The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, December 8, 2011

FINAL

Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 3:30 pm

8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760
301-495-4600
www.montgomeryplanningboard.org


Please note:

Meeting Video Recordings
(viewable by individual agenda item)
watch and listen
Minutes Archives
Resolutions Archives
  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 24 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 24 hours before a hearing date 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.
  5. To testify on an agenda item, sign-up online or call 301-495-4600 before 4:00 pm the day before the meeting. On the day of the meeting, please see the clerk in the Board Auditorium to sign-up. Submission of written comments does not constitute signing up to speak.
  6. View the Planning Board proceedings live on our website for meeting updates: www.montgomeryplanningboard.org.
  7. The Planning Board makes the final decision on any agenda items with an (*). On such matters, Maryland law and the Planning Board’s Rules of Procedure prohibit any member of the public from directly contacting or communicating with Board members outside the public hearing setting. See the Outside Communications section of the Planning Board Rules of Procedure for more information.

    The Montgomery County Planning Board is no longer mailing meeting agendas to county residents and associations. To stay involved, consider subscribing to our weekly e-newsletter, InfoShare
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. **
item 1 Consent Agenda
 

*A. Adoption of Resolutions - REVISED

  1. Montgomery College Germantown Campus Preliminary Plan 120110380 – MCPB No: 11-98

2. Montgomery College Germantown Campus Holy Cross Hospital Site Plan 820110110 – MCPB No. 11-99
3. Montgomery College Germantown Campus Forest Conservation Plan MR20009720 – MCPB No.: 11-97

4. Edgemoor (5300 Moorland Lane) Subdivision Plan No. 220111080 – MCPB No.: 11-119 - POSTPONED

   
 

*B. Record Plats

 

1. Subdivision Plat No. 220111070, Travilah Fire Station; LSC Zone; 1 parcel; located on the northwest corner of Shady Grove Road and Darnestown Road; Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

2. Subdivision Plat No. 220111400, Darnestown at Travilah; RT-8 Zone; 39 lots, 2 parcels; located on the north side of Darnestown Road; 400 feet west of Travilah Road; Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

3. Subdivision Plat No. 220120310, West Chevy Chase Heights; R-60 Zone; 1 lot; located on the south side of Maple Avenue; 150 feet west of Kentucky Avenue. Bethesda-Chevy Chase

Staff Recommendation: Approval

   
 

*C. Other Consent Items

   
  *D. Approval of Minutes
  Minutes of November 10, 2011
   
Item 2 Board of Appeals No. S-2820: Fairland Animal Hospital, Inc. - REVISED STAFF MEMO

C. Gilbert

Applicant requests a special exception to permit the operation of a veterinary hospital, R-90 zone; located at 13425 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, Fairland Master Plan

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions

(Action Required for Hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 12/16/11)

   
Item 3 Memorandum of Understanding with the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services

R. Kronenberg

Request approval of modifications to an existing MOU regarding inspection responsibilities and coordination between agencies and transmittal to the DPS for their approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved of Modifications to MOU

   
Item 4 Subdivision Regulation Amendment–11-02

G. Russ

To amend the Subdivision Regulations to authorize the approval and recordation of a plat for certain properties classified in a one-family residential zone under the minor subdivision procedure under certain circumstances

Planning Board Action/Decision: Recomends Approval

(Action Required for County Council Public Hearing of 1/17/12)

   
Item *5 Preliminary Plan Review No. 120120050, Greenway Property

K. Reilly

R-90 zone, 0.97 acres, Adjust lot lines between lots 3 and 19 [no new lots proposed]; located southeast of the intersection with Bent Branch Road and Mohican Road; Bethesda Chevy-Chase

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions as amended

   
Item *6 Preliminary Plan No. 120100170: Lincoln Park

P. Butler

Record one lot approximately 10.07 acres in size, 15,000 square foot material storage building and a 27,160 square foot warehouse, located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Westmore Avenue and Ashley Avenue, I-1 Zone, Upper Rock Creek Master Plan.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved as Amended with Conditions

   
   
Item 7 Fee Structures - POSTPONED

R. Krasnow

Discussion of new fee structure being proposed for plans that are being reviewed concurrently, such as project and preliminary plans.

Staff Recommendation: Approval of New Fees

   
Item 8 Roundtable Discussion - NEW TIME/ADDITION

 

A. Planning Director's Report

B. Parks Director's Report

C. Proposed Amendment to the Local Area Transportation Review and Policy Area Mobility Review Guidelines - ADDITION

   
  ADJOURN