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9:00 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING - (MRO Auditorium)

	Presentation of Service Awards for Planning Department
	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 1	Consent Agenda
	*A. Adoption of Resolutions
	Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted. 1. Kensington Nursing Preliminary Plan 120110040 – MCPB No. 11-135 2. Bowie Mill Property Preliminary Plan 120110120 – MCPB No. 11-78 3. Bowie Mill Property Site Plan No. 820110050 – MCPB No. 11-79 4. Church of the Little Flower Amendment to Final Forest Conservation Plan No. MR2002202-MCPS-1 – MCPB No. 11-83

	*B. Record Plats
	1. Subdivision Plat No. 220100670, Potomac Manors; RE-2 zone, 3 lots; located on the north side of Burbank Drive, 1,000 feet west of Falls Road (MD 189); Potomac Sub-region Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 2. Subdivision Plat No. 220110090, Burtonsville Industrial Park (Revision); I-3 zone, 1 parcel; located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Sandy Spring Road (MD 198) and Columbia Pike (US 29). Fairland Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 3. Subdivision Plat No. 220110590, Shirkey’s Addition to Fairland Acres; R-200 zone, 2 lots; located on the north side of Old Briggs Chaney Road, 400 feet west of Old Columbia Pike; Fairland Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 4. Subdivision Plat No. 220111120, Poplar Run; R-200 zone, 3 parcels; located on the south side of Poplar Run Drive, 300 feet west of Early Light Lane; Kensington – Wheaton Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 5. Subdivision Plat No. 220111210, West Chevy Chase Heights; R-60 zone, 1 lot; located on the north side of Chase Avenue, 350 feet east of Tilbury Street; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 6. Subdivision Plat No. 220111280, Willerburn Acres; R-90 zone, 2 lots; located on the east side of Gainsborough Road, 500 feet east of Whistler Court; Potomac Sub-region Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 7. Subdivision Plat No. 220120160, Burning Tree Valley, Section 2; R-90 zone, 2 lots; located on the west side of Beech Tree Road, 200 feet south of Burning Tree Road; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 8. Subdivision Plat No. 220120330, Chevy Chase, Section 5; R-60 zone, 1 lot; located on the east side of Brookville Road (MD 186), 250 feet north of Thornapple Street; Bethesda – Chevy Chase Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 9. Subdivision Plat No. 220120500, Harry M. Martin Tract; R-200 zone, 1 lot; located on south side of Woodwell Road, 150 feet east of Alderton Road. Aspen Hill Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*C. Other Consent Items
	Holy Cross Hospital Site Plan 820110110 – CORRECTED MCPB No. 11-99 [Correction of typographical error(s)] Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of November 17, 2011 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 2	Zoning Code Rewrite Presentation
P. Dunn	Staff will provide an update on the code drafting phase of the project. Staff will brief the Board on the second module, as well as report on sessions with the Zoning Advisory Panel and other internal stakeholder groups. Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion.

Item 3	Board of Appeals No. S-786-B McDonald's USA, LLC - REVISED STAFF MEMO
R. Kamen	Applicant requests a special exception modification for an existing drive-in restaurant, C-1 zone, 2207 Bel Pre Road, Silver Spring Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. (Action Required for Hearing by the Hearing Examiner on January 23, 2012)

item *4	Preliminary/Final Water Quality Plan No. S-2816: T-Mobile at Gibson Property
M. Kishter	115-foot tall unipole, wireless telecommunications facility and equipment compound, located on Parcel P161 at 2815 Cabin Creek Drive, RE-1 Zone, Fairland Master Plan and the Upper Paint Branch Special Protection Area (SPA) Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

Item 5	Fee Structures
R. Krasnow	Discussion of new fee structure being proposed for project plans and plans submitted concurrently with project plans. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item 8	Roundtable Discussion - REVISION
	C. Streamlining Development Review - ADDITION

Item *12	Limited Amendment, Preliminary Plan 11991089A, Shrivastav Property, Lot 4 - NEW TIME
J. Penn	R-200 zone; 0.46 acres; 1 existing lot containing a one-family residential dwelling; request to remove an existing forest conservation easement; located at 10705 Hunting Lane 900 feet west of the intersection with Darnestown Road in Rockville; Potomac Subregion Master Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

1:30 PM - new time	LUNCH

Item 13	Closed Session - ADDITION
	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 [Note: Closed Session minutes]

Item 14	Closed Session - ADDITION
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(3) to consider the acquisition of real property for a Commission purpose and matters directly related thereto

Item 7	Closed Session - TIME CHANGE
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(8) to consult with legal counsel about pending litigation. [Note: Dufresne settlement offer]

Item 6	Closed Session - TIME CHANGE
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(7) to consult with legal counsel to obtain legal advice. [Note: First Baptist Church Preliminary Plan Resolution]

3:30 PM - NEW TIME	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 9	Zoning Text Amendment–11-06 - NEW TIME
G. Russ	To modify building heights in the Fenton Village Overlay zone and the adjacent CBD-0.5 zone Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. (Action Required for County Council Public Hearing of 1/17/12)

Item 10	Zoning Text Amendment 11-07 - NEW TIME
G. Russ	To increase the allowable antenna height for telecommunications facilities; and generally amend the definition of telecommunications facility. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. (Action Required for County Council Public Hearing of 1/17/12)

Item 8	Roundtable Discussion - CONTINUED
M. Bradford L. Cole	A. Parks Director's Report B. Purpose of the Bus Rapid Transit network and the criteria used to select its component corridors, the design year used for the Countywide TransitCorridors Functional Master Plan, and the link between this Plan and land use

Item 9	Zoning Text Amendment–11-06
G. Russ	To modify building heights in the Fenton Village Overlay zone and the adjacent CBD-0.5 zone Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. (Action Required for County Council Public Hearing of 1/17/12)

Item 10	Zoning Text Amendment 11-07
G. Russ	To increase the allowable antenna height for telecommunications facilities; and generally amend the definition of telecommunications facility. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. (Action Required for County Council Public Hearing of 1/17/12)

Item *11	Site Plan Amendment Review No. 82005003B, Westfield Montgomery Mall
R. Kronenberg	C2 zone, 60.02 acres, Amendment to modify conditions 2(b), 4(c), 6(g) and 10; located at the northeast quadrant of the intersection with Democracy Boulevard and Westlake Drive; Potomac Master Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

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The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, January 12, 2012

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