Montgomery County
Planning Board Agenda

 

Thursday, October 20, 2005, 12:45 P.M.

8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD  20910-3760

301-495-4600, http://www.montgomeryplanningboard.org

 

Montgomery County Planning Board

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12:45 P.M.

 

 

 

GENERAL MEETING (Third Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)

C.  Loehr

 

A.      Administrative Items

 

1:00 P.M.

 

PLANNING BOARD MEETING  (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)

 

 

 

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Commissioners’ Report

Director’s Report

Reconsideration Requests

    Adoption of Opinions

 

1:10 P.M.

R. Kronenberg

*1.

Project Plan Review No. 9-06002, 8021 Georgia Avenue, CBD-1 Zone; 1.88 acres; 185 multi-family dwelling units, including 23 MPDUs; northeast quadrant of the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Burlington Avenue; Silver Spring CBD – Extension of review period.

M. Venzke

2.

Worksession No. 4 and Final Action on the Proposed Parks FY07-12 Capital Improvements Program.
Attachment A

Attachments B - F

E. Tesafaye

3.

Board of Appeals No. S-2593: Special Exception request by Danette Sloan, applicant, to permit a major home occupation (beauty salon); R-90 Zone; located at 13124 Foxhall Drive, Silver Spring – Approval.
Photos - part 1

Photos - part 2
Photos - part 3
Attachment B
Attachment C - part 1
Attachment C - part 2

J. Gallihue

4.

Local Map Amendment No. G-836: Vedanta Center of Greater Washington DC, Inc., applicant, requests reclassification of 16.013 acres of land from the RE-2 Zone to the PD-2 Zone for development of 20 single-family detached dwelling units, 12 single-family detached dwelling units, and 6 townhouses (MPDUs), and expansion of existing place of worship; located at 2929, 3001, and 3013 Bel Pre Road, Silver Spring - Approval.
Attachments 1 - 3
Attachments 4 - 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

3:30 P.M.

 

PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONTINUED

 

D. Kinney

*5.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 120060040 (Formerly 1-06004) - Cleveland’s Subdivision Kensington: R-60 Zone; 0.1734 acres; 1 lot requested; 1 single-family detached dwelling unit; located on the south side of Dupont Avenue, approximately 235 feet west of the intersection with St. Paul Street; Kensington/Wheaton – Approval with conditions.
Attachments A - C
Informational Maps

C. Conlon

 

*6.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 119820680 (Formerly 1-82068) - Westfarm Technology Park (Extension):  I-3 Zone; 142.19 acres; 1 lot existing; request to extend the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance approval for the preliminary plan; located on the west side of Plum Orchard Drive, approximately 500 feet south of Broadbirch Drive; Fairland - Grant extension.
Attachments A - C
Attachments D & E
Informational Maps

C. Conlon

*7.

Pre-Preliminary Plan Review No. 720060030 (Formerly 7-06003) - Bannockburn Heights (Resubdivision):  R-200 Zone; 1.55 acres; 2 lots requested; 2 single-family detached dwelling units; located on the south side of River Road, approximately 1,000 feet east of Wilson Lane; Bethesda Chevy Chase – Objection to the submission of a preliminary plan.
Attachments A & B
Attachment C
Attachments D & E
Attachment E - part 1
Attachment E - part 2
Attachment E - part 3
Informational Maps

R. Weaver

 

*8.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 120051300 (Formerly 1-051030) - Cabin John Park Section 1 (Resubdivision):  POSTPONED R-90 Zone; 0.46 acres; 2 lots requested; 2 single-family detached dwelling units; located on the west side of 78th Street, approximately 315 feet south of Tomlinson Avenue; Bethesda/Chevy Chase – Approval with conditions.

Attachments A - D
Attachments E - F
Informational Maps

R. Weaver

*9.

Preliminary Plan Review No. 12002096A (Formerly 1-02096A) - Howard Hughes Medical Institute: R-90 Zone; 36.44 acres; 1 lot existing; minor modification of lot to incorporate road abandonment area, no change in previously approved development; located at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Jones Bridge Road and Connecticut Avenue (MD 185); Bethesda-Chevy Chase - Approval with conditions.
Attachments A - C
Informational Maps

R. Weaver

 

*10.

Record Plats
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Part 4

6:00 P.M.

 

 

DINNER

7:30 P.M.

 

PLANNING BOARD MEETING (MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring)

 

J. Coleman –

2.5 hrs

11.

