COUNTYBOARD OF APPEAI,S

For
COUNTY
IVIO\:ITGOIVIERY

Case No. 2364

PETITION OF I.,EVITT & SONS, INC

(Hearing held Ap::il- 4, I968)

OPINION OF THE BOARD

This proceeoing is on a pecicion for a speciai .xce:r-Ioll

t h e Z o n i n g Or:dinance
under Sections ll|-37 " z-4. and Lll-37 " n. of
(chap. l-ll, Mont. co" Code 1965, ds amended) to ,oermit the construc-
iinn:nd oneration of a community swimming pool and p::ivate
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clr'ib on
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S e c t i o n 4 , rn
appro>cimatlfy O": acres of land, known as Parcel A,
the SJ--rathmore at Bel pre Subclivision, SiLver Spring, r'vla::1ziand, in
an R-L5C Zone"

to the testimony and exhibits of recori, i:he ,oeti-

According
',ioners are the owners and clevelopers of the s u b d i v i s i o n i - i which
rCId'uional faciLities
the proposed swimming pool and the connected
The site of t h e p r o p o s e d S p e c i al Excep-
are proposed to be l-ccated.
near the center of the subdivision' T h e o::oposed
t:-on is located
will consist of a m a i n p o o l , w a d i n g pool,
swtmming pool facili-uy
builcling housing a bath house and snack s h o p with
one-s--ory brrck
l<itchen f ac j tities In ad.dition, there is a proposed pa:l<:ngi Iot
"
for approximately l5B cars,4 tennis courts, and a lawn area for
picnicking and other recreational activities '

The proposecl facitity will be known as the Stratliino;:e S-"'rim

by Lhe petitioners and
and Racquet club and^ r,vilI be constructed
recreational association incorpora-ued b1'-
operated by a non-profit
the membership will be
the petitioners. It is proposed that
of homes in the development w h o w i l l become
limited to purctrasers
automatically upon receivinqf t:-tle
voting members in the association
the sul:division would' be allowed to
to the:-r homes" No one outside
as the petitioners' w : - l l h a v e
join. The property o\r/ners, as well
i;r the incorporated ::ecreational a33oc::--aon and
a votii:E rnterest
its o.oeration "

the petitroners propose to organize and operate

Initially,
As the subdivision develops, I u s l o:ic\/ con-
the cLub f acilities "
cOllectirzeil a--
trOl O f t h e c ' ] u r . b , , v il - t p a S S t o t h e h o m e o \ r / n e r s
'the homes are sold, anc| the oetitioners
apprcximately the Line 3/4 of
will convey free and clear title to the l-and and imp::ovements in the
recreational associacion" Pro-
proposed faciliiy tc the non-profit
c \ ' v n e r sl n
i-,-=ror has been made for annual assessmentsOf property
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C a s e N o" 2 3 6 4

che 'uo cover operatinE ccsts. T h e : o m n . , u i ^ t-v- ' lvhen

sr-rbdi izi-s ion
devel-coeC, u,riil a i n a n n r o : q . ir r 1 a - c e L y7 5 0
r-on1_ h o mes "

' in c l u c h n g the apron and ba-'h house br-iil-d-

The S-wi-r,mingpool-,
than 75 feet to anv plro;oej:t\'- ilne, ncl:
ing, r,vilL not be close;
than L25 feet from any proposed c'relling. (The protrosec
cioser
pool wil-L accomrn,rdate a maxin\un cf 5L8 peopl-e a t o n e irme')

publ:.c sewer and wate:: suppl-y' is availa,:Le and wilt be used

The pool area, conta.ining alcproximateil' 3 a c ' e s, will
blz the pooi ,
fence, t o feet rn height
be fenceC br e wooden a:ld cha:-n*l-j-;-ll< socuritl'
sL -rI U^WrC. , aM .I 9- -i a c- 1 -1 n
!
r\, 1 f f s 1 y w i l i be used fcr screening purposes r n a l i
The pool portion of tne
areas nor screened by wooden fencing"
wiLl be secr-rred to prevent persons from ente::ing the pooi
facili.t.y
Adcit'ional
area during hours when the pooi is not in operaiion,
consrst'nq
S c r e e n l n g - 1S p r o o o s e d f o r t h e r e m a i n d e r o f t h e t r a c t - ' ''he wes;ern
woocls in the rear, flowering shrubs a i o i i E
of exisiing
boundary, and hecige planting adiacent to the parkrnE l-ot in front'

-uo 9:00 P"M"

