Battery Lane Preliminary Plan 120220100 and Site Plan 820220160 Extension Request No. 2

Second request to extend review period, from September 17, 2022 to December 30, 2022, to create one lot for the construction of 417,367 square feet of residential development, for a maximum of 372 multi-family dwelling units, with a minimum of 15% MPDUs, 277,704 square feet of BOZ density and associated PIP payment; CR-1.5 C-0.5 R-1.5 H-120’ and Bethesda Overlay Zone (BOZ); Located on the north side of Battery Lane, approximately 450 feet west of its intersection with Woodmont Avenue; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.
Staff recommendation: Approval of the extension request

ATTACHMENT 1 – 4901 Battery Site Plan Attachment

ATTACHMENT 2 – 4901 Battery Preliminary Plan Attachment

A. Bossi

Batson Road Property, Administrative Subdivision Plan No. 620220080, Regulatory Review Extension Request No. 1

Request to extend the regulatory review period for three months until December 22nd, 2022: Application to convert one (1) deeded parcel (P445) into one (1) buildable lot for a new single-family detached dwelling unit; located at the northwest corner property on Batson Road and Brogden Road; 8.31 acres; Rural Cluster (RC) Zone; 1997 Cloverly Master Plan Functional Master Plan for Patuxent River.

Staff recommendation: Approval of the extension request

A. Duprey

Bucklodge Tract, Preliminary Plan No. 11989032A, Regulatory Extension Request No. 1

Request extend the regulatory review period by three months until January 11, 2023: Application to subdivide two existing platted lots and three existing platted outlots into four buildable lots for up to four buildings on 22 acres; located on Buck Ridge Court, north of Bucklodge Road; 22 acres; IM zone and Rural zone; 1985 Approved and Adopted Boyds Master Plan.

Staff recommendation: Approval of the extension

J. Server

Item 4

Roundtable Discussion

Parks Director’s Report

Item 5

Silver Spring International Middle School MR2022022 (Public Hearing)

R-60 zone, 16.5 acres; Request by Montgomery County Public Schools to demolish the existing auditorium and reconstruct a 22,523 square foot addition in its place for a gymnasium and associated athletic facilities to the Silver Spring International Middle School, for a maximum density of 240,473 square feet (net decrease in gross floor area of 10,877); located on Wayne Avenue at Dale Drive; within the 2000 North and West Silver Spring Sector Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with comments

MCPB 9/8/22 – Item 5 – ATTACHMENTS

MCPB 9/8/22 – Item 5 – ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

K. Mencarini

Item 6

The Claiborne (Public Hearing)

CR 3.0, C-3.0, R-3.0, H-110 & Bethesda Overlay Zone, 0.41 acres; Request to construct a mixed use building with a maximum density of 97,000 square feet, comprised of up to 92,000 square feet of residential uses for up to 84 multi-family dwelling units with 15% MPDUs and up to 5,000 square feet of ground floor restaurant/retail uses, including an allocation of up to 36,273 square feet of Bethesda Overlay Zone density and 7,741 square feet of density from four sending properties; located in the east quadrant of the intersection of Auburn Avenue and Norfolk Avenue; 2017 Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan.
Staff recommendation: Approval with Conditions

MCPB 9/8/22 – Item 6 – ATTACHMENTS

G. Bogdan

Item 7

Forest Conservation Plan Amendment No. 81999044A for forest conservation easement changes on Horizon Hill Lot 38, 10813 Red Barn Lane, Potomac, MD 20854 (Public Hearing)

In response to a violation, a request for approval of a forest conservation plan amendment to abandon 0.13 acres (5,663 square feet) of Category I Conservation Easement and provide mitigation offsite and onsite. Lot 38, 6.12 acres, RE-2 Zone, 2002 Potomac Subregion Master Plan.

MCPB 9/8/22 – Item 7 – ATTACHMENTS

S. Peck

Item 9

Olney Acres, Preliminary Plan No. 120220070 (Public Hearing)

Application to subdivide an existing lot into a one-acre lot for an existing residential care facility (Alfred House) and an outlot; located on Cashell Road, 75 feet southwest of Archwood Way; approximately 4.96 acres, zoned RE-1; 2005 Approved and Adopted Olney Master Plan.
Staff recommendation: Approval with Conditions

J. Server

Item 10

ZTA 22-08 Commercial/Residential Zones – MPDUs (Public Hearing)

ZTA 22-08 clarifies the applicability of the moderately priced dwelling unit provisions in the CRN Zone
Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council.
(Action required for County Council public hearing of 9/13/2022)

L. Govoni

Item 11

ZTA 22-09 Accessory Structures – Use Standards (Public Hearing)

ZTA 22-09 amends the accessory structure standards in residential zones to create specific standards for certain types of pool enclosures.
Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council.
(Action required for County Council public hearing of 9/13/2022)

J. Sartori

Item 8

1910 University Blvd Senior Housing (Public Hearing)

A. Conditional Use No. CU202204, 1910 University Boulevard W: Request for approval of a 90-unit Independent Living Facility for Seniors; Located on University Boulevard West on approximately 1.67 acres zoned R-60; within the 2012 Wheaton CBD and Vicinity Sector Plan area.

Staff Recommendation: Approval and transmittal of comments to Hearing Examiner

B. Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan No. CU202204, 1910 University Blvd Senior Housing: Request for approval of Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan to allow construction of a 90-unit Independent Living Facility for Seniors; Located on University Boulevard West on approximately 1.67 acres zoned R-60; within the 2012 Wheaton CBD and Vicinity Sector Plan area.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

E. Tettelbaum

12:35 pm

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