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9:00 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
	For more details about the Planning Board’s action on any item, you may link to the videotaped hearing after noon on the day following the meeting and select the item you wish to hear.
item 1	Consent Agenda
	*A. Adoption of Resolutions
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. Wheaton Safeway Site Plan 820110010 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-149

	*B. Record Plats
	Subdivision Plat No. 220100210 – 220100230, Fairwood Crossing at Blackburn Village; R-90/TDR zone; 63 lots, 5 parcels; located on the east side of Columbia Pike (US 29), 150 feet north of Blackburn Road; Fairland. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Subdivision Plat No. 220100510, Glen Vista; RE-2 zone, 3 lots; located on the east side of South Glen Road, approximately 2,000 feet north of Deep Glen Drive; Potomac Subregion. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Subdivision Plat No. 220100840, Takoma Park; R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the east side of Oswego Avenue, 600 feet south of Ritchie Avenue; Takoma Park. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Subdivision Plat No. 220101050, Holly Hill; R-200 zone; 1 lot; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Deepwell Drive and Hollyoak Drive; Potomac Subregion. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*C. Other Consent Items

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of October 7, 2010 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 2	White Flint Implementation
J. Sesker	Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only.

Item 3	Worksession on Amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation: Upper Patuxent Area Resources
S. Youla/S. Whipple	A. Staff Memo from Transportation B. For more information: http://www.montgomeryplanning.org/historic/upperpatuxent/ Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Recommenations.

1:00 PM	LUNCH

Item 13	Closed Session - POSTPONED
	Pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section 10-508(a)(13) to comply with specific constitutional, statutory, or judicially imposed requirement that prevents public disclosures about a particular proceeding or matter

Item 14	Closed Session - ADDITION
	Pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice

2:15 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 4	Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Presentation by Councilmember Marc Elrich Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only.

Item *5	Forest Conservation Variance for Forest Conservation Plan Amendment 12003092A, Sandy Spring Friends School
C. Bunnag	RE-2; 140.54 acres; request for a variance under section 22A-21 of the Montgomery County Forest Conservation Law for impacts to specimen trees pursuant to Section 1607(c) of the Natural Resources Article, MD Ann. Code Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item *6	Forest Conservation Variance Request for SC2010015 Potomac View, Lot 32
J. Penn	Request for a variance under section 22A-21 of the Montogmery County Forest Conservation Law for the impact and removal of specimen trees pursuant to Section 1607(c) of the Natural Resources Article, MD Ann. Code Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item *7	Forest Conservation Variance Request for SC2011001 Allcock Property
J. Penn	Request for a variance under section 22A-21 of the Montogmery County Forest Conservation Law for the impact and removal of specimen trees pursuant to Section 1607(c) of the Natural Resources Article, MD Ann. Code. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 8	Ridge Road Recreational Park
B. Gries	Authorization to acquire 2.37 acres, more or less, improved, from the Estate of Mary B. King, located at 21520 Ridge Road (MD Rte. 27), Germantown, Maryland 20876, with Advance Land Acquisition Revolving Funds (ALARF) Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - Third Floor Conference Room

Item 12	Closed Session
	Pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated 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

5:45 PM	DINNER

7:00 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item *9	Seneca Meadows
P. Butler/J. Sloan	A. Preliminary Plan 11998004A, Seneca Meadows Corporate Center; TMX-2 and I -3 zones; 156.5 acres; 13 lots previously approved for 1,577,000 square feet of office and 83,000 square feet of retail use; request to modify the mix of uses to 1,319,700 square feet of office use and 257,300 square feet of retail and grocery use; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Observation Drive and Ridge Road; Germantown Master Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Recommendation. B. Site Plan Review No. 820100140, The Shops at Seneca Meadows; TMX-2 zone; 21.00 acres; mixed-used development consisting of 43,570 square feet of retail space, 163,000 square feet of commercial space and 32,870 square feet of office and restaurant space; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Observation Drive and Seneca Meadows Parkway; Germantown Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Recommendation.

Item 10	ICC Environmental Stewardship/Compensatory Mitigation Projects Part I
J. Cole	Approval of 4 ICC ES/CM stream restoration projects (PB-8, PB-108, PB-118, and PB-37) on parkland located in the Upper Paint Branch watershed. Planning Board Action/Decision:

Item 11	ICC Environmental Stewardship/Compensatory Mitigation Projects Part II - REVISED
J. Cole	Approval of 3 ICC ES/CM Special Protection Area (SPA) Best Management Practices (BMPs) located within Montgomery County DOT right-of-way (PB-116, PB-117, and PB-119). Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

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The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, November 4, 2010

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