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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.
	Moment of Silence in Memory of Sue Edwards

item 1	Consent Agenda
	*A. Adoption of Resolutions
	1. Mess Property Preliminary Plan 120100310 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 11-37 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 2. Kensington Heights Preliminary Plan 120100290 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 11-28 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 3. A-305 Snowden Farm Parkway Water Quality Plan MR2010814 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-178 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 4. Willerburn Acres Preliminary Plan 120110110 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 11-39 - ADDITION Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

	*B. Record Plats
	1. Subdivision Plat No. 220110150, Moxley Estates; RDT and R-200 zones; 2 lots; located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Bethesda Church Road and Clarksburg Road; Damascus. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 2. Subdivision Plat No. 220110490, Kensington Heights; R-60 zone; 2 lots; located on the north side of Decatur Avenue, 100 feet east of Pearson Street; Kensington-Wheaton. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 3. Subdivision Plat No. 220110750, Oakmont; R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the south side of Oak Place, 875 feet west of Old Georgetown Road (MD 187); Bethesda - Chevy Chase. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 4. Subdivision Plat No. 220110820, West Chevy Chase; R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the north side of Drummond Avenue, approximately 2,300 feet west of Wisconsin Avenue (MD 355); Bethesda - Chevy Chase. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 5. Subdivision Plat No. 220110920, Rosedale Park; R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the north side of Maple Avenue, 75 feet east of Maryland Avenue; Bethesda-Chevy Chase. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*C. Other Consent Items
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 4900 Fairmont Corrected Resolution Project Plan No. 920070030 - ADOPTION OF MCPB CORRECTED RESOLUTION No. 07-219

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Minutes of April 21, 2011

Item 2	Reconsideration Request for Downcounty Consortium School #29 (McKenney Hills)
	Final Forest Conservation Plan No. MR2010720; MCPB Resolution No. 11-19

Item 3	GSSC Implementation Advisory Committee
S. Findley	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

item 4	Local Map Amendment No. G-892 for the Chelsea School
D. Orobona	Application to rezone the property from R-60 to RT-15 for 77 dwelling units including 76 townhouses and 1 existing structure; 5.25 acres; located at 630 Ellsworth Drive in Silver Spring; Silver Spring Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions. (Action Required for Hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 5/26/11) (Public Testimony Limited to Two Hours Total)

1:00 PM	LUNCH

Item 8	Closed Session - ADDITION
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice

2:30 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

item 5	Kensington Fire Station #25
A. Lindsey/L. Estrada	A. Forest Conservation Plan: Northeast Quadrant of the intersection of Connecticut Avenue (MD Route 185) and Bel Pre Road, PRC Zone, Aspen Hill Master Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. B. Mandatory Referral No. 2011205-DGS-1* Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 6	Weller Road Elementary School Modernization
A. Lindsey/L. Estrada	A. Forest Conservation Plan: North side of Weller Road, west of Georgia Avenue (MD Route 97), between Valleywood Drive and Connecticut Avenue (MD Route 185), R-60 Zone, Master Plan for the Communities of Kensington-Wheaton Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with comments. B. Mandatory Referral No. 2011204-MCPS-1* Planning Board Action/Decision : Approved with comments.

Item 7	Roundtable Discussion
	A. Planning Director's Report B. Operating Funds Nine Month Financial Report Including Projections to June 30, 2011. C. Enterprise Funds Nine Month Financial Report Including Projections to June 30, 2011.

	ADJOURN

The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, May 19, 2011

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