ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF ARLINGTON CO., VA, on May 6, 2024, at 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 307, Arlington, Virginia 22201 in a meeting at 7:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as matters may be heard, will consider the following cases, after offering the public an opportunity to be heard in a public hearing. The public may attend the meeting in person or virtually. To sign-up to speak at the meeting, visit https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Commissions-and-Advisory-Groups/Planning-Commission/Speaker or call 703-228-0095, for further assistance. Speaker requests can be completed and submitted to the Clerk at least one week in advance of the original meeting. To guarantee giving public testimony, registration must be completed at least 24 hours in advance of the original meeting date. A video recording will be made available 24-48 hours after the meeting on YouTube and with closed-captions on Comcast 25 & 1085 and Verizon FiOS 39 & 40, 24-48 hours after the adjournment of the meeting.

NOTE: Copies of proposed plans, ordinances, amendments and applications, and related planning case materials may be viewed in-person at Arlington County offices available in the Permit Arlington Center (or PAC) (2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 107, Arlington, VA) between 9 AM – 3 PM each Tuesday and Thursday, except for the third Thursday of each month when the PAC’s hours are 9AM-1PM. Text of proposed County Code amendments may be examined in the County Board Clerk’s Office by visiting 2100 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 300, Arlington, VA or by contacting staff at (703) 228-3130 or countyboard@arlingtonva.us. The term Site Plan in this notice refers to a Special Exception Site Plan as defined in the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance and is not the same as an engineering site plan or construction plans submitted in satisfaction of other codes or ordinances. The terms ACZO and GLUP means Arlington County Zoning Ordinance and General Land Use Plan, respectively.

Please contact Planning Division staff at 703-228-3525 or cphd@arlingtonva.us with any questions about the operating hours of the Permit Arlington Center.

Planning Commission meeting materials are also available online at:

https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Commissions-and-Advisory-Groups/Planning-Commission

Planning application materials are also available online at https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Projects/Minor-Site-Plan-Use-Permit-Applications

THE FOLLOWING CASES TO BE HEARD BY PLANNING COMMISSION AND COUNTY BOARD:

ZOA-2024-03 An ordinance to amend, reenact, and recodify Articles 13 and 18 of the ACZO relating to:

A. Replacing all mentions of the term “large media screen” with “outdoor visual entertainment”;

B. Increasing the maximum allowable luminance during nighttime hours for outdoor visual entertainment from 500 cd/m2 to 700 cd/m2;

C. Amending and expanding the purposes of outdoor visual entertainment signs, to include the enhancement of long-term economic viability of Arlington’s major commercial centers and fostering a sense of place in these centers through the use of dynamic visual amenities;

D. Incorporating a new definition for commercial shopping center into Article 18 (Definitions);

E. Amend approval criteria and use standards for outdoor visual entertainment;

F. Permitting the establishment of outdoor visual entertainment in commercial shopping centers;

G. Permitting the installation of outdoor visual entertainment on mixed-use and multiple-family residential buildings within a community shopping center or urban regional shopping center;

H. Clarifying the methodology for measuring sign height for outdoor visual entertainment;

I. Permitting commercial messages on outdoor visual entertainment for activities, services, and products within the community shopping center or urban regional shopping center for which the outdoor visual entertainment sign was approved;

J. Establishing hours of operation for displays on outdoor visual entertainment between 9:00 am – 10:00 pm, Sunday through Thursday, and between 8:00 am – 11:00 pm on Fridays and Saturdays, clarifying that sound emitted from outdoor visual entertainment shall only be permitted during these hours of operation; and permitting displays on outdoor visual entertainment beyond these prescribed hours of operation when associated with an approved Special Event Permit;

K. Permitting modification through County Board use permit approval for certain use standards, including minimum distance from an R or RA zoning district, maximum sign area, maximum sign height, sign type, and hours of operation;

L. Permitting approved and installed signs categorized as outdoor visual entertainment to continue to operate in compliance with all conditions of the use permit or site plan under which it was originally approved;

M. Expanding the definition of outdoor visual entertainment to permit displays of live events, movies, or similar displays; and,

N. Making other editorial changes for improved clarity, and for other related reasons required by public necessity, convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice.

Special GLUP Study Consideration of the following action pertaining to the 750 23rd Street South (Melwood) Special General Land Use Plan Study: Acceptance of the 750 23rd Street South (Melwood) Special General Land Use Plan Study Document. Additional information about this study can be found by visiting the project’s webpage at: https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Projects/Plans-Studies/General-Land-Use-Plan/Studies/Melwood

ZOA-2024-02 An ordinance to amend, reenact, and recodify The ACZO Articles 7, 14, and 18 To:

1. Amend §14.3.3.B Off-site parking, Zoning districts other than R and RA districts,;

2. Delete §14.3.6.B for consistency with amended § 14.3.3.B;

3. Amend off-site parking in § 7.8.5 Mixed Use Virginia Square District;

4. Amend Article 18 to define Neighborhood commercial centers;

5. Amend §14.3 Parking and Loading for Neighborhood commercial centers and;

6. Other editorial changes for improved clarity and for reasons required by public necessity, convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice.

SPLA23-00021 Phased Development Site Plan Amendment located at 601 and 701 12th Street South; and identified as RPC #35-004-004 and -006. Additional information about this project can be found by visiting the project’s website at https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Projects/Project-Types/Site-Plan/12th-Street-Landing.

FBCN23-00005 Columbia Pike Neighborhoods Form Based Code use permit located at 1200 S. Thomas Street; and identified as RPC# 27-002-001.

Kendra Jacobs

Clerk to the County Board

Publication Dates: April 22nd, 2024

April 29th, 2024

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