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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY PLANNING, HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING DIVISION
ZONING ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM
PROGRAM MISSION: The Zoning Administration Program's mission is to interpret,
enforce and administer the Zoning Ordinance in order to ensure orderly
development of Arlington County in accord with the legislative intent of the
Zoning Ordinance and with approvals by the County Board.
The Zoning Administration office
provides a wide range of services related to the administration of the
Arlington County Zoning Ordinance. This office interprets the regulations
contained in the Zoning Ordinance, including what buildings may be constructed
on lots, the placement and height of structures, the land uses and density of
development permitted, the number of parking spaces required, the size and
placement of signs, and other land use regulations. The office accepts applications
at its services counter for rezoning requests, special exceptions including use
permits and site plans, sign permits and comprehensive sign plans, variances,
home occupation permits, certificates of occupancy, and subdivision plat
review. The Zoning office is responsible for notification to the public of the
County Board's public hearings on rezoning and special exception requests by
placing the Public Notice in the local newspaper and be ensuing notification
letters are sent to adjacent property owners. The Zoning office also staffs the
Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) and carries out the notification to the public of
the BZA meetings.
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Zoning
Administration Program
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FY 2002
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FY 2003
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FY 2004
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% Change:
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Actual
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Adopted
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Proposed
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'03 to '04
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Personnel
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$740,000
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$751,472
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$771,495
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3%
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Non-Personnel
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Total Expenditures
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740,000
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751,472
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771,495
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3%
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Fees
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505,578
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555,000
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555,000
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-
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Grants
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Total Revenues
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$505,578
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$555,000
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$555,000
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-
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Net Tax Support
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$234,422
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$196,472
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$216,495
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10%
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Authorized FTEs
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12.0
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12.0
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12.0
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Funded FTEs
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12.0
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12.0
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12.0
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SIGNIFICANT BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS:
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The net increase in personnel costs ($20,023) reflects
normal salary and benefits adjustments.
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Non-personnel costs are budgeted in the Planning
Program budget.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
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FY
2001
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FY
2002
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FY
2003
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FY
2004
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FY
2004
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Actual
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Actual
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Estimate
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Estimate
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Target
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Mission Outcome Measures
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Percent of permits reviewed as walk-throughs
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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50%
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70%
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Objective: To provide state-mandated zoning services in
an effective and efficient manner fully consistent with state regulations.
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Workload Measures
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FY 2001
Actual
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FY 2002
Actual
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FY 2003
Estimate
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FY 2004
Estimate
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FY 2004
Target
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Notification
letters sent
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15,152
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13,501
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13,000
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13,000
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13,000
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Building permits reviewed
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3,644
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3,251
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4,000
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4,000
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4,000
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Variance applications
processed
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155
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217
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250
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250
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250
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Certificates of Occupancy
processed
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1,275
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1,273
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1,300
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1,300
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1,300
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Number of walk-in customers
served
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8,696
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9,090
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9,000
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9,000
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9,000
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FUTURE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS:
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The
state-mandated requirement to store and track an ever increasing amount of
paper related to site plans, use permits and other zoning information will be a
challenge until the office has been able to develop a system that assists with
this task. There are no current resources
to undertake development of a records management system.
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The
continuing addition of new use permits and site plans is stretching the
existing resources of the Zoning Office.
The ability of inspection staff to effectively monitor projects on a
proactive basis and to ensure compliance with County Board approvals will be
reduced without additional resources given the increasing number of site plans.
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