The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, December 15, 2011

FINAL - REVISED

Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 11:00 am

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9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
   
item 1 Consent Agenda
 

*A. Adoption of Resolutions - REVISED

  1. Edgemoor (5300 Moorland Lane) Subdivision Plan No. 220111080 –MCPB No.: 11-119 POSTPONED from December 8, 2011

2. Hallman Grove Site Plan 82007024A – MCPB No. 11-104

3. Enforcement Action - Johnson. Violation of Forest Conservation Plan 120020730 – MCPB No. 11-44 CORRECTION - PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED

4. Enforcement Action - Sandler. Violation of Forest Conservation Plan 120020730 – MCPB No. 11-122

5. Montrose Crossing Project Plan 919940038 – MCPB No. 11-109

6. Montrose Crossing Site Plan 91995036E – MCPB No. 11-110

7. First Baptist Church of Wheaton Preliminary Plan 120100250 - MCPB No. 11-76 - POSTPONED

8. First Baptist Church of Wheaton Site Plan 820100080 - MCPB No. 11-77 - POSTPONED
  PLANNING BOARD ACTION/DECISION: APPROVED
 

*B. Record Plats
 

1. Subdivision Plat No. 220110050, Friends Aplenty; RDT Zone; 1 lot; located on the east side of Bucklodge Road; 800 feet north of Darnestown Road; Agricultural and Rural Open Space Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

2. Subdivision Plat No. 220110710-220110740, Clarksburg Village; R-200/TDR; 65 lots, 5 parcels; located on the west side of Ridge Road; 2,000 feet north of Morning Star Drive; Clarksburg Master Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval
   
 

*C. Other Consent Items

   
  *D. Approval of Minutes
   
Item 10 Approved Wheaton CBD and Vicinity Sector Plan: Montgomery County Planning Board Resolution of Adoption - ADDITION

K. Afzal

Staff Recommendation: Approve Resolution of Adoption for Transmission to Full Commission
  PLANNING BOARD ACTION/DECISION: APPROVED
Item 2 Network and Methodology Report - Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan

L. Cole

This report documents the evaluation of the 16 corridors in the MCDOT Countywide Bus Rapid Transit Study and recommends modifications to that network. It also recommends a methodology for determining bus treatments that will be used to define where additional public right-of-way will be needed. This Functional Plan effort is intended to facilitate the development of a countywide bus rapid transit (BRT) system and supersedes the Master Plan of Highways Bus Rapid Transit Amendment effort.

Staff Recommendation: Transmit Network and Methodology Report to County Council

(Public Testimony Limited to 90 Minutes Total;

Time Allotted to Representatives May Be Reduced Due to Time Constraints )
   
12:15 PM LUNCH
   
1:45 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 3 Board of Appeals Case No. S-2822 Siena School

R. Kamen

Applicant requests a special exception for a private educational institution of up to 225 students and up to 55 faculty and staff, R-60, 1300 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring, 1986 Four Corners Sector Plan
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

(Action Required for Hearing by the Hearing Examiner on January 6, 2012)
   
item 4 Roundtable Discussion - REVISED

 

A. Operating Funds Four Month Financial Report Including Projections to June 30, 2011 2012. (CORRECTED ON 1/26/12)

B. Enterprise Funds Four Month Financial Report Including Projections to June 30, 2011 2012. (CORRECTED ON 1/26/12)

C. Minor Master Plan Amendment Process - ADDITION

   
Item *5 Preliminary Plan 120110340 – Travilah Square

P. Butler

Request to consolidate 1 recorded lot, and two unrecorded parcels into one lot approximately 5.56 acres in size; no new development is proposed; the property is zoned CR 0.75, C 0.5, R 0.75, H 80; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Darnestown Road and Travilah Road in the Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan area.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

   
Item *6 Bethesda Center

J. Marcolin

 A. Project Plan Review No. 920120010, Bethesda Center; CBD-2 zone, 2.14 acres, 466,470 square feet of non-residential development, including 193,999 square feet of hotel use, 256,672 square feet of office use and 15,799 square feet of retail use; located on Wisconsin Avenue at the southwest intersection with Norfolk Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue; Bethesda CBD
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

B. Preliminary Plan Review No. 120120070, Bethesda Center; CBD-2 zone, 2.14 acres, 1 lot for 466,470 square feet of non-residential development; located on Wisconsin Avenue at the southwest intersection with Norfolk Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue; Bethesda CBD

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

   
Item 7 Glenmont Fire Station

A. Lindsey/M. Brown

*A. Amendment to Final Forest Conservation MR1994002: Glenmont Metro Station; West side of Georgia Avenue near Glenallan Avenue, RT-12.5 Zone, Glenmont Sector Plan

Staff Memo; Attachments
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

B. Mandatory Referral No. 2012007: Glenmont Fire Station; West side of Georgia Avenue near Glenallan Avenue, RT-12.5 Zone, Glenmont Sector Plan
Planning Board Action/Decision: Denied and Transmitting Comments to the Montgomery County Department of General Services.

   
Item *8 Development Plan Amendment No. 11-4, Keating Project Development, Inc.

D. Orobona

PD-44 zone, 2.543 acres, Request amendment to the binding elements to increase the number of residential units from 105 to 145, including 15% MPDUs, reduce the commercial component from 30,000 square feet of USPS space to 7,000 square feet of retail space, reduce the total number of parking spaces from 290 to 215 and reduce the total gross floor area from 195,000 square feet to 172,000 square feet; located at 7001 Arlington Road southeast of the intersection with Bethesda Avenue; Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.
   
Item 9 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 11 Proposed Amendment to the Local Area Transportation Review and Policy Area Mobility Review Guidelines - POSTPONED

M. Dolan

Proposal to change language on page 19 to allow a road club or other agreement to fulfill the requirement to construct transportation improvements when the first project to move ahead has less than 25% of the Critical Lane Volume increase created by all approved applications.

Staff Recommendation: Approval
  ADJOURN