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9:00 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (Third Floor Conference Room)
	For more details about the Planning Board’s action on any item, you may link to the videotaped hearing after noon on the day following the meeting and select the item you wish to hear.
Item 6	Closed Session - NEW TIME
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(13) to comply with specific constitutional, statutory, or judicially imposed requirement that prevents public disclosures about a particular proceeding or matter

9:30 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - (MRO Auditorium)

item 1	Consent Agenda
	*A. Adoption of Resolutions
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 1. Olney Safeway Site Plan 820100130 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-165 2. McKenney Hills Downcounty Consortium School #29 Forest Conservation Plan MR2010720 – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-150 3. Islamic Center of Maryland reconsideration of Preliminary Plan 12002041B – ADOPTION OF MCPB RESOLUTION No. 10-133

	*B. Record Plats
	1. Subdivision Plat No. 220100420, Derwood Bible Church; R-90/TDR zone; 1 parcel; located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Yellowstone Way and Chieftian Avenue; Shady Grove. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 2. Subdivision Plat No. 220100930, Potomac Highlands; RE-1 zone; 1 lot, 1 outlot; located on the east side of Foxden Drive, approximately 1,300 feet north of Overlea Drive; Potomac Subregion. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 3. Subdivision Plat No. 220110140, Hallowell; RE-2/TDR zone; 1 lot, 1 parcel; located on the north side of Olney-Sandy Spring Road (MD 108), approximately 1,000 feet east of Prince Philip Drive; Olney. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*C. Other Consent Items
	1. Extension Request for Sketch Plan Review No. 320110010, Mid-Pike Plaza, CR 3.0 zone; 24.38 acres; mixed-use development including over 1.5 million square feet of commercial uses and 1.9 million square feet residential space; located on (MD) 355 Rockville Pike, at the north intersection of Old Georgetown Road; White Flint Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 2. Extension Request for Sketch Plan Review No. 320110020, North Bethesda Gateway, CR zone; 11.04 acres; mixed-use development including up to 1,236,648 square feet of commercial uses and up to 1,073,288 square feet of residential space; located on (MD) 355 Rockville Pike, approximately 250 feet south of Nicholson Lane; White Flint Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 3. Extension Request for Sketch Plan Review No. 320110030, North Bethesda Market II, CR zone; 4.41 acres; mixed-use development including up to 368,000 square feet of commercial uses and up to 372,528 square feet of residential space; located on (MD) 355 Rockville Pike, approximately 200 feet south of Nicholson Lane; White Flint Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 4. Department of Parks Budget Transfer: FY11 Operating Budget Transfer from Facilities Management to Public Affairs and Community Partnerships - ADDITION Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 5. Department of Parks Budget Transfer: CIP Transfer from Lake Needwood Dredging Project to South Germantown SoccerPlex Project - ADDITION Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. Minutes of November 15, 2010 and November 18, 2010

Item 7	Annual Report from The Maryland Soccer Foundation Regarding the Soccerplex - NEW TIME
K. Stookey/T. Heffelfinger	Annual Report from The Maryland Soccer Foundation regarding the Soccerplex in South Germantown Recreational Park. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 8	Sligo Mill Neighborhood Conservation Park - NEW TIME
B. Gries	Authorization to acquire 0.5 acres, more or less, improved , at 6502 Sligo Mill Road, Takoma Park, Maryland, from Rebuild America, Inc., a Florida corporation, as a Legacy Open Space, Urban Open Space Area. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 3	Board of Appeals No. S-2781: Gilmoure-Brunett, LLC, Inc. - REVISED/NEW TIME
D. Orobona	A. Staff Report B. Community Correspondence Applicant requests a special exception for a child day care facility for up to 120 children & 25 staff; R-60 zone; located at 220 W. University Blvd Planning Board Action/Decision: Denied. (Action Required for Hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 01/07/11)

11:15 AM	LUNCH - NEW TIME

Item 4	Closed Session
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice

Item 5	Closed Session
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(14) to discuss a matter directly related to a negotiating strategy or the contents of a bid or proposal before the contract is awarded or bids are opened, if public discussion or disclosure would adversely impact the ability of the Commission to participate in the competitive bidding or proposal process

1:00 PM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - (MRO Auditorium)

Item 2	Zoning Code Rewrite - Code Studio Update - NEW TIME
P. Dunn	Code Studio, the consultant working with staff on the Zoning Code Rewrite, will provide an overall update on the code drafting phase of the project. Items such as process, timing, and key issues that are related to the first module (Agricultural and Residential zones) will be discussed. Code Studio will report back on highlights of the 3-day visit, including sessions with the Zoning Advisory Panel and other internal stakeholder groups. Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only. No vote taken.

Item 9	ICC Environmental Stewardship/Compensatory Mitigation Project Part 2 - REVISED/NEW TIME
J. Cole	A. Staff Memo B. Appendix 1 C. Appendix 2 D. Appendix 3 E. Appendix 4 Approval of ES/CM project PB-130, a proposed SPA BMP located on DOT ROW within the Good Hope Estates Community in the Upper Paint Branch watershed. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 10	ICC Environmental Stewardship/Compensatory Mitigation Project Part 1 - REVISED/NEW TIME
J. Cole	A. Staff Memo Approval of three water quality ES/CM projects (PB-46A, PB-48 and PB-43) on private property, parkland, and/or DOT Row and one SPA BMP ES/CM project (PB-133) on DOT ROW. All four projects are in the upper Paint Branch watershed. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item *11	Preliminary Plan 12009040A, Willerburn Acres (Limited Amendment)
R. Weaver	R-90 zone; 3.99 acres; 5 lots previously approved for 5 one-family detached dwellings; request to modify the approved tree save plan which requires a variance from the Forest Conservation Law; located on Seven Locks Road at its intersection with Gainsborough Road; Potomac Subregion Master Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved staff recommendation.

Item *12	Site Plan Amendment Review No. 82005028C, Reserve at Fair Hill
M. Smith	RNC zone; 334 acres; amendment to change conditions of approval related to impervious surface and timing with the release of building permits, located on the west side of MD 108 at the intersection with Wickham Road; Olney Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 13	Third District Police Station, White Oak
C. Bunnag/C. Nelson	A. Forest Conservation Plan: Third District Police Station; Northeastern Quadrant of the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue (MD Route 650) and Columbia Pike (MD Route 29), R-90/TDR Zone, White Oak Master Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approve the Staff Recommendation. B. Mandatory Referral No. 2009742-DGS-1, Third District Police Station;* Northeastern Quadrant of the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue (MD Route 650) and Columbia Pike (MD Route 29), R-90/TDR Zone, White Oak Master Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approve the Staff Recommendation.

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The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, December 16, 2010

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R-90 zone; 3.99 acres; 5 lots previously approved for 5 one-family detached dwellings; request to modify the approved tree save plan which requires a variance from the Forest Conservation Law; located on Seven Locks Road at its intersection with Gainsborough Road; Potomac Subregion Master Plan