The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, December 9, 2010

FINAL

Wednesday, December 8 , 2010 - 2:00 pm

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


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Please note:

 

  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.
  3. Occasionally due to time constraints, the Planning Board may limit the total amount of time dedicated to public testimony. Total time limits will be listed on the agenda. Public testimony will not be taken for items identified as Briefings, Worksessions and/or Roundtables. On other occasions when no public testimony will be taken, the agenda will specifiy.
  4. To testify on an agenda item, sign-up online or call 301-495-4600 before 4:00 pm the day before the meeting. On the day of the meeting, please see the clerk to sign-up.
  5. Listen to the Planning Board proceedings live on our website: www.montgomeryplanningboard.org.
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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 - REVISED

 

Planning Board Action/Decision - Adopted.

 

1. Herbert Hoover Middle School Modernization Forest Conservation Plan MR2010722 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-125

2. Falkland North Project Plan 920070080 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-162

3. Falkland North Preliminary Plan 120070560 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-163

4. Brookville Road Sidewalk Improvements FCP No. MR2010801 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-99

5. Montgomery General Hospital Preliminary Plan 120100220 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-135

6. Horizon Hill Lot 12 Variance Request Plan No. SC2010013 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-170 - ADDITION

   
 

*B. Record Plats

   
 

*C. Other Consent Items

   
 

*D. Approval of Minutes

 

Planning Board Action/Decision - Approved.

Minutes of November 4, 2010

   
Item 2 Worksession #4 – Wheaton CBD and Vicinity Sector Plan - REVISED

S. Tallant/K. Afzal

Land Use, zoning and circulation recommendations for districts and specific properties

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no vote taken.
   
Item 3 White Flint Staging Allocation Policy Report - REVISED STAFF REPORT

J. Sesker

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no vote taken.
   
12:45 PM LUNCH
   
Item 4 Closed Session

 

Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(3) to consider the acquisition of real property for a Commission purpose and matters directly related thereto

   
Item 10 Closed Session - ADDITION

 

Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice
   
2:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 11 Roundtable Discussion - ADDITION
 

Legislative Update

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only; no vote taken.
   
Item *5

Preliminary Plan and Preliminary Water Quality Plan 120100160, Anselmo Property

R. Weaver

RE-1 zone, optional method development utilizing Moderately Priced Dwelling Units (MPDUs); 42.17 acres; 38 lots requested for 31 one-family detached and 5 townhouse dwelling units including 12.5% MPDUs; located on Briggs Chaney Road, 2,000 feet east of New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650); Cloverly Master Plan and Paint Branch SPA

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

   
Item *6 Preliminary Plan 120080330, 6214 Verne Street (Resubdivision; deferred from 10/01/09)

N. Braunstein

R-60 zone; 0.67 acres; 2 lots requested for 2 one-family detached residential dwelling units, one existing to be removed; located on Verne Street, 600 feet west of River Road (MD 190); Bethesda-Chevy Chase.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

   
Item *7

Supplemental Site Plan Amendment Review No. 82004027C, Leesborough (Limited) - REVISED

S. Pereira

RT-15 zone; 13.86 acres; Supplemental 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

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.
   
Item 9 CR Zones Incentive Density Implementation Guidelines

J. Sloan

Guidelines required pursuant to Section 59-C-15.81 of the Ordinance to be adopted by the Planning Board. The guidelines will establish parameters for the review of public benefits and the award of incentive density required by optional method development on CR-Zoned properties
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Modifications.
   
  DINNER
   
6:30 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - Long Branch Library 8800 Garland Avenue, 2nd Floor, Silver Spring
   
Item 8 Long Branch Sector Plan- Preliminary Recommendations
K. Reilly/B. Barron

Staff Recommendation: Discussion and Provide Guidance to Staff

   
8:30 pm ADJOURN ** Library Doors Close at 8:00 pm