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Policy & Procedure Update Zoning Ordinance Amendments Update Oct. 2018 - Oct. 2019 Ordinance Administration Branch, Zoning Administration Division, DPD 1

Policy & Procedure Update Zoning Ordinance Amendments Adopted in the Past Year 2

Policy & Procedure Update ZO-18-474: Continuing Care Facilities, Adult Day Care Centers & Related Provisions Adopted December 4, 2018 Effective December 5, 2018 3

Policy & Procedure Update – Establishes continuing care facilities and adult day health care centers as newly defined land uses in certain zoning districts, with applicable standards. – Creates a new Planned Development Continuing Care Facilities District (PCC), with applicable regulations. – Clarifying changes to similar uses already in the Zoning Ordinance to avoid conflict and simplify provisions. 4

Policy & Procedure Update ZO-18-475: Small-Scale Production Establishments Adopted December 4, 2018 Effective December 5, 2018 5

Policy & Procedure Update – Establishes small-scale production establishments (SSP’s) as a newly defined land use in certain zoning districts, with applicable standards and parking rates. – Amendment distinguishes SSP’s from larger scale heavy industrial production and processing facilities that are allowed in most Industrial Districts. – Maximum square footage allowed depends on zoning district. 6

Policy & Procedure Update ZO-19-479: Article 12, Signs, and Related Provisions Adopted March 19, 2019 Effective March 20, 2019 7

Policy & Procedure Update Repealed and replaced Article 12, Signs, to include: – A rewrite of all provisions in a content-neutral manner in response to Reed vs. Town of Gilbert . – Reorganization of Ordinance in a more user-friendly format to include graphics and a new section of defined terms. – Established more uniform regulation of signs in all zoning districts. – Updated provisions for the regulation of minor (temporary) signs and the prohibition of off-site signs, and new regulations for electronic display signs. 8

Policy & Procedure Update ZO-19-480: Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Adopted April 9, 2019 Effective April 10, 2019 9

Policy & Procedure Update – Amendment prompted by state legislation and Federal rule making authority to facilitate 5G technology. – Establishes that wireless facilities that are co-located on existing structures are allowed by-right. – Administrative Review Eligible Facility (AREP) Permits: All new utility distribution or transmission poles 50 feet or lower can be approved by the Zoning Administrator. – All new structures exceeding 50 feet in height are deemed Standard Process Projects and require special exception approval. 10

Policy & Procedure Update ZO-19-481: Community Gardens, Farmers Markets, & Gardening as an Accessory Use, with Related Changes Adopted June 25, 2019 Effective June 26, 2019 11

Policy & Procedure Update – Establishes a community gardens as newly defined land use: allowed by-right as an accessory use but also as a principal use with approval of Temporary Special Permit (TSP) or Special Permit, with applicable standards. – Amends existing regulations for farmers markets by defining the use and allowing year-round operation with approval of 2- year TSP. Also eliminates the requirement of location on an arterial road. – Identifies gardening as an allowed accessory use in a front yard, with limitations. 12

Policy & Procedure Update Other Amendments • ZO-18-476: Editorial & Minor Revisions (December 4, 2018/December 5, 2018) • ZO-19-477: Commonly Accepted Pets (January 22, 2019/January 23, 2019) • ZO-19-478: Delineation of Buildable Area on Plans (In conjunction with PFM Amendment 128-19-PFM) (January 22, 2019/January 23, 2019) • ZO-19-482: Editorial & Minor Revisions (June 25, 2019/June 26, 2019) 13

Policy & Procedure Update Upcoming Amendments 14

Policy & Procedure Update Lot Width Clarify how lot width is measured on lots with curved frontage, through lots, and reverse frontage lots 15

Policy & Procedure Update Regional Mall Parking Rates Based on Board direction, staff partnered with Clarion’s subcontractor Nelson/Nygaard to conduct an independent analysis of parking utilization for large retail centers such as Fair Oaks Mall and Springfield Town Center Nelson/Nygaard Proposal Current Rate 2.5 – 3.0 spaces/1,000 GFA for 4 spaces/1,000 GFA for shopping centers > 800,000 SF shopping centers > 1,000,000 SF 16

