Arlington County Board Work Session February 13, 2018 Introduction - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

PRELIMINARY REPORT Arlington County Board Work Session February 13, 2018

Introduction The following preliminary 2018 DCPHD Planning Division work program presentation has been prepared for consideration by the Arlington County Board at the February 13 work session. The presentation consists of the following three parts: Part 1: Planning Organization and Staffing This section provides charts that define both the current staffing and functional organization of the DCPHD Planning Division. Part 2: Summary of 2018 DCPHD Planning Division Work Program for each Section. • Comprehensive Planning • Current Planning • Urban Design and Research Part 3: Major Projects – 2018 DCPHD Planning Division Work program This section highlights the purpose, scope, milestones and schedules for major project or program areas that are proposed to be completed or initiated as part of the 2018 DCPHD Planning Division work program. The preliminary 2018 work program has been developed to address the following objectives and priorities. • Complete and initiate FY2018 and FY2019 priority planning initiatives defined by the County Board and County Manager. • Review and reporting of recommendations for use permit and site plan applications for Planning Commission and County Board consideration. • Planning review of updates and amendments to the County’s Comprehensive Plan elements, including the General Land Use Plan (G LUP). • Undertake studies and prepare recommendations to update the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance. • Facilitate active and timely citizen and community engagement and communication of planning projects and programs. • Provide professional planning and administrative services to support the Planning Commission. • Support Arlington Public School facility expansion and improvement projects. • Support short and long range public facility planning and project review with the Joint Facilities Advisory Commission (JFAC) and Public Facilities Review Committee (PFRC). • Provide urban design, architecture and landscape architecture services to support the DCPHD, Planning Division and other County departments. • Strategically conduct demographic and other forms of research to support County planning and decision making, including preparations for the 2020 U. S. Census. To ensure that both DCPHD and the Planning Division are well positioned to address Arlington County’s 2018 and future plannin g priorities, we continue to innovate, reassess, reinvent and restructure processes, programs, projects and service delivery to ensure that staff can perform at the highest level within the budget resources available. Following the County Board work session and action on the FY2019 budget, the DCPHD Planning Division will revise the following work program and priorities and submit a report with detailed program and project schedules during the final quarter of FY2018. 2

Report Contents Part 1: Planning Organization and Staffing Page DCPHD Planning Division Organizational Chart 5 DCPHD Planning Division Functional Organization Chart 6 Part 2: Summary of 2018 DCPHD Planning Division Work Program Comprehensive Planning Section 8 Current Planning Section 10 Urban Design and Research Section 12 Planning Division Work Program Summary 14 Summary of Planning and Zoning Projects for Future DCPHD Planning Division Work Programs 15 Part 3: Major Projects – 2018 DCPHD Planning Division Work Program Public Facilities 17 Four Mile Run Valley Initiative 18 Lee Highway Planning Study 20 Special General Land Use Plan (GLUP) Studies 23 Implementation of Affordable Housing Master Plan 24 Child Care Initiative 28 Zoning Studies • Zoning Amendment Process 29 • S – 3A and P – S Districts 30 • 2018 Zoning Work Plan 31 Columbia Pike Work Program 35 Planning Commission Administration 38 Major Site Plans 39 Use Permits and Minor Site Plan Amendments 40 Urban Design and Research 41 3

2018 Planning Division Work Program Part 1: Planning Organization and Staffing 4

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2018 Planning Division Work Program Part 2: Summary of 2018 DCPHD Planning Division and Work Program 7

Summary of Major Elements of 2018 Planning Division Work Program Comprehensive Planning • Four Mile Run Valley Initiative • Complete Draft Policy Framework Plan and Report, January 2018 • Working Group and Community Review, February – March 2018 • Advertisement and Adoption of Policy Framework Plan, April – May 2018 • Final Plan, July/September 2018 • Lee Highway • Request for Proposals Released, February 2018 • Consultant Retained, April-May 2018 • County Manager Establishes Planning Charge, Mid-Year 2018 • Planning Program Initiated, Mid-Year 2018 • Special General Land Use Plan (GLUP) Studies • Staples, 3804 Wilson Blvd., April 2018 9 th and Columbia Pike, June – July 2018 • • Shirlington Village • Comprehensive Plan Amendments • Public Spaces Master Plan (POPS) + Public Art Master Plan (PAMP) • Master Transportation Plan – Bicycle Master Plan Element 8

