The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, January 10, 2013

FINAL

Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 4:45 pm

 

8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760
301-495-4605
www.montgomeryplanningboard.org


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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

 

1. 7001 Arlington Road Preliminary Plan 120120220 – MCPB No. 12-107

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

2. 7001 Arlington Road Site Plan 820120140 – MCPB No. 12-108

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

   
 

*B. Record Plats

   
 

*C. Other Consent Items

   
  *D. Approval of Minutes
 

Minutes of November 15, 2012, November 28, 2012 and November 29, 2012

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item 2 Worksession on Zoning Ordinance Rewrite

P. Dunn


   
Item 3 Review and Comment on Historic Preservation Easement/Covenant

S. Whipple

Pursuant to section 24A-13 of the County Code to review and comment on applications to donate an easement and a covenant to the County.

A. 11420 Old Georgetown Road, North Bethesda, MD (Master Plan Historic Site #30/6, The Riley House)

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved to Transmit Comments to the Historic Preservation Commission.

***Board action needed by Jan 17, pursuant to county code***

   
Item 4 White Flint Sector Plan Implementation Advisory Committee

N. Yearwood

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
11:00 AM LUNCH
   
Item 5 United Therapeutic (Planning Board Tour)

R. Kronenberg

 
   
1:30 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 6 Fairland Recreational Park

B. Gries

Authorization to acquire 67,518 square feet (1.55 acres), more or less, improved, from Laura L. Dustin and Shannon Sullivan at 3736 Greencastle Road, Burtonsville, MD 20866
Staff Recommendation: Approval
   
Item 7 Finance Department Administrative Items - POSTPONED

J. Zimmerman

1. Operating Funds Four Month Financial Report Including Projections to June 30, 2013.
2. Enterprise Funds Four Month Financial Report Including Projections to June 30, 2013.
   
Item 13 Budget Transfer Request from Department of Parks - ADDED

K. Warnick

 
   
Item 8 Rock Creek Forest Elementary School

T. Schneider/P. Agrawal

*A. Forest Conservation Plan No. 2013014, Rock Creek Forest Elementary School, R-60, 7.90 acres, proposal for the modernization of Rock Creek Forest Elementary School, located on the southwest side of Grubb Road between Colston Drive and Blaine Drive, Bethesda Chevy-Chase

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

B. Mandatory Referral Review MR2013014, Rock Creek Forest Elementary School, R-60, 7.90 acres, proposal for the modernization of Rock Creek Forest Elementary School, located on the southwest side of Grubb Road between Colston Drive and Blaine Drive, Bethesda Chevy-Chase
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved to transmit comments to MCPS.

   
Item *10 Limited Amendment, Preliminary Plan 11990016A (In Response to Violations) Kimble Estates Lots 14 & 15 - TIME CHANGED

D. Johnsen

RE-2 zone; 4.00 acres; two existing lots each containing a single-family residential dwelling; request to remove a portion of on existing Category I conservation easement on each lot; located at 9009 & 9007 Kimblehunt Drive, 950 feet southwest of the intersection of Woodfield Road and Kimblehunt Drive; Gaithersburg; Damascus Master Plan.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

   
Item 9 Council Bill 35-12 – Tree Canopy Conservation - TIME CHANGED

M. Pfefferle

A bill to establish procedures, standards, and requirements to minimize the loss and disturbance of tree canopy as a result of development

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

(Action required for County Council public hearing of 1/17/13)

   
Item 11 Streamlining County Processes - POSTPONED

M. Pfefferle

 
   
5:00 PM DINNER
   
6:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 12 Worksession No. 4: Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan

E. Hisel-McCoy

Attachment 1 - Attachment 2 - Attachment 3

Review of Public Hearing Draft
Staff Recommendation: Discuss and provide direction to staff

   
   
9:30 PM ADJOURN