Department of Community Planning, Housing & Development

Planning Division Work Program

Arlington County Board &Planning Division Work SessionMarch 8, 2016

PRESENTATION

2016-17 Planning Work Program Report

REPORT CONTENTS

1. Planning Division organization, staffing, functions and 2016 and 2017 budgeted hours

2. Planning Division 2016 – 2017 preliminary work program by section

• Comprehensive Planning Section

• Urban Design and Research Section

• Current Planning Section

3. Summary of 2016 Planning Division Work Program

4. Summary of 2017 (January – June) Planning Division Work program

5. Projects not included as part of the Planning Division’s 2016 – 2017 work program

6. 2016 – 2017 Work Program Projects for Further Discussion

7. Work Program Attachments

8. Planning Division preliminary work program schedules

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Presentation Overview

» Our Mission» How We Work» Results» Who We Are» 2016-17 Work Program Summary » Comprehensive Planning » Current Planning » Urban Design & Research» Projects not included» Summary of 2016 Projects» Summary of 2016-17 Projects» 2016-17 Work Program Projects for

Further Discussion2

community

communityresilience

building

community sustainability

community design

community engagement

community planning

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how we work

We work collaboratively to make great places and communities happen in Arlington.

We plan and design for the future of our community.

We value and facilitate civic engagement.

We are a resource for data and knowledge.

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2015-16JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

Rosslyn Sector Plan adoption

Western Rosslyn Area Plan adoption Courthouse Sector Plan adoption

672 Flats site plan approval

Clarendon West site plan approval

Lee Highway Visioning CharretteFirst Development Forum

Community Facilities Study Final Report

Ballston Quarter site plan approval

Gilliam Place site plan approval

4000 Fairfax Dr site plan approval

1411 Key Blvd site plan approval

Village Center site plan approval

WRAPs Implementation

DESIGNArlington Awards

Results

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» 3 Sector/Area Plan Adoptions» Rosslyn Sector Plan» Western Rosslyn Area Plan» Courthouse Sector Plan

» 700+ participants engaged in Lee Highway Visioning» Site Plan Review Process Revisions» Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Update» 11-month Community Facilities Study & Report» 14 Pubic Facilities Review meetings with APS» 11 DESIGNArlington award winners recognized» Approved new development in 2015, totaling:

» 946,050 square feet of office space (GFA)» 466,132 square feet of retail space (GFA)» 3,747 new residential units» Key transfomational projects such as the $317 million Ballston Quarter

Results

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» 33 staff members» 3 planning sections» Communications team» Administration team

Who we are

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Steve Cover, AICPDCPHD Director

Robert J. Duffy, AICPPlanning Director

Jessica Gilmore, Management SpecialistJessica Margarit, Strategic Communications Specialist IIAndrew Pribulka, Digital Communications Specialist I

Administration Current Planning Urban Design & Research Comprehensive PlanningBonnie Strang,

Office Supervisor IITom Miller,

Planning SupervisorKris Krider,

Planning SupervisorClaude Williamson,Planning Supervisor

Administrative Assistant VKaron Henry

Planning Commission & PFRC Coordinator

Michelle Stahlhut, Principal PlannerClerk to the Planning Commission

Gizele JohnsonSite Plan Team

Site Plan CoordinatorSamia Byrd, Principal Planner

Principal PlannersMatthew PfeifferPeter SchultzAaron Shriber

Use Permit TeamPrincipal Planner (Developmental)

Michael CullenAssociate Planners

Nicole BolingSophia FisherMarco RiveroVacant

Urban Design TeamPrincipal Urban Designer

Brett WallaceChief Architect & Urban Designer

Justin Falango, Principal PlannerLandscape Architect

Associate Planner (Vacant)

Research TeamAssociate Planners

Andrew D’HuyvetterElizabeth Hardy

Master Planning TeamPrincipal Planners

Deborah AlbertAnthony FusarelliMatt MattauszekJennifer SmithRichard TuckerElizabeth Weigle

Associate PlannersMatt LaddLeon VignesKellie Brown (.5)Margaret Tulloch Rhodes (.5)

Who we are

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Planning Division

Communication Administration

Comprehensive Planning Urban Design & Research Current Planning

• Plan Implementation

• Zoning Ordinance Amendments

• Columbia Pike

• Crystal City, Pentagon City and Potomac Yard (22202)

• Comprehensive Plan and General Land Use Plan

• Community Planning

• Ongoing Planning Studies, Facilitation, Coordination and Administration

• Urban Design, Architecture and Landscape Architecture Review

• Research, Demographic and Development Tracking, Projections & Forecasting

• Urban Design & Planning

• Interdivisional, Interdepartmental and Community Urban Design Support

• Community Education and Engagement

• Site Plan - Special Exception, Use Permit and Development Application Review and Reports

• Arlington Public School Facility Site Planning, Design Review and Use Permitting

• Support for Comprehensive Planning and Urban Design and Research

• Planning Commission Coordination and Administration

• Public Facilities Review Committee Coordination and Administration

• Permitting System Conversion and Revisions

Who we are

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Comprehensive Planning Work Program

» Plan Implementation» Zoning Ordinance Amendments» Columbia Pike » Crystal City, Pentagon City, Potomac Yard

