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9:00 AM	Service Award Ceremony - MRO AUDITORIUM

	Planning Department Service Award Ceremony
R. Brittingham

9:45 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. Corrected Resolution for Kensington Heights Preliminary Plan 120110170 – MCPB No. 12-96 - ADDED Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

	*B. Record Plats
	1. Subdivision Plat No. 220081370, Lakeview C-2 zone, 1 parcel; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Democracy Boulevard and Westlake Drive; Potomac Subregion Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 2. Subdivision Plat No. 220120950-220121050, Clarksburg Village - RESCHEDULED R-200/TDR zone; 111 lots, 17 parcels; located on the north and south sides of Snowden Farm Parkway, approximately 650 feet southeast of Winding Woods Way; Clarksburg Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 3. Subdivision Plat No. 220121130, Brooke Park R-30 zone; 1 parcel; located in the northwestern quadrant of the intersection of Sangamore Road and MacArthur Boulevard. Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 4. Subdivision Plat No. 220130380, Fairland R-90 zone, 1 parcel; located on the east side of Old Columbia Pike, 600 feet north of Fairland Road; Fairland Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 5. Subdivision Plat No. 220130840, Chevy Chase, Section 3 R-60 zone, 1 lot; located on the south side of Raymond Street, 650 feet west of Georgia Street; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*C. Other Consent Items

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of February 7, 2013 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 2	Budget Transfer Request from the Department of Parks
M. Venzke / V. Saunders	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 3	Worksession - Clarksburg Limited Master Plan for the Ten Mile Creek Watershed – Existing Conditions in Ten Mile Creek and Results of 1994 Master Plan Analysis
V. Lazdins/M. Dolan	Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion.

1:00 PM	LUNCH

Item 11	Closed Session - POSTPONED
M. Bradford	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.

Item 12	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

2:00 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 4	Roundtable Discussion - REVISED
A - J. Zimmerman B - C. Rubin	A. The Finance Department - Operating Funds Seven Month Financial Report Including Projections to June 30, 2013 and Enterprise Funds Seven Month Financial Report Including Projections to June 30, 2013. B. Legislative Update - ADDED

Item *5	Preliminary Plan No. 120080080 – Boswells Addition to Riding Stable Estates
R. Weaver	A request for three lots for three one family residential units (two existing), located at 15615 Riding Stable Road, on 5.69 acres, zoned RE-1. Fairland Master Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

Item *6	Project Plan Review No. 920130030, Bethesda Commerce
T. Schneider	CBD-2, 1.83 acres, Mixed-use project totaling 145,345 square feet of development including up to 120 multi-family dwelling units and 5,000 square feet of non-residential use, located in the eastern quadrant of the at the intersection of Old Georgetown Road and Commerce Lane, Bethesda CBD Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

Item 7	Glenmont Sector Plan Worksession No. 1
M. Brown	Possible Topics: Land Use, Zoning, and Transportation Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion.

5:45 PM	DINNER

7:00 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 8	Briefing: New Initiatives in Neighborhood Planning for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - TIME CHANGED
7:00 pm 30 min M. Smith/J. Casey	Principles and precedents for use in the review of Project Plans in the Germantown Employment Area. Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion.

Item 9	Crystal Rock - TIME CHANGED
7:30 pm 1.5 hr M. Smith	A. Project Plan No. 920120040: Crystal Rock with Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan Mixed-use development with a total of 3,248,000 square feet (0.7 FAR), 1,097,800 square feet of office, 91,400 square feet of retail, a 350 room hotel (243,240 square feet), and 1618 residential units, located north of Father Hurley Boulevard, between Crystal Rock Drive and I-270 on 107.70 acres, TMX-2 Zone, Sector Plan for the Germantown Employment Area Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. B. Preliminary Plan No. 120120210: Crystal Rock with Road Abandonment Mixed-use development with a total of 3,248,000 square feet (0.7 FAR), 1,097,800 square feet of office, 91,400 square feet of retail, a 350 room hotel (243,240 square feet), and 1618 residential units, located north of Father Hurley Boulevard, between Crystal Rock Drive and I-270 on 107.70 acres, TMX-2 Zone, Sector Plan for the Germantown Employment Area Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

Item 10	Zoning Code Revision Implementation - POSTPONED
P. Dunn	Attachment 1 - Attachment 2 - Attachment 3 - Attachment 4

9:30 pm	ADJOURN

The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, March 14, 2013

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