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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

	*B. Record Plats
	1. Subdivision Plat No. 220121650, Shultz Tract R-200 zone; 2 lots; located on the north side of Fawsett Road, approximately 1,500 feet east of MacArthur Boulevard; Potomac Subregion Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 2. Subdivision Plat No. 220130170, Glen Meadows RE-1 zone; 2 lots; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Glen Mill Road and Grey Fox Road; Potomac Subregion Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 3. Subdivision Plat No. 220130190, Whitehall Manor R-90 zone; 1 lot; located on the east side of Honeywell Lane, 150 feet south of Durbin Road; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 4. Subdivision Plat No. 220130200, English Village, Bradley Hills R-90 zone; 1 lot; located on the east side of Bradley Boulevard (MD 191), 550 feet south of Aberdeen Road; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 5. Subdivision Plat No. 220130390, B.F. Gilberts Addition to Takoma Park R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the west side of Ritchie Avenue, approximately 800 feet south of Piney Branch Road (MD 320); Takoma Park Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*C. Other Consent Items
	Extension of Project Plan Review No. 920120030, 7900 Wisconsin Avenue, CBD-1/CBD-R-2, 3.24 acres, Mixed-use project totaling 592,903 square feet of development including up to 575 multi-family dwelling units, 55,892 square feet of non-residential use, located at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Woodmont Avenue, south of Cordell Avenue, Bethesda CBD Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of November 1, 2012 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 2	Staff Draft Long Branch Sector Plan
M. Williams	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Draft with Conditions for Long Branch Sector Plan as Public Hearing Draft and Set Public Hearing Date for January 31, 2013.

Item *3	Parklawn North - REVISED
S. Findley/J. Sloan	Site Plan 82011009A: Amended Forest Conservation Plan including a variance request for specimen tree impact ~~and removal~~ and various minor site modifications on 16.35 net acres in the TMX-2 zone; located on the north side of the terminus of Fishers Lane within the Twinbrook Sector Plan area. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution.

Item 4	Worksession on the Public Arts Trust Policies and Procedures and the Montgomery County Public Art Road Map
M. Smith/J. Sloan	Introduction to the Public Art Trust Steering Committee and the management of Montgomery County’s public artworks. Understanding the role of the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission (private artworks, section 4.3) for optional method developments that propose public art as an amenity. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 5	Roundtable Discussion
R. Krasnow	Planning Director's Report

1:15 PM	LUNCH

Item 6	Closed Session - POSTPONED TO DECEMBER 20, 2012
	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) (3) to consider the acquisition of real property for a Commission purpose and matters directly related thereto.

Item 12	Closed Session - ADDED
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice.

2:30 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 13	Ashton Property Reconsideration Request - ADDED


Item *8	Preliminary Plan No. 120120090: Olney Assisted Living - REVISED
E. Tesfaye	A request for approval of one lot for the construction of a 30,458 square foot, 64-bed domiciliary care facility (S-2819), on a 3.59-acre parcel, R-200 Zone, located on the west side of Georgia Avenue (MD97) approximately 640 feet south of its intersection with Old Baltimore Road in the Olney Master Plan area. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution.

Item *9	Mallory Square - POSTPONED AT REQUEST OF APPLICANT
P. Butler/S. Dickel	A. Preliminary Plan 120120180, Mallory Square; Request to record two lots for up to 800,000 square feet of desnity with 796,500 square feet of residential uses and up to 3,500 square feet of non-residential uses on 12.81 gross acres in the CR1.5 C1.5 R1.5 H100 zone; located on Research Boulevard 400 feet west of Shady Grove Road within the Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan area. Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution B. Site Plan 820120130, Mallory Square; Request for 800,000 square feet of density with 682 units in two buildings and 3,500 square feet of non-residential uses, the removal of the neighborhood services public benefit and the addition of the public art public benefit, and a parking waiver request for 44 additional parking spaces, zoned CR1.5 C1.5 R1.5 H100; located on Research Boulevard, 400 feet west of Shady Grove Road, within the Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan area. Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution

Item 10	Wheaton High School and Thomas Edison High School of Technology Modernization
A. - A. Lindsey B. - C. Myers	A. Forest Conservation Plan No 2013011, Wheaton High School and Thomas Edison High School of Technology Modernization: R-60 Zone, 28.23 acres. Replacement of the current facility with two separate buildings on the existing site. North of Randolph Rd at 12601 Dalewood Dr. Kensington-Wheaton Master Plan area. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution. B. Mandatory Referral No. 2013011, Wheaton High School and Thomas Edison High School of Technology Modernization*: R-60 Zone, 28.23 acres. Replacement of the current facility with two separate buildings on the existing site. North of Randolph Rd at 12601 Dalewood Dr. Kensington-Wheaton Master Plan area. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Transmittal of Comments.

Item 14	Worksession on Zoning Ordinance Rewrite - ADDED
P. Dunn	Admin and Procedures

5:30 PM	DINNER

7:00 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 11	Public Hearing - Zoning Ordinance Rewrite
P. Dunn	Public Hearing on Admin and Procedures

9:00 PM	ADJOURN

The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, December 13, 2012

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