Montgomery County
Planning Board Agenda

 

Thursday, March 31, 2005, 9:30 A.M.

8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD  20910-3760

301-495-4600, http://www.montgomeryplanningboard.org

 

Montgomery County Planning Board

See Planning Board decisions made at this meeting

 

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 Comission's web site. 

 

 
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9:30 A.M.

 

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

 

C. Loehr

 

M. Venzke

 

M. Venzke

 

D. Daniel

 

 

 

B. Gries

 

A.     Administrative Items

B.     FY05 Budget Transfer

C. Cost increase for Ovid Hazen Wells Recreation Park, PDF 838873

D.     Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section (10-508) (a) (7) (consult with counsel to obtain legal advice) (Subject: Rules of Procedures)

E.      Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section (10-508) (a) (7) (consider acquisition of real property for a public purpose)

 

10:30 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

 

10:45 A.M.

B. Gries

 

 

1.

Watts Branch Stream Valley Park, Unit 2:  Authorization to acquire 8.3 acres, more or less, unimproved, from David L. Cahoon, located west of Glen Road, opposite its intersection with South Glen Road, Potomac, Maryland as a Legacy Open Space Natural Resource Protection Area – Approval.

S. Youla

2.

Development Plan Amendment (DPA) 04-2: Montgomery County Council Remand Order to the Planning Board to reopen the record in order to permit the applicant to amend its schematic development plan and covenants to include binding commitments relative to parking areas and to seek the Planning Board’s recommendation on the application (Montgomery Auto Sales Park); Parcels 970/973 Briggs Chaney Road, Fairland Master Plan – Transmit recommendation of approval to the Hearing Examiner.
Correspondence
Order of Remand
DPA 04 - 2
Letter from Applicant's Attourneys

 


K. Moritz

3.

Economic Forces That Shape Montgomery County: 2005 Annual Update – Approval to transmittal of report to the County Council.

L. Coleman

4.

Staff Draft Rachel Carson Greenway Trail PlanApprove for a Public Hearing (No public testimony will be taken)

Staff Cover Memo

12:00 P.M.

 

LUNCH

 

1:00 P.M.

 

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

 

C. Murray

5.

Local Map Amendment No. G-809: Centex Homes, Inc., applicant:  Reclassification of approximately 5.23 acres of land from the R-90 zone to the RT-8 zone for 31 townhouses; located at 10401 and 10524 Seven Locks Road, Potomac Subregion Master Plan – Approval with conditions.
Attachments 1 - 3: Maps
Attachments 4 & 5: Development Plan & Site Data
Attachments 5 & 6: Photos
Attachments 6, Part 2: Photos

Appendix 1: Correspondence

R. Kronenberg

*6.

Site Plan Review No. 8-05020 - Portico, CBD-R2 zone; 0.65 acres; 151 multi-family dwelling units including 23 MPDUs; on Fidler Lane, approximately 100 feet southwest of Ramsey Avenue; Silver Spring CBD – Approval with conditions.
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C & D

D. Kinney

*7.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-05058 – Ashton Manor (Resubdivision): R-200 Zone; 1.8 acres; 3 lots requested; 3 single-family detached dwelling units; located on the southwest side of New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650), approximately 620 feet southeast of the intersection with Crystal Spring Drive; Ashton-Sandy Spring – Approval with conditions.

Attachments A - E

3:00 P.M.

 

PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES

 

D. Kinney

*8.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-04100  - Hill Property:  RE-2 Zone; 26.52 acres; 9 lots requested; 9 single-family detached dwelling units; located on the north side of Norwood Road, approximately 445 feet southeast of the intersection with Holly Grove Road; Cloverly - Approval with conditions.
Attachments A - C
Informational Maps

C. Conlon

*9.

Preliminary Plan and Preliminary Water Quality Plan Review No.  1-04110 - The Reserve at Fair Hill: RNC Zone; 334 acres; 133 lots requested; 133 dwelling units including 20 MPDUs; 113 single-family detached and 20 semi-detached (duplex) units; located on both sides of Wickham Road southwest of Laytonsville Road (MD 108); Upper Rock Creek – Approval with conditions.
Attachments A & B
Informational Maps

C. Conlon

 

*10.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-05003 - Linthicum West Property: RE-1/TDR-2 Zone; 165.25 acres; 253 lots requested; 253 single-family detached dwelling units including, 28 MPDUs; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Clarksburg Road (MD 121) and West Old Baltimore Road; Clarksburg – Approval with conditions.
Attachments A & B
Informational Maps

R. Weaver

*11.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-05026 - The Towns of Boland Farms: R-200/TDR Zone; 4 acres; 26 lots requested; 26 single-family attached dwelling units, 1 existing unit to be removed; located on the west side of Frederick Road (MD 355), approximately 200 feet northwest of Darnestown - Germantown Road (MD 118); Germantown – Approval of 24 units only with conditions.
Informational Maps

R. Weaver

*12.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-03062 - Village of Potomac: R-200 Zone; 2.3 acres; 4 lots requested; 4 single-family detached dwelling units (1 existing to remain); located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of River Road (MD 190) and Hall Road; Potomac – Approval with conditions.
Attachments A - C
Attachment D, Part 1: Corespondence
Attachment D, Part 2, Correspondence
Attachment D, Part 3: Correspondence
Informational Maps

R. Weaver

*13.

