Montgomery County
Planning Board Agenda

 

Thursday, December 15, 2005, 10:00 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.  Generally, government officials have seven minutes to testify, organizations have five minutes and individuals have three minutes.  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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10:00 A.M.

 

 

 

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

B. Mooney

 

J. Zyontz

 

 

 

A.      Administrative Items

  B.  Zoning Text Amendments 05-17, 05-18, 05-19, 05-20 and Subdivision Regulation Amendment 05-04 Proposing amendments to site plan procedures and enforcement including; permitting the appointment of a Hearing Examiner, requiring conformance between project plans, preliminary plans, site plans and record plats, establishing site plans as controlling documents, requiring Planning Board approval of site plans as changed by the conditions of approval, giving the Department of Permitting Services site plan enforcement authority and requiring residential occupancy permits - (Introductory discussion only. Staff recommendations will be available for the January 5, 2006 Planning Board Agenda)

 

1:00 P.M.   Closed Session pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section (10-508) (a) (7) (consult with counsel to obtain legal advice) (Subject: Leasehold Interest held by Maryland Soccer Foundation)

2:00 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

 

C. Bunnag

*1.

Forest Conservation Plan No. 04802-DPWT-1-Burtonsville Access Road from Burtonsville Elementary School Access Road to Spencerville Road (MD 198) Approval with conditions.

Attachments 1 -3
Attachment 4 & 5 (part 1)
Attachment 5 (part 2)

M. Ma

*2.

POSTPONED Threshold Hearing:  Failure to Comply (building height and recreation facility) with respect to Site Plan No. 820030410 Maple Ridge Townhomes; located on Lockwood Drive, approximately 250 feet north of Northwest Drive; White Oak -Finding of Violation.
Appendices A - C, D - part 1
Appendix D - part 2
Appendix D - part 3
Appendix E

 

 

 

S. Edwards

3.

Mandatory Referral No. 05304-MCPS-1: Monopole at Captain James E. Daly Elementary School 20301 Brandermill Drive, Germantown; R-90 Zone, Germantown Master Plan – Approval to transmit comments to Montgomery County Public Schools.
Attachments 1 & 2
Attachment 3
Attachment 4

F. Boyd

4.

Mandatory Referral No. 05507-MCPS-1: Weller Road Elementary School Addition – 3301 Weller Road, Wheaton; R-60 Zone; Kensington-Wheaton Master Plan – Approval to transmit comments to Montgomery County Public Schools.

Attachments 1 - 3
Attachment 4

3:00 P.M.

 

PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES

 

T. Schmieler

5.

2005 Land Preservation, Parks, and Recreation Plan (LPPRP) Approval to transmit final Plan to Departments of State Planning and Natural Resources. (No public testimony will be taken at this time, although persons in the audience may be asked questions.)
Staff Report - part 2
Staff Report - part 3
Staff Report - part 4

Staff Report - part 5

Staff Report - part 6

C. Gilbert

6.

Local Map Amendment No. G-820: Normandy Farms Joint Venture, applicant, requests reclassification from RE-2/TDR Zone to the Country Inn Zone for a commercial structure; located at 10710 Falls Road, Rockville – Approval.
Maps
Correspondence

R. Kronenberg

 

*7.

POSTPONED Site Plan Review No. 81996011D (Formerly 8-96011D) – Kings Crossing, PD-2 Zone; 102 multi-family moderately priced dwelling units (MPDUs) on 5.20 acres; on Kings Crossing Boulevard, approximately 200 feet east of Cornflower Road; Germantown – Approval with conditions.

D. Kinney

 

*8.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 120060250 (Formerly 1-06025) – Ponds Property:

RC Zone; 23.57 acres; 3 lots and 1 outlot; 3 single-family detached dwelling units; located on the south side of Denit Estates Drive, approximately 2,877 feet southwest of the intersection with New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650); Olney – Approval with conditions.
Attachments A & B
Attachment C

R. Weaver

*9.

Record Plats
Part 1
Part 2
Part
3
Part 4
Part 5

K. Kim

10.

AB 679:  Abandonment of a portion of Mouth-of-Monocacy Road in Barnesville from approximately 200 hundred yards south of the intersection with Mount Ephraim Road easterly to Barnesville Road - Approval.  Continued from Planning Board Meeting December 8, 2005.

Attachments A & B
Attachments C & D

5:30 P.M.

 

DINNER

 

7:00 P.M.

 

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

 

G. Wright

11.

Public Hearing and Worksession on a Strategic Plan for Cultural Resources on M-NCPPC ParklandApproval.


Draft Document: "From Artifact to Attraction: A Strategic Plan for Cultural Resources in Parks

J. Zyontz

12.

Interim Site Plan Minor Amendment Process and CriteriaDiscussion and approval of interim process.

9:30 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
December

12 -

7:00 p.m.,

Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, Long Branch Community Center,

8700 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring

 

Notices and Reminders - continued

 

12 -

7:15 p.m.,

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

 

13 -

4:30 p.m.,

Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, 1st Floor Conference Room, Wheaton

 

13 -

7:00 p.m.,

East County Recreation Advisory Board, Fairland Community Center,

14906 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville

 

14 -

7:00 p.m.,

Silver Spring Recreation Advisory Board, Parkside Headquarters,

9500 Brunett Avenue, Silver Spring

 

15 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

15 -

1:00 p.m.,

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

 

15 -

3:30 p.m.,

Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Board, Discovery Communications,

1 Discovery Place, Silver Spring

 

15 -

7:30 p.m.,

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

 

20 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

20 -

3:00 – 5:00 p.m.,

&

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Public Hearings, Cedar Brook Community Church, 23700 Stringtown Road, Clarksburg

 

20 -

5:00 p.m.,

Merit System Board, ERS/Merit Board Conference Room

 

20 -

7:00 p.m.,

Mid County Citizens Advisory Board, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, 1st Floor Conference Room, Wheaton

 

21 -

7:00 p.m.,

Upcounty Region Recreation Advisory Board, Upcounty Region Recreation Office, Suite 1600, 12900 Middlebook Road, Germantown

 

21 -

7:30 p.m.,

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

 

22 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board, General Meeting, MRO,

3rd Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

26 -

HOLIDAY

Christmas Day

 

29 -

 

NO PLANNING BOARD MEETING

   

PLANNING BOARD SEEKS IDEAS FOR A
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN CLARKSBURG

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20
3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
Cedar Brook Community Church
23700 Stringtown Road
Clarksburg, MD

The Montgomery County Planning Board will hold two hearings in Clarksburg for residents to share their ideas and suggestions for what should be included in a Community Improvement Plan (a Plan of Compliance) for Clarksburg. Recommendations from residents will help staff draft the plan for possible future consideration by the Planning Board. Those interested in signing up in advance to testify should call the Community Outreach and Media Relations Office at 301-495-4600. Speakers may also register on-site.

Written testimony may be sent to Planning Board Chairman Derick Berlage at 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, faxed to 301/495-1320 or emailed to:
MCP-chairman@mncppc-mc.org. Visit Clarksburg web site
for more information about the Clarksburg Town Center.


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.


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.


M-NCPPC CONFERENCE CENTERS OFFER VISUAL TOURS ONLINE

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.


PLANNING BOARD REDUCES AGENDA MAILINGS

Due to budget constraints, the Planning Board is reducing the cost of its agenda mailings by e-mailing or mailing agendas only to those who request this service. We encourage downloading agendas each week from our web site at www.mc-mncppc.org. Staff reports are also available online. For more information, please call Marion Joyce, Community Relations Manager, 301-495-4600.