(22202)» General Land Use Plan» Community Planning» Ongoing planning coordination and

administration

» Document and file management

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» Four Mile Run Valley Initiative

» Columbia Pike Commercial Centers and Neighborhood Areas Plan review and update

» Crystal City Sector Plan review and update

» Affordable Housing Master Plan Implementation - ADU

» Special GLUP studies

» Five Year Review of the Comprehensive Plan

» Pentagon City PDSP Report - Transportation and Community Facilities

2016 2016-17

Preliminary

» Western Rosslyn Area Planning Study Implementation

» Rosslyn Sector Plan Implementation

» Courthouse Square Plan Implementation

» Sign regulations update – case law

» Special sign regulations- regional commercial centers

» Historic Preservation Overlay District Amendments for APS

» Car Rental Zoning Ordinance Amendment

» Columbia Pike – FBC Zoning and Policy Amendments

» Lee Highway Community Visioning

» Lee Highway Pre-Planning (Scope and Process)

Comprehensive Planning Projects

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Urban Design & Research Work Program

» Urban design, architecture and landscape architecture review

» Research, demographic and development tracking, projections and forecasting

» Urban design support for Comprehensive and Current Planning

» Interdepartmental urban design support

» Community education and engagement

» Document & file management12

2016 2016-17

Preliminary

» Design Arlington Awards

» COG 9.0 Regional Forecast

» Courthouse Square Plan Implementation

» Lee Highway Community Visioning

» Lee Highway Pre-Planning (Scope and Process)

» Policies for redevelopment and adaptive reuse of planned office space

» Four Mile Run Valley Initiative

» Columbia Pike Commercial Centers and Neighborhood Areas Plan review and update

» Crystal City Sector Plan review and update

» Affordable Housing Master Plan Implementation - Affordable by Design

» Special GLUP studies

» Architecture and urban design forum

Urban Design & Research Projects

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Current Planning Work Program

» Site plan, use permit and development application review

» APS facility review and use permitting» Support for Comprehensive Planning and

Urban Design projects» Planning Commission administration» Public Facilities Review Committee

coordination and administration» Permitting System Conversion

» Document and file management

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Current Planning Projects

2016 2016-17

Preliminary

» Site Plan, Use Permit and Development Application Review

» Implementation of recommended revisions to site plan review and administration

» Permitting system conversion and revisions

» APS facility review and use permitting – Stratford, Wilson and Thomas Jefferson

» Residential Parking Standards for Metro Station Areas

» Special GLUP studies

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Summary of 2016 Planning Division ProjectsPlan Implementation» Western Rosslyn Area Planning Study Implementation» Rosslyn Sector Plan Implementation» Courthouse Square Plan Implementation

Site Plan Review» Implementation of Recommended Revisions to Site Plan Review

Process and Administration

Zoning Ordinance Amendments» Sign Regulations Update - Case Law» Special Sign Regulations - Regional Commercial Centers» Historic Preservation Overlay District Amendments for

APS» Car Rental Zoning Ordinance Amendment

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Summary of 2016 Planning Division Projects(continued)

Columbia Pike» Columbia Pike - FBC Zoning and Policy Amendments

Community Planning» Lee Highway Corridor Visioning

Research» COG Regional Forecast

Community Education and Engagement» DESIGNArlington Awards

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Comprehensive Plan» Five Year Review of the Comprehensive Plan» Special GLUP Studies

Columbia Pike» Columbia Pike Commercial Centers and Neighborhood Areas Plan

Review and Update

Crystal City, Pentagon City and Potomac Yard (22202)» Crystal City Sector Plan Review and Update» Pentagon City PDSP - Transportation and Community

Facilities

Zoning Ordinance Amendments» Affordable Housing Master Plan Implementation

Summary of 2016-17 Planning Division Projects

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Community Planning» Lee Highway Pre-Planning (Visioning, Scope and Process)» Four Mile Run Valley Initiative

Research» Policies for Redevelopment and Adaptive Reuse of Planned Office

Space

Community Education and Engagement» Architecture and Urban Design Forum

Current Planning» Permitting System Conversions and Revisions» APS Facility Review and Use Permitting - Stratford,

Wilson and Thomas Jefferson» Residential Parking Standards for Metro

Station Areas

Summary of 2016-17 Planning Division Projects (continued)

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Planning Projects Not Included as part of the 2016-17 Work Program

2016-17 » Affordable Housing Master Plan - Land Use Tools for Use

Adjacent to Unplanned Transportation Corridors

» Affordable Housing Master Plan - Identification of Existing MARK-Heavy Areas that could be Candidates for Small Area Plans

» Westover Study - Conservation Strategies for Market Rate Housing

» Zoning Ordinance Amendments (see Attachment 1)

» Urban Design Study and Guidelines for Neighborhood Edges

» Analysis and Report - Arlington County Planning for Sustainable Growth

» Arlington County Sector Plans - Report on Future Purpose, Objectives, Scope and Update Schedule

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2016-17 Work Program Projects for Further Discussion

» Zoning Ordinance Amendments» Implementation of Site Plan Review Process Revisions» Four Mile Run Valley Initiative

» Lee Highway Pre-Planning (Visioning, Scope and Process)

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