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9:30 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)

9:30 am	CONSENT AGENDA

item *1	Adoption of Opinions/Resolutions
	Group A: Three Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Cryor, Hanson and Robinson] i) Preliminary Plan No. 120080050, Holladay at Edgemoor, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-79 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. ii) Site Plan No. 820080030, Holladay at Edgemoor, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-74 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item *2	Record Plats
	Subdivision Plat No. 220071180, Whites Store Estates RDT zone; 1 lot; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Whites Store Road and Peach Tree Road; Agriculture and Rural Open Space Staff recommendation: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Subdivision Plat No. 220081230, Edgemoor C-2 zone; 1 lot; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Hampden Lane and Woodmont Avenue; Bethesda CBD Staff recommendation: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item *3	Consent Items

	Preliminary Plan 12004109A, Burtonsville Shopping Center C-2 and RC zones; 27.16 acres; 1 lot previously approved for 260,000 square feet of commercial retail use; request to eliminate a previous condition of approval requiring an off-site bike trail extension; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of MD 198 and MD 29; Fairland Staff recommendation: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Adopted Resolution: 05/21/2009

9:30 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING
Item *4	Preliminary Plan No. 120061220, Strawberry Knoll (Resubdivision)
R. Weaver	Preliminary Plan No. 120061220, Strawberry Knoll (Resubdivision) R-200/TDR-4 zone; 4.11 acres; 13 lots requested; 13 one-family detached dwelling units, 2 existing to be removed; located on Strawberry Knolls Drive, 300 feet northeast of Traxell Way; Gaithersburg and Vicinity. Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item *5	Project Plan Review No. 9-20060070, The Veneto
E. Hisel-McCoy	CBD-1 zone; .294 acres; 16 multi-family dwelling units, 4,575 gross square feet retail; located at the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Cordell Avenue and Norfolk Avenue; Bethesda Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item *6	Extension Request: Preliminary Plan No. 11999029A, Wilgus East
C. Conlon	O-M, C-O and R-200 zones; 8.7 acres; 1 lot previously approved for 308,400 square feet of office use; request for extension of adequate public facilities (APF) and preliminary plan validity periods; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Montrose Road and “Old” Old Georgetown Road; North Bethesda-Garrett Park. Staff recommendation: Extend the preliminary plan until November 27, 2009. Do not extend the APF validity period. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff recommendation with modifications.

Item *7	Preliminary Plan No. 120060660, South Glen Road – Verma Property
R. Weaver	RE-2 zone; 4.22 acres; 2 lots requested; 2 one-family detached dwelling units, one existing to remain; located on South Glen Road, 3,750 feet north of Edison Road; Potomac. Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

11:30 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING - CONTINUES

Item *8	Pre-Preliminary Plan No. 720070210, Pullen Property
N. Braunstein	RE-1 zone; 3.67 acres; 3 lots requested; 3 one-family detached residential dwelling units; located on the north side of Harding Lane, 400 feet west of Pamela Drive; Cloverly. Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: No vote taken.

	PARK ITEM

Item 9	Park Facility Plans – Gene Lynch Urban Park and Transit Plaza Easement Area - REVISED
L. Komes	Replacement park areas located on and across from the site of the existing Silver Spring Metro Bus Station, at the intersection of Colesville Road and Wayne Avenue; Silver Spring CBD Staff recommendation: Approve Facility Plans for the Gene Lynch Urban Park and the Transit Plaza Easement Area subject to a park permit; approve amendment to Resolution changing park name to Gene Lynch Urban Park Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

12:30 PM	LUNCH

Item 10	CLOSED SESSION
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 (Falkland)

1:30 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING - MRO AUDITORIUM

item *11	Site Plan Review No. 820080010, Symphony Park
J. Sloan	R-60 zone; 18.61 acres 112 multi-family dwelling units, including 17 MPDUs; southeast quadrant of the intersection of Strathmore Avenue and (MD 355) Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved
Item 13	Zoning Text Amendment No. 08-12
G. Russ	Introduced by Councilmember Floreen: to amend the Zoning Ordinance allow a landscape contractor as a permitted use in the General Commercial (C-2) Zone under certain circumstances Staff recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council (Action required for County Council public hearing of 7/15/08)
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved
Item 14	Zoning Text Amendment No. 08-13
G. Russ	Introduced by Councilmember Berliner: to amend the Zoning Ordinance to define a Transit Center; and to amend the purpose of the C-2 zone to allow transit oriented mixed-use development use in close proximity to Transit Centers Staff recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council (Action required for County Council public hearing of 7/15/08)
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approve transmittal
3:30 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES

Item 15	Public Hearing and Worksession: Falkland - REVISED
G. Kreger/R. Stanley/ G. Wright	(Continued from MCPB Hearing December 6, 2007; rescheduled from Planning Board Agenda of June 12, 2008) 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 two (2) hours, three (3) minutes per individual. Previous testimony from December 6, 2007 MCPB meeting will be incorporated into the record of this hearing.) Staff Report Draft Master Plan Amendment Countywide Planning Memorandum Link to prior hearing documents and resource materials Staff recommendation: Transmit recommendation to County Council for partial Master Plan designation; vote to partially remove from the Locational Atlas
	Planning Board Action/Decision: No vote taken.
6:00 pm	DINNER
7:30 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
Item 16	Public Hearing - ICC Limited Functional Master Plan Amendment (Bikeways and Interchanges)
C. Kines	Staff Memo LFMPA Public Hearing Draft Public Testimony will be limited to two (2) hours Staff recommendation: Accept testimony and schedule first worksession - Monday, July 21, 2008 Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no vote taken.

Item 17	Roundtable Discussion
	(No public testimony will be taken at this time.) A. Commissioners’ Report B. Approval of Minutes Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. C. Director’s Report

	ADJOURN

PUBLIC NOTICE

Department of Permitting Services
Division of Water Resources Management
has received a

PRELIMINARY/FINAL WATER QUALITY PLAN
for
PAINT BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL

The site is located at 14121 Old Columbia Pike, and is partially within the Upper Paint Branch Watershed. The Upper Paint Branch Watershed is a designated Special Protection Area. The proposed development will consist of demolition and reconstruction of the existing school and grounds.

If you wish to request a public information meeting, a written request must be submitted to this office within 15 days of this notice posted June 30, 2008 (July 10, 2008 Agenda of the Montgomery County Planning Board).

The Water Quality Plans are available for review at the Department of Permitting Services office during working hours (8:00am-4:00pm Monday through Friday).

For further information, please call Mark Etheridge at (240) 777-6338. The address for the Department of Permitting Services is:

Department of Permitting Services
Land Development Services, Water Resources
255 Rockville Pike, 2nd Floor
Rockville, Maryland 20850

The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, July 10, 2008

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