Montgomery County
Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, October 28, 2004, 10:00 A.M.

8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD  20910-3760

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

 
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10:00 A.M.

 

PLANNING BOARD MEETING (Brookside Gardens Visitor Center, The Adult Education Room, 1800 Glenallan, Wheaton)

 

 

 

A.  Closed Session pursuant to Maryland Government Code Annotated Section 10-508 (a) (1) (Subject:  To discuss personnel matters)

1:00 P.M.

 

 

 

C. Loehr

 

D. Daniel

 

 

B. Crawford

 

 

A. Daly

 

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

 

A.       Administrative Items

B.   Closed Session pursuant to Maryland Government Code Annotated Section 10-508(a) (7) (consult with counsel to obtain legal advice) (Subject:  Thompson Farm)

C.   Closed Session pursuant to Maryland Government Code Annotated Section 10-508(a) (1) (Subject:  To discuss personnel matters)

D.   Closed Session pursuant to Maryland Government Code Annotated Section 10-508(a) (13) (to comply with a specific constitutional, statutory, or judicially imposed requirement that prevents public disclosures about a particular proceeding or matter) (Subject:  Approval of Closed Session minutes)

 

3:00 P.M.

 

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

 

 

 

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Commissioners’ Report

Director’s Report

Reconsideration Requests

    Adoption of Opinions

L. Cole

1.

Consent Item: Mandatory Referral No. 03819-DPWT-1: Quince Orchard Road Spot Improvements from Darnestown Road to Muddy Branch Park, PotomacApproval with comments.

K. Afzal

2.

Mandatory Referral No. 04507-WSSC-1: WSSC Telecommunications Tower at 2 Brighton Dam Road, Brookeville – Approval with comments.

 

F. Boyd

3.

Mandatory Referral No. 04506-MCPS-1: Kennedy High School Stadium Monopole – 1901 Randolph Road, Silver Spring, Kensington - Wheaton Master Plan – Approval with comments.

M. Pfefferle

*4.

Forest Conservation Plan Black Hill Regional Park/New Sewer Outfall Project #84.46Approval with conditions.

K. Nelson

Combine 5 & 6

 

*5.

Forest Conservation Plan for Board of Appeals No. S-2608: Calleva, Inc., applicant, requests a special exception to operate a child day care facility; RDT zone; located at Martinsburg Road, Dickerson – Approval.
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

J. Daniel

6.

Board of Appeals No. S-2608: Calleva, Inc., applicant, requests a special exception to operate a child day care facility; RDT zone; located at Martinsburg Road, Dickerson – Approval.
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

C. Murray

7.

Board of Appeals No. CBA – 13891389-F: (Revised 2/2/12) Saint Andrews Episcopal School, Inc., applicant, requests modification to operate a private educational facility; modification is to increase the enrollment of the facility; R-90 zone; located at 8804 Post Oak Road; Potomac – Approval.
Attachments 1 - 3
Maps & Photos

S. Youla

8.

Development Plan Amendment No. 04-2: Montgomery Auto Sales Park, applicant, requests to amend the schematic development plan to obtain approval for an additional 35,682 square feet of gross floor area over the currently permitted 22,067 square feet of floor area, and associated surface structured parking; C-3 Zone; located at Parcel N970 and Part of Outlot E/Parcel Briggs Chaney Road; Fairland Master Plan – Approval.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

5:30 P.M.

 

DINNER

 

7:30 P.M.

 

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

 

R. Weaver

Combine

9, 10 & 11

*9.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-85245A, Avalon at Decoverly Phase 2, Parcel ‘MM’ O-M zone; 44.09 acres; 168 multi-family dwelling units, including 61 Productivity Housing Units (PHUs); south east quadrant of the intersection of Decoverly Drive and Diamondback Drive; Gaithersburg - Approval with conditions.

R. Weaver

*10.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-88264B, Avalon at Decoverly Phase 2, Parcel ‘NN’ O-M zone; 3.95 acres; 1 lot; 28 multi-family dwelling units, including 8 Productivity Housing Units (PHUs); southeast quadrant of the intersection of Decoverly Drive and Diamondback Drive; Gaithersburg - Approval with conditions.

M. O’Quinn

 

*11.

Site Plan Review No. 8-05002, Avalon at Decoverly Phase 2, O-M zone; 196 multi-family dwelling units, including 69 Productivity Housing Units (PHUs); south east quadrant of the intersection of Decoverly Drive and Diamondback Drive; Gaithersburg - Approval with conditions.
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

M. O’Quinn

*12.

Site Plan Amendment Review No. 8-89041A, Shady Grove Gable, R-60/TDR-10 zones; 21.1614 acres; Amendment of approved plan to add 1,273 gross square feet fitness center, 1,292 gross square feet maintenance building and 22 enclosed parking spaces; north west quadrant, of the intersection of Decoverly Drive and Diamondback Drive; Gaithersburg - Approval with conditions.
Part 2

M. Ma

*13.

