The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda
8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760 301-495-4605 www.montgomeryplanningboard.org
Thursday, September 18, 2014
REVISED: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 4:00 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 Casey Anderson at 301-495-1320, or addressed to: Casey Anderson, 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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Extension Request for Project Plan Amendment No. 921981009A, The Artery Building CBD-2 zone, 2.19 acres, Request to modify the public amenity by converting the internal art gallery space to a fitness center (modifies condition #17) and to relocate the art gallery to the lobby, and to modify the public use space by removing an exterior architectural arch and converting 825 sf of public use space to outdoor restaurant seating, located at northwest quadrant of the intersection with Bethesda Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue; Bethesda CBD Sector Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval of the Extension Request |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. | |
*D. Approval of Minutes |
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| Minutes of September 4, 2014 | Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. | |
| Item 2 | Roundtable Discussion A. Planning Director's Report B. FY 2014 Development Application Submission and Processings B. M. Pfefferle |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion, No Vote Taken.. |
| Item *3 | United Therapeutics, CBD-1 zone, Site Plan No. 820140110 1.79 acres, Proposing 111,724 square feet of office and 10,000 square feet of retail, located at the southeast quadrant of the intersection with Spring Street and Colesville Road; Silver Spring CBD Sector Plan K. Reilly |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution. |
| Item *4 | 7340 Wisconsin Avenue Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution *B. Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 11994080B, 7340 Wisconsin Avenue, CBD-1 zone, 0.79 acres, Request amendment to maintain the maximum number of dwelling units at 225 and reduce the amount of retail from 15,000 square feet to 5,500 square feet and increase the amount of residential floor area from 192,791 square feet to 204,381 square feet, located at southwestern quadrant of the intersection with Montgomery Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue; Bethesda CBD Sector Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution N. Braunstein |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution. |
| Item *8 | TD Bank, Site Plan No. 820140080 CBD-1 and CT zones, 0.41 acres, Proposing 2,775 square feet of bank facility with associated parking and remote drive-thru, located at southwestern quadrant of the intersection with Old Georgetown Road and Woodmont Avenue; Bethesda CBD Sector Plan M. Fuster |
TIME CHANGED
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution. |
| Item 7 | Corrective Map Amendments G-967 through G972 - REVISED STAFF REPORT Subsequent to the Council adoption of District Map Amendment G-956, Planning Staff discovered Staff Recommendation: Approval to file
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TIME CHANGED
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. |
| Item 5 | White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan Sectional Map Amendment (Action needed before Council hearing on September 23, 2014) N. Sturgeon |
TIME CHANGED
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. |
| 1:30 pm | LUNCH | |
| Item 12 | FY Budget Discussion Discussion of FY16 Budget J. Kroll |
ADDED |
| Item 6 | CLOSED SESSION Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(9) to conduct collective bargaining negotiations or consider matters that relate to the negotiations J. Kroll |
ADDED |
| 2:30 pm | PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES | MRO AUDITORIUM |
| Item 9 | Goldsboro Road Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements Project-Facility Planning Phase I D. Anspacher |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. |
| Item *10 | William H. Farquhar Middle School Modernization B. William H. Farquhar Middle School Modernization: Mandatory Referral No. 2014050 Supplemental memorandum from Department of Parks on Farquhar Interim Park F. Boyd |
MOVED FROM SEPTEMBER 4 AGENDA Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution. |
| Item 11 | Briefing on OLO Report #2014-10
Review and Approval Times for Preliminary Plans, Site Plans, and Record Plats |
ADDED |
| 5:00 pm | ADJOURN | |
| PUBLIC NOTICE | ||
PUBLIC NOTICE
Department of Permitting Services
The proposed development is for the complete tear down and rebuild of the existing recreation center and reconstruction along with reconfiguration of the existing parking lot. The site is located at the corner of Good Hope Road and Twig Road which is within the Upper Paint Branch 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 9/5/2014). 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 Casey Anderson at 301-495-1320, or addressed to: Casey Anderson, 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.
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