Sandy Spring-Ashton

Rural Preservation Consortium (SSARPC)

The SSARPC supports development in the area that conforms to the

Sandy Spring-Ashton Master Plan. We are pro-Master Plan, not anti-development.


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Rural Ashton and Sandy Spring



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Aerial view of the Ashton crossroads, with Route 108 going west to east (left to right) and New Hampshire Avenue going from south to north (bottom to top).

Aerial view of the Ashton crossroads, with Route 108 going west to east (left to right) and New Hampshire Avenue going from south to north (bottom to top).

Final Ashton Meeting Place Landscape Plan, as approved by the Planning Board, rendered into a more visual form.

Final Ashton Meeting Place Landscape Plan, as approved by the Planning Board, rendered into a more visual form.

The Northeast Corner (site of the proposed Derrick's Addition) as it appears today.

The Northeast Corner (site of the proposed Derrick's Addition) as it appears today.

ezStorage Gaithersburg facility, said to be similar to the one planned for Sandy Spring

ezStorage Gaithersburg facility, said to be similar to the one planned for Sandy Spring

Diagram of the site of the nursing home proposed for Bentley Road and Route 108

Diagram of the site of the nursing home proposed for Bentley Road and Route 108

Site plan for the Thomas Building (Goddard School and offices) to be located at Route 108 between the Sandy Spring Bank and Norwood Road

Site plan for the Thomas Building (Goddard School and offices) to be located at Route 108 between the Sandy Spring Bank and Norwood Road

Approximate status of Resurrection Baptist Church site; some very small trees were planted after this picture was taken (on August 13, 2007).

Approximate status of Resurrection Baptist Church site; some very small trees were planted after this picture was taken (on August 13, 2007).

Artist's concept of the planned Chevy Chase Bank.

Artist's concept of the planned Chevy Chase Bank.

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We encourage you make your comments and ideas known to the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the community.  Here is the contact information:

Contents

SSARPC

The Gazette

The Planning Board

Planning Calendar

The Planning Staff

Ashton Meeting Place, Derrick's Addition (Northeast Corner), and Thomas Building Developer

Bentley Road Nursing Home Developer

Chevy Chase Bank Developer

ezStorage Developer

Resurrection Baptist Church Developer

SSARPC

The SSARPC Steering Committee would like to receive copies of letters you send to any of the below and any other comments you may have.  Please address them to:

SSARPC

P.O. Box 518

Ashton, MD 20861

Email: feedback@ssarpc.org

The Gazette

You can let your views be known to the community by sending a letter to The Gazette.  The letter must be limited to 200 words, and include your name and address.  Letters received by Friday noon will be considered for the following week’s paper.  Letters should be sent to

The Gazette

Editorial Department

1200 Quince Orchard Road

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Email: letters@gazette.org or to gmacdonald@gazette.net

The Planning Board

Royce Hanson

Chair, Planning Board

Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission

8787 Georgia Avenue

Silver Spring, MD 20910

Email:  mcp-chairman@mncppc-mc.org

Comments to the Planning Board on a pending plan should be sent at least 10 days in advance of a scheduled public hearing, although comments received later will still be considered, if time permits.  At other times it is generally best to write to the Planning Staff.  Letters asking for changes to an approved plan usually will not be considered.  Letters to the Planning Board are generally sent to the appropriate staff member to draft a response.  At the top of the letter, identify (name and both application numbers) the project being discussed.  The application numbers are

  

Preliminary Plan

Site Plan

Status

Ashton Meeting Place

120080070

820080040

Approved

Bentley Road Nursing Home     Dormant

Chevy Chase Bank

120070580

820080130

Approved

Derrick's Addition (Northeast Corner)

120070330

820070070

Dormant

ezStorage

120080410

  

Preliminary Plan Approved

Resurrection Baptist Church

   

  

Ordered to Replant

Thomas Building (Goddard School and Commercial Offices

  

  

Awaiting DPA* Approval

* Development Plan Amendment

Information about a preliminary or site plan can be obtained from the DAIC (Development Activity Information Center).  You will need the plan number.

Planning Calendar

Here are some relevant dates.  Note that they are subject to change.

Thomas Building Development Plan Amendment (DPA 08-2) Hearings

Public Hearing Before the Hearing Examiner

January 13, 2009

Planning Board Hearings are at

First Floor Auditorium

Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission

8787 Georgia Avenue

Silver Spring, MD 20910

Hearing Examiner Hearings are at

Second Floor Davidson Memorial Auditorium

Montgomery County Council Office Building

100 Maryland Avenue

Rockville, MD

Comments from the community are very much welcomed. We advise to have written comments submitted early in the process so that they can be included in the staff report.

If community members desire to meet with with the Planning Staff to discuss issues and concerns regarding the project, they will be happy to arrange for such meetings.

If you would like to testify at the public hearing on a proposed plan, call 301-495-4600 to register.  You can also register online here.

The agendas are here and the Park and Planning home page is here.

 

The Planning Staff

Ashton Meeting Place, Derrick's Addition (Northeast Corner), and Chevy Chase Bank in Ashton

Joshua Sloan
Attn: (whichever project you are writing about)
Maryland Capital National Park and Planning Commission
8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Email:  joshua.sloan@mncppc-mc.org

ezStorage in Sandy Spring

Neil Braunstein  (for the Preliminary Plan)
Attn:  ezStorage in Sandy Spring (Case no. 120080410)
Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Email:  neil.braunstein@mncppc-mc.org

Joshua Sloan  (for the Site Plan)
Attn: ezStorage in Sandy Spring
Maryland Capital National Park and Planning Commission
8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Email:  joshua.sloan@mncppc-mc.org

Resurrection Baptist Church

Robert Kronenberg
Attn:  Resurrection Baptist Church
Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Email:  robert.kronenberg@mncppc-mc.org

Thomas Building (Goddard School and Commercial Offices)

Elsabett Tesfaye
Attn:  Goddard School (Thomas Building), DPA 08-2
Maryland National Park and Planning Commission
8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Email:  Elsabett.Tesfaye@mncppc-mc.org

Ashton Meeting Place, Derrick's Addition (Northeast Corner), and Thomas Building Developer

The Ashton Meeting Place website indicates that comments to the developer should be sent by email to

rfuller@nicholsmanagementinc.com

Bentley Road Nursing Home Developer

D. Scott Miller
Smith/Packett
Vice President of Development
4423 Pheasant Ridge Road, S.W.
Suite 301
Roanoke, VA 22014
540-774-7762 (Voice)
540-772-6470 (Fax)
Email: smiller@smithpackett.com

Chevy Chase Bank Developer

Joe Pearson

Vice President, Real Estate Development

Chevy Chase Bank

7501 Wisconsin Avenue

Bethesda, MD 20814

240-497-7032 (Voice)

Email: jbpearson@chevychasebank.net

ezStorage Developer

Debra Borden
301-961-5250
Email:  dborden@linowes-law.com

Resurrection Baptist Church Developer

Joe Dillon
c/o Resurrection Baptist Church
300 Olney-Sandy Spring Road
Sandy Spring, MD 20866

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