Site Plan Review No. 8-04001, Oakridge Corporate Centre – Office Park, I-3/I-1 zones; 35.33 acres; 418,000 gross square feet office and 10,000 gross square feet retail; on Plum Orchard Drive, approximately 1,000 feet west of Cherry Hill Road; Fairland - Approval with conditions.
Part 2

 

 

 

D. Kinney

*14.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-04031 – North Westland Building C- 2 Zone; 1 lot; one 14,000 square foot commercial office building; located on the north side of Westland Drive, approximately 300 feet east of Frederick Road (MD 355); Gaithersburg – Approval with conditions.

R. Weaver

*15.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-05001 – Fairland View R-60 Zone; 73 lots; 73 single-family attached dwelling units, including 10 MPDUs; 12.08 acres; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Fairland Road and Colesville Road (MD 29); Fairland – Approval with conditions.
Attachments
Informational Maps

R. Weaver

Combine

16 & 17

*16.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-04027 and Final Water Quality Plan - Briarcliff Meadows North RE-1 Zone w/cluster; 9 lots; 9 single-family detached dwelling units; 11.56 acres; located on the east side of Thompson Road, approximately 600 feet south of Romer Street; Cloverly – Approval with conditions.
Part 1
Part 2

R. Weaver

 

*17.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-04036 and Final Water Quality Plan – Briarcliff Meadows South RE-1 Zone w/cluster; 9 lots; 9 single-family dwelling units (1 existing to remain); 9.41 acres; located on Thompson Road approximately 950 feet west of Peach Orchard Road; Cloverly – Approval with conditions.
Part 2

Informational Maps

C. Conlon

*18.

Preliminary Plan Extension, Plan No. 1-00076 – The Independence of Privacy World POSTPONED RT Zone; 1 lot; 122 multi-family elderly housing units and an 8,585 square foot day care facility with maximum enrollment of 73 children; 4.3589 acres; located on the west side of Layhill Road, north of Glenallan Avenue; Aspen Hill – Grant extension.

R. Weaver

*19.

Record Plats

10:00 P.M.

 

ADJOURN

 

*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

October

25 -

7:15 p.m.,

Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board, UpCounty Regional Service Center, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

 

27 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission, MRO Auditorium

 

28 -

10:00 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, Brookside Gardens

 

28 -

1:00 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, 3rd Floor Conference Room, MRO

 

 

7:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting continues, MRO Auditorium

November

 

 

 

 

1 -

7:00 p.m.,

Countywide Recreation Advisory Board, 4010 Randolph Road, Silver Spring

 

2 -

7:00 p.m.,

Mid-County Recreation Advisory Board, 4010 Randolph Road, Silver Spring

 

3 -

7:15 p.m.,

East County Citizens Advisory Board, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring

 

4 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, 3rd Floor Conference Room, MRO

November

4 -

7:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting continues, County Council Office Building, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville

 

8 -

4:00 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

8 -

7:00 p.m.,

Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, Gwendolyn Coffield Community Center, 2450 Laytonsville Road

 

 

7:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting continues, MRO Auditorium

 

9 -

4:30 p.m.,

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

 

9 -

7:00 p.m.,

East County Recreation Advisory Board, Fairland Community Center, 14906 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville

 

10 -

7:00 p.m.,

Silver Spring Recreation Advisory Board, Parkside Headquarters, 9500 Brunett Avenue

 

10 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission, MRO Auditorium

 

11 -

Veterans’ Day

No Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting

 
Rachel Carson Greenway Plan Community Meetings Set
Tuesday, October 26, 7:30 p.m.

You're invited to participate in a community meeting to discuss the Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Corridor Plan, Tuesday, October 26 at the Olney Library, 3500 Olney-Laytonsville Road, Olney, at 7:30 p.m. The Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Corridor, located in the eastern part of Montgomery County, stretches 21 miles from the Prince George's County line northward to the Patuxent River.
Participants are encouraged to review and comment on the proposed trail concept maps in a workshop setting and share their ideas and thoughts with the community and planners. More information about the plan process and directions to the meeting may be found at www.montgomerytrails.org or by calling Lyn Coleman, Trail Planning Supervisor at 301-650-4391.


Damascus Master Plan Public Hearing
Thursday, November 4, 7:30 .m., in Rockville
Please Sign Up in Advance to Speak

The Montgomery County Planning Board is inviting testimony on the Public Hearing (Preliminary) Draft of the Damascus Master Plan, Thursday, November 4, 2004, 7:30 p.m. at the Montgomery County Council's 7th floor Council Hearing Room, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland.
You have a formal opportunity to express your views to the Planning Board on the concepts, individual recommendations and implementation techniques discussed in the draft Master Plan. Later this winter, the Planning Board will consider the public testimony and the staff's recommendations during its worksessions on the Plan to be held in the M-NCPPC auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland. To testify in person, please sign up in advance by calling the Planning Board's Community Relations Office, 301-495-4600. You may send written testimony to Derick P. Berlage, Chairman, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, by fax, 301-495-1320, or email mcp-chairman@mncppc-mc.org.
Copies of the Public Hearing Draft Master Plan are available to the public at the Commission's Montgomery Regional Office Building at 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland, and online at www.mcparkandplanning.org/damascus. Reference copies are also available at local public libraries.