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Thursday, September 21, 2006, 9:00 A.M.
8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD  20910-3760
301-495-4600

Important!  For a variety of reasons, the following agenda may change, items may be postponed or added, and items may be heard later than the time indicated.  The items are listed in the order to be heard.  For the latest updated Planning Board agenda, please call 301-495-4600 or check the website, www.montgomeryplanningboard.org.  The Planning Board encourages public testimony on individual agenda items unless noted otherwise and welcomes the participation of individuals with disabilities.  Italics indicate staff’s recommendation for Board action.  Generally, government officials have seven minutes to testify, organizations have five minutes and individuals have three minutes.  The Chairman may extend these time limits if necessary to assist the Board’s deliberations.  For information on meetings in progress, please call the recorded hotline at 301-495-1333.

* Indicates a regulatory item on which the Planning Board has final administrative jurisdiction.

 

9:00 am Planning Board Meeting (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)
9:00 am Consent Agenda

Item *1

Minor Amendments

 

A. Site Plan 81999001D, Commerce Bank Germantown Center East, TS Zone; 1.13 acres; amendment to change from a two-story commercial retail building to an one-story bank; Germantown: Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/ Decision: Approved

   
Item *2 Record Plats
C. Conlon

A. Subdivision Plat No. 220051220-220051290 Greenway Village PD-4 zone; 208 lots and 12 parcels; located on the northwest quadrant, intersection of Newcut Road and Skylark Road; Clarksburg; Staff Recommendation: Approval

B. Subdivision Plat No. 220062200 Mary Boland R-60 Zone zone; Dedication of Cider Barrel Drive; located on Cider Barrel Drive at Gunners Drive, approximately 270 feet west of Frederick Road (MD Route 355); Germantown; Staff Recommendation: Approval

C. Subdivision Plat No. 220070140 Woodburn R-200 zone; 2 lots; located on River Road, approximately 200 feet west of Goldsboro Road; Bethesda-Chevy Chase; Staff Recommendation: Approval

D. Subdivision Plat No. 220062230 Crestview R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on east side of Crescent Street, approximately 500 feet north of Leroy Place; Bethesda-Chevy Chase; Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/ Decision: Approved

   
Item *3 Adoption of Opinions/Resolutions
D. Daniel Group A: Three Boardmembers eligible to vote: Commissioners Bryant, Robinson and Wellington:

i. Cameron House, Project Plan No. 92006003A, Resolution No. 06-81

ii. Cameron House, Preliminary Plan No. 12006018A (Formerly No. 1-06018A).

iii. Cameron House, Site Plan No. 820060370, Resolution No. 06-29

Planning Board Action/ Decision: Approved

 

Group B: Three Boardmembers eligible to vote: Commissioners Perdue, Robinson and Wellington:

iv. Alexan Montrose Crossing, Site Plan No.82004013B, Resolution No.06-24

v. Brookdale, Site Plan No.81996026B, Resolution No. 06-25

vi. White Oak, Site Plan No. 82005018A, Resolution No. 06-28

Planning Board Action/ Decision: Approved

 

Group C: Four Boardmembers eligible to vote: Commissioners Perdue, Bryant, Robinson and Wellington:

vii. Cabin John Park, Preliminary Plan No. 120051030

Planning Board Action/ Decision: Approved

   
9:00 am Hearings on Applications
   
Item *4

Site Plan Review No. 82005028A (Formerly 8-05028A), The Reserve at Fair Hill Limited Amendment

 

R. Kronenberg

 

RNC zone; 333.95 acres, amendment to widen the road for fire access, reduce sidewalks at cul-de-sac, and modify stormwater management facility; west quadrant of the intersection of Wickham Road and (MD 108); Upper Rock Creek Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with changes

   
Item *5

Site Plan Review No. 8-20060160, Danshes Property

 

L. Srinavas

 

RNC zone; 92.0 acres; 34 one-family dwelling units, including 6 MPDUs; on Brooke Road, approximately 650 feet northwest of Olney Sandy Spring Road (Rt. 108); Sandy Spring - Ashton Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/ Decision: Approved with changes

   
Item *6

Preliminary Plan No. 120060220, Tilden Woods (Resubdivision)

 