Record Plats

 

 

 

G. Wright

14.

Public Hearing and Worksession on Locational Atlas and Index of Historic Sites, pursuant to Remand Order of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County in Civil Action No. 245340-V – Falkland Apartments - Approve addition to Locational Atlas.

 

6:20 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

March

28 -

7:15 p.m.,

Upcounty Citizen’s Advisory Board, UpCounty Regional Services Center, 12900 Middlebrook Rd, Germantown

 

31 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, Brookside Gardens

April

4 -

7:00 p.m.,

Countywide Rec. Advisory Board, 40110 Randolph Road, Randolph Theatre Admin Office, Silver Spring

 

6 -

7:15 p.m.,

East County CAB, 3300 Briggs Chaney Rd, Silver Spring

 

7 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

7 -

7:30 a.m.,

CIP Public Forum

 

11 -

7:00 p.m.,

Silver Spring CAB, Coffield Community Center, 2450 Laytonsville Rd.

 

12 -

4:30 p.m.,

Wheaton Urban Dist. Advisory Committee; Mid-County Service Center, 2424 Reedie Dr, Wheaton

 

12 -

7:00 p.m.,

East County Regional Recreational Advisory Board, 14906 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville

 

13 -

7:00 p.m.,

Silver Spring Regional Recreational Advisory Board, Parkside HQ, 9500 Brunet Ave, Silver Spring

 

13 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission, MRO Auditorium

 

14 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

14 -

7:00 p.m.,

Mid-County Regional Recreational Advisory Board, 4010 Randolph Rd, Silver Spring

 

14 -

7:30 p.m.,

Western Regional Recreational Advisory Board, Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Rd, Potomac

 

18 -

7:00 p.m.,

Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda

 

19 -

7:15 p.m.,

Mid-County CAB, Mid-County Service Center, 2424 Reedie Dr, Wheaton

 

20 -

7:00 p.m.,

Upcounty Regional Recreational Advisory Board, Upcounty Service Center, MCRD Office Conference Room, 12900 Middlebrook Rd, Germantown

 

21 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

21 -

4:00 p.m.,

Downtown Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Committee, Silver Spring Regional Center, 8435 Georgia Ave

 

22 -

8:00 a.m.,

Silver Spring Action Group, Division of Traffic & Parking Services Center, 1109 Spring Street #407

 

25 -

7:15 p.m.,

Upcounty Citizen’s Advisory Board, Upcounty Regional Services Center, 12900 Middlebrook Rd, Germantown

 

27 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission, MRO Auditorium

April

28 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

28 -

1:00 p.m.,

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

 

28 -

7:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting continued, MRO Auditorium

 

PLANNING BOARD RULES OF PROCEDURE - CHANGES

The Board will consider comprehensive revisions to the Planning Board's Rules of Procedure later this spring.
No specific revisions have been proposed at this time. Staff seeks public comment regarding ways to improve the procedures governing Planning Board hearings. Staff seeks public comment on the Board's Rules on Monday, April 11, from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. in the Auditorium at 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring. Send written comments to Michele Rosenfeld, Associate General Counsel, at M-NCPPC, Suite 205, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. After the public forum, staff will draft revised rules for public review and comment. For copies of the current Rules, please go to www.mcparkandplanning.org/boardrules or call 301-495-4646. The Board will hold a public hearing before taking any action on proposed revisions to its Rules.


Notice of a Public Forum on the Proposed FY07-12
Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Budget

Thursday, April 7, 2005, 7:30 p.m. MRO Auditorium


The Montgomery County Planning Board and the Montgomery County Recreation Advisory Boards invite testimony at a joint public forum on park and recreation projects to be included in the FY 07-12 CIP. The CIP for the Department of Park and Planning includes parkland acquisition, renovation of older park facilities, and new park development. The Department of Recreation's CIP includes proposals for construction and renovation of community/recreation centers and aquatic facilities.

To present testimony at the public forum, please sign up in advance by calling 301-650-2890 by noon, April 7. There is a limit of 50 speakers; sign-ups will be accepted at the door if space is available. Submit written testimony by Thursday, April 21, 2005, to Derick P. Berlage, Chairman, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

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. Please respond by April 4, 2005.