FY07 Budget Public Forum  (Public testimony will be taken.)

 

10:00 P.M.

 

ADJOURN

 

*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

October

24 -

7:15 p.m.,

Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board, Upcounty Regional Services Center, Room A, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

 

26 -

7:30 p.m.,

Historic Preservation Commission, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

27 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board, General Meeting, MRO, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

 

 

 

Notices and Reminders - continues

October

27 -

1:00 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

27 -

7:00 p.m.,

Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda

 

27 -

7:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board continues, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

November

1 -

10:00 a.m.,

Retirement Board of Trustees, MRO Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

2 -

8:30 a.m.,

Keep Montgomery County Beautiful (KMCB) Taskforce Meeting, Executive Office Building (EOB) 101 Montrose Street, 10th Floor, Rockville

 

2 -

7:15 p.m.,

East County Citizens Advisory Board, Eastern Montgomery Regional Services Center, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring

 

3 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board, General Meeting, MRO, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

3 -

1:00 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

3 -

6:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board continues, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

7 -

7:00 p.m.,

County-wide Recreation Advisory Board, Recreation Administrative ffices, 4010 Randolph Road, Conference Room 300, Silver Spring

 

8 -

4:30 p.m.,

Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, 1st Floor Conference Room, Wheaton

 

8 -

7:00 p.m.,

East County Recreation Advisory Board, Fairland Community Center, 14906 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville

 

9 -

7:00 p.m.,

Silver Spring Recreation Advisory Board, Parkside Headquarters, 9500 Brunett Avenue, Silver Spring

 

10 -

9:30 a.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board, General Meeting, MRO, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

10 -

1:00 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

10 -

7:30 p.m.,

Montgomery County Planning Board continues, MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

 

10 -

7:00 p.m.,

Mid-County Recreation Advisory Board, Recreation Administrative Offices, Room 300, 4010 Randolph Road, Silver Spring

 

10 -

7:30 p.m.,

Western Area Recreation Advisory Board, Potomac Community Center,

 11315 Falls Road, Potomac

 

11 -

HOLIDAY
Veterans Day

 

14 -

7:00 p.m.,

Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board, AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring

 

15 -

7:45 a.m.,

Bethesda Urban Partnership, 7700 Old Georgetown Road, Lobby, Bethesda

 

15 -

7:00 p.m.,

Mid County Citizens Advisory Board, Mid-County Services Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, 1st Floor Conference Room, Wheaton

 

16 -

9:30 a.m.,

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

 

16 -

7:00 p.m.,

Upcounty Region Recreation Advisory Board, Upcounty Region Recreation Office, Suite 1600, 12900 Middlebook Road, Germantown

 

 

 

 

 

GOING GREEN AT HOME LECTURE SERIES
Thursday October 20, 2005, 7:30pm - 9:00pm

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Are you prepared for the coming increase in energy costs? Learn simple steps to take to create a cozy home this winter while saving on utility bills.

Thursday lecture will be held at the Bohrer Park Activity Center at Summit Hall Farm, 506 Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877.

For more information, please go to http://www.goinggreenathome.org or call Sheila Samson at 301-495-4540 in Silver Spring or Meredith Strider at 301-258-6310 in Gaithersburg.


PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON
2007 PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission seeks public comment on the agency's proposed operating budget for fiscal year 2007 during a public forum on Thursday, October 20, 2005. 7:30 p.m. at the M-NCPPC Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Those wishing to sign up in advance to testify in person may call 301/495-4600. Written testimony may be sent to the Planning Board Chairman Derick Berlage at 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, or faxed to 301/495-1320 or emailed to mcp-chairman@mncppc-mc.org.


You're invited to testify on the
Future of Parks and Open Space in Montgomery County
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Please sign up in advance to speak!

The Montgomery County Planning Board invites you to testify at a public hearing on the proposed 2005 Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plan (LPPRP), Thursday, October 27, 2005, 7:30 p.m., in The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. To sign up in advance to speak, those interested may call 301-495-4600.

Copies of the proposed plan will be available online at www.mcparkandplanning.org/ppra and at the M-NCPPC Information Counter 8787 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring and at M-NCPPC's Parkside Headquarters, 9500 Brunett Avenue, Silver Spring. To provide for additional feedback, the public record will remain open until Thursday, November 10, 2005. Written comments may be addressed to Derick P. Berlage, Chairman, Montgomery County Planning Board, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 or e-mail mcp- Chairman@mncppc-mc.org.