C. Conlon

 

R-90 zone; 0.505 acres; 2 lots requested; 2 one-family detached dwelling units; located at the intersection of Sulky Lane, Tildenwood Drive and Old Stage Road; North Bethesda-Garrett Park Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/ Decision: Approved with changes

10:30 am  
Item *7

Preliminary Plan No. 120060820, Horners Estates (Resubdivision)

 

R. Weaver

 

R-200 zone; 1.48 acres; 2 lots requested; 2 one-family detached dwelling units; located in the southeast corner of the intersection of Marcliff Road and Rosemont Drive; North Bethesda-Garrett Park Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/ Decision: Approved with change

   
Item 8

Forest Conservation Plan: Gymnasium Addition for Bel Pre Elementary School

 

M. Zamore

 

13801 Rippling Brook Drive, R-200, R-150 and R-90 Zones, Aspen Hill Master Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/ Decision: Approved

   
Item 9

Mandatory Referral No. 06502-MCPS-1: Gymnasium Addition for Bel Pre Elementary School

 

K. Reilly

13801 Rippling Brook Drive, R-200, R-150 and R-90 Zones, Aspen Hill Master Plan Staff Recommendation: Transmit comments to Montgomery County Public Schools

Planning Board Action/ Decision: Recommended Approval to MCPS

   
Item 10 Zoning Text Amendment No. 06-22

 

G. Russ

 

Introduced by Councilmember Praisner; amend the Zoning Ordinance to add real estate office as a permitted use in the C-1 and C-2 zones; and generally to amend the permitted uses in the C-1 and C-2 zones - Staff Recommendation : Transmit Comments to the County Council

Planning Board Action/ Decision: Recommended Approval to County Council

   
12:00 PM Lunch and Closed Session (Third Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)
   
Item 14 Closed Session

Added

Pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section 10-508 (a) (8), to consult with legal staff about pending litigation – Troutner vs. Montgomery County Planning Board.
   
1:00 PM Planning Board Meeting Continues (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)
Item 11 Board of Appeals No. S-2678

 

E. Tesfaye

 

Special Exception request by Farzam and Francesca Tamani, applicant, to permit a medical practitioner’s office for use of other than a resident of the building; R-200 zone; located at 10006 Falls Road, Potomac – Staff Recommendation: Recommend approval with conditions (Action required for hearing on 09/29/2006)
  Planning Board Action/Decision:  Approved.
1:30 PM PARK ITEMS
Item 12

Change in Golf Operations

 

B. Mooney

 

Consideration of a staff recommendation to enter into a long-term agreement with the Montgomery County Revenue Authority to operate the M-NCPPC public golf courses beginning November 1, 2006. These courses include Little Bennett, Needwood, Northwest, and Sligo and are now staffed and operated by the Revenue Authority under an interim operating agreement. This agreement under review is a long-term lease between the Commission and the Revenue Authority that will result in one county organization managing the public golf system, which includes five additional courses owned and operated by the Revenue Authority.
This action is being pursued in accordance with Section 1-500 of the Commission’s procurement regulations as an intergovernmental agreement, and is therefore not subject to the competitive bidding provisions thereof - Staff Recommendation: Approval

Lease Agreement

 

Planning Board Action/Decision:  Approved long-term lease to tranfer golf operations to Revenue Authority Pending Montgomery County Council approval of the lease.

Item 15 OLO Work Program

Added

N. Barber

 

Response to Office of Legislative Oversight's recommendations on the "Base Budget Review of the Montgomery County Park Police."

Planning Board Action/Decision:  Transmit comments/staffing plan to County Council.

4:00 Pm Hearings on Applications
 

 

Item *16

 

Continuation of Deliberation for Preliminary Plan No. 120060510, Indian Spring

(No public testimony will be taken at this time)

 

 

Added

R. Weaver

 

R-200 and R-90 zones; 308.36 acres; 773 lots requested; 463 one-family detached dwelling units and 310 townhouses, including 116 (15 %) moderately priced dwelling units (MPDUs); located on the east side of Layhill Road, approximately 1,300 feet south of Middlevale Lane; Kensington-Wheaton Staff Recommendation: Recommend approval with conditions.

