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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: All Five Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Alfrandre Cryor, Hanson, Presley and Robinson] i) Chevy Chase Bank - Hillandale, Preliminary Plan No. 120080090, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-109 ii) Chevy Chase Bank - Hillandale, Site Plan No. 820080060, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-95 iii) Churchill Senior Living, Site Plan No. 81997014A, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-97 iv) Layhill Overlook, Site Plan No. 820080160, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-103 v) Layhill Overlook, Preliminary Plan No. 12007049A, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-89 vi) Town Center at Germantown Preliminary Plan 11994004A, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-107 vii) Town Center at Germantown Site Plan 81999021A, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-102 Group B: Four Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Cryor, Hanson, Presley and Alfandre viii) Fairmont Preliminary Plan 120050980, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 08-114
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item *2	Record Plats
	Subdivision Plat No. 220090150, Edgemoor R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the south side of Edgemoor Lane, 180 feet east of Fairfax Road; Bethesda-Chevy Chase. Staff recommendation: Approval Subdivision Plat No. 220090170, Silver Spring Gateway CBD-2 zone; 2 parcels; located on the north side of East-West Highway (MD 410), 500 feet west of Georgia Avenue (US 29); Silver Spring CBD Staff recommendation: Approval
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item *3	Consent Items
	Site Plan Amendment No. 82004027A, Leesborough - REVISED RT-15 zone; 13.86 acres; Amendment to improve Georgia Avenue frontage and Amherst Avenue access, and to upgrade internal landscape and hardscape features; located on the east side of Georgia Avenue, approximately 200 feet south of Arcola Avenue; Wheaton Staff recommendation: Approval of the Consent Amendment
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
9:00 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING

Item 4	Worksession #2: ICC Limited Functional Master Plan Amendment (Bikeways and Interchanges) - REVISED
C. Kines	(Public Testimony record closed July 31, 2008 -- No public testimony will be taken at this time) Summary of Proposed Master Plan Amendment recommendations ICC Limited Functional Master Plan Amendment Staff recommendation: Transmit Planning Board Draft Plan to County Council Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 5	Site Plan Review No. 820060250, Midtown Silver Spring
E. Hisel-McCoy	CBD-2 zones; 0.1.80 acres; 314 multi-family dwelling units and 5,380 gross square feet of retail; located on Ripley Street, approximately 500 west of the intersection with Georgia Avenue; Silver Spring CBD Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.


Item 6	Extension: Project Plan Amendment #91994004B, Clarksburg Town Center
R. Kronenberg	RMX-2/RDT zones; 270.00 acres; 265,660 gross square feet of development, including 210,480 square feet of retail (includes up to 70,780 sf of specialty retail within live/work units); 55,180 square feet of office (potential second floor office space within live/work units) and 1, 240 residential dwelling units, including 155 MPDUs; Clarksburg Staff recommendation: Approval of 90 day extension to December 17, 2008 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.


Item 7	Preliminary Plan No. 12007043A, Homecrest Phase II
R. Weaver	R-200 zone; 4.69 acres; 6 lots requested, 2 previously approved; 6 one-family detached dwelling units, 2 previously approved; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Bel Pre Road and Beaverwood Lane; Aspen Hill. Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 8	Preliminary Plan No. 120080020, Sheppard Property
P. Butler	RE-2 zone; 9.99 acres; 4 lots; 4 one-family detached dwelling units, one existing to remain; located on the west side of Clarksburg Road opposite Little Sierra Court; Boyds. Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 9	Mandatory Referral No. 08106-MCPS-1: East Silver Spring Elementary School Addition Project
J. Marcolin	631 Silver Spring Avenue, R-60 Zone, East Silver Spring Master Plan Staff recommendation: Approval to transmit comments to Montgomery County Public Schools Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

12:00 PM	LUNCH
Item 10	CLOSED SESSION
C. Rubin/D. Hertz	Pursuant to Maryland Annotated Code, State Government Article, Section 10-508(a)(14), negotiation of the General Development Agreement (“GDA”) between the M-NCPPC and SilverPlace, LLC for the SilverPlace Project

1:00 pm	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES- MRO Auditorium

Item 11	Mandatory Referral No. 08104-MCPS-1: Takoma Park Elementary School Addition Project
J. Marcolin	7511 Holly Avenue, R-60 Zone, Takoma Park Master Plan Staff recommendation: Approval to transmit comments to Montgomery County Public Schools Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 12	Board of Appeals No: S-2732
D. Orobona	M. Wajeed Khan, M.D., applicant, requests a special exception for a (medical) non-resident, R-60 Zone; located at 12014 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions. (Action required for hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 09/27/08)

item 13	Roundtable Discussion - REVISED
	(No public testimony will be taken at this time) A. Commissioners’ Report B. Approval of Minutes C. Director’s Report D. County Council Activity E. Healthy and Sustainable Communities Report Follow-up


3:30 pm	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 14	ROAD CODE EXECUTIVE REGULATIONS - REVISED
L. Cole	A. MCER NO. 31-08: Proposed Department of Transportation Regulation Context Sensitive Road Design Standards Executive Regulations submitted for public comment prior to submission to the County Council for adoption under Method 2. The proposed roadway design standards would replace the roadway elements table in the uncodified section of the 2007 Road Code update Staff memorandum Attachments 1 through 8 Link to Montgomery County Executive Regulation No. 31-08 (Road Code - large file) Staff recommendation: Transmit comments to County Executive Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with modification. POSTPONED - ITEM 14B (RESCHEDULED TO SEPTEMBER 25, 2008) B. MCER NO. 29-08: Proposed Department of Fire And Rescue Service Regulation, Fire Safety Code Fire Department Apparatus Access and Water Supply Executive Regulations submitted for public comment prior to submission to the County Council for adoption under Method 2. The proposed regulations have been formulated in conjunction with MCER NO. 31-08: Proposed Department of Transportation Regulation, Adoption of Context Sensitive Road Design Standards. Staff recommendation: Transmit comments to County Executive

5:00 PM	ADJOURN

The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, September 18, 2008

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