April 2022 - Legal Notices
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE COUNTY BOARD OF ARLINGTON CO., VA will hold a special public meeting on April 12, 2022 at 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 307, Arlington Virginia 22201 at 3:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as matters may be heard, to consider the following item. The County Board may also meet in closed session prior to the public meeting for the item listed below.
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Ground Lease [Lot 1] between the County Board of Arlington County, Virginia as landlord and either JBGS/Courthouse I, L.L.C. or 2200 Clarendon, L.L.C. as tenant pending possible sale and transfer to the latter for real property located at 2100/2200 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, Virginia (RPC # 18-004-067); First Amendment to Amended and Restated Ground Lease [Lot 2] between the County Board of Arlington County, Virginia as landlord and either 2150 Clarendon, L.L.C. or Clarendon Plaza, L.L.C. as tenant pending possible sale and transfer to the latter for real property located at 2150 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, Virginia (RPC # 18-086-026); and First Amendment to Amended and Restated Ground Lease [Lot 5] between the County Board of Arlington County, Virginia as landlord and either JBGS/Courthouse II, L.L.C. or 2300 Clarendon, L.L.C. as tenant pending possible sale and transfer to the latter for real property located at 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia (RPC # 18-005-044).
Visit the Arlington County meeting and agendas webpage for meeting information. Contact the County Board Clerk’s Office at countyboard@arlingtonva.us or (703) 228-3130 with questions or to request reasonable accommodations. Sign up to speak in advance at www.arlingtonva.us/Government/County-Board or call 703-228-3130 between 8am and 5pm starting April 6, 2022. Members of the public may participate virtually and in person. Speakers sign up will also be available in-person on the day of the meeting. The meeting will be available via live stream at www.arlingtonva.us and local cable stations on Comcast 25 & 1085 and Verizon FiOS 39 & 40.
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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE COUNTY BOARD OF ARLINGTON CO., VA, on April 23, 2022 at 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 307, Arlington Virginia 22201 in a meeting at 9:00 A.M. or as soon thereafter as matters may be heard, will consider the following cases, after offering the public an opportunity to be heard in a public hearing.
Sign up to speak in advance at www.arlingtonva.us/Government/County-Board or call 703-228-3130 between 8am and 5pm starting the week before the meeting. Members of the public may participate virtually and in person. Speakers sign up will also be available in-person on the day of the meeting. The meeting will be available via live stream at www.arlingtonva.us and local cable stations on Comcast 25 & 1085 and Verizon FiOS 39 & 40
NOTE: Copies of proposed plans, ordinances, amendments and applications, and related planning case materials may be examined by appointment in the Planning Division Office, Suite 700 , 2100 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA. Appointments may be scheduled by contacting the Planning Division at (703) 228-3525 or cphd@arlingtonva.us; or text of proposed County Code amendments may be examined in the County Board Clerk’s Office, Suite 300; 2100 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA by contacting staff at (703) 228-3130. The term Site Plan in this notice refers to a Special Exception Site Plan as defined in the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance and is not the same as an engineering site plan or construction plans submitted in satisfaction of other codes or ordinances. The terms ACZO and GLUP means Arlington County Zoning Ordinance and General Land Use Plan, respectively.
SUBJECT: Proposed resolution pursuant to Code of Virginia §15.2-2286 to increase established Department of Community Planning, Housing, and Development (DCPHD) Development Fund fees by an inflationary indicator of four percent (4.0%); to establish a new fee for the review of Landscape Plans for one-and-two family dwellings, and to address technical corrections such as Phased Development Site Plan (PDSP) amendment applications and site plan resubmission fees. All to be effective July 1, 2022, except where noted.
Adoption of the 2022 Clarendon Sector Plan, an update to the 2006 Sector Plan, and associated amendments to the General Land Use Plan (GLUP) and the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance (ACZO). The 2022 Clarendon Sector Plan - An Update to the 2006 Clarendon Sector Plan includes updates to policies and design guidelines related to the future development within a study area generally defined as the area between Washington Boulevard, Kirkwood Road, 10th Street North, and North Hudson Street, specifically related to Building Heights, Receiving Sites, Building Form, Use Mix, Public Spaces, Preservation, and Transportation, and other editorial, style, and graphic updates applicable to the entire station area. The 2022 Plan, if adopted, would continue to provide planning guidance for the entire Clarendon Metro Station Area, superseding previous guidance within the 2022 study area included in the previously adopted 2006 version. Through the use of diagrams, exhibits, maps, and narrative, the 2022 Plan establishes expectations for land use, transportation, building heights and form, preservation, urban design, and public spaces in a focused study area in a balanced approach that considers certainty and flexibility. The updated draft of the Clarendon Sector Plan and its associated implementation proposals will be available online at: https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Projects/Plans-Studies/Land-Use/Clarendon-Sector-Plan-Update
GP-354-22-1 Amendments to the GLUP Map and Booklet, associated with the proposed 2022 Clarendon Sector Plan, to: add the triangle symbol to indicate the general location of future public spaces on Fairfax Drive between 10th Street North and Wilson Boulevard, at the eastern corner of 10th Street North and Fairfax Drive, and at the northeast corner of 10th Street North and North Irving Street; change the land use designation for a site located at 3226 Washington Boulevard from Semi-Public to Public; adjust blocks and street alignments, locations, and widths and remove previously planned street segments within the Clarendon Revitalization District to reflect the recommendations of the 2022 Clarendon Sector Plan; update references on the GLUP Map to the 2022 Clarendon Sector Plan and indicate the year of adoption; and add text to the GLUP Booklet describing the planning process for the 2022 Clarendon Sector Plan.
ZOA-2022-02 Amendments to ACZO Articles 3, 9, and 18, associated with the proposed 2022 Clarendon Sector Plan, to update references, make editorial changes for improved clarity, and implement updates to a portion of the Clarendon Sector Plan generally bordered by Washington Boulevard, North Hudson Street, 10th Street North, and Kirkwood Road (the CSP Study Area) as follows:
- ACZO §3.1.6. to permit Rooftop Amenity Spaces to exceed the maximum height requirement by up to 23 feet, by the height limit set forth in a specific zoning district, or by limits specified in a Special Planning Area regulation, whichever is less, and to require a Rooftop Amenity Space’s gross floor area (GFA) to be included in a building’s total calculated floor area ratio (FAR);
- ACZO §9.2.2.B. to exclude government facilities from the general requirements specified in §9.2.2.B;
- ACZO §9.2.2.D.1 and §9.2.2.D.5 to update the title of the Maximum Height Limits and Step-backs Map as specified in §9.2.5;
- ACZO §9.2.2.D.4 to correct a typographical error, to enable hotel uses to be considered commercial uses for the purpose of calculating density for Prime Office Sites identified on the Use Mix Map (§9.2.6., Map 2), and to remove provisions specified in §9.2.2.D.4(d) which reference ground floor retail uses and Retail Frontages currently designated on the Use Mix Map as specified in §9.2.6.;
- ACZO §9.2.2.D.8 to remove provisions associated with parking management plans;
- ACZO §9.2.2.D.9 to replace the term “roofline” with “roof surface”, to specify a maximum height of 18 feet and a minimum setback distance of 18 feet from the building edge for Rooftop Amenity Spaces associated with hotel uses, to reduce the minimum step-back from 20 feet to 10 feet for buildings which exceed 60 feet in height, to enable the minimum step-back for buildings which exceed 60 feet in height to be implemented beginning on the second floor, and to update the title of the Maximum Height Limits and Step-backs Map as specified in §9.2.5.;
- ACZO §9.2.3. to enable continuous planting/utility strips for streetscapes measuring 14, 18, or 20 feet wide, to update the descriptive language for the thermoplastic markings used for crosswalks, and to remove the references to street tree species and street tree sizes;
- ACZO §9.2.4. to update the names of the following buildings listed in Table 2: Three Whistles (former Meat Market Building), Bike Building (removing the reference to the Garden Shop), Chase Bank (former NTB Building), Northside Social (former Clarendon Citizens Hall Building), and T & J Auto Body (former Kirby Garage Building);
- ACZO §9.2.5. to update the map title to read “Maximum Height Limit and Step-backs”, to display updates to the block structure, street locations, and building heights within the CSP study area, and to incorporate step-back requirements into the map, including alternative maximum height levels to meet multiple land use scenarios for county-owned property along 10th Street between N. Hudson Street and N. Irving Street;
- ACZO §9.2.6. to display updates to the block structure and street locations within the CSP study area, to update the recommended land uses to facilitate a permanent public space for Fairfax Drive, multiple land use alternatives for the County-owned 10th Street North property which could include a fire station, parking, rooftop public space, public park, affordable housing, or combinations of these land uses, to identify existing major utilities, to remove retail frontage designations from the map, and to reconfigure and designate public space west of Clarendon Circle and along Fairfax Drive;
- ACZO §9.2.7. to display updates to the block structure and street locations within the CSP study area, to remove the Receiving Site (for transferred development rights) designation from three locations, and to designate the County-owned property on 10th Street between North Hudson Street and North Irving Street as a Receiving Site (for transferred development rights);
- ACZO §9.2.8. to display updates to the block structure and street locations within the CSP study area and to identify where recommended façade preservation and relocation/reconstruction should occur for the Joyce Motors building;
- ACZO §9.2.9. to display updates to the block structure and street locations within the CSP study area, and to identify the location of a required 12-foot wide streetscape on the west side of Wilson Boulevard to replace the existing requirement for a 14-foot wide streetscape, and replace the streetscape width on the east side to a range of 12-feet to 19-feet to replace the existing requirement for a 18-foot wide streetscape;
- ACZO §9.2.10. to display updates to the block structure and street locations within the CSP study area, and to adjust the build-to lines for the St. Charles church site, the North Kirkwood Road frontage, the Triangle Park site, the Dominion Energy substation site, and the County-owned property on 10th Street North;
- ACZO §9.2.11. to display updates to the block structure and street locations within the CSP study area, to identify alley frontage types between Washington Boulevard and Fairfax Drive, and between 10th Road North and 10th Street North, to identify new and changed frontage types along North Irving Street, 10th Street North, and North Hudson Street to facilitate multiple land use scenarios, and to remove the frontage type lines from the Triangle Park site and adjacent sites;
- ACZO §9.2.12. to remove Map 8, Step-backs from the ACZO; and,
- ACZO §18.2. to incorporate a new definition for Rooftop Amenity Space.
SP# 105; SP-7 JBG Smith for a site plan amendment to discontinue a site plan for a hotel in the C-O-2.5 zoning district under ACZO §7.12 & §15.5. Property is approximately 1.5 acres; located at 550 Army Navy Dr. (RPC# 35-003-031). Applicable Policies: Pentagon City Sector Plan, PenPlace Design Guidelines, GLUP “High” Office-Apartment-Hotel; GLUP Note #4 Coordinated Development District, Public Facility Map.
PDSP #105 JBG Smith for a Phased Development Site Plan Amendment to amend the Pentagon City Phased Development Site Plan under ACZO Section 15, to convert existing allocated hotel density to office and commercial density, and to permit three (3) 22-story office buildings; one (1) office building that is approximately 355 feet in height, and three (3) buildings of up to two (2) stories; the whole consisting of approximately 3.2 million square feet of office density, approximately 94,500 square feet of retail and retail equivalent uses, approximately 26,500 square feet of public, civic and institutional uses, and approximately 15,000 square feet for a child care use, and adopt an amendment to the PenPlace Design Guidelines for the PenPlace site, located at 550 Army Navy Drive, 1197-1199 S. Fern Street (RPC# 35-003-436, 35-003-438, 35-003-031, 35-003-032, 35-003-033). Modifications of zoning ordinance requirements include additional density, additional building height and other modifications as necessary to achieve the proposed development plan. Applicable Policies: Pentagon City Sector Plan, PenPlace Design Guidelines, GLUP “High” Office-Apartment-Hotel; GLUP Note #4 Coordinated Development District, Public Facility Map.
SP# 105; SP-7 JBG Smith for a site plan amendment in the C-O-2.5 zoning district under ACZO §7.12 & §15.5 for the block known as PenPlace; to construct three (3) 22-story office buildings; one (1) office building that is approximately 355 feet in height, and three (3) buildings of up to two (2) stories; the whole consisting of approximately 3.2 million square feet of office density, approximately 94,500 square feet of retail and retail equivalent uses, approximately 26,500 square feet of public, civic and institutional uses, and approximately 15,000 square feet for a child care use. Property is approximately 12.5 acres; located at 550 Army Navy Drive, 1197-1199 S. Fern Street (RPC# 35-003-436, 35-003-438, 35-003-031, 35-003-032, 35-003-033). The proposed density is approximately 6 FAR before dedication of street areas, approximately 7.2 FAR after street dedications. Modifications of zoning ordinance requirements include: required parking amount, compact parking for retail uses, additional density, additional building height, exclusions from calculation of gross floor area, penthouse height, driveway opening widths, and other modifications as necessary to achieve the proposed development. Applicable Policies: Pentagon City Sector Plan, PenPlace Design Guidelines, GLUP “High” Office-Apartment-Hotel; GLUP Note #4 Coordinated Development District, Public Facility Map.
SP 105-7-U-22-2 for a use permit to allow a public park in the C-O-2.5 zoning district under ACZO §7.1 and §15.4 for the property located at 550 Army Navy Drive, 1197-1199 S. Fern Street (RPC# 35-003-436, 35-003-438, 35-003-031, 35-003-032). Applicable Policies: Pentagon City Sector Plan, PenPlace Design Guidelines, GLUP “High” Office-Apartment-Hotel with a triangle designating public space; GLUP Note #4 Coordinated Development District, Public Facility Map.
SP 105-7-U-22-1 for a use permit to allow a public high school with a design capacity of 300 students (Arlington Community High School) in the C-O-2.5 zoning district under ACZO §7.1, §12.4.7., and §15.4 for the property located at 550 Army Navy Drive, 1197-1199 S. Fern Street (RPC# 35-003-436, 35-003-438, 35-003-031, 35-003-032). Applicable Policies: Pentagon City Sector Plan, PenPlace Design Guidelines, GLUP “High” Office-Apartment-Hotel; GLUP Note #4 Coordinated Development District, Public Facility Map.
SUBJECT: Ordinance of Encroachment to permit the encroachment of three portions of a multi-level underground garage into an easement for public street and utilities purposes on Lot 12 C Pentagon Industrial Center, RPC #35-003-033; with conditions.
SUBJECT: Deed of Temporary Construction Easement from the County Board of Arlington County, Virginia, to Virginia Electric and Power Company, on Parcels of Land Owned by the County Board of Arlington County, Adjacent to 3225 S. Eads St., Arlington, Virginia (RPC#s 37-037-061 & 37-037-065).
SUBJECT: Ordinance to Vacate portions of a public street and sidewalk easement recorded among the Arlington County land records in Deed Book 636 at page 305 and located on the west side of S. Pollard Street on property known as Parcel 29, Block 47, Douglas Park (RPC # 31-017-035); and portions of a public street and utilities easement recorded among the Arlington County land records in Deed Book 1894 at page 858 and located on the east side of S. Quincy Street on property known as Lot 29-A, Concord Mews (RPC # 31-017-102), Arlington, Virginia, with conditions.
SITE PLAN AMENDMENTS:
SP# 72 ASC-Arlington Real estate, LLC for a site plan amendment to extend the use of an interim parking lot in the C-O-2.5 zoning district under ACZO §7.12 §15.5. Property is approximately 35,598 sq. ft.; located at 585 N. Glebe Road (RPC# 14-061-074). Applicable Policies: GLUP “Medium” Office-Apartment-Hotel and “North Quincy Street Coordinated Mixed-Use District” (Note 14).
SP #105-9 Acorn Development LLC for a site plan amendment to reduce the required parking ratios in the C-O-2.5 zoning district under ACZO §15.5. Property is approximately 6.2 acres; located at 1232-1450 S. Eads Street and 501 and 525 15th Street S. (RPC# 35-003-842 and -843). Modifications of the zoning ordinance requirements include: modifying the parking requirement and other modifications as necessary to achieve the proposed development plan. Applicable Policies: Pentagon City Master Development Plan, Metropolitan Park Design Guidelines, GLUP “High" Office-Apartment-Hotel and designated a “Coordinated Redevelopment District” (GLUP Note 4).
SP #193 Grace Community Church for a site plan amendment to allow for the conversion of approximately 23,280 square feet (sq. ft.) of retail space to an institutional use and to allow retail equivalent uses (Grace Community Church); in the C-O-2.5 zoning district under ACZO §7.1, §7.12, & §15.5. Property is approximately 133,261 sq. ft.; located at 4238 Wilson Blvd (RPC# 14-059-047). Applicable Policies: GLUP “Medium” Office-Apartment-Hotel”; Ballston Sector Plan.
SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE PERMITS:
SP177-U-22-1 Arlington County Commuter Services for use permit to allow a public utility (Capital Bikeshare) in the S-D zoning district under ACZO §4.1, §4.3, and §15.4. Property is approximately 879,597 sq. ft.; located at 1701 N George Mason Dr. (RPC# 09-016-214). Applicable Policies: GLUP Government and Community Facilities.
SP346-U-22-1 Hazel National Landing for a use permit to allow a contractors’ storage and staging yards, off-site in the C-O-1.5 zoning district under ACZO §7.1, §7.11., §12.10.3, §15.4, & §15.5.7. Property is approximately 193,100 sq. ft.; located at 2901 Crystal Drive, 3130 and 3030 Potomac Avenue (RPC# 34-027-071, -072, -557, -558). Applicable Policies: GLUP “Low” Office-Apartment-Hotel and “Medium” Residential
U-3611-22-1 ASPIRE Afterschool Learning for a use permit to allow for a childcare use for up to 20 children in the R-5 zoning district under ACZO §5.7, §12.2.4.C, §15.4. Property is approximately 34,846 sq. ft.; located at 918 S. Lincoln St. (RPC# 23-040-012, -015, -016). Applicable Policies: GLUP Semi-Public
THE FOLLOWING ARE USE PERMIT AND SITE PLAN REVIEWS:
FOR ONE YEAR:
SP105-U-21-1 National Landing BID for an open-air market in the C-O 2.5 zoning district under ACZO §7.1, §7.12, §12.5.17, & §15.4. Property is approximately 74,550 sq. ft.; located at 1221 and 1301 South Fern Street (RPC# 35-003-007, 008). Applicable Policies: GLUP: ¾ “High-Medium” Residential and ¼ “Medium” Office-Apartment-Hotel and designated a “Coordinated Development District” (GLUP Note 4).
Open Air Market License Agreement between the County Board of Arlington County, Virginia, as Licensor, and National Landing Business Improvement District, Inc., a Virginia corporation, as Licensee, and CLPF Metropolitan Two Venture, L.P., as Owner, for Operation of a Farmer's Market on a County Public Use and Public Access Easement, located at 1221 and 1301 S. Fern St., Arlington, Virginia (RPC# 35-003-007 and -008).
SP161-U-19-3 Primrose School of Arlington for a use permit to allow a childcare center for up to 184 children under ACZO §7.1, §7.12 & §15.4. Property is approximately 102,386 sq. Ft. (the facility is approximately 20,904 sq. Ft.); located at 2107 Wilson Boulevard (RPC# 16-030-024). Applicable Policies: GLUP “Medium” Office-Apartment-Hotel and Colonial Village Coordinated Preservation and Development District.
U-3421-15-1 Arlington County School Board for a use permit to allow an off-site, secondary parking to support Abingdon Elementary School in the RA14-26 zoning district under ACZO §6.1, §6.2, §14.3, §15.4. Property is approximately 82,273 sq. ft.; located at 3001 and 3005 S. Abingdon St. (RPC# 29-013-PCA). Applicable Policies: GLUP “Low-Medium” Residential.
FOR THREE YEARS:
SP357-U-16-1 Barley Mac for a use permit to allow live entertainment in the C-O zoning district under ACZO §7.1, §7.13, §15.4. The use is an approximately 5,500 sq. ft. portion of an 85,602 sq. ft. parcel, located at 1600 Wilson Blvd. (RPC# 17-010-037). Applicable policies: GLUP “High” Office-Apartment-Hotel; Special Affordable Housing Protection District.
SP162-U-18-1 Bright Horizons Children’s Centers, LLC for a use permit to allow a child care center for up to 136 children in the C-O zoning district under ACZO §7.1, §7.13, §15.4, & §15.5. Property is approximately 31,250 sq. ft.; located at 2000 14th Street N. (RPC# 17-013-015). Applicable Policies: GLUP “High” Office-Apartment-Hotel; Courthouse Square Special District.
U-3507-17-1 Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington for a use permit for a group living residence in the R-8 zoning district under ACZO §5.1, §5.5, §15.4. Property is approximately 8,050 sq. ft., located at 2844 N. Rochester St. (RPC #01-018-012). Applicable Policies: GLUP “Low” Residential.
FOR FIVE YEARS:
U-2677-90-1 The Salsa Room for a use permit for live entertainment and dancing in the C-2 zoning district under ACZO §7.1, §7.17, §15.4. Parcel is approximately 65,779sq. ft.; located at 2619 Columbia Pike (RPC# 25-016-004). Applicable Policies: GLUP Service Commercial; Columbia Pike Special Revitalization District
U-2999-01-1 Capitol Auto Land for a use permit for a vehicle service establishment in C-2 zoning district under ACZO §7.1, §7.17, §15.4. Property is approximately 12,979 sq. ft.; located at 2427 Shirlington Road (RPC# 31-034-019). Applicable Policies: GLUP “Low” Office-Apartment-Hotel; Nauck Village Center Special Revitalization District.
SP401-U-12-2 Full Circle Montessori School for a use permit for a child care center for up to 33 children in the C-O-2.5 zoning district under ACZO §7.1, §7.12, §15.4. Property is approximately 46,750 sq. ft.; located at 801 N. Wakefield St. (RPC# 14-053-061). Applicable Policies: GLUP “Medium” Office-Apartment-Hotel; GLUP Note #23.
Kendra Jacobs, Clerk to the County Board
Publication dates April 5 & 12, 2022
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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF ARLINGTON CO., VA, on April 4, 2022 in a virtual meeting at 7:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as matters may be heard, will consider the following cases, after offering the public an opportunity to be heard in a public hearing. The public may attend the virtual meeting via live stream at www.arlingtonva.us, YouTube and local cable stations on Comcast 25 & 1085 and Verizon FiOS 39 & 40. To speak at the virtual meeting, visit https://commissions.arlingtonva.us/planning-commission/ or call 703-228-0095 between 8am and 5pm starting the week before the meeting; and
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE COUNTY BOARD OF ARLINGTON CO., VA, on April 23, 2022 at 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 307, Arlington Virginia 22201 in a meeting at 9:00 A.M. or as soon thereafter as matters may be heard, will consider the following cases, after offering the public an opportunity to be heard in a public hearing.
Sign up to speak in advance at www.arlingtonva.us/Government/County-Board or call 703-228-3130 between 8am and 5pm starting the week before the meeting. Members of the public may participate virtually and in person. Speakers sign up will also be available in-person on the day of the meeting. The meeting will be available via live stream at www.arlingtonva.us and local cable stations on Comcast 25 & 1085 and Verizon FiOS 39 & 40.
NOTE: Copies of proposed plans, ordinances, amendments and applications, and related planning case materials may be examined by appointment in the Planning Division Office, Suite 700 , 2100 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA. Appointments may be scheduled by contacting the Planning Division at (703) 228-3525 or cphd@arlingtonva.us; or text of proposed County Code amendments may be examined in the County Board Clerk’s Office, Suite 300; 2100 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA by contacting staff at (703) 228-3130. The term Site Plan in this notice refers to a Special Exception Site Plan as defined in the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance and is not the same as an engineering site plan or construction plans submitted in satisfaction of other codes or ordinances. The terms ACZO and GLUP means Arlington County Zoning Ordinance and General Land Use Plan, respectively.
THE FOLLOWING CASES ARE TO BE HEARD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION:
SUBJECT: Proposed resolution pursuant to Code of Virginia §15.2-2286 to increase established Department of Community Planning, Housing, and Development (DCPHD) Development Fund fees by an inflationary indicator of four percent (4.0%); to establish a new fee for the review of Landscape Plans for one-and-two family dwellings, and to address technical corrections such as Phased Development Site Plan (PDSP) amendment applications and site plan resubmission fees. All to be effective July 1, 2022, except where noted.
THE FOLLOWING CASES ARE TO BE HEARD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND COUNTY BOARD:
Adoption of the 2022 Clarendon Sector Plan, an update to the 2006 Sector Plan, and associated amendments to the General Land Use Plan (GLUP) and the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance (ACZO). The 2022 Clarendon Sector Plan - An Update to the 2006 Clarendon Sector Plan includes updates to policies and design guidelines related to the future development within a study area generally defined as the area between Washington Boulevard, Kirkwood Road, 10th Street North, and North Hudson Street, specifically related to Building Heights, Receiving Sites, Building Form, Use Mix, Public Spaces, Preservation, and Transportation, and other editorial, style, and graphic updates applicable to the entire station area. The 2022 Plan, if adopted, would continue to provide planning guidance for the entire Clarendon Metro Station Area, superseding previous guidance within the 2022 study area included in the previously adopted 2006 version. Through the use of diagrams, exhibits, maps, and narrative, the 2022 Plan establishes expectations for land use, transportation, building heights and form, preservation, urban design, and public spaces in a focused study area in a balanced approach that considers certainty and flexibility. The updated draft of the Clarendon Sector Plan and its associated implementation proposals will be available online at: https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Projects/Plans-Studies/Land-Use/Clarendon-Sector-Plan-Update
GP-354-22-1 Amendments to the GLUP Map and Booklet, associated with the proposed 2022 Clarendon Sector Plan, to: add the triangle symbol to indicate the general location of future public spaces on Fairfax Drive between 10th Street North and Wilson Boulevard, at the eastern corner of 10th Street North and Fairfax Drive, and at the northeast corner of 10th Street North and North Irving Street; change the land use designation for a site located at 3226 Washington Boulevard from Semi-Public to Public; adjust blocks and street alignments, locations, and widths and remove previously planned street segments within the Clarendon Revitalization District to reflect the recommendations of the 2022 Clarendon Sector Plan; update references on the GLUP Map to the 2022 Clarendon Sector Plan and indicate the year of adoption; and add text to the GLUP Booklet describing the planning process for the 2022 Clarendon Sector Plan.
ZOA-2022-02 Amendments to ACZO Articles 3, 9, and 18, associated with the proposed 2022 Clarendon Sector Plan, to update references, make editorial changes for improved clarity, and implement updates to a portion of the Clarendon Sector Plan generally bordered by Washington Boulevard, North Hudson Street, 10th Street North, and Kirkwood Road (the CSP Study Area) as follows:
- ACZO §3.1.6. to permit Rooftop Amenity Spaces to exceed the maximum height requirement by up to 23 feet, by the height limit set forth in a specific zoning district, or by limits specified in a Special Planning Area regulation, whichever is less, and to require a Rooftop Amenity Space’s gross floor area (GFA) to be included in a building’s total calculated floor area ratio (FAR);
- ACZO §9.2.2.B. to exclude government facilities from the general requirements specified in §9.2.2.B;
- ACZO §9.2.2.D.1 and §9.2.2.D.5 to update the title of the Maximum Height Limits and Step-backs Map as specified in §9.2.5;
- ACZO §9.2.2.D.4 to correct a typographical error, to enable hotel uses to be considered commercial uses for the purpose of calculating density for Prime Office Sites identified on the Use Mix Map (§9.2.6., Map 2), and to remove provisions specified in §9.2.2.D.4(d) which reference ground floor retail uses and Retail Frontages currently designated on the Use Mix Map as specified in §9.2.6.;
- ACZO §9.2.2.D.8 to remove provisions associated with parking management plans;
- ACZO §9.2.2.D.9 to replace the term “roofline” with “roof surface”, to specify a maximum height of 18 feet and a minimum setback distance of 18 feet from the building edge for Rooftop Amenity Spaces associated with hotel uses, to reduce the minimum step-back from 20 feet to 10 feet for buildings which exceed 60 feet in height, to enable the minimum step-back for buildings which exceed 60 feet in height to be implemented beginning on the second floor, and to update the title of the Maximum Height Limits and Step-backs Map as specified in §9.2.5.;
- ACZO §9.2.3. to enable continuous planting/utility strips for streetscapes measuring 14, 18, or 20 feet wide, to update the descriptive language for the thermoplastic markings used for crosswalks, and to remove the references to street tree species and street tree sizes;
- ACZO §9.2.4. to update the names of the following buildings listed in Table 2: Three Whistles (former Meat Market Building), Bike Building (removing the reference to the Garden Shop), Chase Bank (former NTB Building), Northside Social (former Clarendon Citizens Hall Building), and T & J Auto Body (former Kirby Garage Building);
- ACZO §9.2.5. to update the map title to read “Maximum Height Limit and Step-backs”, to display updates to the block structure, street locations, and building heights within the CSP study area, and to incorporate step-back requirements into the map, including alternative maximum height levels to meet multiple land use scenarios for county-owned property along 10th Street between N. Hudson Street and N. Irving Street;
- ACZO §9.2.6. to display updates to the block structure and street locations within the CSP study area, to update the recommended land uses to facilitate a permanent public space for Fairfax Drive, multiple land use alternatives for the County-owned 10th Street North property which could include a fire station, parking, rooftop public space, public park, affordable housing, or combinations of these land uses, to identify existing major utilities, to remove retail frontage designations from the map, and to reconfigure and designate public space west of Clarendon Circle and along Fairfax Drive;
- ACZO §9.2.7. to display updates to the block structure and street locations within the CSP study area, to remove the Receiving Site (for transferred development rights) designation from three locations, and to designate the County-owned property on 10th Street between North Hudson Street and North Irving Street as a Receiving Site (for transferred development rights);
- ACZO §9.2.8. to display updates to the block structure and street locations within the CSP study area and to identify where recommended façade preservation and relocation/reconstruction should occur for the Joyce Motors building;
- ACZO §9.2.9. to display updates to the block structure and street locations within the CSP study area, and to identify the location of a required 12-foot wide streetscape on the west side of Wilson Boulevard to replace the existing requirement for a 14-foot wide streetscape, and replace the streetscape width on the east side to a range of 12-feet to 19-feet to replace the existing requirement for a 18-foot wide streetscape;
- ACZO §9.2.10. to display updates to the block structure and street locations within the CSP study area, and to adjust the build-to lines for the St. Charles church site, the North Kirkwood Road frontage, the Triangle Park site, the Dominion Energy substation site, and the County-owned property on 10th Street North;
- ACZO §9.2.11. to display updates to the block structure and street locations within the CSP study area, to identify alley frontage types between Washington Boulevard and Fairfax Drive, and between 10th Road North and 10th Street North, to identify new and changed frontage types along North Irving Street, 10th Street North, and North Hudson Street to facilitate multiple land use scenarios, and to remove the frontage type lines from the Triangle Park site and adjacent sites;
- ACZO §9.2.12. to remove Map 8, Step-backs from the ACZO; and,
- ACZO §18.2. to incorporate a new definition for Rooftop Amenity Space.
SP# 105; SP-7 JBG Smith for a site plan amendment to discontinue a site plan for a hotel in the C-O-2.5 zoning district under ACZO §7.12 & §15.5. Property is approximately 1.5 acres; located at 550 Army Navy Dr. (RPC# 35-003-031). Applicable Policies: Pentagon City Sector Plan, PenPlace Design Guidelines, GLUP “High” Office-Apartment-Hotel; GLUP Note #4 Coordinated Development District, Public Facility Map.
PDSP #105 JBG Smith for a Phased Development Site Plan Amendment to amend the Pentagon City Phased Development Site Plan under ACZO Section 15, to convert existing allocated hotel density to office and commercial density, and to permit three (3) 22-story office buildings; one (1) office building that is approximately 355 feet in height, and three (3) buildings of up to two (2) stories; the whole consisting of approximately 3.2 million square feet of office density, approximately 94,500 square feet of retail and retail equivalent uses, approximately 26,500 square feet of public, civic and institutional uses, and approximately 15,000 square feet for a child care use, and adopt an amendment to the PenPlace Design Guidelines for the PenPlace site, located at 550 Army Navy Drive, 1197-1199 S. Fern Street (RPC# 35-003-436, 35-003-438, 35-003-031, 35-003-032, 35-003-033). Modifications of zoning ordinance requirements include additional density, additional building height and other modifications as necessary to achieve the proposed development plan. Applicable Policies: Pentagon City Sector Plan, PenPlace Design Guidelines, GLUP “High” Office-Apartment-Hotel; GLUP Note #4 Coordinated Development District, Public Facility Map.
SP# 105; SP-7 JBG Smith for a site plan amendment in the C-O-2.5 zoning district under ACZO §7.12 & §15.5 for the block known as PenPlace; to construct three (3) 22-story office buildings; one (1) office building that is approximately 355 feet in height, and three (3) buildings of up to two (2) stories; the whole consisting of approximately 3.2 million square feet of office density, approximately 94,500 square feet of retail and retail equivalent uses, approximately 26,500 square feet of public, civic and institutional uses, and approximately 15,000 square feet for a child care use. Property is approximately 12.5 acres; located at 550 Army Navy Drive, 1197-1199 S. Fern Street (RPC# 35-003-436, 35-003-438, 35-003-031, 35-003-032, 35-003-033). The proposed density is approximately 6 FAR before dedication of street areas, approximately 7.2 FAR after street dedications. Modifications of zoning ordinance requirements include: required parking amount, compact parking for retail uses, additional density, additional building height, exclusions from calculation of gross floor area, penthouse height, driveway opening widths, and other modifications as necessary to achieve the proposed development. Applicable Policies: Pentagon City Sector Plan, PenPlace Design Guidelines, GLUP “High” Office-Apartment-Hotel; GLUP Note #4 Coordinated Development District, Public Facility Map.
SP 105-7-U-22-2 for a use permit to allow a public park in the C-O-2.5 zoning district under ACZO §7.1 and §15.4 for the property located at 550 Army Navy Drive, 1197-1199 S. Fern Street (RPC# 35-003-436, 35-003-438, 35-003-031, 35-003-032). Applicable Policies: Pentagon City Sector Plan, PenPlace Design Guidelines, GLUP “High” Office-Apartment-Hotel with a triangle designating public space; GLUP Note #4 Coordinated Development District, Public Facility Map.
SP 105-7-U-22-1 for a use permit to allow a public high school with a design capacity of 300 students (Arlington Community High School) in the C-O-2.5 zoning district under ACZO §7.1, §12.4.7., and §15.4 for the property located at 550 Army Navy Drive, 1197-1199 S. Fern Street (RPC# 35-003-436, 35-003-438, 35-003-031, 35-003-032). Applicable Policies: Pentagon City Sector Plan, PenPlace Design Guidelines, GLUP “High” Office-Apartment-Hotel; GLUP Note #4 Coordinated Development District, Public Facility Map.
THE FOLLOWING CASES TO BE HEARD BY COUNTY BOARD ONLY:
SUBJECT: Deed of Easements for Public Sidewalk Purposes and Public Sidewalk and Utilities Purposes on property owned by Alpine Investment Holdings, LLC, and located at 4770 Langston Blvd., Arlington, Virginia (RPC# 07-006-248).
SUBJECT: Ordinance(s) of Encroachment to permit the encroachment of three portions of a multi-level underground garage into an easement for public street and utilities purposes along the western and northern boundaries of Lot 12 C Pentagon Industrial Center, RPC #35-003-033, with conditions.
SUBJECT: Deed of Temporary Construction Easement from the County Board of Arlington County, Virginia, to Virginia Electric and Power Company, on Parcels of Land Owned by the County Board of Arlington County, Adjacent to 3225 S. Eads St., Arlington, Virginia (RPC#s 37-037-061 & 37-037-065).
SUBJECT: Ordinance to Vacate portions of a public street and sidewalk easement recorded among the Arlington County land records in Deed Book 636 at page 305 and located on the west side of S. Pollard Street on property known as Parcel 29, Block 47, Douglas Park (RPC # 31-017-035); and portions of a public street and utilities easement recorded among the Arlington County land records in Deed Book 1894 at page 858 and located on the east side of S. Quincy Street on property known as Lot 29-A, Concord Mews (RPC # 31-017-102), Arlington, Virginia, with conditions.
SPECIAL EXCEPTION SITE PLAN AMENDMENTS:
SP# 72 ASC-Arlington Real estate, LLC for a site plan amendment to extend the use of an interim parking lot in the C-O-2.5 zoning district under ACZO §7.12 §15.5. Property is approximately 35,598 sq. ft.; located at 585 N. Glebe Road (RPC# 14-061-074). Applicable Policies: GLUP “Medium” Office-Apartment-Hotel and “North Quincy Street Coordinated Mixed-Use District” (Note 14).
SP #105-9 Acorn Development LLC for a site plan amendment to reduce the required parking ratios in the C-O-2.5 zoning district under ACZO §15.5. Property is approximately 6.2 acres; located at 1232-1450 S. Eads Street and 501 and 525 15th Street S. (RPC# 35-003-842 and -843). Modifications of the zoning ordinance requirements include: modifying the parking requirement and other modifications as necessary to achieve the proposed development plan. Applicable Policies: Pentagon City Master Development Plan, Metropolitan Park Design Guidelines, GLUP “High" Office-Apartment-Hotel and designated a “Coordinated Redevelopment District” (GLUP Note 4).
SP #193 Grace Community Church for a site plan amendment to allow for the conversion of approximately 23,280 square feet (sq. ft.) of retail space to an institutional use and to allow retail equivalent uses (Grace Community Church); in the C-O-2.5 zoning district under ACZO §7.1, §7.12, & §15.5. Property is approximately 133,261 sq. ft.; located at 4238 Wilson Blvd (RPC# 14-059-047). Applicable Policies: GLUP “Medium” Office-Apartment-Hotel”; Ballston Sector Plan.
SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE PERMITS:
SP105-U-21-1 National Landing BID for a use permit to allow an open-air market in the C-O-2.5 zoning district under ACZO §7.1, §7.12., §12.5.17, & §15.4. Property is approximately 264,000 sq. ft.; located at 1221, 1301, 1311 S. Fern Street (RPC# 35-003-006, 007, 008). Applicable Policies: GLUP “High” Office-Apartment-Hotel; designated a “Coordinated Development District” (GLUP Note 4).
SP177-U-22-1 Arlington County Commuter Services for use permit to allow a public utility (Capital Bikeshare) in the S-D zoning district under ACZO §4.1, §4.3, and §15.4. Property is approximately 879,597 sq. ft.; located at 1701 N George Mason Dr. (RPC# 09-016-214). Applicable Policies: GLUP Government and Community Facilities.
SP346-U-22-1 Hazel National Landing for a use permit to allow a contractors’ storage and staging yards, off-site in the C-O-1.5 zoning district under ACZO §7.1, §7.11., §12.10.3, §15.4, and §15.5.7. Property is approximately 193,100 sq. ft.; located at 2901 Crystal Drive, 3130 and 3030 Potomac Avenue (RPC# 34-027-071, -072, -557, -558). Applicable Policies: GLUP “Low” Office-Apartment-Hotel and “Medium” Residential.
U-3611-22-1 ASPIRE Afterschool Learning for a use permit to allow for a childcare use for up to 20 children in the R-5 zoning district under ACZO §5.7, §12.2.4.C, §15.4. Property is approximately 34,846 sq. ft.; located at 918 S. Lincoln St. (RPC# 23-040-012). Applicable Policies: GLUP Semi-Public
THE FOLLOWING ARE SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE PERMIT AND SITE PLAN REVIEWS:
FOR ONE YEAR:
SP161-U-19-3 Primrose School of Arlington for a use permit to allow a childcare center for up to 184 children under ACZO §7.1, §7.12 & §15.4. Property is approximately 102,386 sq. Ft. (the facility is approximately 20,904 sq. Ft.); located at 2107 Wilson Boulevard (RPC# 16-030-024). Applicable Policies: GLUP “Medium” Office-Apartment-Hotel and Colonial Village Coordinated Preservation and Development District.
U-3421-15-1 Arlington County School Board for a use permit to allow an off-site, secondary parking to support Abingdon Elementary School in the RA14-26 zoning district under ACZO §6.1, §6.2, §14.3, §15.4. Property is approximately 82,273 sq. ft.; located at 3001 and 3005 S. Abingdon St. (RPC# 29-013-PCA). Applicable Policies: GLUP “Low-Medium” Residential.
FOR THREE YEARS:
SP357-U-16-1 Barley Mac for a use permit to allow live entertainment in the C-O zoning district under ACZO §7.1, §7.13, §15.4. The use is an approximately 5,500 sq. ft. portion of an 85,602 sq. ft. parcel, located at 1600 Wilson Blvd. (RPC# 17-010-037). Applicable policies: GLUP “High” Office-Apartment-Hotel; Special Affordable Housing Protection District.
SP-162-U-18-1 Bright Horizons Children’s Centers, LLC for a use permit to allow a child care center for up to 136 children in the C-O zoning district under ACZO §7.1, §7.13, §15.4, and §15.5. Property is approximately 31,250 sq. ft.; located at 2000 14th Street N. (RPC# 17-013-015). Applicable Policies: GLUP “High” Office-Apartment-Hotel; Courthouse Square Special District.
U-3507-17-1 Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington for a use permit for a group living residence in the R-8 zoning district under ACZO §5.1, §5.5, §15.4. Property is approximately 8,050 sq. ft., located at 2844 N. Rochester St. (RPC #01-018-012). Applicable Policies: GLUP “Low” Residential.
FOR FIVE YEARS:
U-2677-90-1 The Salsa Room for a use permit for live entertainment and dancing in the C-2 zoning district under ACZO §7.1, §7.17, §15.4. Parcel is approximately 65,779sq. ft.; located at 2619 Columbia Pike (RPC# 25-016-004). Applicable Policies: GLUP Service Commercial; Columbia Pike Special Revitalization District
U-2999-01-1 Capitol Auto Land for a use permit for a vehicle service establishment in C-2 zoning district under ACZO §7.1, §7.17, §15.4. Property is approximately 12,979 sq. ft.; located at 2427 Shirlington Road (RPC# 31-034-019). Applicable Policies: GLUP “Low” Office-Apartment-Hotel; Nauck Village Center Special Revitalization District
SP401-U-12-2 Full Circle Montessori School for a use permit for a child care center for up to 33 children in the C-O-2.5 zoning district under ACZO §7.1, §7.12, §15.4. Property is approximately 46,750 sq. ft.; located at 801 N. Wakefield St. (RPC# 14-053-061). Applicable Policies: GLUP “Medium” Office-Apartment-Hotel; GLUP Note #23.
Kendra Jacobs, Clerk to the County Board
Publication dates March 22 & 29 2022