The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, July 29, 2010

FINAL

Friday, July 30, 2010 - 12:00 pm

 

8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760
301-495-4600
www.montgomeryplanningboard.org


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  1. Unless otherwise noted, Planning Board meetings are held on Thursdays and begin at 9:00 a.m. The agenda is subject to change and certain items may be postponed or added.
  2. The Planning Board encourages public testimony unless otherwise noted on the agenda. Refer to the Planning Board Rules of Procedure for more information on public testimony. Any individual or organization not scheduled for public testimony may submit a written statement for consideration by the Planning Board. Written comments should be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the Planning Board hearing date with reference to the matter to ensure that all comments will be included in the record before the Commission. Written comments received on the day of the hearing via email, fax, or postal mail may not be considered by the Planning Board or included in the record unless the Chair specifically leaves the record open. Comments should be transmitted via e-mail to MCP-Chair@mncppc-mc.org, faxed to Chair Françoise Carrier at 301-495-1320, or addressed to: Françoise Carrier, Chair, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
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9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
item 1 Consent Agenda
 

*A. Adoption of Resolutions - REVISED

 

Planning Board Action/Decisiion: Adopted.

 

1. Washington Adventist Hospital Site Plan 82008021B – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-95

2. Fillmore Music Hall & LDG Office/Hotel Complex – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-110

3. National Cancer Institute Site Plan 820100090 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-109

4. Clarksburg Village Phase 3 Site Plan 820100040 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-77 - ADDITION

   
 

*B. Records Plats - REVISED

 

1. Subdivision Plat No. 220090310, Homestead Farm; RDT zone, 1 lot; located on the north side of Sugarland Road, approximately 2,000 feet west of Montevideo Road; Agriculture and Rural Open Space.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

2. Subdivision Plat No. 220090610, J.C. Wilson Estate – Silver Spring; CBD-2 zone, 1 parcel; located on the east side of Georgia Avenue (MD 97), 150 feet north of Cameron Street; Silver Spring CBD.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

3. Subdivision Plat No. 220100820, Clarksburg Town Center; RMX-2 zone, 1 parcel; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Catawba Hill Drive and Sugarloaf Chapel Drive; Clarksburg.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

4. Subdivision Plat No. 220100910, Woodmont; CBD-1 zone, 1 lot; located on the north side of Rugby Avenue, 300 feet west of Woodmont Avenue; Bethesda CBD.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

5. Subdivision Plat No. 220101070, Village of Clopper’s Mill - ADDITION; PD-4 zone, 20 lots, 1 parcel; located on the south side of Cloppers Mill Drive at the intersection of Millhaven Place; Germantown.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.


6. Subdivision Plat No. 220101080, Chevy Chase, Section 3; R-60 zone, 1 lot; located on the west side of Florida Street, 200 feet north of Raymond Street; Bethesda-Chevy Chase.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

7. Subdivision Plat No. 220100620, Washington Adventist University - ADDITION; R-40 zone, 1 lot; located on the east side of Greenwood Avenue, 275 feet north of Carroll Avenue; Takoma Park.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
 

*C. Other Consent Items

 

1. Site Plan Amendment Review No. 82006034B, Children’s Manor Montessori School - POSTPONED

2. Site Plan Amendment Review No. 81990069B, Montgomery Industrial Park, Lot 32 (Lexus), I-1 zone; 4.35 acres; amendment; expand the south exterior service drive canopy, reconfigure existing second floor, modify existing signage, reconfigure existing showroom, customer lounge, offices, service shop areas, and delete 11 service parking spaces; located on 2505 Prosperity Terrace; Fairland

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the Consent Item and Adoption of Draft Resolution No. 10-107

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

3. Strathmore Park at Grosvenor Condominium Association – Approval of Bylaw Amendment

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
  *D. Approval of Minutes
 

Minutes of July 1, 2010

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item 15 Approved Water Resources Functional Plan- Montgomery County Resolution of Adoption - ADDITION

M. Symborski

Staff Recommendation: Approve Resolution of Adoption for Transmission to Full Commission

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Resolution of Adoption for Transmission to Full Commission.

   
Item 17 Purple Line Functional Plan - ADDITION

T. Autrey

Staff Recommendation: Approve Resolution of Adoption for Transmission to Full Commission

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Resolution of Adoption for Transmission to Full Commission.
   
Item *2 Site Plan Review No. No. 82004027C, Leesborough (Limited)

S. Pereira

RT-15 zone; 13.86 acres; limited amendment to remove the Rafferty Center and replace it with an open field for recreation and 4 additional townhouses (including one MPDU); adjustments to the landscaping, walkways, parking layout, and recreation calculations; located on Georgia Avenue approximately 200 feet south of Arcola Avenue; Kensington/Wheaton

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision:  Approval with Conditions.

Planning Board approved the addition of terrace walls and an increase in the maximum number of building permits from 132 to 160.  Per Condition No. 4, Applicant must bring its alternate plan  for open space and recreation use of the area now occupied by the Rafferty Center to the Planning Board for approval before the 160th building permit will be issued.

