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APRIL 6, 2000
FINAL RECORD PLAT: PLT1999-00174
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APPLICANT:
Eastern Diversified Properties, Inc.
9020 Lanham Severn Road
Lanham, Maryland 20706
DATE FILED: September 30, 1999
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION:
Size: 5.47 acres (238,398 square feet)
Zone: C-2 (General Commercial)
Present Use: The subject property is located on the east side of Frederick Road,
bounded on the south by Indianola Drive and northwest by Paramount Drive(See
Exhibit “1”). The property is currently undeveloped and surrounded
by a mixture of commercial, light industrial, and residential land uses. The
site is bound to the north by an automobile filling station and fast food restaurants,
east by a construction business with accompanying storage yard and a vehicle
recovery storage lot, and south by a number of light industrial uses, an automobile
rental business and several automobile dealerships. Located to the west of the
subject property (across Route 355) is the (currently) developing King Farm
“comprehensive planned development” community. The applicant property
contains sparse vegetation, comprised primarily of scrub undergrowth and a number
of mid sized trees, of varying species. At present time the site has vehicular
access via Indianola Drive.
PREVIOUS RELATED ACTION:
· Annexation Petition ANX96-0123, First Union Bank, a request to annex approximately 5.5 acres of land from Montgomery County into the City of Rockville, located on the east side of Frederick Road and Paramount Drive, and the north side of Indianola Drive. Request approved by the Mayor and City Council on May 27, 1997 and assigned the C-2 (General Commercial) zoning classification.
· Special Exception Application SPX97-0250, Eastern Diversified Properties, Inc., a request to develop the subject property located at 15625 Frederick Road for an outdoor motor vehicle sales business, accessory to indoor motor vehicle sales, within the C-2 (General Commercial) zone. Approved by the Board of Appeals on May 3, 1997 and effective on July 11, 1997.
· Special Exception Application SPX98-0275, Eastern Diversified Properties, Inc., a request to modify previously approved SPX97-0250. Proposal to construct only one vehicle showroom building, increase the size of the proposed automotive service and repair building facility, and alter the level of business services to be provided to customers. All requested for the proposed operation of an outdoor motor vehicles sales business, accessory to indoor sales, in the C-2 zone. Approved by the Board of Appeals on February 6, 1999.
· Use Permit USE99-0593, George D. Noell, a development plan to construct and operate an outdoor motor vehicle sales business, accessory to indoor motor vehicle sales on the subject property located at 15625 Frederick Road in the C-2 zone. Approved by the Planning Commission on July 21, 1999.
STAFF COMMENTS: The subject final record plat application is submitted in accordance with previously approved USE99-0593. As a point of reference, it is important to note that when the property was annexed in May 1997, the property was listed (based on information at the time) as being approximately 5.6 acres (246,854 sq.ft.) in size. However, shortly after the applicant’s special exception (SPX97-0250) became effective in July 1997, the applicant’s engineer determined, as per more current data, that the property’s boundary along Paramount Drive had to be adjusted to eliminate an 8,456 square foot street dedication area, which should not have been included in the overall size of the property as referenced in the annexation petition.
The subject record plat reflects the noted boundary line adjustment and lists the site at 5.5 acres in size. It is important to note that the adjustment in the boundary line does not affect the applicant’s planned development of the site. The maximum floor area ratio (F.A.R.) allowed in the C-2 zone is 2.0 and the applicant’s proposed site development, as approved under USE99-0593 will have a total F.A.R. of approximately 0.25. This referenced F.A.R. for the planned site development was calculated on the adjusted property size of 5.5 acres and not the 5.6 acres listed in the annexation property description.
When fully operational, in conjunction with vehicle sales, the planned dealership will provide repair and maintenance service, and sell auto parts and accessories. The service repair building facility which will also house the parts and accessories sales component, will have a total gross floor area (G.F.A.) of 46,820 square feet. The proposed auto showroom building will be two stories and have a G.F.A. of 11,172 square feet. The site when improved will have vehicular ingress/egress onto both Paramount and Indianola Drives and site ingress only on Route 355. Based on the information as provided, the subject record plat is found to be in substantial accordance with the approved site layout of USE99-0593.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval is recommended subject to the following conditions:
1. Metes and bounds must be shown on all easements.
2. Provide documentation from the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) that the easements it controls and has authority over, have been formally abandoned.
3. References to the size of the property should be consistent and listed both in acres and square footage.
4. The entire site will be placed within a forest conservation easement for the protection of individual trees used for landscaping.
5. The plat must be revised to make modifications/revisions as identified on Planning Commission Exhibit “A”, on file in the Planning Division Office.
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Attachment
Exhibit “1” – Proposed Final Record Plat