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9:00 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)

item 1	Consent Agenda
	*A. Adoption of Resolutions
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 1. Wheaton Safeway, Preliminary Plan No. 120100120 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-45 2. Rhea Property Preliminary Plan No. 120090220 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-44 3. Wheaton Safeway, Project Plan No. 920100020 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-55

	*B. Records Plats

	*C. Preliminary Plan 11977121A, Bennett’s Addition to Piney Glen Farms, Lot 36/A Limited Amendment - (REVISED STAFF MEMO) RE-2 zone; 2.54 acres; 1 lot; request to remove a condition that effectively prohibits the existing guest house on the property; located on the east side of Piney Meetinghouse Road, 500 feet north of Piney Glen Lane; Potomac. Staff Recommendation: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of April 8, 2010 and April 12, 2010. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 2	Revised CR Incentive Density Guidelines - POSTPONED
J. Sloan	Guidelines for the provision of public benefits for incentive density in the CR Zones as required by the Zoning Ordinance. To be approved by the Planning Board and used by staff, applicants, and citizens during the public review of optional method projects.

Item 3	Twinbrook Design Guidelines - REVISED
L. Estrada/J. Carter	A. Staff Memo B. Draft - Design Guidelines Staff Recommendation: Review Testimony and Approve Guidelines for Final Publication. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item *7	Chevy Chase Center - NEW TIME
C. Gilbert/E. Hisel-McCoy	A. Development Plan Amendment No: DPA-10-1: Chevy Chase Land Company, applicant, requests Development Plan Amendment for modifications to the public use spaces, TS-M Zone, located at NE Quadrant of the intersections of Wisconsin Ave, Wisconsin Circle and Western Avenue, Chevy Chase Staff Recommendation: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. B. Project Plan Review Amendment No. 91999002A, Chevy Chase Center, CBD-1.0 & T-SM zones; 8.22 acres; Amendment to add additional landscaping, site furniture and signage plus outdoor dining areas and reconfiguration of the taxi stand that is no longer in use; located at the northeast quadrant of the intersection with Wisconsin Avenue/Wisconsin Circle and Western Avenue; Friendship Heights Staff Recommendation: Approval Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item *9	Preliminary Plan 120100200, Rales Property - NEW TIME
R. Weaver	RE-2 zone; 49.9 acres; 1 lot requested for 1 one-family detached dwelling, no house construction proposed at this time; located on Glen Road, 700 feet northwest of Greenbriar Road; Potomac. Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions Planningn Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

Item *10	Preliminary Plan 11997056A, Kentsdale Estates - NEW TIME
R. Weaver/M. Fuster	RE-2 zone; 4.09 acres; 1 existing one-family detached residential lot; request to amend the approved Forest Conservation Plan to modify the existing conservation easement boundaries; located on the east side of Willowbrook Drive at its intersection with Paytley Bridge Road; Potomac. Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

Item 11	Policy Area Mobility Review
E. Graye	Present the year 2016 Policy Area Mobility Review (PAMR) analysis and results, including the FY 2011 PAMR trip mitigation requirements as required annually under Annual Growth Policy legislation. Staff Recommendation: Adopt FY 2011 PAMR Mitigation Requirements Effective July 1, 2010.

12:15 PM	LUNCH

Item 4	Closed Session - POSTPONED
D. Lieb	Pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section (10-508)(a)(7), to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice.

Item 13	Closed Session - REVISED/NEW TIME
A. Gardner	(Full Commission By Conference Call) Pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section (10-508)(a)(7), to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice.

1:30 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item *6	Site Plan Review No. 820100050, ezStorage-Burtonsville Industrial Park - REVISED STAFF MEMO
S. Pereira	I-3 zone; 3.04 acres; 147,142 gross square feet self-storage facility; located on Sandy Spring Road (MD 198) approximately 400 feet west of Star Pointe Drive; Fairland Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item 8	Mandatory Referral No. 10301-DGS-1, Clarksburg Fire Station
V. Francis	Site selection mandatory referral review for the acquisition of 4.04 acres of land along the west side of MD Route 355 (Frederick Road) and north of MD Route 121 (Clarksburg Road), Clarksburg for location of a fire station, 1994 Clarksburg Master Plan. Staff Recommendation: Approval and Transmit Comments to the Montgomery County Department of General Services
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item 12	Zoning Text Amendment 10-04
G. Russ	Zoning Text Amendment to allow automobile filling stations located in a regional shopping center as a permitted use in the C-2 zone. Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council (Action Required for County Council Public Hearing of 5/20/10)

Item 14	Zoning Advisory Panel Appointments - ADDITION


Item 15	Roundtable Discussion - ADDITION
	1. Budget Update

	MEETING OF THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION - THIRD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM - ADDITION

Item 5	Closed Session - REMOVED
	(Full Commission By Conference Call) Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article Section 10-508(a)(1) (to discuss the appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, discipline, demotion, compensation, removal, resignation, or performance evaluation of Commission appointees, employees, or officials; or to discuss any other personnel matter that affects 1 or more specific employees.)

Item 16	Resolution to Effect Merit Board Budget Amendment - ADDED
P. Barney	Staff Recommendation: Approval

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The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, May 13, 2010

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