The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, June 30, 2011

FINAL - REVISED

Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 1:15 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 may submit a written statement for consideration by the Planning Board. Written comments must be received in the Chair's office at least 48 hours in advance of the Planning Board hearing date, referencing the hearing date and item, to be reviewed by the Board and included in the official record of the hearing. Written comments received within 48 hours before a hearing will be placed in the file, but will not be considered by the Planning Board or included in the official record. 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. Copies of testimony presented orally or copies of correspondence will not be distributed at the hearing.
  4. Occasionally due to time constraints, the Planning Board may limit the total amount of time dedicated to public testimony. Public testimony may 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.
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11:00 AM - NEW TIME PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (Third Floor Conference Room)
   
Item 8 Closed Session - ADDITION

 

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)(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
   
12:00 PM MEETING OF THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION BY CONFERENCE CALL - ADDITION
   
  Closed Session

 

Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 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
   
  Ratification of Closed Session Discussion
 

Ratification of closed session discussions or decisions pertaining to the appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, discipline, demotion, compensation, removal, resignation, or performance evaluation of Commission appointees, employees, or officials; or any other personnel matter that affects 1 or more specific employees.
   
  PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - (Third Floor Conference Room) - ADDITION
   
item 11 Closed Session - ADDITION
 

Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice
   
1:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - (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
  Cedar Knolls Farm Preliminary Plan 120100050 – MCPB No. 11-24
   
 

*B. Record Plats
 

1. Subdivision Plat No. 220100680, Greencastle Towns; RT-8 zone; 12 lots, 3 parcels; located on the west side of Greencastle Road, approximately 300 feet south of Bryant Park Circle; Fairland.

Planning Board Action Decission : Approval

2. Subdivision Plat No. 220110640 - 220110670, Clarksburg Village; R-200/TDR zone; 42 lots, 3 parcels; located on the west side of Ridge Road (MD 27), approximately 2,000 feet north of Morning Star Drive; Clarksburg.

Planning Board Action Decission : Approval

   
 

*C. Other Consent Items

   
  *D. Approval of Minutes
  Minutes of June 2, 2011
   
Item 2 Board of Appeals No. S-2791: Nina & Val Aks - POSTPONED

C. Gilbert

Applicant requests a special exception to operate a medical/dental clinic, R-200 zone; located at 11406 Old Georgetown Road, Rockville

Staff Recommendation : Denial

(Action Required for Hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 7/15/11)

(Public Testimony Limited to 2 hours)
   
Item 3 White Flint Implementation Guidelines

N. Yearwood

Planning Board Action Decission : Approval of the White Flint Implementation Guidelines
   
Item 4 White Flint Implementation Advisory Committee

N. Yearwood

Planning Board Action Decission : Appoint two new members to the White Flint Implementation Advisory Committee
   
item 5 Review April 2011 Draft PlanMaryland

D. Anspacher

Staff Memo; Attachment A; Attachments B & C

PlanMaryland provides a framework, process and actions for furthering Smart Growth and for implementing the vision of the Smart, Green & Growing Legislation of 2009.
Planning Board Action/Decission : Approve Comments to the State Department of Planning and M-NCPPC
   
item 6 Roundtable Discussion

 

Planning Director's Report

   
Item 7 Finance Department FY11 Spending Plan - ADDITION

J. Zimmerman

 
   
Item 9 Staff Draft Takoma-Langley Crossroads Design Guidelines - ADDITION

J. Marcolin

Staff Memo; Draft Guidelines

Discussion : Approve Urban Design Guidelines for the Takoma Langley Crossroads Sector Plan
   
  ADJOURN
   
 

6:30 p.m. Joint Dinner Meeting of the Planning Board and Montgomery County Board of Education

  Carver Educational Services Center, Rockville, Maryland