The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, July 18, 2013

REVISED

Thursday, August 1, 2013 -  12:05 pm

 

8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760
301-495-4605
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 specify.
  5. To testify on an agenda item, sign-up online or call 301-495-4605 before 4:00 pm the day before the meeting. On the day of the meeting, please see the clerk in the Board Auditorium to sign-up. Submission of written comments does not constitute signing up to speak.
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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. Silver Spring Library residential Project Plan 920130040 MCPB No. 13-53

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

2. Silver Spring Library residential Site Plan820130100 MCPB No. 13-54

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

   
 

*B. Record Plats

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220131140, Montgomery Village – Partridge Place
TS zone; 1 parcel; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Goshen Road and Rothbury Drive. Gaithersburg and Vicinity Master Plan

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Subdivision Plat No. 220131270, Rosedale Park
R-60 zone; 1 lot; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Maple Avenue and Maryland Avenue; Bethesda- Chevy Chase Master Plan

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
 

*C. Other Consent Items

   
  *D. Approval of Minutes
 

Minutes of June 13 and June 18, 2013

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   

Item 2

Roundtable Discussion
  Planning Director's Report
   

Item 3

Development Plan Amendment 13-02: Cabin Branch Community

E. Testfaye

Amendment to an approved Development Plan to increase the retail from 120,000 to 484,000 square feet within the approved total of 2,420,000 square feet of non-residential area and 1,139 dwelling units, located west of I-270, east of Clarksburg Road (MD-121) and north of West Old Baltimore Road, 283.5 acres, MXPD Zone, Clarksburg Master Plan & Hyattstown Special Study Area

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved,

   

Item *4

4990 Fairmont - Bethesda Project and Preliminary Plan

E. Grayson

*A. Project Plan Review No. 920130070, 4990 Fairmont Avenue, CBD-2, 0.52 acres, 138,052 square feet of development including 72 multi-family dwelling units and up to 7,000 square feet of retail; located on Fairmont Avenue east of the intersection with Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda CBD
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

*B. Preliminary Plan Review No. 120130230, 4990 Fairmont Avenue, CBD-2, 0.52 acres, 1 lot for 138,052 square feet of development including 72 multi-family dwelling units and up to 7,000 square feet of retail; located on Fairmont Avenue east of the intersection with Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda CBD

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
12:30 pm LUNCH
   
Item 10 Closed Session - ADDED
W. Gries

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 relating thereto

   
Item 11 Closed Session- ADDED
S. Dixon

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

   
1:45 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   

Item 6

NEW ITEM #

Item 12

Long Branch Local Park - MOVED FROM JULY 25 AGENDA
W. Gries Authorization to acquire 27,002 square feet (0.62 acres), more or less, improved, with Advance Land Acquisition Revolving Funds (ALARF), from Jeffery Bedard, Trustee, located at 8714 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring, MD 20901

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item 5 Briefing on Alternatives for the MidCounty Highway

  M. Dolan

To review the results of the Alternatives study and the Environmental Effects Report

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussed.

Midcounty Highway Draft Environmental Effects Report

 

   
Item *6 Parklawn North

C. Myers/P. Butler

*A. Limited Site Plan Amendment 82011009C, Parklawn North: An amendment to change the condition on the timing of the trail’s construction, the parking, and the public use space. Located at 5601 Fishers Lane; 12.96 acres. TMX-2 Zone; Twinbrook Sector Plan.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
*B. Limited Preliminary Plan Amendment 12011030A, Parklawn North: An amendment to change the condition on the trail’s length and the timing of its construction. Located at 5601 Fishers Lane; 12.96 acres, TMX-2 Zone; Twinbrook Sector Plan.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   

Item *7

Limited Amendment, Preliminary Plan 11994084A - In Response to a Violation, Manor Oaks, Lot 21 Block A - TIME CHANGED

J. Kaye

RE2 zone; 0.19 acres; one existing lot containing a single-family residential dwelling; request to remove the existing category I forest conservation easement; located at 2822 Abbey Manor Circle, 800 feet east from the intersection of Abbey Manor Drive and Georgia Avenue; Olney Master Plan.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   

Item 8

White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan - Worksession #4: Implementation/Staging and Outstanding Issues - TIME CHANGED

N. Sturgeon

Staff Recommendation: Discuss and provide guidance to staff

   
5:20 pm BREAK
   
6:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   

Item 9

Brooke Road Address Plan - ADDED

C. Rubin/C. Conlon

Supplemental Memorandum - ADDED

Request for Board's approval to assign addresses along Brooke Road

(NOTE: Testimony will be limited to owners of property along Sandy Spring Farm Road)

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
7:00 PM ADJOURN