Arlington Advocacy on Planning
Examples of the Chamber’s advocacy in Arlington on issues related to planning include:
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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