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9:00 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
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item 1	Consent Agenda
	*A. Adoption of Resolutions
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 1. Kensington Fire Station #25 Forest Conservation Plan MR2011205 – MCPB No. 11-45 2. 8621 Georgia Avenue Site Plan No. 820110060 – MCPB No. 11-73 3. 9800 Medical Center Preliminary Plan 120110080 – MCPB No. 11-92 4. Seneca Crossing Local Park Forest Conservation Plan No. PP2012001- MCPB No. 11-95 5. 10914 Georgia Avenue Preliminary Plan 120110320 – MCPB No. 11-101 6. 10914 Georgia Avenue Site Plan 820110100 – MCPB No. 11-102

	*B. Record Plats
	Subdivision Plat No. 220101090, Aigner Property; RDT zone, 2 lots, 1 parcel, 1outlot; located on the east side of Old Hundred Road (MD 109), approximately 3,800 feet north of Comus Road (MD 95); Agriculture and Rural Open Space Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*C. Other Consent Items

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of December 1, 2011 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 2	Department of Parks and Department of Planning Resource Conservation Plan – FY13
G. Giddens/J. Nissel/A. Ramsammy	Briefing on the energy and utility conservation cost savings by Richard Anderson, President of CQI Associates Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only.

Item 3	Worksession: Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan
L. Cole	Discussion of Bus Rapid Transit network corridor functions, repurposing travel lanes as bus lanes, and the impacts of various levels of treatment on a sampling of corridors Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only.

Item 4	City of Rockville Annexation Petition – ANX2011-00142
K. Holt	Located at 9608 Veirs Drive, Rockville; Potomac Subregion Master Plan area. Reclassification from the County’s RE-1 Zone to the City’s R-400 Zone; 46,690 square feet. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 5	Board of Appeals No. S-2815: Dr. Veena J. Alfred & Alfred House Eldercare. Inc.
M. Kishter/C. Gilbert	A. Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan No. S-2815: Dr. Veena J. Alfred & Alfred House Eldercare Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. B. Special Exception No. S-2815 Dr. Veena J. Alfred & Alfred House Eldercare:* Request for a special exception for a 34-bed domiciliary Care Home, RE-1 Zone; located at 6020 Needwood Road in Derwood, MD, Upper Rock Creek Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. (Action Required for Hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 01/27/12)

Item *6	Pre-Preliminary Plan Review No. 720110110, Bradley Hills Grove
K. Reilly	R-200 zone, 2.36 acres, Request Planning Board advice regarding a proposal to resubdivide 1 existing lot into 2 lots; located at 6817 Hillmead Road approximately 800 feet east of Burdette Road; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

1:00 pm	LUNCH

Item 15	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

2:30 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 14	Proposed Amendment to the Local Area Transportation Review and Policy Area Mobility Review Guidelines - POSTPONED
M. Dolan/R. Krasnow	Proposal to change language on page 19 to modify the requirements that must be met in order for a project to receive a building permit. Staff Recommendation: Approval

Item 10	Roundtable Discussion - NEW TIME/REVISED
	C. Legislative Update - ADDITION

Item *7	Preliminary Plan 12008009A – George Meany Center (National Labor College)
P. Butler/A. Lindsey	Amendment to the approved Preliminary Plan to amend the existing Category 1 Forest Conservation Easement on the property to allow the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) to construct a new pressure reducing valve system on the National Labor College property. R-90 and O-M Zones, 46.9 acres located on the northwest side of New Hampshire Avenue and I-495 in the White Oak Master Plan area. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

Item *8	Preliminary Plan Amendment 11991075A – Strathmore at Bel Pre
P. Butler	Amendment to the approved Preliminary Plan to amend the existing Category 1 Forest Conservation Easement on the property to allow the demolition of the existing one-level dormitory building, construction of a new two-story facility, realignment of the parking areas, replacement of the on-site SWM facilities, and adjustment of FEMA 100-Year Floodplain to reflect latest FEMA Maps. R-90 Zone, 4.64 acres located at the southwest corner of Layhill Road and Fargrove Lane in the Kensington-Wheaton Master Plan area. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

Item *9	Final Forest Conservation Plan Amendment for Mandatory Referral MR 2001806, Montrose Parkway West
S. Findley	R-90 Zone, 10.5 acres. Amendment to Final Forest Conservation Plan for Montrose Parkway West for construction of trail connection between Tildenwood Lane and Montrose Parkway; located near intersection of Tildenwood Lane and Montrose Parkway; North Bethesda Garrett Park Sector Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

Item 10	Roundtable Discussion - CONTINUED
R. Stanley/R. Cashion	A. Planning Director's Report B. Clarksburg Town Center, Quarterly Update - Elm Street Development

Item 11	Zoning Text Amendment 11-08
G. Russ	Define a commercial kitchen; and add accessory commercial kitchen as a permitted land use in certain residential zones under certain circumstances. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved to Transmit Comments to County Council. (Action Required for County Council Public Hearing of 1/24/12)

Item *12	Limited Site Plan Amendment: 81994029D Milestone Shopping Center
M. Smith	Located at 20910 Frederick Road, 15.32 acres within the Germantown Employment Area Sector Plan in the RMX-3 zone. Requesting 1) the expansion of the existing Walmart building by 15,863 square feet; 2) adjustments to the associated parking facilities and the site tabulations; 3) modifications to the SWM facilities; and 4) revisions to the Landscape and Lighting plans. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

6:45 pm - NEW TIME	DINNER

8:00 PM - NEW TIME	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

item *13	Falklands North
E. Hisel-McCoy/S. Whipple	A. Site Plan Review No. 820120050, Falklands North, CBD-R1 zone, 9.77 acres; multi-building mixed-use development with a total of 1,276,329 square feet, including 70,000 square feet of retail and 1,250 multi-family and townhouse dwelling units (including 12.5% MPDUs and 4.72% Workforce Housing Units); located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of 16th Street and East-West Highway; Silver Spring CBD Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. B. Action on Locational Atlas Resource #36/12-B: Falkland Apartments North Parcel; Board action pursuant to the Planning Board Resolution dated December 29, 2009, requiring the removal of the North Parcel from the Locational Atlas upon approval of a site plan application or applications for the redevelopment of the entirety of the north parcel of the Falkland Apartments, located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of East/West Highway (MD 410) and 16th Street, Silver Spring. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved to Remove the North Parcel of the Falkland Apartments (Locational Atlas resource #36/12-B) from the Locational Atlas and Index of Historic Sites.

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The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, January 19, 2012

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