Summary of Major Elements of 2018 Planning Division Work Program Comprehensive Planning (continued) • Fire Station 8 – History/Legacy • Child Care Initiative • Affordable Housing Master Plan (AHMP) Implementation • MARK/HCD Phase 2 • Two-Family Dwellings Zoning Study • Low and Moderate Income Housing Definition • ADU New Construction • Zoning Studies and Amendments • See AHMP Implementation • Zoning Ordinance Amendment Process for Established Policy Guidance and County and State Code Changes • Columbia Pike • FBC Applications • Career Center Facility Planning • JFAC and PFRC Planning Administrative Support • Comprehensive Plan 2232 Determination Policy, Process and GLUP Update and Reprint • Crystal City Block Plan – Block G 9

Summary of Major Elements of 2018 Planning Division Work Program Current Planning • Site Plan – Special Exception Review and Reporting* • Crystal City, Central District Phase 2, February 2018 Ballston, 11 th and Vermont, February 2018 • • Red Cross, March 2018 • Crystal City, Central District Phase 1, May 2018 • Virginia Hospital Center, Summer – Fall 2018 • Crystal City, 1900 Crystal Drive (TBD) Crystal City, 400 11 th Street (TBD) • • Pentagon City, Pen Place (TBD) • Pentagon City, River House (TBD) • Clarendon, Silver Diner (TBD) • Virginia Square, Washington and Kirkwood (TBD) • Courthouse, Landmark Block (TBD) • Rosslyn, Ames Center (TBD) • Update of Standard 4.1 Administrative Regulations and Standard Site Plan Conditions *All Planning Commission and County Board Public Hearing Dates are Anticipated. 10

Summary of Major Elements of 2018 Planning Division Work Program Current Planning (continued) • Use Permits and Minor Site Plan Amendments • Approximately 160 Reports and Recommendations to the County Board • Administrative Change Applications (Site Plan, Use Permit, Form Based Code Projects) • Approximately 250 applications reviewed • Planning Commission Administration • Staffing of a Planning Commission Clerk and Planning Commission Coordinator • Site Plan Review Committee Support • Complete Revised SPRC Operating Guide • Staffing and Coordination • APS and Public Facilities Review Committee Support • APS, Reed Elementary School, November 2018 • Public Facility Use Permits • Head Start • Reed Elementary School • RHP + Phase 2 • Career Center Planning (2018 – 2019) • APS Relocatables and Existing Facility Improvements 11

Summary of Major Elements of 2018 Planning Division Work Program Urban Design and Research – Urban Design • Plan Review and Recommendations • Site Plan Review, Reports and Recommendations • Post 4.1 Site Plan Reviews • Façade and Landscape Plan Reviews and Amendments • Form Based Code Application Reviews • Administrative Applications and Reviews • Site Inspections – Post 4.1 Approval • Interdivisional and Interdepartmental Support • Private Open Space Inventory, Assessment and Guidelines • Urban Design Support • Landscape Standards • Special GLUP Studies • ADU and MARK / HCD • Lee Highway Planning • APS Career Center • PFRC and JFAC • Block Plans 12

Summary of Major Elements of 2018 Planning Division Work Program Urban Design and Research – Research • APS Projections – Student Enrollment • Development Tracking and Reporting • 2018 Arlington County Profile • Round 9.1 MWCOG Forecasting • 2020 U.S. Census • Multi-Family Address Survey • GIS Map Updates – GLUP, Zoning, Site Plans • New Use Permit GIS Map • Northern Virginia Demographers Network • University of Virginia, Weldon Cooper Center 13