Arlington Advocacy on Planning
Examples of the Chamber’s advocacy in Arlington on issues related to planning include:
The Arlington Chamber sent a letter to the Zoning Committee supporting the proposed Zoning Ordinance amendment revising the existing Floor-Area-Ratio (FAR) cap of 10.0 in the Rosslyn zoning district to allow more density.
The Arlington Chamber supports the Planning Commission recommending two amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, concerning parking and large media screens, for adoption by the County Board.The Chamber supports the Melwood Special GLUP Study, which would redevelop the site at 750 S. 23rd Street to deliver a new facility for Melwood and new affordable housing, and asked the Planning Commission to recommend approval.The Arlington Chamber supports the County Board adopting one Zoning Amendment, part of the Commercial Market Resiliency Initiative (CMRI), concerning parking regulations, and adopting a second amendment at the May meeting, also concerning parking.The Arlington Chamber supports Items 28 and 29 on Saturday's County Board agenda, requests to advertise amendments to the Zoning Ordinance which would provide greater flexibility in sign regulations and encourage the reuse of obsolete commercial buildings. These are part of the County's Commercial Market Resiliency Initiative. The Arlington Chamber asked the Arlington Planning Commission to support Item 1 on their April 10 agenda, Zoning Ordinance amendments concerning parking minimums for fitness centers and health clubs. The Chamber asked the Planning Commission to support this item, and all other related amendments that are part of the Commercial Market Resiliency Initiative (CMRI). The Arlington Chamber supports the approval of a minor site plan amendment for the sidewalk right-of-way at 1051 North Highland St., to allow for a member restaurant, Smokecraft, to operate the level of outdoor dining permitted to other restaurants in Arlington.The Arlington Chamber supports the County Board advertising the first three components of the second phase of the Commercial Market Resiliency Initiative (CMRI), concerning regulations parking and large media screens. The three components advertised would be considered for adoption at the County Board's April meeting.
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