The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda
8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760 301-495-4605 www.montgomeryplanningboard.org
Thursday, January 9, 2014
REVISED: Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 2:40 pm
Please note – Agenda changes and testimony rules:
- The Planning Board’s Agenda is subject to change and certain items may be postponed or added. For meeting updates or to view the Planning Board proceedings live on our website, visit www.montgomeryplanningboard.org.
- 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 Francoise Carrier at 301-495-1320, or addressed to: Francoise Carrier, Chair, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
- To testify on an agenda item, sign-up online or call 301-495-4605 before 4:00 p.m. 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. Copies of written testimony will not be accepted by the Clerk or distributed to the Board at hearings.
To learn more, see the About section at the end of this document:
| 9:00 AM | PLANNING BOARD MEETING | MRO AUDITORIUM |
| Item 1 | Consent Agenda |
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*A. Adoption of Resolutions |
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*B. Record Plats |
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*C. Other Consent Items |
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Ayrlawn: Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 12012011A R-60 zone, 0.76 acres, Amendment to modify condition no. 2 to provide additional flexibility related to conditions of the tree save plan; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection with Johnson Avenue and Lindale Drive, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Staff Recommendation: Approval of the Consent Agenda item M. Williams |
MOVED TO JANUARY 23 AGENDA | |
*D. Approval of Minutes |
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| Minutes of November 7 and November 14, 2013 | Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. | |
| Item 2 | Roundtable Discussion Parks Director's Report |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion Only, No Vote Taken. |
| Item 3 | Montgomery Parks Foundation Briefing D. Rankin |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. |
| Item *4 | Grosvenor/Wild Acres: Preliminary Plan and Site Plan
A. Preliminary Plan 120130110 - Request to subdivide Property into 155 lots (2 one-family detached lots for existing structures, 10 one-family detached lots, and 143 one-family attached lots) with 31,931 square feet of approved Special Exception/Philanthropic use to remain; Wild Acres historic site (MP #30/15) comprising mansion, carriage house and caretaker’s house with 8.9-acre environmental setting; and dedication of approximately 11.35 acres to the Montgomery County Department of Parks; 35.4 gross acres zoned R-90; located on Grosvenor Lane, approximately 1,000 feet east of Fleming Avenue, within the North Bethesda/Garrett Park Master Plan area.
B. Site Plan 820130130 - Request for 155 units (2 existing structures as one-family detached units, 10 new one-family detached units, and 143 new one-family attached units), including 15% MPDUs, in addition to the existing 31,931 square feet of office uses built as a special exception, zoned R-90; located on Grosvenor Lane, approximately 1,000 feet east of Fleming Avenue, within the North Bethesda/Garrett Park Master Plan area. Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
ATTACHMENT A - RNRF-BOA Resolution to Modify ATTACHMENT B - Approved Legacy Open Space ATTACHMENT C - Resolutions 16-915 ATTACHMENT D - Preliminary and Site Plans ATTACHMENT E - Community Comments ATTACHMENT F - Master Plan Sections ATTACHMENT G - FCP ATTACHMENT H - Applicant's Invasive Species Statement ATTACHMENT I - Variance Request ATTACHMENT J - FCA Variance Grosvenor ATTACHMENT K - Variance Trees ATTACHMENT L - Noise Analysis ATTACHMENT M - Agency Letters ATTACHMENT N - Recreation Amenities ATTACHMENT O - Facade ATTACHMENT P - Correspondence from Mr. Knopf ATTACHMENT Q - Applicant's Justification Statement P. Butler/S. Dickel |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved |
| 12:45 pm | LUNCH | |
| Item 5 | Closed Session 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 |
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| 2:00 PM | PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES | MRO AUDITORIUM |
| Item 6 | Glenmont Sectional Map Amendment, G-959:Technical Staff Report Staff Recommendation: Approve and Transmit Staff Report to County Council M. Brown |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved and Transmit Staff Report to County Council. |
| Item 7 | MD355 Crossing (BRAC) Project, CIP Project No. 501209 : Mandatory Referral No. MR#2014024 L. Cole |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Comments to MCDOT. |
| Item 8 | State Transportation Priorities L. Cole |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Transmit Comments to County Executive and Council. . |
| 3:40 PM | ADJOURN | |
| PUBLIC NOTICE | ||
Department of Permitting Services
The project proposes to relocate an existing house and reconfigure an existing parking area so that Clarksburg Square Road can be extended from Clarksburg Road to intersect with MD Route 355. The development will impact about 1.2 acres and in the Clarksburg Special Protection Area.
If you wish to request a public information meeting, a written request must be submitted to this office within 15 days of this notice (Notice posted December 27, 2013). The Water Quality Plans are available for review at the Department of Permitting Services office during working hours (8:00am-4:00pm Monday through Friday).
Department of Permitting Services |
About the meetings:
- The Planning Board’s Agenda is subject to change and certain items may be postponed or added. For meeting updates or to view the Planning Board proceedings live on our website, visit www.montgomeryplanningboard.org.
- 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 Francoise Carrier at 301-495-1320, or addressed to: Francoise Carrier, Chair, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
- To testify on an agenda item, sign-up online or call 301-495-4605 before 4:00 p.m. 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. Copies of written testimony will not be accepted by the Clerk or distributed to the Board at hearings.
- 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.
- Copies of testimony presented orally or copies of correspondence will not be distributed at the hearing.
- 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.
- View the Planning Board proceedings live on our website for meeting updates: www.montgomeryplanningboard.org.
- You can view videotaped hearings after noon on the day following the meeting and select the item you wish to hear: www.montgomeryplanningboard.org/video
- The Planning Board makes the final decision on any agenda items with an (*). On such matters, Maryland law and the Planning Board’s Rules of Procedure prohibit any member of the public from directly contacting or communicating with Board members outside the public hearing setting. See the Outside Communications section of the Planning Board Rules of Procedure for more information.
- The Montgomery County Planning Board is no longer mailing meeting agendas to county residents and associations. To stay involved, subscribe to our weekly e-newsletter, InfoShare, at www.montgomeryplanningboard.org/infoshare