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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
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 1. Montgomery Chinese Christian Church Preliminary Plan No. 1199901A - MCPB No. 11-112 2. Martens Property Preliminary Plan 120110090 – MCPB No. 11-131 3. Martens Property Site Plan 820110130 – MCPB No. 11-123 4. Glenmont Fire Station/WMATA Triangle Amendment of Final Forest Conservation Plan MR1994002 – MCPB No. 11-139

	*B. Record Plats
	Subdivision Plat No. 220120440, Alta Vista; R-60 Zone, 1 lot; located on the south side of Beech Avenue, approximately 300 feet southwest of Wildoak Drive; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*C. Other Consent Items

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of January 19, 2012 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 2	Status Report from M-NCPPC / MCPS Joint Workgroup
M. Riley	Review of the MCPS Site Selection Process Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion.

Item *3	BB&T Bank, Kensington/Wheaton
P. Butler/J. Sloan	A. Preliminary Plan 120110350 - BB&T Bank: Kensington/Wheaton; Request to assemble three (3) lots into two (2) lots for construction of a 4,080 square foot bank with a detached 4-lane drive-thru canopy and 23 parking spaces; C-T Zone, 0.90 gross acres located on the northern quadrant of the intersection of Valley View Avenue and University Boulevard in the 2011 Wheaton CBD and Vicinity Sector Plan area. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. B. Site Plan 820110120 - BB&T Bank: Kensington/Wheaton; Request to assemble three (3) lots into two (2) lots for construction of a 4,080 square foot bank with a detached 4-lane drive-thru canopy and 23 parking spaces; C-T Zone; on 0.90 gross acres located on the northern quadrant of the intersection of Valley View Avenue and University Boulevard in the 2011 Wheaton CBD and Vicinity Sector Plan area. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

Item *4	Preliminary Plan No. 120110410 Olive Branch Community Church
M. Smith	8,000 square foot church with 250 seats, one lot with 19 parking spaces located on an adjacent lot, 416 Olney Sandy Spring Road, 3.06 acres, RE-2 Zone, Sandy Spring/Ashton Master Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

Item *10	Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 11995095A: Rapley Preserve at Avenel (Lot 117, Block C) - NEW TIME
J. Penn	Modify the Category I Conservation Easement in response to a forest conservation violation on property located at 9313 Rapley Preserve Drive, 2.07 acres, RE-2C Zone Potomac Master Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

11:30 PM - new time	LUNCH

Item 6	Closed Session
	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 TOPIC: Employee Evaluation

Item 15	Closed Session - ADDITION
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(3) to consider the acquisition of real property for a Commission purpose and matters directly related thereto TOPIC: Possible Relocation

Item 14	Closed Session - ADDITION
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(8) to consult with staff, consultants, or other individuals about pending or potential litigation; Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice

Item 7	Closed Session
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice TOPIC: Reconsideration Request

Item 8	Closed Session
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice TOPIC: Impervious Surface Grandfathering Provisions

Item 6	Closed Session - CONTINUED
	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 TOPIC: Employee Evaluation

3:30 PM - new time	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 5	Roundtable Discussion - REVISED/NEW TIME
	A. Parks Director's Report B. Transportation Policy Area Review Update - POSTPONED

Item 9	Reconsideration Request for Piney Glen Farms, Lot 20, Preliminary Plan 11992012A
D. Lieb	Planning Board Action/Decision: Denied.

Item 11	Policy for Determining PAMR Credits for Developments in CBD and Metro Station Policy Areas - POSTPONED
M. Dolan/R. Krasnow	Staff will present a simplified method for calculating Policy Area Mobility Review credits to be applied in CBD and Metro Station Policy Areas. Staff Recommendation: Approval

Item *12	Schematic Development Plan Amendment No: 11-3: YBM Construction, Inc. - POSTPONED
E. Tesfaye	Request to amend an approved Schematic Development Plan to reconfigure the location of building and parking facility, add to the height of the previously approved building, correct the size of the property and accommodate current environmental regulations and requirements for a property consisting of approximately 2.06 acres of land in the O-M Zone, located at 19815 Blunt Road in Germantown, Maryland. Germantown Employment Area Sector Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval

	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - THIRD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM

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

	ADJOURN

The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, February 16, 2012

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