The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

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Thursday, October 23, 2014

REVISED: Friday, October 17, 2014 - 4:49 pm

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10:00 am PLANNING BOARD MEETING MRO AUDITORIUM
Item 1

Consent Agenda

 
 

*A. Adoption of Resolutions 

 
 

*B. Record Plats 

 
 

Subdivision Plat No. 220130480 - 220130500, Cabin Branch
MXPD zone, 89 lots, 9 parcels; located at the intersection of Broadway Avenue and Wellspring Avenue; Clarksburg Master Plan.

 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 
 

Subdivision Plat No. 220141320 - 220141340, Stanmore
RNC zone, 16 lots, 5 parcels; located on the east side of Batchellors Forest Road, approximately 2,500 feet north of Old Vic Boulevard; Olney Master Plan.


Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
 

Subdivision Plat No. 220150260, Cloverleaf Center
TMX-2 zone, 2 parcels; located on the east side of Century Boulevard at the intersection of Cloverleaf Center Drive; Germantown Sector Plan.


Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
 

*C. Other Consent Items 

 
 

Shady Grove Station

a. Shady Grove Station Preliminary Plan No. 12012008B
Request to modify the approved Preliminary Plan to permit the reduction of alley pavement widths to 18 feet with associated modification to lot lines and widths of townhouses. Approximately 90.34 gross acres in the Transit-Oriented Mixed Use/Transferable Development Rights (TOMX-2/TDR) Zone, located west of Crabbs Branch Way and south of Shady Grove Road, in the 2006 Shady Grove Sector Plan area.

 

b. Shady Grove Station, Westside Site Plan No.82013022A
Request to modify the approved Site Plan to permit the reduction of alley pavement widths to 18 feet; permit landscaping in the alleys and deeper decks for some townhouses; adjustments to lot lines; and modification to widths of townhouses. Approximately 41.8 gross acres in the Transit-Oriented Mixed Use/Transferable Development Rights (TOMX-2/TDR) Zone, located west of Crabbs Branch Way and south of Shady Grove Road, in the 2006 Shady Grove Sector Plan area.

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  

 
  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
Staff Recommendation: Review the public testimony and staff response and transmit the Planning Board Draft Plan to the County Council and County Executive
K. O'Connor/R. Duke

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,
62.5 acres, Sandy Spring/Ashton Master Plan

 

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

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

J. Lai

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

 
4:15 pm ADJOURN  

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