The proposed hours of operation are 9:00 A'lvl'
-uo Sepcen'Lber
daily, ancl the si,vimmingi pooL season will be from }iay i5
30, inclusive, The tennis courts al:e proposed to be usei, through-
out the y3ar" Tl-re courts rarill not }:e lighted or used at nrght'
Maint-en.ance of r - h e gror-rnc1sand buildrngs w i l l b e provrcied' on a year-
around basi s "

iThe parking lot will be chained after hours of operat:-on '

o f -.ile pa::kiirg lot wil-l- be erosion-j:estslan'u llavlnE"
The surface
along Bethpage L a n e l e a d i n g t o the
Sidewalks wail be proizided
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Lightingwill be provided on Lhe parl(ing lot ancl in the area

adjacent pool"
ro the Lighting in the parking lot wiil l:e provided
lamps which will not reflect or c a u s e g iare inr-o
by mercury-vapor
adjacenC resiCen.tial area" There will be amplifica+-:-on equ:pment-
iow*volume backgi:ound music in the i r g h l - i n g f acrliti es
t.o provide
surroundr,ng the pooi; the amplifica'tl-on will not be loud enough
Lo be heard from ad;acent properties'
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The faciiity wril be construc'Led tc prevent surface
age or pool water from draining onto adjacent proper:ies'
for the Dool wiii be located in an u.ndergrouni rzau'l-t q.l ru
f ii':er
soundproo fec -

Basecl. on cha tesiimony and e>ihibi:s of ::ecori,, the Board

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- f-ha -r t'ne ^ r n n n q o r i
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q\arimmi nat nool
"nd
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recreat-1 0nai f a.ciiit-:-es
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wiii no: acirzelssiy affecr the present c h a r a c t e r : o r j l u ' L ' . t i : ei e r ; e i c p -

ment oi the surroundi nqi residentiai comrnunit)i.' and rhat the starrdra::c's
set fcrch fcr the prcposecl use have -been mec,

AccordingLy, the S;oecial- E:<ception is g::anted for tne communrtV

faciLities lequsted, sub;ect tc the
swimmingl pooJ- and. recreaiionai
foliowing c o n d i t i o n s :

i. The pooi aj:ea sj-te and the parking iot shail :e

securei to prevenc crespassers from erl'Lerrrrg
'Lhe pooi
n r e m i s e s cJ Ur r, . - Iir Ih9 ^ +U trt -\ J- J^s - ^ ^y e r i O d s whel LS
not in operation"

2. Transpor-uation to and consumption upon the srte

of alcoholic beverages of anlz kind shall be
pi:ohibited "

3. The peti tioners shall ,orovide main"tenance to

*uhe --'he year,
Efrouncls and buildings throughout
including leaf colLection and trimming of
shrubbe:v.

4" The sr,vimming pool site and the rcrcd-uionai f a-

cilities shall comply with aII the l:esurremenr-s
cf the Montgomery County Code, including the
HeaIth Department and the Departmen-- of Public
Works.

5. The site of the Special- Exception herein g;:a::;ec

shall be developed substantially the same as
Exhibit 3 in the record"

6" Screening shall be as prooosed on Exhibit 3"

1. There shall be no starting guns usecr'

3. The heignt of the entrance lrgh:: 'tanda::d''

shai1. n o t e rceed 16 feet"

9" hlith:-n 30 da.YS after establishment of the use

of the Special Exception herein g r a n ced,
petitioner shall file with the Board and with
the Department of Inspection and Licenses an
affidavit certiflzing ccrnpliance ;;i*-h Ccnd.r-'-:-o':s
Nos, 4, 5, 5 & B of this g r a n t .
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lO"USeof"the-Facititlzshalloelimited-toih3
m . = r n b e r s h i pa n C g u e s t s o f t n e r e c r e a t i o n a i
association, t h e m e m b e l : s h ] - i co f r , r i i r i c h s h a i i
be restricted to p::ope::t1zowners in che
Strathmore at Bei Pre Subdi-vision"

The Board acropteC the foJ-iowrng Resolution:

,'Be it Resolved by the County Board of Apneais for Mo;rtgomery-

County, Maryl3nfl, that the oprnron stated above b e a c o p teo as the
Resolution recruired bv law as its decision on the above-entitled
petition. "

The f oregoing Resolution was proposed by lvlr. Bernarc D.

Gladhill a:rd concurred. in by Mrs" Helen tI. Burkart, Mssrs. Calvitl
R" Sanders, Chairman, and Kenneth E . denOuter. i U j :" Rotirke J "
e n r ' e l ra n a b s - - a : - : r e c . ,

I do hereby certify that the foregorng

ivlinutes were officially entered upon
the Minute Bool< cf ttre County Board cf
Appeals this 7th day of MaY, L968"

Clerk

T\T^Il-F " Please see Section lll-32" c. of the Ordinance

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This opinion mailed to all persons who received notrce

of the l-rearinq"