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9:00 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
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item 1	Consent Agenda
	*A. Adoption of Resolutions
	1. Mid-Pike Plaza Sketch Plan No. 320110010 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 11-05 Planning Board Action/Decision: Postponed. 2. North Bethesda Market II Sketch Plan No. 320010030 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 11-07 Planning Board Action/Decision: Postponed. 3. North Bethesda Gateway Sketch Plan No. 320110020 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 11-06 Planning Board Action/Decision: Postponed. 4. Respondent: Johnson– Order – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 11-44 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 5. Respondent: Pirtle-Order – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 11-43 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

	*B. Record Plats
	1. Subdivision Plat No. 220081810 – 220081950, Preserve at Rock Creek; RNC zone; 186 lots, 40 parcels, 1 outlot; located on the east side of Muncaster Mill Road (MD 115), approximately 3,000 feet south of Bowie Mill Road; Upper Rock Creek. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 2. Subdivision Plat No. 220081800, Montgomery Hospice; RE-1 zone; 1 parcel; located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Muncaster Mill Road (MD 115) and Bowie Mill Road; Upper Rock Creek. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 3. Subdivision Plat No. 220110460, Bradley Ridge; RE-2 zone; 1 parcel; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of River Road (MD 190) and Bradley Boulevard (MD 191); Potomac. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 4. Subdivision Plat No. 220110620, Grayrob; R-60/TDR zone; 2 parcels; located on the south side of Montrose Parkway at the intersection of Montrose Park Place; North Bethesda/Garrett Park. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 5. Subdivision Plat No. 220111020, West Chevy Chase Heights; R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the north side of West Virginia Avenue, 350 feet east of Maryland Avenue; Bethesda-Chevy Chase. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*C. Other Consent Items

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of April 28, 2011 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 2	Recognize Maryland National Capital Park Police Volunteer David Cohen
	Mr. Cohen won the Statewide "Volunteer of the Year" award from Maryland Recreation and Parks Association at the 2011 MRPA Annual conference.

Item *5	Preliminary Plan No. 120050740 (Remand): Hilltop Farm - TIME CHANGE
R. Weaver	8 lots on 232 acres, located south of west of Old Baltimore Road, west of Slidell Road, north of Barnesville Road and east of Peach Tree Road, RDT Zone, Master Plan for the Preservation of Agriculture and Rural Open Space Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

Item 4	White Flint Staging and Implementation Guidelines
N. Yearwood/B. Gruswitz	Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only.

Item 6	Board of Appeals Special Exception No. SE 11-03: Koushan Day Care - REVISED STAFF MEMO
L. Estrada	Request for a special exception for a child daycare for up to 12 children; R-60 zone; located at 1804 Sanford Road, Silver Spring, Maryland Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions. (Action Required for Hearing by Hearing Examiner on June 10, 2011)

12:30 pm - NEW TIME	LUNCH

item 9	Closed Session - CANCELLED
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice.

item 12	Closed Session - ADDITION
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(9) to conduct collective bargaining negotiations or consider matters that relate to the negotiations

2:00 PM - NEW TIME	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 10	Department of Parks Budget Transfer - ADDITION/TIME CHANGE
S. Vera	CIP Transfer from Brookside Gardens Irrigation Project to Wheaton Playground Project Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 3	Roundtable Discussion - TIME CHANGE
M. Bradford	Parks Director's Report

Item 11	Briefing: Burtonsville Crossroads Neighborhood Plan - ADDITION
K. O'Connor	Status Report on the Plan for the commercial area located at the intersection of US 29 and MD 198 prior to the preparation of a Staff Draft Amendment to the Fairland Master Plan

Item 7	Public Hearing, Worksession and Action on Amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation: Silver Spring Baptist Church - POSTPONED
S. Whipple/C. Kelly	Add resource to the Locational Atlas and Index of Historic Sites Staff Recommendation: Add Resource to the Locational Atlas and Index of Historic Sites; Recommend to County Council Designation of Resource on the Master Plan for Historic Preservation The public hearing and worksession on the designation of the Silver Spring Baptist Church will be postponed, due to a delay in the transmittal of the amendment as required by Section 33A-5 of the County Code.

item 8	Worksession: Draft Kensington and Vicinity Sector Plan - POSTPONED
F. Boyd/K. Afzal	Staff Recommendation: Approval to Transmit Planning Board Draft Plan to the County Executive and County Council

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The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, May 26, 2011

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