The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, May 31, 2012

FINAL - REVISED

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 4:45 pm

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


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  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.
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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. Brookeville Preserve Preliminary Plan 120110070 - MCPB No. 12-40

2. Brookeville Preserve Site Plan 820120030 – MCPB No. 12-41

3. Woodmont/7200 Project Plan 92007007B – MCPB No. 12-66

4. Woodmont/7200 Preliminary Plan 12007020B – MCPB No. 12-67

5. Woodmont/7200 Site Plan 82009008A – MCPB No. 12-68

   
 

*B. Record Plats

 

1. Subdivision Plat No. 220120830, Batchellors Forest; RC RNC zone, 1 parcel; located on the east side of Batchellors Forest Road, approximately 2,000 feet north of Notley Farm Road; Olney Master Plan. - REVISED/CORRECTED STAFF MEMO

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

2. Subdivision Plat No. 220121090, Plaza Gardens; TS-R zone, 1 lot; located on the western side of the intersection of Veirs Mill Road (MD 586) and Georgia Avenue (MD 97); Wheaton Sector Plan.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

3. Subdivision Plat No. 220121510, Glen Echo Heights/Tulip Hill; R-90 zone, 2 lots; located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Bent Branch Road and Mohican Road; Bethesda Chevy Chase Master Plan.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
 

*C. Other Consent Items

 

1. Sketch Plan No. 320120050, Camden Shady Grove Review Extension Request; Commercial/Residential zones; 7.62 acres; 498,072sf of mixed use development; located on the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Key West Avenue and Diamondback Drive; Great Seneca Science Corridor Sector Plan area.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
2. Sketch Plan No. 320120040, White Flint Mall Redevelopment Review Extension Request; Commercial/Residential zones; 45.33 acres; 5,466,093sf of mixed use development; located on Rockville Pike east of Security Lane; White Flint Sector Plan area.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

3. Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan including a Tree Variance to remove existing specimen trees for Local Map Amendment G-909, Glen Aldon; for PD-100 Zone (with an alternative category for PD-88 Zone), 5.67264 acres, located at 4857, 4858, 4890 and 4900 Battery Lane, east of the intersection with Woodmont Avenue; Bethesda CBD (Central Business District) - REVISED

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved and Adopted Resolution.

   
  *D. Approval of Minutes
  Minutes of April 19, 2012 REVISED
   
Item 2 Subdivision Staging Policy

M. Dolan

Preliminary Recommendations on the Schools Test, Adequate Public Facilities Approval Trading

   
Item 3 Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park - POSTPONED

B. Gries

Authorization to acquire 2.4 acres, more or less, improved, from Michael K. Lindley at 15210 Peach Orchard Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20905.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

   
Item 4 Zoning Text Amendment 12-08

G. Russ

Revise the conditions for reducing the minimum lot size of any development in the TSR and TSM zones.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved to Transmit Comments to County Council.

(Action Required for County Council Public Hearing of 6/12/12)

   
Item *5 Project Plan Review No. 920120020, Fenton Street

J. Marcolin

CBD-1/CBD-0.5/Fenton Village Overlay Zone/R-60,, 2.05 acres, Mixed-use project totaling 263,538 square feet of development and including up to 259 multi-family dwelling units, 29,228 square feet for a church and 18,650 square feet of retail , located at the northeast quadrant of the intersection with Fenton Street and Bonifant Street, Silver Spring CBD, East Silver Spring Master Plan

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

   
Item *6 Site Plan Amendment Review No. 82008007A, 814 Thayer

E. Hisel-McCoy

CBD-0.5 zone 0.64 acres, Amendment to increase the percentage of affordable dwelling units and to modify the building footprint, façade, and public space and amenities, located on Thayer Avenue, approximately 150 feet east of the intersection with Fenton Street, Silver Spring CBD

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution.

   
12:30 PM LUNCH
   
item 7 Closed Session
 

Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(13) to comply with specific constitutional, statutory, or judicially imposed requirement that prevents public disclosures about a particular proceeding or matter

   
item 8 Closed Session - REMOVED
 

Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice

   
item 14 Closed Session - ADDED
 

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. 

   
item 15 Closed Session - ADDED
 

Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice

   
2:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 9

Proposed Amendments: Montgomery County Comprehensive Water Supply and Sewerage Systems Plan – April 2012 County Council Group

K. Nelson

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution

   
Item *10 Limited Amendment to Preliminary Plan No. 12001042A: Palatine in Response to a Violation - REVISED STAFF MEMO

J. Penn

Request to remove a portion of an existing Forest Conservation Easement on one lot, located at 11809 Centurion Way approximately 600 feet west of the intersection with Greenbriar Road, 2 acres, RE-2 Zone, Potomac Subregion Master Plan

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item 11 Roundtable Discussion

 

Update: Clarksburg Town Center - continued from April 26, 2012

   
5:30 PM DINNER
   
7:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 12 Briefing: White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan

N. Sturgeon/E. Graye/D. Anspacher

Briefing on Results of Traffic Modeling and Analysis

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion.

   
Item 13 Montgomery County Department of Parks FY13/14 Fee Schedule - POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 14, 2012

C. Brett

Review and approve fees for Department of Park's Facilities and Programs

Staff Recommendation: Approval

   
  ADJOURN
   
 
public notice

Planning Board Seeks Public Comment on
Water and Sewer Category Change Requests

And General Water/Sewer Map Amendments

The Planning Board will hear testimony and consider recommendations for the water and sewer category change requests listed below on Thursday May 31, 2012.  These applications request that community water and/or sewer service be extended to individual properties.  Recommendations from the Planning Board will be presented to the County Council at a public hearing on June 21, 2012 at 7:30 pm in the Council Hearing Room, 100 Maryland Avenue in Rockville. 


 

Case Number

Applicant/Owner and Property Location

 

Master Plan Area

WSSCR 11A-CLO-01

Shri Mangal Mandir Religious Educational and Charitable Trust

17100 Block of New Hampshire Avenue

Sandy Spring/Ashton

WSSCR 11A-PAX-01

Samsom Getachew & Solomon Wubet

16900 Block of New Hampshire Avenue

Cloverly

WSSCR 11A-TRV-06

Mitchell Rales for the Glenstone Foundation

12002, 12204, 12702 Glen Road

Potomac

WSSCR 11A-TRV-08

Ravinder & Ritu Kapoor

10401 Boswell Lane

Potomac

 

 

Go to the Planning Board’s website for the staff report and to see the position on the agenda: http://www.montgomeryplanningboard.org/agenda/. The packet will be posted on May 25, 2012. Written comments are also welcomed prior to the Planning Board Hearing and should be addressed to:

Chair Françoise M. Carrier
Montgomery County Planning Board
8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
mcp-chair@mncppc-mc.org

 

For staff questions, contact Katherine Nelson at 301-495-4622 or Katherine.Nelson@montgomeryplanning.org.

See also the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP’s) website at: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dectmpl.asp?url=/Content/dep/water/wasupCatchange.asp#current

or call DEP (240-777-7700).