The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, March 25, 2010

FINAL

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 2:30 pm

 

 

8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760
301-495-4600
www.montgomeryplanningboard.org


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  1. Unless otherwise noted, Planning Board meetings are held on Thursdays and begin at 9:00 a.m. The agenda is subject to change and certain items may be postponed or added.
  2. The Planning Board encourages public testimony unless otherwise noted on the agenda. Refer to the Planning Board Rules of Procedure for more information on public testimony. Any individual or organization not scheduled for public testimony may submit a written statement for consideration by the Planning Board. Written comments should be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the Planning Board hearing date with reference to the matter to ensure that all comments will be included in the record before the Commission. Written comments received on the day of the hearing via email, fax, or postal mail may not be considered by the Planning Board or included in the record unless the Chairman specifically leaves the record open. Comments should be transmitted via e-mail to MCP-Chair@mncppc-mc.org, faxed to Chairman Royce Hanson at 301-495-1320, or addressed to: Royce Hanson, Chairman, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
  3. Occasionally due to time constraints, the Planning Board may limit the total amount of time dedicated to public testimony. Total time limits will be listed on the agenda. Public testimony will not be taken for items identified as Briefings, Worksessions and/or Roundtables. On other occassions when no public testimony will be taken, the agenda will specifiy.
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9:30 AM - REVISED PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
   
9:30 aM MEETING OF THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION - MRO AUDITORIUM - ADDITION
   
Item 8

M-NCPPC Practice 2:16 - ADDITION

  (by conference call)
   
9:40 AM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
item 1 Consent Agenda
 

*A. Adoption of Resolutions

 

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

1. Frederick Road (MD355)/Brink Road Intersection Improvements - Forest Conservation Plan No. MR2009802 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-30

2. Montgomery County Medical Center, Preliminary Plan No. 11986115B -ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No.10-32

3. Alpha House, Preliminary Plan No. 120090120 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-14
   
 

*B. Records Plats
 

Subdivision Plat No. 220100050, Woodmont
CBD-2 zone, 1 lot; located on the north side of Fairmont Avenue, 500 feet west east of Old Georgetown Road (MD 187).

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220100280, Clarksburg Village
R-200/TDR zone, 18 lots; located at the intersection of Horseshoe Bend Circle and Turtle Rock Terrace; Clarksburg.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

Subdivision Plat No. 220100330, Riverside Terrace
R-200 zone, 1 lot; located on the north side of MacArthur Boulevard, approximately 1250 feet west of Canal Bridge Court; Potomac.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 
   
  *C. Other Consent Items
  1. Buffington Building II Preliminary Plan 120090310 - ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-28

2. Buffington Building II Site Plan 820100010, ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-17

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

Minutes of February 18, 2010

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

 

 
   
Item 2 Briefing: 2009 Annual Report – Revenue Authority

C. Brett

Presentation by the Montgomery County Revenue Authority on the operation of the Commission’s golf courses.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only.
   
Item 3 Sectional Map Amendment (SMA) to implement the Approved White Flint Sector Plan

P. Weiss

Staff Recommendation: Approval to file a Sectional Map Amendment (SMA) to implement the recommendations of the Approved White Flint Sector Plan.

(No Public Testimony Taken)

Planning Board Action/Descision: Approved.
   
Item 4 Growth Policy Amendment for White Flint

D. Hardy/P. Weiss

Revise Policy Area and Urban Area boundaries to match Sector Plan boundaries and address transportation approval mechanisms including PAMR and LATR
Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to County Council

Planning Board Action/Descision: Approved.
   
Item 10 Monumentation - ADDITION

R. Krasnow

End service provided by MNCPPC and reduce Record Plat Application Fee by $100.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

Planning Board Action/Descision: Approved.
   
12:15 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 7 Closed Session - ADDITION
 

Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article, Section 10-508(a)(7) (to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice)
   
1:15 PM PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 6 Roundtable Discussion - REVISED

 

1. Intercounty Connector Project Status Report #20

2. Budget Update - POSTPONED

4. CIP Update - ADDITION

3. Role of Imperviousness for Watershed Health - ADDITION

5. Semi Annual Report Discussion - POSTPONED
   
Item 9 Closed Session - ADDITION
  Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article Section 10-508(a)(1) (to discuss the appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, discipline, demotion, compensation, removal, resignation, or performance evaluation of Commission appointees, employees, or officials; or to discuss any other personnel matter that affects 1 or more specific employees.)
   
5:00 PM ADJOURN