Montgomery County
Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, November 4, 2004, 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.mc-mncppc.org

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Audio Recording of Meeting - Each week the Planning Board meeting is broadcast live on our Website. A recording is made of this meeting and it is available below. Due to the large file size of a recording of the entire meeting, it has been divided into 1 hour blocks. To find a specific portion of the broadcast, use the agenda below to deterermine the approximate time of an agenda item (i.e. hour 1, hour 2, etc). Do note that in some instances, the Planning Board takes agenda items out of the stated order shown on the agenda. Files are nearly 27 MB in size and are in MP3 format will take a few minutes to download.
Steps to Listen: 1. Click on the desired hour recording 2. The file will first download (takes a few minutes). 3. When the download is done it will launch your audio player (i.e. Windows Media Player, Real Player).

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Hour 5
Evening hours not available; meeting was held off site.

9:30 A.M. C. Loehr M. Rosenfeld M. Banach		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: Agricultural Preservation) C. Proposed Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section 10-508 (a) (7) (Subject: Headquarters Project)
11:00 A.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
11:15 A.M. G. Russ	1.	Zoning Text Amendment No. 04-20 - Introduced by Councilmember Denis; amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow a hotel by right in the C-2 zone as part of a regional shopping center with gross leasable area in excess of 1,200,000 square feet, under certain circumstances; and to allow an increase in building height to accommodate development of a theater complex and hotel at a regional shopping center with a gross leasable area in excess of 1,200,000 square feet –Approval with modifications. Item 1A - Attachment 1
11:45 P.M.		LUNCH
1:00 P.M.		PLANNING BOARD MEETING (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)
G. Russ	2.	Zoning Text Amendment No. 04-10 - Introduced by the District Council at the request of the County Executive; amend the Zoning Ordinance to revise the definition for “accessory apartment” and add a definition for “accessory apartment, large;” and revise the approval process for accessory apartments from a special exception to administrative review for certain accessory apartments including modifications to the development standards—Deferral. Attachment 1 Attachment 2
D. Kinney	*3.	Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-04104 – Cambodian Buddhist Temple; R-200 Zone; 7 acres; 1 lot; 2,345 square-foot accessory building addition to an existing place of worship; located on the west side of New Hampshire Avenue at the terminus of Green Spring Lane; Colesville/ White Oak – Approval with conditions.
C. Conlon	*4.	Preliminary Plan Amendment Review No. 1-99043B – Fisher’s Place; I-1 Zone; 11.82 acres; 2 lots; 64,800 square-foot research and development building addition; 186,00 square-foot general office and 8,000 commercial retail building existing; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Fishers Lane and Twinbrook Parkway; North Bethesda – Amend previous conditions of approval. Attachment A Attachment B Attachment C Opinion Informational Maps
R. Weaver	*5.	Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-97098 – Thompson Farm; RDT Zone; 434.73 acres; 17 lots; 17 single-family detached dwelling units; located on the east side of Slidell Road, approximately 4,700 feet southwest of Comus Road; Clarksburg – Approval with conditions. Attachment A Attachment B Informational Maps
R. Weaver	*6.	Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-02096 – Howard Hughes; R-90 Zone; 36.44 acres; 75,000 square-foot administrative office for Philanthropic Institute; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Jones Bridge Road and Connecticut Avenue; Bethesda-Chevy Chase – Approval with conditions.
R. Weaver Combine 7 and 8	*7.	Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-04068-Leesborough; RT-15 zone; 13.86 acres; 6 single-family detached dwelling units, 139 townhouses; 45 multi-family dwelling units, including 24 MPDUs; 200 feet south of Arcola Avenue directly fronting Georgia Avenue (MD 97) and Amherst Avenue, Kensington/Wheaton - Approval with conditions. Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Informational Maps
R. Kronenberg	*8.	Site Plan Review No. 8-04027-Leesborough; RT-15 zone; 13.86 acres; 6 single-family detached dwelling units, 139 townhouses; 45 multi-family dwelling units, including 24 MPDUs; 200 feet south of Arcola Avenue directly fronting Georgia Avenue (MD 97) and Amherst Avenue, Kensington/Wheaton - Approval with conditions. Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Informational Maps
R Weaver	*9.	Record Plats
5:20 PM		DINNER
7:30 PM		Planning Board Meeting continues, County Council Hearing Room, 7^th Floor, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville
J. Daniel – 3 Hrs	10.	Damascus Master Plan Public Hearing (Preliminary) Draft – PUBLIC HEARING
10:30 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
November
	1 -	7:00 p.m.,	Countywide 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, 3^rd Floor Conference Room, MRO
	4 -	7:30 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting continues, County Council Hearing Room, 7^th Floor, 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
	8 -	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.,	Mid-County Recreation Advisory Board, 4010 Randolph Road, Silver Spring
	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
	15 -	7:30 p.m.,	Western Area Recreation Advisory Board, Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Road
	16 -	7:15 p.m.,	Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton
	17 -	9:30 a.m.,	Full Commission Meeting, 6600 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale
	17 -	7:15 p.m.,	Upcounty Region Recreation Advisory Board, Upcounty Regional Service Center, Room B, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown
	18 -	9:30 a.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board General Meeting, 3^rd Floor Conference Room, MRO
	18 -	4:00 p.m.,	Downtown Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Committee, Silver Spring Regional Center, 8435 Georgia Avenue
	18 -	7:30 p.m.,	Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting continues, MRO Auditorium
	18 -	7:30 p.m.,	Western Area Recreation Advisory Board, Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Road

Damascus Master Plan Public Hearing
Thursday, November 4, 7:30 p.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.

Maryland Emancipation Day Events
Saturday, November 6, 2004
Oakley Cabin, Woodlawn Manor and the Sandy Spring Slave Museum

On Saturday, November 6, you're invited to celebrate Maryland Emancipation Day, the freeing of slaves in Maryland, with a variety of activities at three Montgomery County sites: Woodlawn Manor, Sandy Spring Slave Museum and African Art Gallery, and Oakley Cabin.
At 10 a.m. at Woodlawn Manor, 16501 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring, Alan Spears, Associate Director of Diversity with the National Parks Conservation Association, will speak about the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. After the talk, participants are invited to join a hike on this 1½ mile trail to Sandy Spring. A shuttle van will carry people back to Woodlawn.
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Sandy Spring Slave Museum and African Art Gallery, 18524 Brooke Road in Sandy Spring, will be open with lunch for sale by Ribs-on-the-Run.
Oakley Cabin, 3610 Brookeville Road in Brookeville, will be open from 12 noon to 4 p.m. with reenactors from the 54th Massachusetts regiment, living history portrayers, and hot cider and cornbread. Beginning at 2 p.m., a program of celebration features the Gospel Choir "Promises of God," and speaker, Anthony Cohen of the Menare Foundation, author of The Underground Railroad in Montgomery County and trekker on the Underground Railroad routes to Canada. Mr. Cohen will speak on "New Discoveries and Insights into the Underground Railroad in Montgomery County." Parking is available at Longwood Recreation Center, 19300 Georgia Avenue, Brookeville, and a free shuttle bus will carry people to the Cabin.
Maryland Emancipation Day is free, open to the public and will take place rain or shine. Call 301-563-3400 for additional information, or check the web site: www.mc-mncppc.org or www.montgomeryparksfnd.org.