Fire Station 8 Task Force Siting Subcommittee Report Anne Wilson Frank McDermott Rodney W. Turner
Subcommittee’s Task • Will a 3 or 4 bay fire station fit on the sites under consideration? • Footprint (sq. ft. and acres) – 0.8 acre minimum • Buffer (sq. ft. and acres) – 1 to 1.5 acres to provide buffer zone • Parking Spaces for approx. 12 cars • Meet current and future personnel needs = 2 or 3 Double Bunk Rooms 8 Single Bunk Rooms • Exits onto major arterial street or Blvd. • Design allows for “Safe Haven” concept • Drive-thru apparatus bay • 45 ft. front/rear apron so apparatus can be outside • Accommodate fuel pump/pumping station
Sites Considered by County
Focus Sites 1. Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church Residential Property 2. Rock Spring Park (5012 Little Falls Road) 3. Glebe and Rock Spring (Country Club) 4. Glebe and Yorktown 5. 26 th and Old Dominion (Arlington County Salt Dome) 6. Current Fire Station 8 Site and Adjacent Properties
Site Locations
Sites Removed From Consideration 1. Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church Residential Property - Church is not ready 2. Rock Spring Park - Resource Protection Area; Established Neighborhood Park 3. Glebe and Rock Spring (Country Club) - Unwilling Seller
Glebe Rd. & Rock Spring Rd.
Remaining Sites 1. Glebe and Yorktown 2. 26 th and Old Dominion (Arlington County Salt Dome) 3. Current Fire Station 8 Site and Adjacent Properties
Glebe Rd. & Yorktown Blvd.
Glebe Rd. & Yorktown Blvd. Pros & Cons Pros Cons • 1.43 acres (including 3 lots) • Displaces three homes (assessed meets minimum size value $3.135M) requirements (allows buffer and • Homeowners not approached and fuel pump) no indication they want to sell • Exits onto major arterial street or • Exiting onto Yorktown Blvd. Blvd. limits quick access to Glebe Rd. • Allows drive-thru apparatus bay • Exiting onto Old Dominion near • Sufficient parking busy intersection (Glebe and Old Dominion)
26 th St. & Old Dominion Dr.
26 th & Old Dominion Dr. Pros & Cons Pros Cons • Total of 7.1 acres available meets • Exits onto two-lane street, a minimum size requirements street prone to congestion (Old (allows buffer and fuel pump) Dominion Dr.) • Exits onto major arterial street or • Eliminates/reduces existing Blvd. green space • County owned • Limits future uses of this land for a sizeable county facility • Allows drive-thru apparatus bay • Sufficient parking
Current Fire Station 8 Site & Adjacent Properties
Current Fire Station 8 Site Rebuilt Renderings 3 Bay Station 4 Bay Station
Current Fire Station 8 Site Rebuilt Diagrams (No Land Acquired) 3 Bay Station 4 Bay Station
Current Fire Station 8 Site Rebuilt Diagrams (With 1 Lot Acquired) 3 Bay Station 4 Bay Station
Current Fire Station 8 Rebuilt Pros & Cons Pros Cons • With available lot, meets • Without available lot, does not minimum size requirements (no meet minimum size requirements buffer) (no buffer) • Exits onto major arterial street or • Cost to county to acquire 1 lot Blvd. ($770K list price) • Allows drive-thru apparatus bay • Requires temporary station to be built • Sufficient parking
Siting Subcommittee’s Findings 1. Glebe and Yorktown – Least Viable Option - Meets minimum size requirements only if 3 lots acquired - No evidence that owners are willing to sell lots - Exit onto Yorktown Blvd. limits quick access to Glebe Rd. 2. 26 th and Old Dominion (Arlington County Salt Dome) – Viable Option - Meets minimum size requirements w/o land acquisition - Exits onto major arterial street (only two-lanes) - Eliminates/reduces existing green space 3. Current Fire Station 8 Site and Adjacent Properties – Viable Option - Meets minimum size requirement w/ land acquisition - Exits onto major arterial street - Allows drive-thru apparatus bay
Other Considerations & Questions • Satellite Station Considered • EMS Service • Addresses most pressing need in northern part of county • Variety of options for location: Water Pump Station at Old Glebe Rd. & Military Rd; near Madison Community Center, etc.
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