The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, June 12, 2008

FINAL

Last Update - June 11, 2008 5:30 PM

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9:00 am PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
9:00 AM CONSENT AGENDA
   
Item *1 Adoption of Opinions/Resolutions
 

Group A: No Group A

 

Group B: Three Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Bryant, Hanson and Robinson]

ii) Preliminary Plan No. 120070200, Woodmont East Phase II, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-43

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

iii) Project Plan No. 920070070, Woodmont East Phase II, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-44

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

iv) Preliminary Plan No. 120070620, Commerce Bank-Nicholson Lane, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-76

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
   
Item *2 Record Plats
 

Subdivision Plat No. 220061270 - 220061280, Clarksburg Village
R-200 zone; 41 lots; 3 parcels; located on the east side of Stringtown Road, approximately 1800 feet south of Snowden Farm Parkway; Clarksburg

Staff recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *3

Consent Items

   
9:00 am PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
   
  PARK ITEM
Item 4

Special Appropriation: Rock Creek Pedestrian Bridge

M. Ma

Located on the east and west sides of Veirs Mill Road near its intersection with Aspen Hill Road

Staff recommendation: Approval of special appropriation

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
  PLANNING ITEMS
   
Item *5 Reconsideration Request: Preliminary Plan No. 120061220 Strawberry Knoll

D. Lieb

Request to reconsider Planning Board Decision on Preliminary Plan No. 120061220 Strawberry Knoll

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *15 Reconsideration Request: Preliminary Plan No. 120060710 Sutton Property - POSTPONED
K. Drohan

Request to reconsider Planning Board Decision on Preliminary Plan No. 120060710 Sutton Property

   
Item *6 The Woods Academy - REVISED (Attachment A)

C. Conlon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R. Kronenberg


A. Subdivision Regulations Waiver No. SRW01006A, The Woods Academy (Continuation of 1/10/08 MCPB Hearing)

R-200 zone; 6.15 acres; existing private educational facility on an unrecorded parcel of land; request to waive the requirements for a preliminary plan of subdivision and record plat; located in the north quadrant of the intersection of Greentree Road and Burdette Road; Potomac.
Staff recommendation: Grant conditional waiver

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

B. Site Plan Amendment No. 82001018A
R-200 zone; 6.15 acres, amendment to increase enrollment of students from 302 to 410; located at the northern quadrant of the intersection of Green Tree Road and Burdette Road; Potomac
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
11:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES
   
item *7 Extension Request: Preliminary Plan No. 120050180, Westfield Montgomery

10:15 AM

C. Conlon

(15 min)

C-2 Zone; 57.72 acres; 1,767,177 square feet gross leasable area of general retail uses previously approved; request for extension of the plan validity period; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Democracy Boulevard and Westlake Drive; Potomac

Staff recommendation: Grant one-year extension until May 28, 2009

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *8 Extension Request: Preliminary Plan No. 12002020A, Chevy Chase Lake East

C. Conlon

C-1, C-2, R-30, I-1 zones; 8.08 acres; 74,356 square feet of office use and 174,016 square feet of commercial use previously approved; request to extend the preliminary plan validity; located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Manor Road; Bethesda-Chevy Chase.

Staff recommendation: Grant six-year extension until December 22, 2014

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
   
Item *9 Site Plan Review No. 820060290, Cabin Branch-Winchester I - POSTPONED

R. Kronenberg

RMX-1/TDR/MXPD zones; 141.26 acres; 427 residential dwelling units including 64 MPDUs, park and school site; located at the northwest quadrant of the intersection with I-270 and West Old Baltimore Road; Clarksburg

Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions
   
Item 10 Longdraft Road - DPWT Facility Planning Study Phase I - POSTPONED

K. Kim

DPWT Facility Planning Study Phase I Recommendation - Longdraft Road, North Potomac
Staff recommendation: Transmit comments regarding preferred alternative to Montgomery County Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPWT)
   
12:00 PM LUNCH
item 16 CLOSED SESSION - ADDED
R. Stanley In accordance with the Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508(a) (1) to discuss personnel matters that affect one or more specific employees.
   
Item 17 CLOSED SESSION - ADDED
D. Daniel In accordance with the Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508(a) (7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice (4 Bethesda Metro Center and Falklands).
1:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO Auditorium
   
Item 11 Zoning Text Amendment No. 08-11

G. Russ

Introduced by Councilmembers Berliner, Andrews, Elrich, and Trachtenberg: to amend the Zoning Ordinance to implement recommendations of the Infill Housing Task Force as follows: to amend the provisions concerning an established building line; require regulations to implement the provision concerning a sloping lot; amend the maximum height for certain lots in the R-200 zone; and amend the maximum building coverage for certain lots in certain one-family residential zones.
Staff recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council
(Action required for County Council public hearing of 6/17/08)

  Planning Board Action/Decision: Suggested comments to be transmitted
   
Item *12 Project Plan Amendment No. 91992004B, 4 Bethesda Metro Center

J. Sloan

CBD-3 zone; 3.48 acres; 12,800 gross square feet retail, 233,284 gross square feet office; located at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Old Georgetown Road and Wisconsin Avenue; Bethesda

Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions
  Planning Board Action/Decision: Denial
5:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES
Item 13

Roundtable Discussion Including Briefings and Worksessions

(No public testimony will be taken at this time)

 

A. Commissioners’ Report

B. Director’s Report

C. Approval of Minutes - Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

D. Maple Ridge - Disbursement of Fines - ADDED

   
6:00 pm DINNER
   
7:30 pm PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - (MRO Auditorium)
Item 14 Public Hearing and Worksession: Falklands- POSTPONED

R. Stanley/G. Wright/

G. Kreger

Public Hearing, Worksession, and Action on Evaluation for Master Plan for Historic Preservation Eligibility, Falkland Apartments, Locational Atlas Resource #36/12
(Note: New testimony will be limited to three (3) minutes; previous testimony from December 6, 2007 MCPB will be incorporated into the record of this hearing.)

   
  ADJOURN