WASHINGTON ADVENTIST HOSPITAL EXPANSION PROPOSAL & REVIEW PROCESS

What's New:

1) The Montgomery County Planning Board will be briefed on options to change the way hospitals go through the Montgomery County zoning process when proposing to make changes to their campuses. The briefing will occur at the Planning Board's 9:30 am meeting on Thursday, July 22, 2004 at the auditorium at 8787 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring. The item will likely be heard around 10:15 am. This is a briefing by Park and Planning staff and there will be no opportunity for public comment at this meeting. Information on the meeting, and how to listen to the meeting over the Internet, can be found on the Planning Board's web site at www.mc-mncppc.org . Links to the Planning Board staff report on this issue, and a memo from City staffmember Suzanne Ludlow to the Takoma Park City Council about the item, are below.

Montgomery County - Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission
Planning Board

• Agenda Item 3
• Agenda Item 3A
• Agenda Item 3B
• Agenda Item 3C

Memo from Suzanne Ludlow, Takoma Park Community & Government Liaison

Planning Board Discussion of Approaches to Hospital Regulation (7/20/04)

2) Currently, Washington Adventist Hospital is investigating the possibility of building an approximately 50,000 square foot office facility in the Long Branch neighborhood. If this facility moves forward, the Hospital has said it would reduce the size of its proposed new office on its campus. The effort is being supported in concept by the Long Branch Task Force as a key to redevelopment efforts in the neighborhood. No details are available at this time.

• Summary of Expansion Proposal - need link
• What is the Normal Review Process? - need link
• What is the Review Process for this Process? - need link
• Documents Available at the Takoma Park, Md. Library
  Long Range Development Plan - need link
• Documents Available on this Web Site
  Board of Appeals Decision on Earlier Special Exception Request - need link
  Cover Letter
  Architectural Site and Design Report
  Land Planning Report
  Parking Demand Analysis for Washington Adventist Hospital
  Statement in Support of Special Exception Modification
  Outline of Transportation Management Plan
  Joint Local Area Transportation Review
  July 14 City Traffic Consultant Memo - need link
  July 16 City Traffic Consultant Memo - need link
  City Staff Review Memo - need link
  Alternate Site Exploration - need link
  Alternate Site List - need link
  City Comments on Stormwater Plans

For more information, contact Suzanne Ludlow, Takoma Park Community and Government Liaison, at Suzanne Ludlow or 301.891.7229. Also, to see information from the Washington Adventist Hospital's perspective, go to www.HealthyTakomaPark.org . To see information from the perspective of a community organization concerned about increased traffic from the Hospital's proposal, go to www.Sensible-Growth.org . Your comments are welcome and important to us! To submit your comments to the Public Record for review by the City Council, you may e-mail Clerk@takomagov.org or write to City Clerk, City of Takoma Park, 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland 20912. Please identify the subject of your e-mail or letter up front so that it is placed in the appropriate official record. Letters (but not e-mails) that are addressed to the Mayor or City Council will also be placed into the appropriate official record. (Please note that letters or e-mails to individual Councilmembers will not be automatically placed into the official record.) Letters may be faxed to 301.270.8794.

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