The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, October 3, 2013

REVISED

Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 1:25 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
 

 

Item 1 Tour of MidCounty Highway Alternative Alignments

M. Dolan

The Board will tour various locations associated with the master plan and alternative alignments studied for this new road
   
1:00 PM LUNCH
   
Item 9 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
   
Item 10 Closed Session - ADDED
C. Rubin Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice
   
2:15 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - 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 2 Consent Agenda
 

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

   
 

*B. Record Plats

   
 

*C. Other Consent Items

 

1. Adoption of Resolutions for United Therapeutics Silver Spring Campus
           a. Project Plan No. 920130060 (MCPB 13-131)

               Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.
           b. Preliminary Plan No. 120130190 (MCPB 13-132)

               Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

   
  *D. Approval of Minutes
 

Planning Board Minutes of July 31, 2013 and September 4, 2013

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved..

   
Item 3 FY15 Budget - Worksession - TIME CHANGED

J. Kroll

K. Warnick

Discussion of Parks Office Department Budget
   
Item 4 Roundtable Discussion - TIME CHANGED

 

Park Director's Report

   
Item *5 Sketch Plan Amendment No. 32011002A, North Bethesda Gateway - TIME CHANGED

 

M. Brown

Amendment to increase residential development, decrease non-residential development, reduce the height of structures, incorporate circulation enhancements, and modify CR incentive density for public benefits; zoned CR3, C1.5, R2.5, H200 and CR4, C3.5, R2.0, H205 and located on the south side of Nicholson Lane near its intersection with Rockville Pike within the White Flint Sector Plan area.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

   
Item *6 Travilah Grove - TIME CHANGED

 

L. Shirley

Site Plan No. 820130200 and Final Water Quality Plan: Construction of five 60-foot high multi-family residential buildings with a total of 300 dwelling units, including 38 MPDUs on 13.72 gross acres in the CR-0.5 C0.5 R0.5 H80 Zone; located on Travilah Road, approximately 630 feet northeast of Unicorn Way, in the Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan area.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolutions.

   
Item *7 Beverly Farms - TIME CHANGED

 

B. Berbert

Preliminary Plan No. 120110290: Request to create two (2) lots; located on the north side of Tuckerman Lane, approximately 1,000 feet east of the intersection with Falls Road; 41,466 square feet (0.95 acres); R-90 zone; Potomac Subregion Master Plan.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolutions.

   
Item *8 Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 11999034B: Alvemar Woods, Lot 17 (In Response to a Violation) - TIME CHANGED

 

J. Penn

Modify the Category I Conservation Easement on the property located at 10410 Riverwood Drive, 2.07 acres, RE-2 Zone, Potomac, Potomac Master Plan

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolutions.

   
5:35 pm ADJOURN