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9:00 AM	PLANNING BOARD MEETING - MRO AUDITORIUM
	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
	Alta Vista Preliminary Plan 120070750 - MCPB No. 12-78 Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

	*B. Record Plats
	1. Subdivision Plat No. 220121140, Woodburn; R-60 zone, 2 lots; located on the western quadrant of the intersection of River Road (MD 190) and Goldsboro Road (MD 614); Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 2. Subdivision Plat No. 220121500, Travilah; RE-2 zone, 1 lot; located on the south side of Travilah Road, at the intersection with Royal Manor Way; Potomac Subregion Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 3. Subdivision Plat No. 220121610, Jenkins addition to Hunting Hill; R-200 zone, 1 lot; located on the south side of Hunting Lane, approximately 1,000 feet west of Darnestown Road; Potomac Subregion Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 4. Subdivision Plat No. 220121660, West Chevy Chase Heights; R-60 zone, 1 lot; located on the south side of West Virginia Avenue, 275 feet east of Maryland Avenue; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. 5. Subdivision Plat No. 220121990, Chevy Chase View; R-90 zone, 1 lot; located on the north side of Dresden Street, 375 feet west of Connecticut Avenue (MD 185); Kensington Wheaton Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

	*C. Other Consent Items

	*D. Approval of Minutes
	Minutes of July 19 and July 23, 2012 Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

Item *2	Preliminary Plan Amendment 11998096B, In Response to a Violation – Kaufman Property
A. Lindsey	Staff Report; Attachment A; Attachment B; Attachment C; Attachment D Lot 11, Block A; Request to amend Category I Conservation Easement to allow inclusion of play area; R-90 Zone; on 0.25 acres located on Heartfields Drive in the 1997 White Oak Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Denied.

Item *3	Limited Site Plan Amendment No: 81984024B and 81985006B: Greencastle Lakes
M. Smith	Installation of a 7-foot high security fence along the southern property boundary and a pedestrian sidewalk, located approximately 350 feet from the intersection of Ballinger Drive and Robey Road and southeast of Columbia Pike (US 29), R-90 Zone, Fairland Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

Item *4	Preliminary Plan Review No. 120110200, 8701 Burning Tree Road
M. Williams	R-60 Zone, 1.45 acres, 1 lot for 1 one-family detached unit, located on Burning Tree Road, east of Beech Tree Road, Bethesda Chevy-Chase Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

Item 9	Worksession on Zoning Ordinance Rewrite - NEW TIME
P. Dunn	Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only.

1:00 PM	LUNCH

Item 6	Closed Session - POSTPONED
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice

Item 13	Closed Session - ADDITION
	Pursuant to State Government Article Annotated Code of Maryland 10-508(a)(7) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice

2:30 pm	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 7	Towne Crest Apartments, LLC, Applicant
C. Gilbert/L. Knaggs	A. Local Map Amendment No. G-910: Towne Crest Apartments, LLC, applicant - Reclassification of 8.1 acres of land from the R-30 and RT-12.5 Zones to the PD-44 Zone for the development of up to 346 apartments in two buildings and up to 12 townhouses containing 356 total dwelling units, located at 17500 Towne Crest Drive, Gaithersburg, 1990 Gaithersburg Vicinity Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Denied. B. Preliminary Forest Conservation Plan Including a Request for a Tree Variance to Remove Existing Specimen Trees for Local Map Amendment G-910, Towne Crest, for the PD-44 Zone on 8.1 acres located at 17500 Towne Crest Drive, Gaithersburg, southwest of the intersection of Washington Grove Lane and Midcounty Highway, 1990 Gaithersburg Vicinity Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions. (Action Required for Hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 10/5/12)*

Item *8	Preliminary Plan No. 120110050: Ashton Property
R. Weaver	A request for subdivision to create five (5) lots for four (4) new, one family detached residential units and one (1) existing detached unit; located on the north side of Ashton Road (MD 108), approximately 3,250 feet east of the intersection with Mink Hollow Road; RC zone; 28.58 acres in the Sandy Spring/Ashton Master Plan area. Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

Item 5	Roundtable Discussion - NEW TIME
	A. Parks' Director's Report B. Fall 2012 Semi Annual Report Outline - REVISED

6:00 PM	DINNER

7:30 pm	PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM

Item 10	Design Guidelines for the Approved and Adopted Wheaton Sector Plan
L. Estrada	Staff Report; Draft Design Guidelines Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved Design Guidelines for the Approved and Adopted Wheaton Sector Plan.

Item 11	Local Map Amendment No. G-908, 4825 Montgomery Lane LLC
K. Reilly	R-60 zone, 6,525 square feet, Requesting to rezone the property from the R-60 zone to TS-R zone to include 4 multi-family units; located at 4825 Montgomery Lane at the intersection with West Lane; Bethesda-CBD (Central Business District) Master Plan Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved. (Action Required for Hearing by the Hearing Examiner on 9/21/12)

Item*12	Pre-Preliminary Plan No. 720120010, Grey Goose Farm (Discussion)
R. Weaver	21.76 acres; RDT Zone; located on the east side of Olney-Laytonsville Road (MD 108) opposite intersection with Muncaster Road; Olney Master Plan. Planning Board Action/Decision: Discussion only, no vote taken.

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The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, September 13, 2012

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