The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda
8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760 301-495-4605 www.montgomeryplanningboard.org
Thursday, October 23, 2014
REVISED: Friday, October 17, 2014 - 4:49 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:
| 10:00 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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Subdivision Plat No. 220130480 - 220130500, Cabin Branch
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Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. | |
Subdivision Plat No. 220141320 - 220141340, Stanmore
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Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. | |
Subdivision Plat No. 220150260, Cloverleaf Center
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Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. | |
*C. Other Consent Items |
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a. Shady Grove Station Preliminary Plan No. 12012008B
b. Shady Grove Station, Westside Site Plan No.82013022A N. Yearwood |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution. | |
| Fairland Data Center: Site Plan Amendment No. 81991030A A request to add solar panels and revise the landscape plan, located along the east side of U.S 29 between Fairland Road and Musgrove Road, 755,000 square feet of office, 36.5 acres, O-M Zone, Fairland Master Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval and Adoption of Resolution M. Smith |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution. | |
*D. Approval of Minutes |
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| Minutes of October 9, 2014 | Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. | |
| Item 2 | Roundtable Discussion Parks Director's Report |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion, No Vote Taken. |
| Item 3 | Sandy Spring Rural Village Plan: Worksession No. 2 |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved to Transmit Draft Plan to County Council and County Executive. |
| Item *4 | Bowie Mill Estates: Preliminary Plan No. 120140020 Request to create four (4) lots from two existing undeveloped lots, located on the south side of Bowie Mill Road approximately 300 feet east of Fraley Farm Road, 18.07 acres, RE-2 Zone, Upper Rock Creek Master Plan
B. Berbert |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution. |
| Item 5 | Friends House: Amendment to the Priority Funding Area (PFA) Boundary
Request to amend the Priority Funding Area Boundary to incorporate the Friends House, a non-profit corporation, that operates a special exception for a nursing home and housing for the elderly with independent living (private pay Cottages and HUD apartments), assisted living and skilled nursing care, 330 total units, located at 17230 Quaker Lane near the intersection of Dr. Bird Road and Norwood Road,
R. Sigworth |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved to Transmit Comments to County Council. |
| Item *6 | Poplar Run (Formerly known as Indian Spring) Limited Site Plan Amendment No. 82007002D Request to modify Condition 13(b) and 13(c) of the Planning Board’s Site Plan approval regarding the completion of the hard surface hiker/biker path in Phases I and II of the development. The design or the ultimate delivery of the path is not modified by this amendment. Located on Poplar Run Drive, east Layhill Road on approximately 308 acres in the R-90 and R-200 zones; Master Plan for the communities of Kensington-Wheaton. P. Butler |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution. |
| 12:45 pm | LUNCH | |
| Item 7 |
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REMOVED |
| 1:45 pm | PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES | MRO AUDITORIUM |
| Item 8 | FY16 Budget Presentation and discussion of Planning Department, CAS and Comissioners' Office Budget J. Kroll |
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| 4:15 pm | ADJOURN |
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.
- 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