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9:00 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
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item 1	Consent Agenda
	*A. Adoption of Resolutions

	*B. Record Plats
	1. Subdivision Plat No. 220080670 - 220080690, Greenway Village; PD-4 zone; 31 lots, 6 parcels; located on the south side of Little Seneca Parkway at the intersection with Muscadine Drive; Clarksburg Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 2. Subdivision Plat No. 220110190, Small’s Nursery; RE-1 and R-200 zones; 1 parcel; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Thistlebridge Drive and Georgia Avenue (MD 97); Olney Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 3. Subdivision Plat No. 220111290, Chevy Chase Terrace; R-60 zone, 1 lot; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Chevy Chase Boulevard and Ruffin Road; Bethesda - Chevy Chase Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 4. Subdivision Plat No. 220111440, Bradley Hills Grove; R-200 zone; 1 lot; located on the west side of Bradgrove Drive, 200 feet south of Bradley Boulevard (MD 191); Bethesda- Chevy Chase Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*C. Other Consent Items

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of September 8, 2011 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

item 14	Special Exception: Landscape Contractor - J. B. Kline, Jr. Landscaping & Lawn Maintenance, Inc. - ADDITION
M. Kishter/C. Murray	A. Preliminary/Final Water Quality Plan No. S-2807: Landscape Contractor - J. B. Kline, Jr. Landscaping & Lawn Maintenance, Inc., located at 6720 Olney Laytonsville Road, R-200 Zone, Upper Rock Creek Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. B. Special Exception No. S-2807: Landscape Contractor - J. B. Kline, Jr. Landscaping & Lawn Maintenance, Inc., located at 6720 Olney Laytonsville Road, R-200 Zone, Upper Rock Creek Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. (Action Required for Hearing by Hearing Examiner on 10/07/2011)*

item 2	Department of Parks’ CIP Work Session #2
S. Vera	Review and approve Park and Planning Bond funded projects for inclusion in the FY13-18 Parks’ Capital Improvements Program Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 3	Individual Naming Rights and Dedications Policy - POSTPONED
D. Tobin	On July 28 staff submitted to the Planning Board Amended Park Naming and Dedication Policy Guidelines. The Board requested that the document be clarified and that it be reviewed by M-NCPPC counsel. What follows is a revised recommended "Individual Naming Rights and Dedications Policy." Staff Recommendation: Approval

Item 4	Public Hearing: Proposed Donation for Takoma Piney Branch Local Park
K. Stookey	Steve Francis, a former NBA All-Star, is proposing to make a donation which will create an endowment to support the maintenance of Takoma Piney Branch Local Park (currently under renovation). In exchange for this donation, enhancements will be made to the basketball court and the court and a new picnic pavilion will be dedicated to specific individuals. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

item 5	Roundtable Discussion
	Parks Director's Report

item 6	Intelligence Agency Campus –Bethesda (ICC-B), Mandatory Referral, MR No. 2011105-MDP-4 - REVISED LANGUAGE
M. Rifkin	Site Development Guide (master plan) for proposed redevelopment to include new green areas, a new parking structure and the removal, reconstruction and renovation and construction of buildings; located at 4600 Sangamore Road, Bethesda Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved to Transmit Comments.

1:00 pm	LUNCH

item 15	Closed Session - ~~ADDITION~~ POSTPONED
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice

Item 13	Closed Session - ~~ADDITION~~ POSTPONED
	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

2:30 pm	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 16	Appoint a Replacement Zoning Advisory Panel Member - ADDITION
P. Dunn	The Zoning Advisory Panel serves as the advisory board to the Zoning Code Rewrite project.

Item 9	Clarksburg Fire Station #35
J. Penn/R. Cashion	A. Forest Conservation Plan: Northwest of the intersection of MD Route 355 Frederick Road and MD Route 121 Clarksburg Road, southwest of the Historic District, and northeast of the Clarksburg Stage 4 boundary, R-200 zone, 1994 Clarksburg Master Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions. B. Water Quality Plan: Clarksburg Special Protection Area Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions. C. Mandatory Referral No. 2012001-DGS-1 CIP Project #450300 - Design Development Phase Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved to Transmit Comments to Department of General Services.

Item 11	Scope of Work - Master Plan of Highways Bus Rapid Transit Amendment - REVISED LANGUAGE
L. Cole	Staff Memo; Scope of Work Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Scope of Work.

Item *12	Subdivision Review Waiver SRW - 201202 White Farm - Germantown
R. Weaver	Located at 22525 Wildcat Road, Germantown MD; RDT zone; 42.72 acres. Request to waive Section 50-20(b) of the Montgomery County Subdivision Regulations to allow issuance of a building permit for an approved cell pole and associated structures on an outlot. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with condition.

Item *7	Preliminary Plan 11998004B: Seneca Meadows - TIME CHANGE
K. Nelson	Limited Amendment to the Forest Conservation Plan associated with the Preliminary Plan approved on November 4, 2010; 156 acres along I-270 between MD118 and Father Hurley Boulevard; TMX-2 and I-3 zones; Germantown Master Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

Item 10	Mandatory Referral No. 2012002: Georgian Forest Elementary School Addition - TIME CHANGE
C. Gilbert	3100 Regina Drive, Silver Spring, R-90 zone, 1989 Master Plan for the Communities of Kensington Wheaton. Planning Boad Action/Decision: Approved to Transmit Comments to Montgomery County Public Schools.

Item *8	Site Plan Amendment No. 82008011A, North Bethesda Center Parcels F, I, and J - TIME CHANGE
J. Sloan	TSM Zone; 7.37 Acres; amendment to add 14 units, reduce number of building floors and gross floor area, make minor building alterations, change hardscape, streetscape, and landscaping per conditions of approval and utility issues, revise utilities and stormwater facilities per agency requirements, and reconfigure parcel areas; White Flint Sector Plan area. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

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The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, September 22, 2011

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