Environmental

Policy for TysonsTysons Sustainability Summit

April 28, 2016

Noel Kaplan, Senior Environmental Planner

Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning

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Outline

Overview of Plan

guidance

Policy Plan—

Countywide guidance

Area Plan—Tysons

Corner Urban Center

Planning Commission

Reviews

Looking ahead

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The Comprehensive Plan

• Concept for Future Development and Land Classification System

• Policy Plan

• Area Plans

• Plan Map

• Other maps: Transportation and Trails

• Guidance only—not regulation

• Applied during the zoning process

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Policy Plan—Environment section

Environmental Pollution

Air Quality

Water Quality/Stormwater Management

Noise

Light Pollution

Environmental Hazards

Soil Constraints

Flood Impacts

Pipelines/Transmission Lines

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Policy Plan—Environment Section

(continued)

Environmental Resources

Environmental Quality Corridors

Tree Cover

Conservation Easements

Environmental Coordination

Resource Conservation/Green Building Practices

Chesapeake Bay Supplement

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Tysons Plan

Adopted by Board of Supervisors on June 22, 2010

Mixed use, transit oriented development

Highest development intensities near rail stations

Improved jobs/housing balance

Grid of complete streets

Urban design

Affordable/workforce housing

Environmental Stewardship

Supported by the PTC Zoning District Georgelas graphic—Tysons West/Spring Hill

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Tysons Plan Guidance:

Environmental Stewardship

Tree canopy

goals

Stormwater

management

Green building

design

Energy

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Tysons Plan Guidance:

Tree Canopy Goals

Vision for increased tree

canopy

Planting in existing and

new parks

Urban streetscapes

Rooftop plantings

Maximize sustainable

tree cover onsite

Goal of 10% for

redevelopment projects

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Source: Office of Community Revitalization, Tysons Corner Urban

Design Guidelines

Tysons Plan Guidance:

Stormwater Management On-site retention of first

inch of rainfall

Attain LEED Stormwater Design credits

Flexibility for multiple sites and/or off-site controls

Emphasis on infiltration and reuse

Support for stream restoration and stabilization

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Tysons Plan Guidance:

Green Building Design

Nonresidential: LEED® Silver or equivalent

Residential: Reference to Policy Plan guidance

4+ story multifamily: LEED certified or equivalent

Other residential: Certification under established rating system with multiple green building concepts, including ENERGY STAR®

Qualification or equivalent

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Tysons Plan Guidance:

Energy

Energy and water use reduction

In support of or in addition to green building

Examples provided

Flexibility to accommodate emerging strategies

No specific performance expectations beyond green building guidance

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Proffer to sustainability-related work

Scope defined as two Tysons-related reports:

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

Building Energy Technology

Design of today’s buildings/sites to accommodate

emerging technologies in the future

Application to negotiations with developers

seeking zoning approval

MITRE Reports

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Planning Commission Reviews

Both reports referred by Board of Supervisors to

Planning Commission

EV Charging Infrastructure review completed

May 24 presentation to Board of Supervisors Environmental

Committee

Building Energy Technology review continuing

Countywide perspective

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EV Charging Review: Key

Issues

Anticipated future need

for EV charging

Charging stations vs. EV-

ready design

Percentage of parking

with EV charging or EV-

ready design

Residential vs.

nonresidential uses Image provided by Ecotality

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EV Charging Review: Planning

Commission Recommendations

Focus on EV-ready design

Emphasis on residential

charging

Supportive Plan guidance

without quantitative targets

Supplemental informal

implementation suggestionsImage provided by MITRE

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EV-ready levels for consideration as starting points for discussion

10% for residential, with flexibility

100% electrical room sizing, with consideration of alternatives presented by

applicants

Linkage to green building commitment for nonresidential

Perhaps higher levels for hotels and parking associated with transit

Focus on Level 2 charging

EV Charging Review: Planning

Commission Recommendations

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From: Federal Highway Administration16

MITRE Building Energy Technology

Report—Recommendations

Do not prescribe any

particular technologies

Buildings are systems

Concerns/limitations with

specific technologies

Wind

Solar

Geothermal

Load shifting

District energy

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MITRE Building Energy Technology

Report—Recommendations

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Support existing performance-based approach

LEED certification

Monitor net-zero and Passive House

Complement with Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR®

Annual benchmarking with ENERGY STAR’s Portfolio Manager system

Flexibility to support innovation

Publicize building energy consumption performance

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Planning Commission Building

Energy Technology Review

Staff perspectives document

Stakeholder comments

Environment Committee discussions are continuing

Report to Board of Supervisors anticipated in future

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Looking Ahead

Continued implementation of Tysons Plan guidance

Strong support in Plan for innovation

Any county roadblocks? This is not the intent! Let us know!

Strengthening of green building rating systems

Regional strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Implications unclear at this time

State/federal mandates?

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Looking for Information?

Transforming Tysons: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/tysons/

Tysons stormwater: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/tysons/stormwater/

Environment and Energy: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/living/environment/

County energy website: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/energy/

Fairfax County Sustainability Initiatives: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/living/environment/sustainability/

Energy Action Fairfax: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/energyactionfairfax/

Electric vehicles: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/living/environment/electric-vehicles.htm

EV charging permitting: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/publications/electric-vehicle-station.pdf

Geothermal HVAC permitting: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/publications/geothermal_hvac.pdf

Solar tax exemption: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/forms/solarenergy_overview.htm

Green building priority plan review: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/publications/lti/greenbldgreview.pdf

***NEW***!!! Green Business Partners Program: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/energy/greenbusiness/

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Questions?

Contact me!

Noel Kaplan

Senior Environmental Planner

Fairfax County Department of Planning

and Zoning

Noel.Kaplan@Fairfaxcounty.gov

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