Sunday, May 15, 2011

McKenney Hills Elementary School Site Back Before Planning Board

EXCERPTS OF PLANNING BOARD AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011

9:00 a.m.  PLANNING BOARD MEETING
* Item 1  -  Consent Agenda includes...
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS (of past decisions)
-  Mess Property Preliminary Plan
-  Kensington Heights Preliminary Plan
-  A-305 Snowden Farm Parkway Water Quality Plan

RECORD PLATS
-  DAMASCUS, Moxley Estates, 2 lots in RDT and R-200 Zones, on southeast corner 
of Bethesda Church Rd. and Clarksburg Rd.
-  KENSINGTON, Kensington Heights, 2 lots in R-60 Zone, on north side of Decatur 
Ave. 100 ft. east of Pearson St.
-  BETHESDA, Oakmont, 1 lot in R-60 Zone, on south side of Oak Pl. 875 ft. west 
of Old Georgetown rd.
-  CHEVY CHASE, West Chevy Chase, 1 lot in R-60 Zone, on north side of Drummond 
Ave. 2300 ft. west of Wisconsin Ave.
-  BETHESDA, Rosedale Park, 1 lot in R-60 Zone, on north side of Maple Ave. 75 
ft. east of Maryland Ave.

OTHER CONSENT ITEMS
-  Corrected Resolution for 4900 Fairmont (in Bethesda CBD) Project Plan

APPROVAL OF MINUTES of April 21, 2011 meeting

Item 2  -  Reconsideration request for the Final Forest Conservation Plan for 
Downcounty Consortium School #29 (McKenney Hills Elementary School)

3  -  Great Seneca Science Corridor (GSSC) Sector Plan Implementation Advisory 
Committee - appoint new members

*4  -  SILVER SPRING, Chelsea School site, request for rezoning (Local Map 
Amendment G-892) from R-60 to RT-15 for 77 dwelling units, including 76 
townhouses and 1 existing structure, on 5.25 acres located at 630 Ellsworth Dr., 
between Ellsworth and Pershing Dr. along Vale Rd.--public testimony will be 
limited to two hours (action needed for hearing by Hearing Examiner on 5/26/11)
[NOTE:Ex parte communications with Planning Board or County Council members on 
this issue is prohibited.]

1:00 p.m.  LUNCH

2:30 p.m.  PLANNING BOARD MEETING Continues
Item 5  -  Kensington Fire Station #25 - Forest Conservation Plan and Mandatory 
Referral for property in PRC Zone on northeast corner of Connecticut Ave. and 
Bel Pre Rd. in Aspen Hill

6  -  Weller Road Elementary School Modernization - Forest Conservation Plan and 
Mandatory Referral for property in R-60 Zone on north side of Weller Rd. west of 
Georgia Ave., between Connecticut Ave. and Valleywood Dr., in Glenmont

7  -  Roundtable Discussion includes Planning Director's Report, and the 
Operating Funds and Enterprise Funds 9 Month Financial Reports including 
projections to June 30, 2011
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* Ex parte communication on these items is prohibited with any member of the 
Planning Board. Inquiries or communications will instead be redirected to the 
appropriate staff person.
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Unless otherwise noted, public testimony allowed on individual items (except 
briefings and discussions).

Listen to live audio feed or view live video feed of Planning Board sessions 
over the internet with link on their website.  The Planning Board Viewer works 
best with use of Microsoft's Silverlight free plug-in.  Information on 
Silverlight (and link to free software download) available on this webpage:
http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/faq/#sys-req

To view entire Planning Board agenda, go to www.montgomeryplanningboard.org --in 
menu on left side of screen, click on "agenda".  The Board's agenda is now 
posted as an HTML document, which does not require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

Sign up online to testify on an item before the Planning Board, up to 10 days 
prior to the hearing, by going to http://www.montgomeryapps.org:80/planning_board/testify.asp 
, or call 301-495-4600 before 4:00 p.m. the day before the meeting.  On the day 
of the meeting, see the clerk in the auditorium to sign up.

NOTE--CHANGED PROCEDURES: Written comments must be received in the Chair's 
office at least 24 hours in advance of the 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 will 
be placed in the file, but will not be considered by the Board or included in 
the official record.  Copies of testimony presented orally or copies of 
correspondence will not be distributed at the hearing.

Staff reports for upcoming agenda items are posted online--ten days prior to 
meeting when Board will discuss--in PDF format, which requires Adobe Acrobat 
Reader to view.
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-Excerpts compiled and distributed by Jim Humphrey

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