The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Revised

June 17, 2009

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Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760
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  1. Unless otherwise noted, Planning Board meetings are held on Thursdays and begin at 9 a.m. The agenda is subject to change and certain items may be postponed or added.
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9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
9:00 AM CONSENT AGENDA
item *1 Adoption of Opinions/Resolutions
 

Planning Board Action/Decison: Adopted A - E.

 

A. Rolling Acres Site Plan 820090040, Lots 1-10, Parcels A & B, Block 2, ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-63

B. Sullivan Property Pre-Preliminary Plan 720080150, ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 09-64

C. Correction to Clarksburg Town Center Project Plan Amendment #91994004B

D. Correction to Clarksburg Town Center Preliminary Plan Amendment #11995042A

E. Correction to Clarksburg Town Center Site Plan #820070220

 

 

Item *2 Record Plats
 

Subdivision Plat No. 220090910, Bradley Farms RE-2 zone; 1 lot; located on the north side of River Road (MD 190), 250 feet west of Harrington Road; Potomac.

Staff recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220090990, Russell Property RDT zone; 1 lot; located on the south side of Whites Ferry Road (MD 107), approximately 1,000 feet west of Sugarland Road; Agriculture and Rural Open Space.

Staff recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220091090, Dufresne Overlook RDT zone; 3 lots; located on the west side of Georgia Avenue (MD 97), approximately 3,500 feet south of New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650); Olney.

Staff recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

 

Item *3 Consent Items
 

A. Resolution of Adoption of Amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation: Wild Acres, 5400 Grosvenor Ln, #30/15 Designates 1 individual site on the Master Plan for Historic Preservation
Staff recommendation: Approval to Transmit Resolution to full Commission

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

B. Resolution of Adoption of Amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation: Falklands Apartments, Vicinity of 16th St and Colesville Rd, #36/12 Designates 1 individual site on the Master Plan for Historic Preservation
Staff recommendation: Approval to Transmit Resolution to full Commission

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

C. Request for Reconsideration for Mill Creek South Subdivision Preliminary Plan Amendment 11991069A (Previously Item 6)To amend the conservation easement due to the State Highway Administration Intercounty Connector (ICC) Project

Staff recommendation: Recommend that the Board grant reconsideration for the Mill Creek South Preliminary Plan Amendment

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff recommendation.

 

 

Item 4 Approval of Minutes
 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

9:00 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING- (MRO Auditorium)
Item 5 Worksession #12: White Flint Sector Plan – Review Final Draft

Weiss/ Yearwood

 

Sector Plan: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6

Staff recommendation: Discussion

(No Public Testimony will be taken)

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion.

   
12:00 PM LUNCH
Item 12

Closed Session - Added

 

Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508 (a) (13) to comply with a specific constitutional, statutory, or judicially imposed requirement that prevents public disclosures about a particular proceeding or matter (Approval of Closed Session Minutes)

   

Item 13

Closed Session - Added

Gardner Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508 (a) (7) to consult with legal counsel to obtain legal advice and discuss public security systems
   

Item 14

Closed Session - Added

Leib Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508 (a) (7) to consult with legal counsel to obtain legal advice
   
2:00 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
Item 7 Work Session #1 Housing Element of the General Plan

S. Suarez

 

(No Public Testimony will be taken)
 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion.

Item *8 Preliminary Plan 12002056A and Site Plan Amendment Review No. 82005008B , Wendy’s Colesville

J. Sloan/ E. Grayson

 

A. Preliminary Plan 12002056A, Wendy’s Colesville
C-1 zone; 0.54 acres; 1 lot previously approved for 10,192 square feet of office use; request for a change to 2,552 square feet of restaurant use with a drive-through; located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Vital Way and Randolph Road; White Oak.
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

B. Site Plan Amendment Review No. 82005008B , Wendy’s Colesville

C-1 zone; 0.54 acres; amendment; to replace an approved 10,192 square foot commercial office building with a 2,552 square foot Wendy's restaurant with drive-thru; located at the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Vital Way and Randolph Road; White Oak
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

 

A: Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

B: Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

Item *9 Preliminary Plan No. 11999043C and Limited Site Plan Amendment No. 82001025C, Fishers Place at Twinbrook Metro

N. Braunstein/E. Hisel-McCoy

 

A. Preliminary Plan No. 11999043C, Fisher’s Place at Twinbrook Metro
I-1 zone; 11.82 acres; 4 lots previously approved for 401,000 square feet of R&D use, 306,200 square feet of office use, and 8,000 square feet of retail use; request to modify the mix of uses to 288,105 square feet of R&D use, 405,635 square feet of office use, and 5,540 square feet of retail; located on Fisher’s Lane, 300 feet southeast of Twinbrook Parkway; North Bethesda-Garrett Park and Twinbrook Sector Plan.
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

B. Limited Site Plan Amendment No. 82001025C, Fishers Place at Twinbrook Metro

I-1 zone; 11.82 acres; amendment to convert 256,000 gross square feet of R & D to office ; located on Fishers Place southeast of Twinbrook Parkway; Twinbrook
Staff recommendation: Approval with conditions

 

A: Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved as amended

B: Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved as amended

Item *10 Preliminary Plan No. 11994066A, Marsden Tract – Lot 11

J. Penn/ R. Weaver

 

R-200 zone; 3.81 acres; 8 lots previously approved for 8 one-family detached residential dwellings; request to modify the previously approved forest conservation plan to remove conservation easement; located on MacArthur Boulevard, 1,000 feet northeast of Canal Bridge Court; Potomac.
Staff recommendation: Denial
  Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with conditions
6:30 PM DINNER

 

 
7:30 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
Item 11 Speaker Series: Ronald Kirby, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

7:30 PM

(90 min)

Analyzing Alternative Transportation, Land Use and Greenhouse Gas Scenarios for Greater Washington

 

 
9:00 PM ADJOURN