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9:00 am	PLANNING BOARD MEETING - MRO Auditorium

9:00 AM	CONSENT AGENDA

Item *1	Adoption of Opinions/Resolutions


Item *2	Record Plats
	Subdivision Plat No. 220071650, Kensington Park R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the west side of Kensington Parkway, 100 feet south of Frederick Avenue; Kensington Staff recommendation: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Subdivision Plat No. 220081110, White Oak C-2 zone; 2 parcels; located on the east side of Lockwood Drive, approximately 600 feet north of New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650); White Oak Staff recommendation: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item *3	Consent Items


9:00 am	PLANNING BOARD MEETING - MRO Auditorium

*Item 4	Adventist Healthcare, Inc.
E. Tesfaye/C. Conlon	*A. Preliminary Plan Nos. 119820680, 119910380, and 119910390, WestFarm Technology Park – APF Extension** I-1 and I-3 zones; 48.86 acres; 802,619 square feet of commercial office use previously approved; request to extend the validity periods of the Adequate Public Facilities (APF) approvals; located on the west side of Plum Orchard Drive, approximately 500 feet south of Broadbirch Drive; Fairland Staff recommendation: APF Extension - Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. B. Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan for Board of Appeals No. S-2721*: Adventist Healthcare, Inc. Staff recommendation: Preliminary FCP - Approval with conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions. C. Board of Appeals No: S-2721: Adventist Healthcare, Inc., applicant, request a Special Exception to permit a hospital (including ambulatory care bldg., a faith center, medical office buildings., and parking structures); located at 12030-12110 Plum Orchard Drive, Silver Spring Staff recommendation: Special Exception - Approval with conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions. (Action required for hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 05/05/08)

12:00 PM	LUNCH

Item 9	FY09 Budget Discussion
M. Riley/R. Stanley

1:00 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES- MRO Auditorium

Item 5	Draft Silver Spring Central Business District (CBD) Green Space Plan
S. Pereira /J. Marcolin	Presentation and Discussion of draft Silver Spring CBD Green Space Plan. Staff recommendation: Approval by Board to proceed with public outreach/discussion (No public testimony will be taken at this time)
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

Item 8	ICC Status Report #14 - POSTPONED
D. Hardy	ICC Status report Memo - Status Report Figures 1-4; Status Report Figures 5-8 (No public testimony will be taken at this time)

3:00 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES


Item 7	White Flint Sector Plan Update and Worksession
R. Stanley/J. Daniel	Expansion to Boundary, Community Visualization and Planning Analysis Process, Fiscal Analysis Staff recommendation: Approval of boundary change and briefing on planning activities (No public testimony will be taken at this time)

5:00 PM	DINNER


7:30 pm	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO Auditorium
Item 6	Excellence in Planning Speakers Series
K. Moritz	Marina Khoury, AIA, Director of Town Planning, firm of Duany Plater-Zyberk (DPZ) Watch Information regarding past and future speakers and audio recordings of past speaker presentations can be accessed on the housing blog The Home Stretch.
	ADJOURN

The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, April 24, 2008

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