Montgomery County
Planning Board Agenda

 

Thursday, June 30, 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 (Brookside Gardens Visitors Center, The Adult Education Room, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton)

Planning Board

 

 

C. Loehr

B. Mooney

 

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

B.     Park Foundation Briefing

Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Attachment 2A
Attachment 3
Attachment 4
Attachment 5
Attachments 6 & 7
Attachment 8

C.  Enterprise Fund Briefing

2:30 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

 

2:45 P.M.

B. Mooney 

1.

FY 05-10 Capital Improvement Program Amendment and Special Appropriation for Needwood Golf Course irrigation systemApproval to transmit to County Council.

 

K. Afzal

2.

Sectional Map Amendment: Olney Master Plan Approval to transmit comments to the County Council.

G. Russ

3.

Zoning Text Amendment No. 05-08 Introduced by the District Council at the request of the Planning Board; amend the Zoning Ordinance to reduce the minimum lot area requirement in the CBD Zones under the optional method of development to 18,000 square feet; and permit transfer of density in Housing Resource Areas as designated in the relevant master or sector plan – Approval.
Attachments 1 - 5

P. McManus

4.

Facility Plan for Germantown Town Center Local Park, GermantownApprove Facility Plan and approve the change in park classification.
Attachments A, C & D

R. Kronenberg

Combine 5 & 6

 

 

*5.

Project Plan Review No. 9-05004, 1200 East/West Highway,CBD-2 zone; 1.4 acres; 275,000 square feet of gross floor area, consisting of 264,400 square feet of residential (approximately 250 multi-family dwelling units, including 12.5% MPDUs) and 10,600 square feet of retail space; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of East/ West Highway (MD 410) and Blair Mill Road; Silver Spring CBD - Approval with conditions.
Part 2 - Staff Report
Part 3 - Staff Report
Appendix

C. Conlon

 

*6.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-05084, 1200 East/West Highway: CBD-2 Zone; 1.4 acres; 1 lot requested; 275,000 square feet of gross floor area, consisting of 264,400 square feet of residential (up to 250 multi-family dwelling units, including 12.5% MPDUs) and 10,600 square feet of retail space; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of East/West Highway (MD 410) and Blair Mill Road; Silver Spring CBD – Approval with conditions.

Attachments A & B
Informational Maps

4:30 P.M.

 

PLANNING BOARD CONTINUED

 

D. Kinney

*7.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-05079 - Chestnut Ridge, Parcel 651: C-2 Zone; 0.86 acres; 1 lot requested; 5,330 square feet of office and 5,330 square feet of retail; located at the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Waters Road and Wisteria Drive; Germantown - Approval with conditions.
Attachments A & B
Informational Maps

R. Weaver

*8.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-05065 - Drumsta Property: RE-2 Zone; 7.31 acres; 2 lots requested; 2 single-family detached dwelling units; located on north side of Ednor Road approximately 1,000 feet west of New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650); Sandy Spring Ashton - Approval with conditions.
Attachments A - F
Informational Maps

R. Weaver

 

*9.

Record Plats

6:10 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

June

25 -

4:00 p.m.,

Norwood Local Park – New Playground Dedication, 4700 Norwood Drive, Bethesda.  Join Commissioners, M-NCPPC staff and our public/private partner, the Bethesda Chevy Chase Rotary Club, in dedicating this new accessible playground

 

25 -26 -

Noon –

Both days

Oakley Cabin will be open as part of Montgomery County Heritage Days (Sponsored by the Heritage Tourism Alliance) 3610 Brookeville Road, Olney

 

27 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

30 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, Brookside Gardens, Visitors Center, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton

 

30 -

2:45 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

5 -

11:00 a.m.,

Retirement Board of Trustees, PRA Auditorium

July

5 -

11:00 a.m.,

Retirement Board of Trustees, PRA Auditorium

 

5 -

7:00 p.m.,

Mid County Recreation Advisory Committee, 12210 Bushey Drive, Silver Spring

 

6 -

7:15 p.m.,

East County Citizen Advisory Board (CAB), 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring

 

7 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board, General Meeting, MRO, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

7 -

7:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting Continues, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

11 -

7:30 p.m.,

Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board (CAB) Coffield Community Center, 2450 Laytonsville Road, Silver Spring

 

12 -

4:30 p.m.,

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

 

13 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

14 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board, General Meeting, MRO, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

18 -

7:00 p.m.,

Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board, location to be determined

 

19 -

7:45 a.m.,

Bethesda Urban Partnership Board, 7700 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda

 

19 -

5:00 p.m.,

Merit System Board Meeting ERS/MB/Conference Room, 6611 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale

 

19 -

7:15 p.m.,

Mid-County Citizen Advisory Board (CAB), Mid County Service Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton

 

20 -

9:30 a.m.,

Full Commission Meeting, PRA

 

21 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board, General Meeting, MRO, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

Planning Board to Hear Clarksburg Town Center Items
Reconsideration of Alleged Building Height Violations and
Consideration of Alleged Setback Violations
Thursday, July 7, 2005
Please sign up in advance to speak

You're invited to testify to the Montgomery County Planning Board on Clarksburg Town Center alleged height and setback violations, relative to Site Plans 8-98001 and 8-02014, on Thursday, July 7, at approximately 9:30 a.m. A staff report on these items will be available after close of business Tuesday, June 28, at our web site. Please call 301-495-4600 to sign up in advance to speak.


IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CIVIC AND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION LEADERS

HELP US UPDATE OUR DATABASE!

The Planning Board's Development Review Division is updating our extensive database of more than 1,200 civic and homeowners associations in Montgomery County. You can help us by calling 301-495-4603, any time of day or night, with the current president's name, address, phone number and e-mail address. Thank you for your cooperation. This information will help us to keep you informed of Park and Planning issues concerning your community.


PLANNING BOARD LIVE ON THE WEB!

When the Montgomery County Planning Board is meeting, usually on Thursdays, you can now hear their deliberations and decisions live on the Internet. Just log on to www.mcparkandplanning.org and check out What's New, Planning Board Live.

For more information, call the Community Relations Office, 301-495-4600.


M-NCPPC CONFERENCE CENTERS OFFER VISUAL TOURS ONLINE
http://www.mc-mncppc.org/parks/enterprise/conference_centers/index.shtm

Take a visual tour of M-NCPPC's Montgomery County meeting and conference centers including Seneca Lodge in Boyds, Rockwood Manor in Potomac and Woodlawn Manor in Sandy Spring. You will also find links to picturesque weddings at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton and McCrillis Gardens in Bethesda. Viewers can download free Flash software needed for the tours directly from the conference centers' web page.


The Development Review Division,
Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning
has
NEW APPLICATION FORMS
for Pre-Application * Forest Conservation Plan * Preliminary Plan * NRI/FSD * Site Plan * Fee Schedule

Electronic versions are available on-line at: http://www.mc-mncppc.org/development/ or hard copies are available at the Information Counter, 2nd floor, MRO

*Questions have been added to obtain information to help the Planning Board to monitor the implications of policy, planning, and regulatory decisions to the supply, demand, and affordability of housing. For additional affordable housing information, contact Michael Asanté, Strategic Planning, 301-495-2118.