The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda
8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760 301-495-4605 www.montgomeryplanningboard.org
Thursday, November 19, 2015
REVISED: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 10:43 am
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. Where noted on the agenda, advance sign-up may be required and signing up to speak on the day of the hearing may not be permitted. 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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| 1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute Preliminary Plan 12002096B–MCPB No. 15-122 | Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. |
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| 2. Gertson Property SRW201501 – MCPB No. 15-140 | Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. | |
*B. Record Plats |
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Subdivision Plat No. 220150810, Landon Woods Staff Recommendation: Approval |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. | |
*C. Other Consent Items |
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| 4925 Battery Lane,Site Plan Amendment No. 81985085A R-10 zone, 1.15 acres, modify Condition #2 of the Site Plan approval which limits the maximum lot coverage to allow for exterior building modification and to add associated Stream Valley Buffer (SVB) mitigation conditions; located at 4925 Battery Lane on the north side of the street, just east of the Bethesda Trolley trail; Woodmont Triangle Amendment to the Bethesda CBD Sector Plan Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution S. Dickel |
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Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adopted Resolution. |
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*D. Approval of Minutes |
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| Minutes of November 19, 2015 | Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. | |
| Item 2 | Roundtable Discussion Planning Director's Report |
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| Item 3 | Westbard Sector Plan, Worksession #2 Staff Recommendation: N/A J. Marcolin |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion. |
| Item 4 | Montrose Baptist Church, Inc., Local Map Amendment No. G-964 Request for reclassification of approximately 8.7 acres of land from the R-60 and R-90 Zones to the RT-15 Zone under the standard method of application for up to 130 townhouses; located at 5020, 5010 and 5100 Randolph Road, Rockville, within the North Bethesda-Garrett Park Master Plan area. E. Tettelbaum |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. |
| 12:15 pm | LUNCH | |
| Item 9 | CLOSED SESSION
According to MD ANN Code, General Provisions Article, §3-305(b)(3), to consider the acquisition of real property for a public purpose and matters directly related to the acquisition. The topic(s) to be discussed are: Great Seneca Stream Valley Park, Unit 4 Staff Recommendation: Discussion W. Gries |
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| 1:15 PM | PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES | MRO AUDITORIUM |
| Item 10 | Great Seneca Stream Valley Park, Unit 4
Authorization to acquire a parcel of land containing 15,122 square feet (0.3471 acres), more or less, unimproved, from Pascale Brady, located, west of Woodfield Road (MD Rte. 124), south of Watkins Road, east of its intersection with Wild Hunt Drive in Gaithersburg, MD, 20882. Staff Recommendation: Approval W. Gries |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. |
| Item 7 | Serpentine Barrens Conservation Park
Authorization to acquire three (3) parcels of land containing 11.13 acres, more or less, unimproved, from DuMont Oaks Corporation, located in Rockville, MD on the east and west sides of Piney Meetinghouse Road. Staff Recommendation: Approval J. Kaye |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. |
| Item 6 | FY17 Parks Budget Approval Park Fund, Enterprise Fund, Property Management Fund, Special Revenue Fund, Park Fund Estimated Revenue, and Capital Equipment Internal Service Fund (ISF) N. Steen |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. |
| Item 5 | Approval of Planning, CAS and Commissioners' Offices FY17 Budget J. Kroll |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. |
| Item 8 | Bicycle Master Plan Advisory Group
Staff Recommendation: Approve the proposed members of the Advisory Group D. Anspacher |
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved the proposed members of the Advisory Group. |
| 4:30 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. Where noted on the agenda, advance sign-up may be required and signing up to speak on the day of the hearing may not be permitted. 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