Planning Commission

AGENDA MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH PLANNING COMMISSION 300 Park Avenue Council Chamber Monday, 19 October 2015 7:15 PM – NOTE Early Start Time The Planning Commission’s Rules of Procedure limit each speaker, other than an applicant, to a three (3) minute initial presentation. Plats, plans, and reports are available for review in the Development Services Department, 300 Park Avenue, Room 300W, Monday-Friday 8 AM - 5 PM, and at the Mary Riley Styles Public Library, Reference Section/Room, at 120 North Virginia Avenue, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9 AM – 9 PM; Wednesday, 1 PM – 9 PM; Friday/Saturday, 9 AM – 5 PM; and Sunday, 1 PM – 5 PM. 1. Call to Order: 2. Roll Call: 3. Adoption of Agenda 4. Receipt of Petitions: 5. Old Business: A. Inns of Virginia, 419 & 421 West Broad Street, Variance Application. Recommendation to the Board of Zoning Appeals. The Planning Commission will hold the continued advertised public hearing and continue this item (again) until its 2 November 2015 meeting. 6. New Business: None 7. Other Business: None (See Next Page) POSTED 15 OCTOBER 2015 8. Approval of Minutes: A. 8 September 2015, As Amended B. 21 September 2015 C. 5 October 2015 9. Planning Commission Reports: 10. Planning Director’s Report: 11. Adjournment: Immediately following the meeting, the Planning Commission will meet in worksessions, as follows: 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM A. Mason Row Worksession (Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Official Zoning Map Amendment, and Special Exceptions 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM B. West Broad Street Small Area Plan 9:00 PM – 9:30 PM C. Comprehensive Plan – Housing Chapter 9:30 PM – 9:45 PM D. Proposed Changes to Office Parking Regulations in the Zoning Ordinance 9:45 PM – 10:00 PM E. Allowable Uses in Commercial Zones – Ordinance to Amend Chapter 48, “Zoning” to Require a Special Use Permit for Certain Uses Now Permitted by Right in the B-1, B-2, B-3, and M-1 Districts; Shift Review and Approval of those to the Planning Commission and City Council; Allow Second Story Business Signs in B-Districts; and Remove Obsolete Code Language UPCOMING EVENTS- SUBJECT TO CHANGE Monday, 2 November 7:30 PM City Council Worksession – RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER 4, 2015 7:45 PM Planning Commission Meeting  Inns of Virginia (Continued from October 19, 2015 Meeting) Recommendation to the City Council  Mason Row Public Hearing; Recommendation to the City Council  West Broad Street Small Area Plan; Recommendation to City Council POSTED 15 OCTOBER 2015 Wednesday, 4 November 7:30 PM City Council Worksession W&OD Master Plan Monday, 9 November 7:30 PM City Council Meeting Paper Streets, Future Land Use Map Amendment; Public Hearing and Adoption Monday, 16 November 7:30 PM City Council Worksession TENTATIVE: Joint City Council and Planning Commission Worksession on Mason Row 7:45 PM Planning Commission Meeting (If joint worksession with Council, the Planning Commission will meet immediately following the joint worksession.) Monday, 23 November 7:30 PM City Council Meeting Monday, 7 December 7:30 PM City Council Worksession 7:45 PM Planning Commission Meeting  W&OD Master Plan (Worksession?)  Joint Planning Commission/Tree Commission Worksession Monday, 14 December 7:30 PM City Council Meeting; Followed by Recess until Monday, 11 January 2016 Monday, 21 December 7:45 PM Planning Commission Meeting Planning Commission Unscheduled Items  East Broad Street and North Washington Street (Broad and Washington) [Comprehensive Plan, Official Zoning Map Amendments, and Special Exception Applications]  100 Block West Broad Street Mini-Park (EDA and Planning Commission)  819-821 West Broad Street, Redevelopment by Defalco Brothers  Fiscal Impact Model POSTED 15 OCTOBER 2015  500 Lynn Place – Acquisition of Land  400 North Washington Street, Special Exception (Height) and Rezoning Applications.  604 South Oak Street – Subdivision Application  Mary Riley Styles Library Expansion Plan  Parking Regulations – Allowable Uses in Commercial Zones (B-1 and B-2 Districts  Schools Related Parcels, Area 8 (West End Boundary Adjustment) Small Area Plan  Zoning Ordinance Amendments: Creation of Greenway Downs Overlay District; Split Lots; and Parking Regulations  Zoning Ordinance Amendment to Create a Greenway Downs Overlay District  Zoning Ordinance Rewrite and Public Review Process POSTED 15 OCTOBER 2015