January 15, 2019 | Community and Task Force Meeting Welcome and - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

January 15, 2019 | Community and Task Force Meeting

Welcome and Thank You!

OVERVIEW • Land Use and the Comprehensive Plan Overview • Amending the Comprehensive Plan Process • West Falls Church Transit Station Area (TSA) Study Project Update • Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and Virginia Tech (VT) Presentations • Reconvening West Falls Church TSA Study Citizens Task Force January 15, 2019, Community & Task Force Meeting

Why “Do” Land Use Planning? Establish Goals for Our Community • Promote the public health, safety and welfare • Manage growth, change and renewal of community • Ensure a continued high quality of life for residents • Balance diverse community goals

Development Process

Planning vs. Zoning ZONING ORDINANCE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN GENERAL LAND USE GUIDANCE  Residential  Residential districts: Industrial R-C, R-1, R-12  Retail Institutional  Commercial districts: C-1, C-2, C-5  Parks Mixed Use  Industrial districts: I-3, I-4, I-5  Office Public Open Space  Planned Development districts: PDC, PDH

The Comprehensive Plan • Role: A GUIDE for decision-making about the County’s land use • Scope: Anticipate change over the next 20 years • Statutory mandate: required by the Code of Virginia to shape the orderly development of the county

Components of the Comprehensive Plan • The Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map • Comprehensive Plan Text: – The Policy Plan – The Area Plans: Areas I, II, III, and IV – Chesapeake Bay Supplement • Other Maps: Transportation & Trails The Plan text takes precedence over the Plan Map – the text rules!

Comprehensive Plan Map West Falls Church Transit Station Area Tysons Urban Center Merrifield Suburban Center

West Falls Church Transit Station Area (TSA) Overview West Falls Church TSA and Concept for Future Development. Existing stable residential neighborhoods in the area around the TSA.

West Falls Church TSA Study Process • Expanded authorization September 25, 2018, and change to special study • Reconvening the Task Force • Existing conditions assessment • Evaluation of potential impacts, including impacts to transportation, schools, parks, public facilities, etc. • Task Force and County staff recommendations for changes to the Plan • Hearings with the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors

West Falls Church Metro Station Area Existing Acreage: Approximately 31.5 Existing Uses: Metro station parking and the VT & UVA Northern Virginia Center Currently Planned For: WMATA: Public Facilities, Governmental and Institutional/Mixed Use; Option for residential use at a density of 30 dwelling units per acre (du/ac). Northern Virginia Center: Mixed Use; Recommendation for a maximum of 130 dwelling units and 43,800 sq. ft. of retail/office; Option for residential use at a density of 30 du/ac.

West Falls Church Metro Station Proposal WMATA Proposal: Mixed use with up to 150,000 square feet of office, up to 50,000 square feet of retail, and up to 500 residential units up to an intensity of .96 floor area ratio (FAR). Increase the maximum heights from 45 to 65 feet, and from 65 to 85 feet

Virginia Tech Proposal: Virginia Tech proposes a mix of uses up to 205,015 square feet of academic classroom space, 100,000 square feet of research/laboratory/conference and tech space, 200,000 square feet of office, 15,000 square feet of retail, and 300,000 square feet of residential uses at an intensity up to 2.5 FAR.

City of Falls Church Economic Development Project

I-66 East Bound Connector Ramp

TIMELINE September 25, 2018 Fall 2018 April 24, 2018 Winter/Spring 2019 Fall 2019 February 2020 07 09 01 03 05 11 City of Falls Church Board of Supervisors SSPA informational Expanded Task Force and County WMATA and VT selects a developer for West Falls Church Task authorization to hearing staff recommendations submit traffic studies the Economic Force meeting include VT/UVA to update the to VDOT Development Project parcels Comprehensive Plan 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 July 31, 2018 January 2020 November 6, 2018 Summer 2019 We are here 0 6 02 08 10 04 PA West Falls Meeting of West Falls West Falls Church Planning Commission January 15, 2019 Church TSA Hearing Church TSA Study Study impact analysis Community and Task Force authorization for participants and West Falls Church TSA Study WMATA parcels County Staff kick-off meeting

WMATA and Virginia Tech Presentations

West Falls Church TSA Study Citizen Task Force Discussion

More Information in the Process • Visit the DPZ Web site to see the West Falls Church TSA Study page at: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/planning- zoning/plan-amendments/west-falls-church-tsa-study • Visit the DPZ Web site for general Planning and Zoning information here: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/planning- zoning/#gsc.tab=0 • Sign up for Planning and Zoning email subscriptions here: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/email/lists/