Thursday, September 8, 2022

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

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.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

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.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

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

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

ATTACHMENT

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

Roundtable Discussion

Parks Director’s Report

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

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

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

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

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

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

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