The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, March 11, 2010

FINAL

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 3:00 pm

 

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9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
item 1 Consent Agenda
 

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

1. Rolling Ridge - Phase 2, Pre-Preliminary Plan No. 720090140 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-06

2. Avery Village, Preliminary Plan No. 120070740 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-15

3. The Village of Clopper’s Mill East, Site Plan No. 81993013B - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-09

4. The Village of Clopper’s Mill, Preliminary Plan No. 11991052A - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-10

5. 4823 Rugby Avenue, Preliminary Plan No. 120070760 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-11

6. Victory Oaks at St. Camillus, Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan for Special Exception No. S-2751 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-22
   
 

*B. Records Plats
 

Subdivision Plat No. 220100560, Chevy Chase, Section 2
R-60 zone, 1 lot; located on the south side of West Irving Street, 500 feet west of Magnolia Parkway; Bethesda-Chevy Chase.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
  *C. Other Consent Items
 

Singh [Holly Hill], Site Plan No. 819890010 - ADOPTION OF MCPB ORDER No. 10-23

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.
   
  *D. Approval of Minutes
 

Minutes of January 25, January 28, and February 1, 2010 meetings.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item 2 Worksession No. 1 - Draft Urban Design Guidelines for the Germantown Employment Area Sector Plan

K. Kumm-Morris

A. Staff Memo

B. Draft Urban Design Guidelines

Summary of public testimony.

Staff Recommendation: Review Testimony and Revise Guidelines.
   
Item 3 Sectional Map Amendment for the Germantown Employment Area Sector Plan

S. Edwards

Approve recommendation to the Montgomery County Council concerning the Sectional Map Amendment for the Germantown Employment Area Sector Plan.

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the Sectional Map Amendment by the County Council.

(No Public Testimony Taken)

  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

G. Russ

Zoning Text Amendment to amend the Zoning Ordinance to add a provision in the RT zones to make certain existing structures conforming.

Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to the County Council

(Action required for County Council public hearing of 3/16/10)

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Recommendation.

   
Item *6 Preliminary Plan 12002041B, Islamic Center of Maryland (Limited Amendment) - (Revised Staff Memo)

E. Grayson/D. Johnsen

RE-2 zone; 9.92 acres; 1 lot previously approved for a house of worship; request to remove a previously approved on-site forest conservation easement and meet requirements off-site; located on Woodfield Road opposite its intersection with Cypress Hill Drive; Upper Rock Creek.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions.

   
Item *8 Preliminary Plan 120070650, Century XXI (Reconsideration) - ITEM MOVED

S. Etemadi/C. Conlon

I-3 zone; 11.53 acres; 1 lot previously approved for 235,000 square feet of office use; request to delete a condition of the previous approval requiring submittal of a Traffic Mitigation Agreement; located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of I-270 and Germantown Road (MD 118); Germantown.
Staff Recommendation: Approval Subject to Revised Conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Staff Recommendation.

   
12:10 PM LUNCH
   
Item 5 Closed Session - POSTPONED
 

Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508(a)(1) (to discuss the performance evaluation of an employee)

   
Item 12 Closed Session - ADDITION
 

Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508(a)(14) (to discuss terms of operating agreement)

   
Item 13 Closed Session - ADDITION
 

Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508(a)(14) (to discuss terms of operating agreement)

   
1:10 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item *7 Johns Hopkins University-Montgomery County Medical Center

P. Butler/R. Kronenberg

*A. Limited Amendment Preliminary Plan 11986115B - LSC zone; 35.57 acres; 894,636 square feet of office use previously approved; request to amend previously approved conditions to modify certain elements of the project phasing; located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Key West Avenue and Medical Center Drive; Shady Grove Special Study Area.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

*B. Limited Concept Plan Review No. 81986065B, LSC zone; 41.08 acres; Amendment to approved research and development square footage and building layout; located at the southeast quadrant of the intersection with Broschart Road and Key West Avenue; Shady Grove

Staff Recommendation: Approval of the Concept Plan.
 

A. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

B. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

Item 9 Worksession No. 1 - Water Resources Functional Plan (continued from February 18 Planning Board Meeting)

M. Symborski/M. Dolan

Review and discussion of issues raised at the Public Hearing on December 17, 2009, and during the subsequent public comment period.

  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved the changes.
Item 10 Roundtable Discussion - REVISED

 

 

1. Forest Conservation Annual Report

2. Transportation Studies Update

4. Development Special Revenue Fund - ADDITION

5. Monumentation - ADDITION

3. Update on Stormwater Management and State Environmental Site Design (ESD) Requirements - REVISED

6. Director's Report - Parks - ADDITION
   
6:00 PM DINNER
   
7:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item *11 Enforcement Hearing - Forest Conservation Plan 119960710, Fairhill, 21627 Ripplemead Drive Gaithersburg, MD

 

Violation of forest conservation plan and conservation easements

   
9:00 PM ADJOURN