Affordable Housing Ordinance Working Group

Purpose / Mission: The Arlington County Housing Commission established an Affordable Housing Ordinance Working Group (AHOWG) to accomplish the following:

Examine the county’s Affordable Housing Ordinance and Virginia enabling legislation and assess it against neighboring jurisdictions’ policies and its benefits to the Arlington community

Develop recommended changes to the Affordable Housing Ordinance and enabling legislation to recalibrate the formula to increase affordable housing production in Arlington and respond to updated market conditions in alignment with the Affordable Housing Master Plan goals

Develop recommended changes to the Affordable Housing Ordinance and enabling legislation to make other changes needed to improve the tools available to the county government for affordable housing production

Membership: The AHOWG will be chaired by a Housing Commissioner with membership from the Housing Commission and other individuals and organizations with an interest in improving the supply of affordable housing in Arlington.

Housing Commission Members:

Bryan Coleman (Working Group Chair)
Nikki Blake
Zack Linick
Danny Ross
Jason Schwartz
Joseph Ventrone

Members of the Public:

Eric Berkey
Alice Hogan
Mary Hynes
Audrey Kremer
Sarah Lanford
Greg Van Wie
Matthew Weinstein
Michelle Winters

Meeting Materials

Date & Agenda	Location	Topics & Materials
March 25 View the meeting recording here	Virtual	Public Comment - Information Introductions - Information Working Group Charter - Information
April 15 View the meeting recording here	Navy League Building 2300 Wilson Blvd.	Opening Remarks by Chair - Information Staff Presentation(PDF, 912KB) - Information Panel Discussion - Information Meeting Materials: 2003 Site Plan Guidelines 2004 Site Plan Guidelines 2005 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Kansas Lincoln vs. Arlington County Affordable Housing Roundtable Charge February 2005 County Board Resolution
May 20 at 7:00pm View the meeting recording here	Virtual	Public Comment - Information Reflections from April Meeting - Information Understanding the Site Plan Process(PDF, 3MB) - Information Affordable Housing Ordinance: What is It, How it Works, and Results to Date(PDF, 1MB) - Information Meeting Materials: Code-of-Virginia-15.2-735(PDF, 22KB) Arlington County Zoning Ordinance 15.5(PDF, 417KB) Administrative Regulations 4.1 Standard Site Plan Conditions(PDF, 596KB)
June 17 at 7:00pm View the meeting recording here	Bozman Government Center Room 311	Public Comment - Information Comparing Arlington's Affordable Housing Ordinance to Other Virginia Localities(PDF, 1MB) - Information Recent Studies on Arlington's Affordable Housing Ordinance(PDF, 852KB) - Information Tischler-Bise Analysis(PDF, 526KB) Arlington Community Foundation Report(PDF, 346KB)
July 1 at 7:00pm View the meeting recording here	Virtual	Public Comment - Information Options for Updating the Affordable Housing Ordinance(PDF, 778KB) - Information
July 15 at 7:00pm View the meeting recording here	Bozman Government Center Room 311	Public Comment - Information Options for Updating the Affordable Housing Ordinance(PDF, 650KB) - Information
August 19 at 7:00pm View the meeting recording here	Virtual	Public Comment - Information Updating the Affordable Housing Ordinance(PDF, 405KB) - Information

Date & Agenda

Location

Topics & Materials

March 25

View the meeting recording here

Virtual

Public Comment - Information

Introductions - Information

Working Group Charter - Information

April 15

View the meeting recording here

Navy League Building

2300 Wilson Blvd.

Opening Remarks by Chair - Information

Staff Presentation(PDF, 912KB) - Information

Panel Discussion - Information

Meeting Materials:

May 20 at 7:00pm

View the meeting recording here

Virtual

Public Comment - Information

Reflections from April Meeting - Information

Understanding the Site Plan Process(PDF, 3MB) - Information

Affordable Housing Ordinance: What is It, How it Works, and Results to Date(PDF, 1MB) - Information

Meeting Materials:

June 17 at 7:00pm

View the meeting recording here

Bozman Government Center Room 311

Public Comment - Information

Comparing Arlington's Affordable Housing Ordinance to Other Virginia Localities(PDF, 1MB) - Information

Recent Studies on Arlington's Affordable Housing Ordinance(PDF, 852KB) - Information

July 1 at 7:00pm

View the meeting recording here

Virtual

Public Comment - Information

Options for Updating the Affordable Housing Ordinance(PDF, 778KB) - Information

July 15 at 7:00pm

View the meeting recording here

Bozman Government Center Room 311

Public Comment - Information

Options for Updating the Affordable Housing Ordinance(PDF, 650KB) - Information

August 19 at 7:00pm

View the meeting recording here

Virtual

Public Comment - Information

Updating the Affordable Housing Ordinance(PDF, 405KB) - Information

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04 Sep 2025 The Housing Commission is an all-volunteer, County Board-appointed, 13-member citizen advisory group responsible for advising the County Board on housing policy issues and funding allocations.

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