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8:30 AM	Farewell Reception for Chairman Hanson - (MRO Auditorium)

9:00 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)
item 1	Consent Agenda
	*A. Adoption of Resolutions

	*B. Records Plats
	Planning Board Action/Decison: Approved. 1. Subdivision Plat No. 220091190, Manor Park, Section 1: R-200 zone, 2 lots; located on the west side of Georgia Avenue (MD 97), 1,400 feet north of Rosecraft Road; Aspen Hill. Staff Recommendation: Approval 2. Subdivision Plat No. 220090890, E. Brooke Lees addition to Silver Spring: CBD-2 zone, 1 parcel; located on the south side of Ripley Street, 500 feet west of Georgia Avenue (US 29); Silver Spring CBD. Staff Recommendation: Approval

	*C. Other Consent Items
	Limited Site Plan Amendment Review No. 82002027A in response to a Site Plan violation, The Highlands - RMX-2 zone; 16.10 acres; amendment; remove and revise seating area and plantings, revise lighting detail, remove and relocate staircase, change staircase material from stone to brick, remove trellis and decorative fence and revise striping; located at the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Stringtown Road and (MD 355); Clarksburg Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions. Planning Board Action/Decison: Approved.

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of May 20, 2010 Planning Board Action/Decison: Approved.

Item 2	Sectional Map Amendment G-890 for the Approved Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan
N. Sturgeon	Staff Recommendation: Approval of Sectional Map Amendment G-890 to Implement the Recommendations of the Approved Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan (Action Required for County Council Public Hearing on 6/29/10) Planning Board Action/Decison: Approved.

Item 3	Hearing and Worksession No. 1: Great Seneca Science Corridor Design Guidelines
C. Nelson/J. Carter	A. Staff Memo B. Draft Design Guidelines Staff Recommendation: Review Testimony and Approve Guidelines for Final Publication Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 15	White Flint Urban Design Guidelines - ADDITION/REVISED
L. Estrada/J. Carter	A. Staff Memo B. Draft Design Guidelines Staff Recommendation: Approve Guidelines for Final Publication Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 4	Darnestown Development, LLC t/a Goddard School
D. Johnsen/R. Kamen	A. Special Protection Area Water Quality Plan: Darnestown Development; located at 22010 & 22014 Frederick Road, Clarksburg Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. B. Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan: Darnestown Development; located at 22010 & 22014 Frederick Road, Clarksburg Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. C. Board of Appeals No. S-2759: Darnestown Development, LLC T/A Goddard School., applicant, requests a special exception for a child day care for up to 283 children with a maximum of 163 infants, toddlers and pre-school children and a maximum of 120 after-school or summer-camp children, and 41 employees on site, R-200 Zone; located at 22010 & 22014 Frederick Road, Clarksburg Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions (Action Required for Hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 06/21/10) Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

Item 5	Cedar Lane Bridge over Rock Creek
L. Cole	Mandatory Referral: Cedar Lane Bridge over Rock Creek, CIP No. 509132, MR#2010802 Staff Recommendation: Approval with Comments Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Comments.

Item 6	Proposed Reclassification of the Calverton Neighborhood Conservation Area
T. Brooks	Proposed Reclassification of the Calverton Neighborhood Conservation Area in Silver Spring to the Calverton Neighborhood Park with a Dedication in Memory of Donald and Marilyn Praisner. Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

12:45 PM	LUNCH

Item 16	Closed Session - ADDITION
B. Gries	Pursuant to Annotated Code of Maryland , State Government Article, Section 10-508 (a) (3) to consider acquisition of real property for a public purpose

Item 17	Closed Session - ADDITION
	Pursuant to Maryland State Government Code Annotated Section (10-508)(a)(13), to comply with specific constitutional, statutory, or judicially imposed requirement that prevents public disclosures about a particular proceeding or matter.

1:45 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 7	Roundtable Discussion - REVISED
	1. Josiah Henson Special Park Master Plan Process and Schedule 2. Kensington Master Plan - ADDITION

Item 8	Thompson Road Connection Project from Rainbow Drive to Thompson Road, CIP NO. 500912
C. Bunnag/C. Eapen	A. Special Protection Area Water Quality Plan* Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions B. Mandatory Referral MR#MR2010804 Staff Recommendation: Approval with Comments
	Planning Board Action/Decision, A and B: Approved
Item 9	Rainbow Drive Sidewalk Construction and Pavement Removal from 100 feet west of Snider Lane to 400 feet west of Thompson Road , CIP No. 506747
C. Bunnage/C. Eapen	A. Special Protection Area Water Quality Plan* Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions B. Mandatory Referral MR#MR2010803 Staff Recommendation: Approval with Comments
	Planning Board Action/Decision, A an B: Approved
Item 10	Subdivision Regulation Amendment–10-01
G. Russ	Subdivision Regulation Amendment–10-01 to prohibit public utility easements along urban roads except in circumstances where the Planning Board finds that allowing a PUE would not result in inappropriate setbacks. Bill 17-10, a companion bill, would require the Department of Transportation to allow public utilities in the right-of-way of an urban road. Staff Recommendation: Transmit Comments to the County Council (Action Required for County Council Public Hearing of 6/15/10)
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved
Item 11*	Preliminary Plan 120090340, B.F. Gilbert’s Subdivision of Takoma Park
N. Braunstein	C-1 zone; 0.36 acres; 1 lot requested for 5,130 square feet of commercial retail use, 4,130 existing to remain; located in the west quadrant of the intersection of Piney Branch Road and Flower Avenue; Takoma Park. Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

Item 12	Fillmore Music Hall & LDG Office/Hotel Complex
J. Sloan/N. Braunstein	A. Project Plan 920100040, CBD-2 zone; 2.06 acres; request for a 135,300 square foot hotel, 219,700 square feet of office use, and a 22,882 square foot music venue; located on Georgia Avenue (MD 97), 250 feet west of Colesville Road (US 29); Silver Spring Central Business District. - REVISED Staff Recommendation: Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved B. Preliminary Plan 120100260, CBD-2 zone; 2.06 acres; 3 lots requested for a 135,300 square foot hotel, 219,700 square feet of office use, and a 22,882 square foot music venue; located on Georgia Avenue (MD 97), 250 feet west of Colesville Road (US 29); Silver Spring Central Business District. - REVISED Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved

6:30 PM	DINNER

7:30 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 14	Briefing: Intercounty Connector Project Status Report #21
M. Kishter/A. Frank

Item 13	ICC Environmental Stewardship Project – Lake Frank Trail Connector
M. Elsasser	Mandatory Referral for an ICC Environmental Stewardship Project - Lake Frank Trail Connector. This trail will connect the Lake Frank Trail System to the Rock Creek Hiker-Biker Trail and is located within the Rock Creek Regional Park, Rock Creek Management Area. A. Staff Memo B. Attachment A C. Attachment B D. Attachment C Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. (Testimony Limited to Two Hours in Total)

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The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, June 10, 2010

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