Thursday, May 16, 2002, 9:30 A.M.

8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD  20910-3760

301-495-4600, www.mc-mncppc.org

 

The following time schedule is an estimate subject to change without notice, depending on the circumstances affecting each item.  On individual agenda items, public testimony is accepted unless otherwise noted and italics indicate staff’s recommendation for Board action.  For information about meetings in progress, call (301) 495-1333.  For other information, call 301-495-4600 or the TTY (teletypewriter used by people with hearing or speech impairments) at (301) 495-1331.  The Planning Board encourages the participation of individuals with disabilities in all its programs and services.  Meeting agendas and other planning and parks information are available on the Internet – www.montgomeryplanningboard.org

 

 

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9:30 a.m.

 

GENERAL MEETING (Third Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)

 

 

 

A.        Administrative Items

 

9:45 a.m.

 

PLANNING BOARD MEETING (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)

 

 

 

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Commissioners’ Reports

Directors’ Reports

Reconsideration Requests

 

10:00 a.m.

1.

Presentation on Celebrating National Trails Day in Montgomery County

 

2.

Site Plan Review No. 8-02032 - Colesville Chevy Chase Bank; C-1 Zone; 3,200 gross square feet commercial office, 11,500 gross square feet commercial retail; northeast quadrant, intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Wolf Drive; White Oak; PA - 33 - Approval with conditions. 

 

3.

Site Plan Review No. 8-02031 - Clarksburg Ridge; RMX-2/R-200 Zones; 101 one-family detached units, 58 townhouses, including 20 MPDU’s; on west side of Clarksburg Road; 1,000 feet north of MD 355; Clarksburg; PA - 13 - Approval with conditions.

 

 

 

 

4.

 

Proposed Zoning Text Amendment – Amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow optional development method in the I-3 Zone – Permission to transmit the amendments to County Council.

 

5.

Proposed Zoning Text Amendment – Amend the Zoning Ordinance to add permitted uses in the R-200 Zone under certain circumstances – Permission to transmit the amendments to County Council.

 

1:15 p.m.

 

PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUED (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring,

 

 

6.

Board of Appeals Petition No. S-2490 (Special Exception) – Colonial Landscape & Design, Inc., applicant, requests a special exception for a landscape contractor; RC Zone; 1101-A Ednor Road, Silver Spring – Approval with conditions.

(Deferred from MCPB Agenda 1/31/02)

 

*7.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-02007 – Derwood Bible Church; R-200 Zone; 1 lot (House of Worship, 28,120 square feet); 4.04 acres; northeast quadrant, intersection of Yellowstone Way and Chieftan Avenue; Gaithersburg – Approval with conditions.

 

*8.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-01068 – Fairland Gardens, Section 2; RE-1 Zone; 1 lot (1 single-family detached dwelling unit); 1.0 acre; on the west side of Friendly Road, approximately 2,000 feet south of Cabin Creek Drive; Fairland – Approval with conditions.

 

*9.

Record PlatsApproval.

 

10.

Black Hill Regional Park Master Plan – Worksession.

 

 

*Maryland law and the Planning Board’s Rules of Procedure regarding ex parte (outside the record) communications require all discussion, review, and consideration of this matter take place only during the Board’s public hearing.  Telephone calls and meetings with Board members in advance of the hearing are not permitted.  Written communications will be directed to appropriate staff members for response.

 

 

 

Notices and Reminders

 

May

13 -

7:00 p.m.,

Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, Health and Human Services Building, 8818 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

14 -

4:30 p.m.,

Wheaton Urban District Committee Meeting, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton

 

15 -

9:30 a.m.,

Full Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

15 -

7:00 p.m.,

UpCounty Regional Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, UpCounty Services Center, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

 

15 -

7:00 p.m.,

Wheaton Redevelopment Steering Committee Meeting, #403, Redevelopment Office, 11501 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton

 

16 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

16 -

________,

MCPB, Worksession on Black Hill Regional Park Master Plan, MRO Auditorium

16 -

4:00 p.m.,

Downtown Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Board Meeting, 1st Floor Conference Room, 8435 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

20 -

7:00 p.m.,

Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Services Center, Room A, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda

 

20 -

7:15 p.m.,

UpCounty Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, UpCounty Regional Services Center, Meeting Room A, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

 

21 -

7:45 a.m.,

Bethesda Urban Partnership Board of Directors Meeting, 7906 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda

 

21 -

7:15 p.m.,

Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton

 

22 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

23 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

27 -

Holiday

Memorial Day

 

30 -

1:00 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

30 -

________,

MCPB, Upper Rock Creek Area Master Plan (Staff Draft), MRO Auditorium

 

30 -

________,

MCPB, Transfer Development Rights Task Force Report, MRO Auditorium

June

5 -

8:30 a.m.,

Task Force Meeting on Keep Montgomery County Beautiful, EOB, 101 Monroe Street, 10th Floor Conference Room, Rockville

 

5 -

7:15 p.m.,

East County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, Eastern Montgomery Services Center, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring

 

6 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

6 -

________,

MCPB, Heritage Tours and Activities, MRO Auditorium

 

