Montgomery County
Planning Board Agenda


Thursday, January 3, 2002, 9:30 A.M.

8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD  20910-3760

(301) 495-4600, www.mc-mncppc.org

 

The following time schedule is an estimate subject to change without notice, depending on the circumstances affecting each item.  On individual agenda items, public testimony is accepted unless otherwise noted and italics indicate staff’s recommendation for Board action.  For information about meetings in progress, call (301) 495-1333.  For other information, call (301) 495-4600 or the TTY (teletypewriter used by people with hearing or speech impairments) at (301) 495-1331.  The Planning Board encourages the participation of individuals with disabilities in all its programs and services.  Meeting agendas and other planning and parks information are available on the Internet – www.mc-mncppc.org

 

 

9:30 a.m.

 

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Commissioners’ Reports

Directors’ Reports

Reconsideration Requests

 

Staff Recommendations (blue agenda)

 

9:45 a.m.

1.

Transportation Policy Report, Worksession #3 – Discussion.

(Note:  No public testimony will be taken at this time.)

 

12:45 p.m.

 

GENERAL MEETING (Third Floor Conference Room)

Program Coordination, Legal, Legislation, and Administrative Items

 

2:00 p.m.

 

PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUED (Auditorium)

 

 

2.

Consent Item:  Continuation of reservation of land for public use – Approval.

 

3.

Zoning Map Amendment No. G-792 – National Seniors’ Housing Corporation, applicant, requests rezoning from the RE-2C (Residential, One-Family) Zone to the PD-5 (Planned Development) Zone; 26.6 acres (39 detached homes, 62 townhouses, 40 multi-family units, and 40 senior housing units); west of Howard Chapel Road, north of Pearl Avenue, Damascus – Denial.

 

*4.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-02051 – Kimbrook Farm; RC Zone; 1 lot (single-family detached dwelling unit); 2.1154 acres; on the south side of Brighton Dam Road, approximately 1,800 feet west of New Hampshire Avenue; Olney – Approval with conditions.

 

 

                                                                                                                                          

 

 

 

*5.

 

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-02054 – Brighton Knolls; RC Zone; 2 lots (existing single-family detached dwelling units); 5.13 acres; on the east side of New Hampshire Avenue, approximately 1,000 feet north of Gold Mine Road; Olney – Approval with conditions.

 

*6.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-01041 – Seneca Springs (Request to revise the previous conditions of approval); 12 lots previously approved, 4 additional lots requested (single-family dwelling units); RE-2C Zone; 75.85 acres; on the south side of Damascus Road (MD 108), approximately 100 feet southeast of Howard Chapel Drive; Damascus and Vicinity – Approval to revise the previous conditions.

 

*7.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 1-98086 – Solomon Simpson (Request to revise the previous conditions of approval); 8 lots previously approved, 2 additional lots requested (single-family detached dwelling units); RDT Zone; 327.737 acres; on the west side of Beallsville Road, approximately 4,000 feet south of Darnestown Road; Poolesville – Approval to revise the previous conditions.

 

*8.

Subdivision Regulations Waiver No. 02003 – Gittings Ha Ha (Request for a waiver under Section 50-38 of the Montgomery County Subdivision Regulations); RC Zone; 1 lot (single-family detached dwelling unit); 2.037 acres; on the west side of New Hampshire Avenue, approximately 1,500 feet northwest of Rocky Glen Drive; Patuxent and Vicinity – Grant waiver, subject to conditions.

 

*9.

Record PlatsApproval.

 

*Maryland law and the Planning Board’s Rules of Procedure regarding ex parte (outside the record) communications require all discussion, review, and consideration of this matter take place only during the Board’s public hearing.  Telephone calls and meetings with Board members in advance of the hearing are not permitted.  Written communications will be directed to appropriate staff members for response.

 

 

Notices and Reminders

 

Jan.

