NOTE: There will be no Planning Board sessions during month of August.
EXCERPTS OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY PLANNING BOARD MEETING FOR THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011
9:00 a.m. PLANNING BOARD MEETING
* Item 1 - Consent Agenda items include...
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS (of past decisions)
- Glenallen Elementary School Modernization Project Forest Conservation Plan
- Srour Falls Lot 9, Block A Preliminary Plan Amendment
- Winterset Preliminary Plan Amendment - modify Category 1 Conservation
Easements
- 8711 Georgia Avenue Amendments to Project Plan, Preliminary Plan and Site
Plan
- Germantown Town Center Site Plan Amendment - Panera Bread
- Batchellor's Forest Site Plan Amendment
RECORD PLATS
- GLENMONT, Poplar Run (formerly Indian Spring County Club), 40 lots and 5
parcels in R-200 Zone at intersection of Poplar Run Dr. and Tivoli Lake Blvd.
- CLARKSBURG, Clarksburg Town Center, 20 lots and 7 parcels in RMX Zone on
southeast corner of Clarksburg Square Rd. and General Store Dr.
- OLNEY, Townhouses at Small's Nursery, 19 lots and 5 parcels in RT-10 Zone on
south side of Thistlebridge Dr. 700 ft. west of Georgia Ave.
- NORTH BETHESDA, Garrett Park, 2 lots in R-90 Zone on east side of Waverly
Ave. 300 ft. south of Montrose Ave.
- BOYDS, Kilmarnock Farm, 3 lots in R-200 Zone on north side of Barnesville Rd.
800 ft. west of Ganley Rd.
- GERMANTOWN, Seneca Meadows Corporate Center, 2 lots and 1 parcel in TMX-2
Zone on northwest corner of Observation Dr. and Seneca Meadows Pkwy.
- SILVER SPRING CBD, R. Holt Easley's Subdivision - Silver Spring, 1 lot in
CBD-1 Zone on north side of Sligo Ave. 250 ft. east of Fenton St.
- CLARKSBURG, Clarksburg Village, 4 parcels in R-200/TDR Zone on south of
Snowden Farm Pkwy. at intersection of Newcut Rd.
OTHER CONSENT ITEMS
- GREAT SENECA SCIENCE CORRIDOR, Shady Grove Life Science Center, Site Plan
Amendment to remove a building, add parking, add and modify loading facilities,
and enhance architectural, landscape and site details on 7.85 acres in LSC Zone
on northeast corner of Medical Center Dr. and Medical Center Way
- WHITE FLINT, North Bethesda Market, Site Plan Amendment to convert second
floor retail to 14 dwelling units, adjust passive/active recreation space,
public use space and cafe seating areas, and make minor site modifications on
4.3 acres in CR Zone on Rockville Pk. 460 ft. south of Nicholson Ln.
- Alvemar Woods Lot 17 Preliminary Plan Amendment Corrected Resolution
- Mess Property Preliminary Plan Corrected Resolution
- Mid-Pike Plaza Sketch Plan Corrected Resolution
APPROVAL OF MINUTES of June 30, 2011 meeting
Item 10 (addition) - Reconsideration Requests for Hilltop Farm Preliminary
Plan
2 - East County Science Center Master Plan Citizens Advisory Committee -
appoint replacement member
6 (new time) - Montgomery Parks Foundation Proposed Park Naming Policy
3 - KENSINGTON, Park Facility Plan for Warner Circle Special Park - to
rehabilitate historic buildings, demolish non-contributing wings, construct new
office/meeting/laboratory space, and refurbish the grounds to continue to serve
as a public park
* 5 - GREAT SENECA SCIENCE CORRIDOR, Human Genome Sciences (Traville Parcels M
& N), review Limited Site Plan Amendment to construct Building D, revise
approved Forest Conservation Plan, revise Approved Water Quality Plan, revise
Stormwater facilities and utilities, delete temporary surface parking lot, add
surface parking facility (327 spaces) in close proximity to Building D, and
modify existing lighting and landscape plans on 46.26 acres in MXN Zone south of
Darnestown Rd. and Great Seneca Hwy.
12:00 p.m. LUNCH and...
Item 8 (addition) - CLOSED SESSION to comply with requirements that prevent
public disclosure about a particular proceeding or matter
Item 9 (addition) - CLOSED SESSION to consult with counsel to obtain legal
advice
1:30 p.m. PLANNING BOARD MEETING Continues
Item 4 (new time) - Kensington Sector Plan Draft Design Guidelines
7 - Roundtable Discussion - Pace and Pattern of Growth; and Subdivision
Staging Policy (formerly known as Growth Policy)
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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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briefings and discussions).
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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
