The Montgomery County Planning Board Agenda

Thursday, December 6, 2012

FINAL

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 4:00 pm

 

8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760
301-495-4605
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 may submit a written statement for consideration by the Planning Board. Written comments must be received in the Chair's office at least 24 hours in advance of the Planning Board hearing date, referencing the hearing date and item, to be reviewed by the Board and included in the official record of the hearing. Written comments received within 24 hours before a hearing date will be placed in the file, but will not be considered by the Planning Board or included in the official record. Comments should be transmitted via e-mail to MCP-Chair@mncppc-mc.org, faxed to Chair Françoise Carrier at 301-495-1320, or addressed to: Françoise Carrier, Chair, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
  3. Copies of testimony presented orally or copies of correspondence will not be distributed at the hearing.
  4. Occasionally due to time constraints, the Planning Board may limit the total amount of time dedicated to public testimony. Public testimony may not be taken for items identified as Briefings, Worksessions and/or Roundtables. On other occasions when no public testimony will be taken, the agenda will specify.
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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

Corrected Resolution for National Labor College (Chevy Chase Bank-Hillandale) Preliminary Plan 12008009A – MCPB No. 12-08

Planning Board Action/Decision: Adopted.

   
 

*B. Record Plats

   
 

*C. Other Consent Items

   
 

*D. Approval of Minutes

Minutes of October 25, 2012

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved.

   
Item *2 Adoption of Burtonsville Crossroads Neighborhood Plan - REVISED

K. O'Connor

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved to Transmit to the Full Commission for Adoption.

   
Item *3 DANAC Stiles Property, Lot 6 Block D

P. Butler/L. Shirley/S. Findley

Site Plan No. 82000018D: Construction of a 72,000-square foot, four-story parking garage, including a variance for impacts to a specimen tree, on 3.74 gross acres in the CR1.0 C0.5 R1.0 H80 zone, located at 9707 Key West Avenue, Rockville, in the Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan area.

Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

   
Item *4 DANAC Stiles Property

P. Butler/L. Shirley/S. Findley

Preliminary Plan 1996112A: Amended Forest Conservation Plan, including a variance for impacts to a specimen tree, resubdivision, and establishment of easements over private roads for maintenance, liability, and public access on 30.74 gross acres in the CR2 C1.5 R1.5 H150 and CR1.0 C0.5 R1.0 H80 zones, located at 9707 Key West Avenue, Rockville, in the Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan area.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions.

   
Item 5 Preliminary Service Delivery Strategy for Countywide Park Trails Plan Amendment

C. Kines

The Department of Parks’ Park Planning & Stewardship Division (PPSD) will provide the Planning Board with a status report on its work on the Countywide Park Trails Plan Amendment. PPSD seeks Board comments and guidance on a preliminary service delivery strategy.

Staff Recommendation: Approve Preliminary Service Delivery Strategy

   
Item 6 Roundtable Discussion

M. Bradford

Parks Director's Report
   
12:30 PM LUNCH
   
Item 7 Closed Session

 

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

 

   
2:00 PM - time changed PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item *8 Limited Amendment, Preliminary Plan 11988285A, Hopkins Property, Lot 12 (in response to a violation)

J. Kaye

RC zone; 2.06 acres; one existing lot containing a single-family residential dwelling; request to relocate a portion of an existing conservation easement; located at 321 Haviland Mill Road, 700 feet north from the intersection of Brooke Road and New Hampshire Avenue in Brookeville; Sandy Spring Ashton Master Plan.
Planning Board Action/Decision: Approved with Conditions and Adoption of Resolution.
   
Item *9 Limited Preliminary Plan Amendment 11981058A: Granby Woods, Lots 35, 36 and 37, Block B - REVISED

C. Conlon

Request for a partial release and amendment of a covenant for future right-of-way dedication and road construction; lots located on Azalea Drive approximately 600 feet southwest of its intersection with Griffith Farm Road; 5.65 acres; RE-1 zone. Upper Rock Creek Master Plan
Planning Board Action/Decision: Deferred.

   
Item 10 Worksession No. 3: Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan

M. Rifkin

Review of Proposed Planning Board Draft and Review of Draft Design Guidelines
Planning Board Action/Decision: Reviewed Draft Design Guidelines and provided guidance to staff.

   
Item 12 MOU - POSTPONED

C. Rubin

 
   
Item 11 Public Hearing - Zoning Ordinance Rewrite - REVISED/TIME CHANGED

P. Dunn

Public Hearing on General Development Regulations

   
   
6:00 PM ADJOURN
   
  PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUES - MRO AUDITORIUM
   
Item 13 Worksession on Zoning Ordinance Rewrite - POSTPONED

P. Dunn

Worksession on General Development Regulations