(A public hearing was held on September 7, 2006 and deliberations were held on September 14, 2006)

 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Appoved with changes.

Item 13

Roundtable Discussion

(No public testimony will be taken at this time)

 

 

A. Approval of Minutes

B. Commissioners' Reports

C. Director's Report

D.  Semi-Annual Report- Final Review and Decision on Transmittal (Hamer, Bradford)

E. Rules of Procedure- Discussion only (Gardner)

F. ICC Update - Continued from last week (Hardy)

G. Program Open Space Apportionment - Staff recommends approval of projects for transmittal to County Council. PHED Committee Worksession scheduled September 28. (Riley)

   
6:30 Pm Dinner
 

 

7:30 Pm Planning Board Meeting Continues
 

 

Item 17

Roundtable Discussion - FY08 Budget Planning Session

Added

F. Hamer, M. Bradford and Chiefs

New initiatives for long-range work program and budget.

(No public testimony will be taken at this time)

   
  Adjourn

 

Notices and Reminders

September
11 - 7:00 p.m., County-wide Recreation Advisory Board, Recreation Administrative Offices, 4010 Randolph Road, Conference Room 300, Silver Spring
 
11 - 7:00 p.m., Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, Health and Human Services, 8818 Georgia Avenue, Woodside Room, Silver Spring
  12 - 4:30 p.m., Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, 1st Floor Conference Room, Wheaton
  12 - 7:00 p.m. East County Recreation Advisory Board, Fairland Community Center, 14906 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville
  13 - 7:00 p.m., Silver Spring Recreation Advisory Board, Parkside Headquarters, 9500 Brunett Avenue, Silver Spring
  13 - 7:30 p.m., Historic Preservation Commission, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
  14 - 9:30 a.m., Montgomery County Planning Board, General Meeting, MRO Auditorium 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
  14 - 7:30 p.m., Western Area Recreation Advisory Board, Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Road, Potomac
  15 - 11:30 a.m., Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff, Coffield Recreation Center , Rosemary Hills Local Park, Silver Spring
  16 - 10:00 a.m., Historic Marker Dedication Arrest of William Chaplin, Jessup Blair Park, Georgia Avenue and Blair Road, Silver Spring
  16 - 11:00 a.m., Brookside Gardens Children’s Day: Native American Fun, Brookside Gardens Visitors Center, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton
  16 - Noon Oakley Cabin Sing-along, Oakley Cabin, 3610 Brookeville Road, Olney
  17 - 4:00 p.m., Concord Local Park Playground Dedication, 7216 Hidden Creek Road, Bethesda
  18 - 7:00 p.m., Western Montgomery County Citizen Advisory Board, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda
  19 - 5:00 p.m., Merit System Board, ERS/Merit Board Conference Room, 6611 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale
  19 - 7:00 p.m., Mid County Citizens Advisory Board, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, 1st Floor Conference Room, Wheaton
  20 - 9:30 a.m., Full Commission Meeting, PRA, 6611 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale
  20 - 7:00 p.m., Upcounty Region Recreation Advisory Board, Upcounty Region Recreation Office, Suite 1600, 12900 Middlebook Road, Germantown
  21 - 9:00 a.m., Montgomery County Planning Board, General Meeting, MRO Auditorium 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
  21 - 3:30 p.m.,

Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Board, Discovery Communication,

1 Discovery Place, Silver Spring

  27 - 4:00 p.m., Community Roundtable: Centers, Boulevards, Public Spaces, Brookside Gardens Conference Center, Wheaton Regional Park, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton
  27 - 7:30 p.m., Historic Preservation Commission, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
  28 - 9:00 a.m., Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)


Public Hearing On Proposed Relocation of Bus Facilities and Parking Changes
Metrorail Red Line – Takoma Station in Washington, D.C.

WMATA has announced that it will be holding a public hearing on the relocation and reconfiguration of transit facilities at the Takoma Station in Washington, D.C.
The specifics with respect to the hearing itself include the following:

Date: October 11, 2006
Day: Wednesday
Time: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location: Trinity Episcopal Church
7005 Piney Branch Road N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20012

Additional information on the project can be obtained on the WMATA web site at:
www.wmata.com and then selecting “Outreach” and “Public Hearings”.