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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
	White Flint Mall Sketch Plan 320120040 – MCPB No. 12-115 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

	*B. Record Plats
	1. Subdivision Plat No. 220121860, Westmore I-1 zone; 1 parcel; located at the northwestern quadrant of the intersection of Westmore Avenue and North Horners Lane; Upper Rock Creek Area Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 2. Subdivision Plat No. 220130180, Bradley Hills, Section 2 R-90 zone; 1 lot; located on the west side of Fairfax Road, approximately 875 feet north of Wessling Lane; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 3. Subdivision Plat No. 220130260 – 220130280, The Towns at Germantown Park RT-12.5 zone; 104 lots, 13 parcels; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Clopper Road (MD 117) and Cinnamon Drive; Germantown Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.


	*C. Other Consent Items
	Site Plan Amendment 82008021D, Washington Adventist Hospital, 44.86 acres, I-1 and I-3 Zones, construction of an interim parking lot with associated bus shelter, landscape, lighting, and grading; a pedestrian canopy between Building A and the South Parking Garage; modified locations of handicap ramps on Plum Orchard Drive; and minor architectural elevation changes. Located on the West Side of Plum Orchard Drive, 400 feet southwest of Broadbirch Drive within the 1997 Fairland Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of April 19, 2012, November 8, 2012 and November 13, 2012 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 9	Remand of Memorandum Opinion and Order of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland in Hyde et al. v. The Montgomery County Planning Board Civil Nos. 360249-V, 363941-V - ADDED/REVISED
C. Rubin	1) To approve Rural Open Space Easement; 2) To approve Plat of Correction for Parcel B, Block C (Formerly Parcel A) adding reference to the Rural Open Space Easement; and 3) To adopt Resolution reaffirming the validity of the Plat Nos. 220120260, 220120270, 220120280, 220120290, and 220120300. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 2	Worksession on Zoning Ordinance Rewrite
P. Dunn	Worksession on Administration and Procedure - REVISED Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion Only.

	BREAK

11:30 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item *3	Project Plan Review No. 920130020, 8001 Newell Street - REVISED
J. Marcolin	CBD-1 and the Ripley/South Silver Spring Overlay Zone, 0.94 acres, Mixed-use project totaling 159,900 square feet of development including up to 187 multi-family dwelling units, and 3,100 square feet of non-residential use, located at the northeast intersection of Newell Street and Eastern Avenue, Silver Spring CBD Planning Board Action/Decision: Deferred.

12:15 PM	LUNCH

Item 4	Closed Session - POSTPONED until January 17, 2013
	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 5	Local Map Amendment No. G-881: Theodore H. Butz, Et Al
R. Kamen/J. Penn	A. Local Map Amendment No. G-881: Theodore H. Butz, et al., applicant - Reclassification of ±54 acres of land from the RE-2 Zones to the Planned Retirement Community (PRC) Zone for the development of up to 140 one-family dwelling units, located on the northwest corner of Brink Road and Ridge Road (MD 27) 1994 Clarksburg Master Plan and Hyattstown Special Study Area. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. B. Preliminary Forest Conservation for Local Map Amendment G-881, Theodore H. Butz, et. Al., for the PRC Zone on ±54 acres of land located on the northwest corner of Brink Road and Ridge Road (MD 27) 1994 Clarksburg Master Plan and Hyattstown Special Study Area. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution. C. Preliminary Water Quality Plan for Local Map Amendment G-881, Theodore H. Butz, et. Al., for the PRC Zone on ±54 acres of land located on the northwest corner of Brink Road and Ridge Road (MD 27) 1994 Clarksburg Master Plan and Hyattstown Special Study Area. R. Kamen/J. Penn Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution. (Action Required for Hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 1/14/2013)

Item 6	4831 West Lane, LLC
E. Grayson	1. Local Map Amendment DPA G-954, 4831 West Lane, LLC, R-60 zone, 12,521 square feet, Request rezoning from the R-60 zone to the TS-R zone for Lot 26 and previous right-of-way dedications attributable to Lot 26, Lot 24, and Lot 25; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection with West Lane and Montgomery Lane; Bethesda-CBD (Central Business District) Master Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. (Action Required for Hearing by Hearing Examiner 1/11/2013) 2. Development Plan Amendment DPA 13-01, 4831 West Lane, LLC, TS-R zone, 38,804 sf., Request amendment to increase the number of residential units from 48 with 12.5% MPDUs to 100-120 with 15% MPDUs; located at 4831 West Lane; Bethesda-CBD (Central Business District) Master Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. (Action Required for Hearing by Hearing Examiner 1/11/2013)

Item *7	Village West at Germantown Town Center (formerly Martens Property) - Revised
S. Pereira/R.Weaver	A. Project Plan Amendment 92002002C: Village West at Germantown Town Center (formerly Martens Property) Amendment to add 15 multi-family units, consolidate the multi-family building footprints and increase the building height to a maximum of 65 feet or 5 stories; revise the adjacent amenity areas, parking and loading layout, near the intersection of Wisteria Drive and Waters Road, 26.48 acres, RMX-2 Zone, Germantown Employment Sector Plan Planning Board Action/Decison: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution. B. Preliminary Plan Amendment 12011009A: Village West at Germantown Town Center (formerly Martens Property) Amendment to add 15 multi-family units, consolidate the multi-family building footprints and increase the building height to a maximum of 65 feet or 5 stories; revise the adjacent amenity areas, parking and loading layout, near the intersection of Wisteria Drive and Waters Road, 26.48 acres, RMX-2 Zone, Germantown Employment Sector Plan Planning Board Action/Decison: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution. C. Site Plan Amendment 82011013A: Village West at Germantown Town Center (formerly Martens Property) including the Final Forest Conservation Plan Amendment to add 15 multi-family units, consolidate the multi-family building footprints and increase the building height to a maximum of 65 feet or 5 stories; revise the adjacent amenity areas, parking and loading layout, near the intersection of Wisteria Drive and Waters Road, 26.48 acres, RMX-2 Zone, Germantown Employment Sector Plan Planning Board Action/Decison: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution.

6:00 PM	DINNER

7:00 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 8	Staff Draft Glenmont Sector Plan (Continued)
M. Brown	Glenmont Staff Draft Plan: http://www.montgomeryplanning.org/community/glenmont/ Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Draft as Public Hearing Draft and Set Public Hearing Date for February 14, 2013. No Public Testimony will be Taken


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The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, December 20, 2012

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