Policy & Procedure Update Outdoor Lighting Consider revisions related to: • Color temperature • Single family exemptions • Motion-activated lighting exemptions • Sports fields/courts • Review of sports illumination plans by ARB 17

Policy & Procedure Update Agritourism • Define unique terms related to agritourism and establish related use limitations • Stakeholder outreach began this summer. We anticipate authorization by the end of 2019 18

Policy & Procedure Update Hollin Hills HOD Consider new Historic Overlay District Requires: – Zoning Ordinance Amendment – Comprehensive Plan Amendment – Rezoning – Map the Overlay District 19

Policy & Procedure Update Zoning Ordinance Modernization Project 20

Policy & Procedure Update Scope • Improve format and structure of the Zoning Ordinance • Categorize and modernize land uses • Changes in readability (plain English) • Limited content changes that will be highlighted along the way 21

Policy & Procedure Update Timeline Modernization of use regulations Jan. 2018 July 1, 2019: consolidated draft of use regulations posted to July 2019 Board of Supervisors endorsement of use regulations July 16, 2019 Plain language and other revisions of remaining articles Summer 2019 Creation of figures, charts, and graphics to Early 2020 Release of new consolidated Zoning Ordinance Spring/ Public hearings with Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors Summer 2020 22

Policy & Procedure Update New Ordinance Structure 1) General Provisions 6) Parking and Loading Standards • Article 11 content 2) Zoning Districts 7) Sign Standards 3) Overlay Districts 8) Procedures and Enforcement 4) Use Regulations • Application and Submission 5) Development Standards requirements  Affordable Housing • Enforcement, Violations, and  Floodplain Penalties  Landscaping • Nonconformities  Lighting 9) Definitions  Vibration 23

Policy & Procedure Update Organization of Uses • Use Classifications – Very Broad • Use Categories – Major subgroups of the use classifications that have common functional, product, or physical characteristics, such as the type and amount of activity, type of occupants or users/customers, or operational characteristics • Uses – Specific Land Uses 24

Policy & Procedure Update Use Modernization New Names * Consolidations * New Uses 25

Policy & Procedure Update Zoning Districts 26

Policy & Procedure Update Questions & Discussion 27

ESI Slide Template PPT Presentations Bonds and Agreements Center (BAC) • Updated Surety Value Estimate (SVE) Section C. for Reductions

ESI Slide Template ESI Slide Template PPT Presentations PPT Presentations Multi-Phase Rezoning Developments If you are submitting a plan for a multi-phased development that has proffers, contact FAC prior to emailing your Matrix! LDSFAC@fairfaxcounty.gov We will set your smartsheet up to have: • Different Columns for different phases, including different site plans & different buildings • Color coding to distinguish phases • Hierarchy to classify proffers together Facilitation and Addressing Center (FAC)

ESI Slide Template ESI Slide Template PPT Presentations PPT Presentations Site Application Center (SAC) • Site Plan, Site Plan Revision, Minor Site Plan, & Minor Site Plan Revision now accepted as EPLANs • Infill Lot Grading Plan & Infill Lot Grading Plan Revisions coming soon… • Outside Agencies will be using discussion board for DPE plans in between 1 st & 2 nd submission • Fees will be collected at 2 nd submission for all major plans • Technology fee is assessed on all review fees. Can be paid at time of submission

ESI Slide Template PPT Presentations Technical Bulletins and Procedural Changes for Plan Submission and Approvals Bruce McGranahan, LDS SDID

ESI Slide Template PPT Presentations Technical Bulletin 19-01: Determining and Certifying Residential Building Height • TB supersedes LTI 06-13 and Tech Memo 09- 12, but does not supersede Technical Bulletin 18-03 • How to calc building Ht. and when Height Cert is required • As-built height certs no longer required for SF attached dwellings (i.e. townhouses)

ESI Slide Template PPT Presentations Technical Bulletin 19-02: 2019 Comprehensive Unit Price Schedule • Effective March 1, 2019, new Unit Price Schedule reflecting a 3% increase to account for inflation. • The 2019 UPS is at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/landdevelopmen t/publications on March 1, 2019.