1 -

Holiday,

NEW YEAR’S DAY

 

3 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

3 -

9:45 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Worksession #3 on Transportation Policy Report, MRO Auditorium

 

7 -

7:30 p.m.,

Legacy Open Space Advisory Group Meeting, Brookside Gardens Visitors Center, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton

 

8 -

4:30 p.m.,

Wheaton Urban District Committee Meeting, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton

 

9 -

7:15 p.m.,

East County Citizens Advisory Board Meeting, East County Community Center, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring (New Date)

 

9 -

7:15 p.m.,

Eastern Area Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, Parkside Headquarters, 9500 Brunett Avenue, Silver Spring

 

9 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

10 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

10 -

________

Montgomery County Planning Board Worksession #4 on Transportation Policy Report, MRO Auditorium

 

10 -

7:30 p.m.,

Western Area Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Road, Potomac


 

Notices and Reminders – Continued

 

Jan.

14 -

7:00 p.m.,

Silver Spring Citizen Advisory Board Meeting, Gwendolyn E. Coffield Community Center, 2450 Lyttonsville Road, Silver Spring

 

15 -

7:45 a.m.,

Bethesda Urban Partnership Board of Directors Meeting, 7906 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda

 

15 -

7:15 p.m.,

Mid-County Citizen Advisory Board Meeting, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton

 

16 -

9:30 a.m.,

Full Commission Meeting, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

16 -

7:00 p.m.,

Northern Area Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, UpCounty Services Center, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

 

16 -

7:00 p.m.,

Wheaton Redevelopment Steering Committee Meeting, #403, Redevelopment Office, 11501 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton

 

16 -

7:00 p.m.,

Community Meeting on the Proposed Access Road into Black Hill Regional Park, Camp Seneca Lodge, 14500-B Clopper Road, Boyds

 

17 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board Meeting, MRO Auditorium

 

17 -

________,

Montgomery County Planning Board Worksession on Forest Conservation Amendments, MRO Auditorium

 

17 -

4:00 p.m.,

Downtown Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Committee Meeting, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 8435 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

 

 

NOTICE TO CIVIC AND HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS
Help Us Update Our Database!

 

Please Call (301) 495-4600

 

The Planning Board’s Community Relations Office is updating the extensive civic and homeowners association database, and you can help by calling (301) 495-4600 any time of the day or night with the current president’s name, address, and phone number.  Thanks so much for your cooperation.

 

 

 

 

NOTICE

 

Planning Board ON THE INTERNET

 

Due to technical difficulties, live audio of Planning Board meetings will not be available on the Board’s website until further notice.  Please visit the website, www.mc-mncppc.org, for the current week’s agenda and staff reports, news releases, statistical data, calendar of events and meetings, information on the Board and its work in Montgomery County, and much more.

 

 

 

 

 

 
DEER DAMAGE CONTROL WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE FREE

To Homeowners Associations, Civic Organizations, And Garden Clubs

 

Increased deer populations have had a number of impacts on suburban Montgomery County.  Deer have added aesthetic value to the area, but the increasing deer population has had undesirable effects as well including damage to home landscapes and gardens, and increased risks of Lyme disease.

 

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Montgomery County Cooperative Extension Office are co-sponsoring educational workshops to help homeowners cope with and minimize deer damage to their landscapes and gardens.  Workshops stress an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach and provide homeowners with proven strategies to reduce deer problems. 

 

Workshops are 1 ½ to 2 hours in length and offered free of charge.  A minimum of 20 attendees is required.  To schedule a workshop for your Homeowners/Civic Association or Garden Club, please call the Montgomery County Cooperative Extension Office at (301) 590-2809.

 

 

 

 

Free Slide Presentation on County Parks

Now Available to Civic Groups

 

The Montgomery Parks Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports unmet park needs in Montgomery County, is offering a fascinating PowerPoint slide presentation on the evolution of Montgomery County’s nationally acclaimed park and open space system.

 

This one-half hour program features slides of the early development of Rock Creek and Sligo Creek parks, a review of the “wedges and corridors” concept that led to protecting county stream valleys and the concentration of development in certain areas, the highly successful Agricultural Reserve program, and the newest initiative for acquiring parkland and open space -- the Legacy Open Space program. 

 

In addition to providing an historical perspective on Montgomery County’s development, this program provides viewers with an armchair look at the breathtaking beauty and first class facilities offered in our county parks.  Volunteer projects and private-public partnerships are highlighted to demonstrate how community groups and area businesses can get involved in preserving this outstanding legacy.

 

For further information, call (301) 767-0002 or e-mail info@montgomeryparksfnd.org.  The Foundation’s web site is www.montgomeryparksfnd.org.