   
Item *3 Preliminary Plan 120080190, Brooke Park

E. Grayson

R-90 zone; 0.44 acres; 2 lots requested for 2 one-family detached dwelling units, one existing dwelling to remain; located on Brookes Lane, 70 feet southeast of Locust Lane; Bethesda/Chevy Chase Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Denial

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Recommendation of Denial.

   
Item *4

Preliminary Plan 120100240, Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church

E. Grayson

RE-2C zone; 17.72 acres; 1 lot and 1 outlot requested for a place of worship and a park dedication area; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Norwood Road and Norbeck Road; Cloverly Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planniung Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

   
Item *5 Site Plan Review No. 820060390, Stanmore

S. Pereira

RNC zone; 50.93 acres; 16 one-family detached dwelling units, including 3 existing houses to remain; located on the east side of Batchellor’s Forest Road approximately 400 feet south of Dr. Bird Road; Olney

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

   
Item 6 Herbert Hoover Middle School Modernization

A. Lindsey/M. Rifkin

* A. Forest Conservation Plan: Herbert Hoover Middle School Modernization – At the Intersection of Post Oak Road and Tuckerman Lane, R-90 Zone, Potomac Master Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

B. Mandatory Referral No. 10722-MCPS-1: Herbert Hoover Middle School Modernization – At the Intersection of Post Oak Road and Tuckerman Lane, R-90 Zone, Potomac Subregion Master Plan 2002

Staff Recommendation: Approval to Transmit Comments to MCPS

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved to Transmit Comments to MCPS.

   
Item 7 Travilah Fire Station #32

J. Penn/K. Kim/C. Nelson

*A. Water Quality Plan: Mandatory Referal MR2010721. Travilah Fire Station #32. Northwest Quadrant of Shady Grove and Darnestown Roads.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Decision/Action: Approved with Conditions.

 

*B. Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan MR2010721. Tavilah Fire Station #32. Northwest Quadrant of Shady Grove and Darnestown Roads.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Decision/Action: Approved with Conditions.

 

C. Abandonment No. AB725: (REVISED STAFF MEMO) Portion of Shady Grove Road and Darnestown Road, Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Decision/Action: Approved with Conditions.

 

D. Mandatory Referral No. 10721-DGS-1: Travilah Fire Station #32; Northwest Quadrant, Intersection of Shady Grove Road and Darnestown Road, Gaithersburg, LSC Zone,
Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan
Staff Recommendation: Approval to Transmit Comments to Department of General Services

Planning Board Decision/Action: Approved to Transmit Comments to Department of General Services.

   
Item 8 Georgia Avenue Streetscape Renovation - Fenton Village Pedestrian Linkages Project

J. Marcolin

Mandatory Referral No. 10723-DH&CA-1: Fenton Village Pedestrian Linkages Project Wayne Avenue, CBD-1, CBD-2, I-4 Zone, Silver Spring CBD Sector Plan

Staff Recommendation: Approval to Transmit Comments to Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Planning Board Decision/Action: Approved to Transmit Comments to Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

   
1:00 PM LUNCH
   
Item 9 Closed Session
C. Rubin Pursuant to Maryland State Government Annotated Section 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice
   
Item 16 Closed Session - ADDITION
J. McCarthy Pursuant to Maryland State Government Annotated Section 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice
   
2:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 10 Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park, Unit 7/Rachel Carson Greenway

B. Gries

Authorization to acquire 27.0 acres, more or less, unimproved, from James C. Patton, et al, located at 601 Norwood Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20905

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Decision/Action: Approved.

   
Item 11 Parks and Recreation Vision 2030 and Strategic Plan - Preliminary Findings

B. Farquhar

Phase I results including inventory and level of service analysis, service assessment, public input from the statistically valid survey and focus groups, and demographics and trends.

Planning Board Decision/Action: Discussion Only; No Vote Taken.

   
Item 12 Corrective Map Amendment G-886 NOTE: CORRECT NUMBER G-891 (REVISED)

D. Orobona

Montgomery County Planning Board, applicant, requests a corrective map amendment to reclassify property located at 19330 Liberty Mill Road in Germantown, from the R-T 6 zone to the R-200 zone

Staff Recommendation: Transmit to District Council

Planning Board Decision/Action: Approved to Transmit to District Council.

   
Item 18 Follow Up on Fees for Sketch Plan - ADDITION

C. Conlon/J. Sloan

Staff Recommendation for payment phasing and credits toward the fees of subsequent applications.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Decision/Action: Approved with Conditions.

   
Item 14 Roundtable Discussion - POSTPONED

 

A. BRAC Studies Update

.....1. MD 355 Crossing at Medical Center Metrorail Station Study

.....2. Chevy Chase Valley access study

B. Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan - Transportation Analysis Methodology and Boundaries

   
5:30 pm DINNER
   
7:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 13
Wheaton CBD and Vicinity Sector Plan Amendment Public Hearing

K. Afzal/S. Tallant

A. Staff Memo

B. Draft Wheaton CBD and Vicinity Sector Plan

   
  ADJOURN