10 -

7:00 p.m.,

Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

11 -

4:30 p.m.,

Wheaton Urban District Committee Meeting, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton

 

12 -

7:15 p.m.,

Eastern Area Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, Parkside Headquarters, 9500 Brunett Avenue, Silver Spring

 

12 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

13 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

13 -

7:30 p.m.,

Western Area Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Road, Potomac

 

17 -

7:00 p.m.,

Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Services Center, Room A, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda

 

17 -

7:15 p.m.,

UpCounty Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, UpCounty Regional Services Center, Meeting Room A, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

 

17 -

7:30 p.m.,

East County Action Group, East County Regional Service Center, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring

 

18 -

7:45 a.m.,

Bethesda Urban Partnership Board of Directors Meeting, 7906 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda

 

18 -

7:15 p.m.,

Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton

 

19 -

9:30 a.m.,

Full Commission Meeting, Newton White Mansion, 2708 Enterprise Road, Mitchellville

 

 
NOTICE TO CIVIC AND HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS
Help Us Update Our Database!

 

Please Call 301-495-4600

 

The Planning Board’s Community Relations Office is updating the extensive civic and homeowners association database, and you can help by calling 301-495-4600 any time of the day or night with the current president’s name, address, and phone number.  Thanks so much for your cooperation.

 

 

 

DRAFT REVISIONS TO THE

LOCAL AREA TRANSPORTATION REVIEW GUIDELINES

 

Planning staff are suggesting revisions to the Local Area Transportation Review Guidelines (LATR) to provide revised procedures for conducting traffic studies in recognition of the County Council’s decision to apply Section V to all Central Business District (CBD) and Metro Station Policy Areas, expiration of the Expedited Development Approval procedure and “loophole” legislation, the Guidelines as the standard to be used for zoning, subdivision, special exception and mandatory referral cases brought before the Planning Board, the Board of Appeals and the Hearing Examiner, elimination of the link volume congestion standard, trip reductions for residential and non-residential development graduated based on the applicable congestion standard, new requirement for all traffic counts to be submitted in digital format; and to clarify the number of intersections to be studied based on maximum peak hour trips generated by a site, the acceptability of traffic counts, that intersections which straddle policy area boundaries will use the higher policy area congestion standard, use of “street peak” to determine peak hour used in a traffic study; and to provide updated trip rates for child day-care centers, and new trip rates for assisted living facilities, mini-storage facilities, and townhouses in the Silver Spring CBD.

 

We invite you to review the proposed revisions. Copies of the draft LATR Guidelines are available from the Transportation Planning Unit in Room 105 of the Montgomery Regional Office or by calling ((301) 495-4525). Please submit written comments as soon as possible, but no later than June 21, 2002, to:

 

Ronald C. Welke, Coordinator

Transportation Planning

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

8787 Georgia Avenue

Room 105

Silver Spring, MD 20910

 

 

 

Public Meeting

on

Wednesday, May 29, 2002

Montgomery Regional Office Auditorium

8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

 

There will be a public meeting with staff to discuss possible changes to the existing Planning Board policy concerning stormwater management facility maintenance responsibilities in the Upper Paint Branch Special Protection Area.  If you have any questions, please call Jeff Zyontz at (301) 495-4557.

 

 

 

75th Anniversary Exhibit Is Now Open at

Brookside Gardens

 

To help celebrate “75 Years, Turning Visions into Reality,” The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) invites local residents, businesses and families to enjoy a “then and now” exhibit on the Commission’s 75-year history.  The exhibit is open to the public at Brookside Gardens Visitors Center, and will continue to be on display daily through Monday, May 27.  Located within the 50-acre horticultural display gardens at 1800 Glenallan Avenue in Wheaton, Brookside Gardens Visitors Center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  In June, the exhibit travels to the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex, 8001 Sheriff Road, Landover, for the summer months.

 

Titled “75 Years, Turning Visions into Reality,” the exhibit features historic and current photos, maps and artwork and depicts projects, programs, facilities and milestones that have impacted residents and communities the Commission serves in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties.  Exhibit images will be available online at www.mncppc.org in May 2002.

 

 

 

PUBLIC NOTICE

 

Department of Permitting Services

Division of Water Resources Management

has received a

 

PRELIMINARY/FINAL WATER QUALITY PLAN

For

CLARKSBURG GREENWAY TRAIL

 

The proposed Greenway Trail project will consist of an eight-foot wide asphalt and timber boardwalk (to avoid wetland disturbance) trail.  The total length of the trail, which will extend from realigned New Cut Road to Stringtown Road, is 1.8 miles.  The trail will be located within the existing 60-ft. wide W.S.S.C. sewer line clearing.  This site is located in a portion of the Little Seneca Creek watershed that has been designated as a 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 5/13/2002).

 

The Water Quality Plans are available for review at the Department of Permitting Services office during working hours. (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday)

 

For further information, please call Leo Galanko at (240) 777-6242.  The address for the Department of Permitting Services is:

                                                            Department of Permitting Services

                                                            255 Rockville Pike, 2nd Floor, Station 8

                                                            Rockville, Maryland 20850