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Thursday, February 27, 2014

REVISED: Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 12:28 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:

1:00 pm	CLOSED SESSION
Item 13	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	ADDED
1:30 pm	PLANNING BOARD MEETING	MRO AUDITORIUM
Item 1	Consent Agenda	TIME CHANGED Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
	*A. Adoption of Resolutions
	1. Grosvenor/Wild Acres Preliminary Plan 120130110 – MCPB No. 13-170
	2. Grosvenor/Wild Acres Site Plan 820130130 – MCPB No. 13-171
	*B. Record Plats
	*C. Other Consent Items
	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of January 23, 2014	MOVED FROM FEBRUARY 20 AGENDA
Item 2	Roundtable Discussion Parks Director’s Report	TIME CHANGED Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion.
Item 3	~~Review the Updated Procedures – Telecommunications on Park Property~~ ~~Update the 1997 Administrative Procedures for Telecommunications on Park Property~~ ~~Staff Recommendation: Approve~~ ATTACHMENT 1 - Policy Telecom ATTACHMENT 2 - Lease Agreement Flow Chart ATTACHMENT 3 - Application Telecom Lease ~~M. Grace~~	TIME CHANGED POSTPONED TO MARCH 13, 2014
Item 10	Norbeck-Muncaster Mill Neighborhood Park Authorization to acquire 38,881 square feet (0.89 acres), more or less, improved, from Julio C. and Marsha B. Zangroniz, located at 4011 Muncaster Mill Road, Rockville, Maryland 20853 Staff Recommendation: Approval W. Gries	MOVED FROM FEBRUARY 20 AGENDA TIME CHANGED Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
Item *4	~~Glenmont Metrocenter Phase 1.1: Site Plan 820130270~~ TSR Zone, 9.46 acres, request for 171 townhouses, including 22 MDPU's, located on the north side of Glenallan Avenue between Georgia Avenue along Glenallan Avenue and Layhill Road, in the Glenmont Sector Plan (formerly the Glenmont Transit Impact Area and Vicinity Sector Plan). Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions ~~S. Dickel~~	POSTPONED TO MARCH 6, 2014
Item 6	MC Parks FY14 Budget Adjustment Seeking Planning Board approval on a FY14 budget adjustment request. Staff Recommendation: Approval K. Warnick	TIME CHANGED Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
2:15 Pm	CLOSED SESSIONS
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
Item 12	CLOSED SESSION Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice D. Lieb	ADDED
4:30 pm	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES	MRO AUDITORIUM
Item *7	~~No Gain:Preliminary Plan No. 120130170~~ R-60 zone, 0.97 acres, Proposal for 2 one-family lots; located on Brookville Road approximately 1,500 feet south of the intersection with Thornapple Street, in the Village of Chevy Chase Section 5, Bethesda-Chevy Chase ~~Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions~~ ~~K. Reilly~~	TIME CHANGED POSTPONED TO MARCH 6, 2014
Item 8	~~Forest Conservation Bank Policies~~ ~~Staff seeks advice from Planning Board on various Forest Conservation Bank Policies~~ ~~K. Nelson~~	TIME CHANGED POSTPONED TO APRIL 3, 2014
Item *9	~~The Home Depot Aspen Hill Site Plan No. 820140030~~ Request to add 29,998 square feet to the existing 133,002-square foot store, and modifications to the existing surface parking layout, on approximately 32.76 gross acres in the R-90 and RMX-2C Zones; located at 14000 Georgia Avenue, in the northwest quadrant of Georgia Avenue and Connecticut Avenue, in the Aspen Hill Master Plan area. Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions ~~R. Kamen~~	POSTPONED TO MARCH 6, 2014
Item 11	A. County Council Bills on Sustainability and Energy Conservation including: Bill 2-14, Environmental Sustainability - Buildings - Benchmarking Bill 3-14, Buildings - Energy Efficiency - Energy Standards Bill 4-14, Streets and Roads - County Street Lights Bill 5-14, Environmental Sustainability - Social Cost of Carbon Assessments Bill 6-14, Environmental Sustainability - Office of Sustainability - Established Bill 7-14, Contracts and Procurement - Certified Green Business Program Bill 8-14, Buildings - County Buildings - Clean Energy Renewable Technology Bill 9-14, Environmental Sustainability - Renewable Energy - County Purchase Bill 10-14, Buildings - Solar Permits - Expedited Review Bill 11-14, Buildings - Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permits - Expedited Review Bill 12-14, Personnel - Telecommuting - Amendments Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council B. Zoning Text Amendment No. 14-01 To require electric vehicle charging stations under certain circumstances Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council (Action required for Council Public Hearing of 2/25/14) C. Zoning Text Amendment No. 14-02 To exempt certain solar energy structures from height and setbacks. Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council (Action required for Council Public Hearing of 2/25/14) M. Dolan/R.Kamen	MOVED FROM FEBRUARY 27 AGENDA Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved transmitting comments.
Item 14	Presentation of revised OPEB numbers for FY 15 budget J. Kroll	ADDED Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
5:30 PM	ADJOURN

6:00 PM	SPEAKER SERIES
	Innovative Housing Efforts in the City of Alexandria Speakers: Mildrilyn Davis, Director of Housing, City of Alexandria and Helen McIlvaine, Deputy Director of Housing, City of Alexandria The City of Alexandria has had success with a number of innovative housing efforts over the past decade, including redevelopment of numerous blocks of public housing into mixed income communities and co-location of affordable housing with new public buildings. In addition, the City has recently approved a new Housing Plan that offers creative ideas for the future. Ms. Davis and Ms. McIlvaine will share a range of best practices from Alexandria.

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.
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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.
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Thursday, February 27, 2014

REVISED: Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 12:28 pm

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