The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, December 13, 2007

FINAL

Last updated: December 12 at 5:00 PM

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8:30 am Planning Board Meeting (MRO Auditorium)
  Service Awards Reception for 5, 10, 15 and 20 Years of Service
 

 
9:30 AM Consent Agenda
Item *1 Adoption of Opinions/Resolutions
 

Group A: Five Commissioners Eligible to Vote: [Commissioners Bryant, Robinson, Hanson, Cryor and Lynch
i) Preliminary Plan No. 120070690, Lot 31/31A Bethesda, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-184

ii) Site Plan No. 820070180, Lot 31/Lot 31A Bethesda, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-198

iii) Site Plan No. 820070240, Hallman Grove, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-190

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Group B: Four Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Bryant, Cryor, Hanson and Robinson]

iv) Pre-Preliminary Plan No. 720070260, Levy Property, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-229

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.


Group C: Four Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Bryant, Cryor, Hanson and Lynch]

v) Preliminary Plan 120061090A, Corrected Resolution - Kushner Property: ADOPTION OF CORRECTED RESOLUTION No. 07-208
vi) Project Plan No. 920070120, 814 Thayer Avenue; Corrected Resolution: ADOPTION OF CORRECTED RESOLUTION
No. 07-204

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.


Group D: Three Commissioners Eligible to Vote [Commissioners Bryant, Hanson and Robinson]

vii) Project Plan No. 920070030, Project Name: 4900 Fairmont: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 07-219 -POSTPONED

 

 
Item *2 Record Plats
 

Subdivision Plat No. 220080580, Somerset Heights
R-60 zone; 1 lot; located on the south side of Dorset Avenue, 200 feet west of Surrey Street; Bethesda-Chevy Chase. Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

 
Item *3 Consent Items
 

Site Plan Review No. 81996005A (Formerly 8-96005A), Strathmore @ Bel Pre, Lots 1-60 & Parcel A, Block 42, R-150/TDR zones; 12.00 acres; amendment to eliminate a proposed tot lot; located on Bel Pre Road, approximately 120 feet west of Beaverwood Lane; Aspen Hill Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Site Plan Amendment No. 82003034C, Summerfield Crossing, R-200 Zone, Amendment to revise landscaping along the north side of West Old Baltimore Road, located on West Old Baltimore Road, approximately 3,000 feet west of Maryland 355; Clarksburg, Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

 
9:30 AM Hearings on Applications
Item *4

Limited Site Plan Review No. 81997024D (Formerly 8-97024D), Orchard Center at West Farm

J. Sloan

 

C-6 zone; 45.49 acres; amendment to reduce 79,772 square feet of office density; located at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Cherry Hill Road and Broadbirch Drive; Fairland Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 
Item *5 Site Plan Amendment No.81998001I (Formerly 8-98001I) and 82002014D, Clarksburg Town Center

R. Kronenberg

 

RMX-2 zone; .63 acres; amendment: bring drawings into compliance with approved record plats; located on Harness Point Way, approximately 130 feet east of Clarksburg Square Road; Clarksburg Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.
   
12:00 PM Lunch
Item 13 Closed Session -ADDED

C. Rubin

 

 Section 10-508(a)(3) to consider issues related to acquisition of real property for public purpose (replacement of existing parkland at the Silver Spring Transit Center)
   
1:00 PM Planning Board Meeting Continues (MRO Auditiorium)
Item *6 Preliminary Plan and Preliminary/Final Water Quality Plan No. 120061020, Rosewood Manor Estates

N. Braunstein

 

 RE-1 zone; 7.89 acres; 2 lots requested; 2 one-family detached residential dwelling units; located on the north side of Rosewood Manor Lane, 1,150 feet east of Woodfield Road; Upper Rock Creek; Staff Recommendation: Approval
 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

Item 7 Abandonment MCPB 07-215AB

K. Kim

Abandonment of a portion of unimproved Redford Road within the Green Acres subdivision in Bethesda Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved
Item *8 Site Plan Review No. 820070190 (Formerly 8-07019), Leisure World’s Villa Cortese, Building V,

S. Pereira

 

 PRC zone; 1.63 acres; 50 multi-family dwelling units, including 6 MPDUs; located on Georgia Avenue, approximately 107 feet south of the intersection with Rossmoor Boulevard; Aspen Hill Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions
  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with changes
Item 9 Public Hearing: Staff Draft Local Area Transportation Review Guidelines

D. Paine

 

The new county Growth Policy directs growth to areas where public services such as adequate roads and schools exist. Transportation planning staff are recommending guidelines to cover the transportation requirements for proposed development.

  Planning Board Action/Decision: No vote taken.
Item 10

Roundtable Discussion Including Briefings and Worksessions

(No public testimony will be taken at this time)

 

A. Definition of Impervious Surface and How it Relates to Regulatory Impervious Surface Limits

B. Potential Effects of Special Protection Area Imperviousness Guidelines on Parkland Development in Upper Rock Creek Planning Area Including Laytonia Recreation Park and the Proposed Animal Shelter

C. Approval of Minutes

D. Commissioner's Report

E. Director's Report

F. Preliminary Financial Projections for FY08 -REMOVED

 
   
Item 11 Public Hearing and Worksession: Rules of Procedure

 

 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved
Item 12 Worksession: Enforcement Rules - POSTPONED

D. Lieb

  
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Notices and Reminders

 

November 26 7:00 p.m. Montgomery County Planning Board Special Session, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD
  27 1:00 p.m. Department Heads Meeting, 6600 Kenilworth Avenue, Silver Spring
  27 7:00 p.m. Georgia Avenue Concept Study public education meeting, Park and Planning Headquarters, 3rd floor, 8787 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring
  29 9:00 a.m. Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring
December 1 8:00 a.m. Form Based Code Worksession, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD
  3 7:00 p.m. Special Session: Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting (tentative) MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring
  3 7:00 p.m. County Wide Recreation Advisory Board, Recreation Administrative Offices, 4010 Randolph Road, Wheaton
  5 7:15 p.m. East County Citizens Advisory Board, Eastern Montgomery Regional Services Center, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring
  5 7:30 p.m. Historic Preservation Commission, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
  6 9:00 a.m. Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring
  6 7:00 p.m. Mid County Recreation Advisory Board, Dept. of Recreation, 3950 Ferrara Drive, Wheaton
  10 7:30 p.m. Special Session: Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting (tentative) MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring
  10 7:00 p.m. Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, Long Branch Community Center, 8700 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring
  11 4:30 p.m. Wheaton Urban District Advisory, Mid-County Services Ctr. 2424 Reedie Drive, 1st Floor, Wheaton
  12 7:00 p.m. Silver Spring Recreation Advisory Board, Parkside Headquarters, 9500 Brunett Avenue, Silver Spring
  12 7:00 p.m. East County Recreation Advisory Board, Fairland Comm. Ctr., 14906 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville
  13 9:00 a.m. Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring
  13 7:30 p.m. Western Area Recreation Advisory Board, Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Road, Potomac
  17 7:00 p.m. Special Session: Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting (tentative) MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring
  18 1:00 p.m. Department Heads Meeting, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
  18 7:00 p.m. Mid-County Citizen Advisory, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, 1st Floor, Wheaton
  18 7:00 p.m. UpCounty Recreation Advisory Board, Upcounty Regional Service Center, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Ste 1600, Germantown
  19 9:30 a.m. Full Commission Meeting, PRA, 6600 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale, MD
  19 7:30 p.m. Historic Preservation Commission, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring