Clarendon West (Red Top Cab)

LRPC/ZOCO Meeting

Staff Presentation

DCPHD—Planning Division

April 27, 2015

Agenda

Purpose of Meeting

Policy Background GLUP

Master Transportation Plan

Clarendon Sector Plan

Clarendon Revitalization District (Z.O. §9.2)

Red Top Cab Site Plan Application Proposed building height and block structure

Zoning Ordinance amendments

Next Steps

Committee Discussion

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Purpose of Meeting

To inform the LRPC and ZOCO, prior to

commencement of the SPRC review process, about

the Red Top Cab site plan application which requests

an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance regarding

maximum building heights within the Clarendon

Revitalization Area

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General Land Use Plan

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Master Transportation Plan

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Clarendon Sector Plan—Transportation Improvements

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Sector Plan Guidance

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Clarendon Sector Plan—Illustrative Plan

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Clarendon Sector Plan—Area Recommendations

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Z.O. Sect. 9.2.2.D.4—Height Regulations

Under no circumstances shall the County Board approve a site plan that

exceeds the following overall height maximums:

(a) No building, except for penthouses, shall be erected to exceed 55

feet in height, except as provided below.

(b) When a structure is farther than 165 feet from an R or RA

district, the height may be increased by one foot for every three

feet beyond 165 feet, up to a maximum height of 110 feet.

(c) Where the Maximum Heights Limit Map (§9.2.5, Map 1) shows

heights greater than heights allowed in subsections (a) and (b),

above, the County Board may allow additional height up to the

maximum height shown on the Maximum Heights Limit Map

(§9.2.5, Map 1) and may permit additional height for those sites

designated as “Receiving Sites for Additional Height” on the

Receiving Sites Map (§9.2.7, Map 3).

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Maximum Heights Limit Map (Z.O. Sect. 9.2.5, Map 1)

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Site Plan Filing Area

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Site Plan Proposal

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Building 1

Building 3

Building 2

Zoning Context—165’ Buffer

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Building Heights per Zoning Ordinance

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Building Height Comparison

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Block Structure Comparison

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Proposed Maximum Building Heights

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Proposed Block Structure

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Next Steps

Commence SPRC review of the Red Top Cab site plan project May 2—Walking tour of site plan area

May 18—SPRC #1 (tentatively scheduled) Assess Clarendon Sector Plan compliance

Review proposed building height and block structure impacts

Present Zoning Ordinance Amendments to ZOCO following completion of SPRC review of Red Top Cab site plan

Planning Commission and County Board to review Red Top Cab site plan and Zoning Ordinance amendments concurrently

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Thank you

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