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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. Glenallan Elementary School Modernization Forest Conservation Plan MR2011202 - ~~MCPB No. 11-17~~ -MCPB No. 11-27 CORRECTED RESOLUTION NUMBER; DEFERRED FROM JULY 21, 2011 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 2. Srour Falls Lot 9, Block A Preliminary Plan 11994094A – MCPB No. 11-51 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 3. Winterset Preliminary Plan 11996019B - Modify the Category I Conservation Easements –MCPB No. 11-68 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 4. 8711 Georgia Avenue Project Plan 92005002B – MCPB No. 11-33 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 5. 8711 Georgia Avenue Preliminary Plan 12006042A –MCPB No. 11-34 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 6. 8711 Georgia Avenue Site Plan 82008023A – MCPB No. 11-35 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 7. Germantown Town Center – Panera Bread Site Plan 81999001F – MCPB No. 11-67 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 8. Batchellor’s Forest Site Plan 82008019A – MCPB No. 11-50 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 9. Parklawn North Preliminary Plan 120110300 – MCPB No. 11-69 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 10. Parklawn North Site Plan 820110090 – MCPB No. 11-70 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

	*B. Record Plats
	1. Subdivision Plat No. 220090790, Poplar Run; R-200 zone; 40 lots, 5 parcels; located at the intersection of Poplar Run Drive and Tivoli Lake Boulevard; Kensington-Wheaton. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 2. Subdivision Plat No. 220101120, 220101180 – 220101200, Clarksburg Town Center; RMX zone; 20 lots, 7 parcels; located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Clarksburg Square Road and General Store Drive; Clarksburg. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 3. Subdivision Plat No. 220110200 – 220110210, Townhouses at Small’s Nursery, RT-10 zone; 19 lots, 5 parcels; located on the south side of Thistlebridge Drive, approximately 700 feet west of Georgia Avenue (MD 97); Olney. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 4. Subdivision Plat No. 220110480, Garrett Park; R-90 zone, 2 lots; located on the east side of Waverly Avenue, 300 feet south of Montrose Avenue; North Bethesda/Garrett Park. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 5. Subdivision Plat No. 220110690, Kilmarnock Farm; R-200 zone; 3 lots; located on the north side of Barnesville Road (MD 117), 800 feet west of Ganley Road; Boyds. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 6. Subdivision Plat No. 220110800 – 220110810, Seneca Meadows Corporate Center; TMX-2 zone; 2 lots, 1 parcel; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Observation Drive and Seneca Meadows Parkway; Germantown. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 7. Subdivision Plat No. 220111040, R. Holt Easley’s Subdivision – Silver Spring; CBD-1 zone; 1 lot; located on the north side of Sligo Avenue, 250 feet west of Fenton Street; Silver Spring CBD. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 8. Subdivision Plat No. 220111170 - 220111190, Clarksburg Village; R-200/TDR zone; 4 parcels; located on the south side of Snowden Farm Parkway at the intersection of Newcut Road; Clarksburg. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*C. Other Consent Items
	1. Site Plan Amendment Review No. 81994021D, Shady Grove Life Sciences Center – Parcel S2; LSC Zone; 7.85 acres; site plan amendment to remove a building; add parking; add and modify loading facilities; and enhance architectural, landscape, and site details; located on the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Medical Center Drive and Medical Center Way in the GSSC Sector Plan area. MCPB No. 11-65 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 2. Site Plan Amendment Review No. 82006017E, North Bethesda Market; CR Zone; 4.30 acres; site plan amendment to convert second floor retail area to 14 dwelling units; adjust passive/active recreation space, public use space, and café seating areas; and make minor site modifications; located on Rockville Pike approximately 460 feet south of Nicholson Lane in the White Flint Sector Plan area. MCPB No. 11-66 - REMOVED 3. Alvemar Woods Lot 17 Preliminary Plan 11999034A – CORRECTED RESOLUTION No. 10-148 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 4. Mess Property, Preliminary Plan No. 120100310 - CORRECTED RESOLUTION No. 11-37 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 5. Mid-Pike Plaza, Sketch Plan No. 320110010 - CORRECTED RESOLUTION No. 11-05 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of June 30, 2011 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 10	Reconsideration Request for Hilltop Farm, Preliminary Plan No. 120050740 - ADDITION
	A. Reconsideration Request of Peter Eeg, et al. for Hilltop Farm, Preliminary Plan No. 120050740, MCPB No. 11-48. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. B. Reconsideration Request of Boyds Civic Association, et al. for Hilltop Farm, Preliminary Plan No. 120050740, MCPB No. 11-48. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

item 2	East County Science Center Master Plan Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC)
N. Sturgeon	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

item 6	Montgomery Parks Foundation Proposed Park Naming Policy - NEW TIME
D. Tobin	Foundation Staff and Trustees will Brief PB on Status of the Foundation. Staff will recommend approval of Proposed Park Naming and Dedication Policy. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

item 3	Park Facility Plan: Warner Circle Special Park
J. Mueller/M. Ma	Facility Plan for Warner Circle Special Park to rehabilitate the historic buildings, demolish the non-contributing wings, construct new office/meeting/laboratory space, and refurbish the grounds to continue to serve as a public park; 4.4 acres; located in the Kensington Historic District on Carroll Circle; Kensington Sector Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item *5	Limited Site Plan Amendment No. 82001012C: Human Genome Sciences (Traville Parcels M&N)
M. Smith/J. Penn	Located south of Darnestown Road and Great Seneca Highway, approximately 46.26 acres, MXN zone. 1) Construct Building D (125,000 square feet) in accordance with phase 1A of the certified site plan; 2) Revise the Approved Forest Conservation Plan; 3) Revise the Approved Water Quality Plan; 4) Revise the SWM facilities and utilities; 5) Delete the temporary surface parking lot; 6) Add a surface parking facility (327 spaces) in close proximity to Building D; and 7) Modify the existing lighting and landscape plans. Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

12:00 PM	MEETING OF THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION BY CONFERENCE CALL - Third Floor Conference Room - ADDITION

	Closed Session
	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

	Ratification of Closed Session Discussion
	Ratification of closed session discussions or decisions pertaining to collective bargaining negotiations or consider matters that relate to the negotiations

	LUNCH

Item 8	Closed Session - ADDITION
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 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 9	Closed Session - ADDITION
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice

3:15 PM time change	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

item 4	Kensington Sector Plan Draft Design Guidelines - NEW TIME
M. Brown/K. Afzal	Planning Board Action/Decision: No vote taken.

item 7	Roundtable Discussion
	Pace and Pattern of Growth; Subdivision Staging Policy

	ADJOURN

The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, July 28, 2011

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