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From YouTube: Community Facilities Study Meeting #5 Part 5 of 6
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Arlington VA Community Facilities Study Committee presentation about the County’s Plan – A Comprehensive Vision by Bob Brosnan, County Manager’s Office. Recorded April 8 2015 at Wakefield High School.
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A
All
right
we're
starting
in
the
next
part
of
the
program.
Remember
the
question
on
the
table
is
kind
of
what's
Arlington's
vision
of
itself.
Who
are
we
where
we
going
and
one
way
of
addressing
that
question
is
what
Bob
Brosnan
is
going
to
talk
about.
Bob
I
think
is
a
staff
person
that
literally
needs
no
introduction.
A
B
So
there
was
built
into
this
idea,
not
that
they
come
with
all
the
answers
to
the
questions
that
you
all
were
asking
tonight,
but
that
they
really
look
at
the
methodology
we
use
today
and
see
how
how
good
it
was
and
then
make
some
suggestions
for
the
future.
So
while
it
may
take
some
more
resources,
I
think
we
are
very
open
to
some
of
the
suggestions
they
made.
B
We
don't
have
answers
tonight
as
to
which
ones
exactly
we're
going
to
do
or
not,
but
a
lot
of
them
you
know
made
sense
to
us
as
we
got
there.
We
got
their
comments,
so
I
wanted
to
make
sure
you
knew
that
we're
going
through
budget
now
I
know
the
manager
has
presented.
The
border
will
present
the
board
with
some
resource
questions
or
requests
for
this
process,
because
it
is
pretty
intensive
across
the
board.
B
I
mean
Susan
Bell
and
myself
were
talking
about
how
he's
to
come
up
with
one
easel
and
somebody
would
hold
up
the
you
know
the
the
11
poster
board
or
whatever
we'd
write
on
it.
Now
we've
got
all
this
high-tech
stuff.
The
other
thing
I
want
to
make
sure
is
the
last
set
of
questions
and
comments
that
we
got
I
think
we
need
to
be
clear
once
more
that
we,
the
county
staff
and
the
school
staff,
are
forecasting
and
projecting
different
things,
and
there
are
not.
There
are
no
conflicts
with
our
numbers
schools.
B
I
mean
this
county
staff
does
not
project
school
children,
so
we're
not
getting
that
wrong.
We're
not
disagreeing
with
theirs
and
they
don't
forecast
population.
They
don't
forecast
a
number
of
units,
they
don't
forecast
employment,
so
the
question
really
is-
and
this
is
one
of
the
recommendations
for
futures.
How
can
we
better
combine
our
data
to
address
some
of
the
things
that
you
know
you
alright
Phylly
talking
about?
B
How
can
we
project
someone's
that
we
didn't
want
to
use
the
word
Millennials,
but
that
is
one
of
the
big
issues
for
us
is
for
the
four
us
on
a
forecasting
perspective.
Are
they
going
to
stay
here?
Are
they
going
to
occupy
units?
Are
they
going
to
have
children
the
same
question
for
the
schools?
That
is
really
a
matter
of
us
continuing
to
monitor
trends
as
time
goes
on.
That's
why
we
do
a
forecast
annually.
B
Schools
update
today
as
regularly
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I
think
the
last
time
we
made
presentations
there
may
have
been
some
different
time
frames,
which
made
things
look
different,
but
we're
not
projecting
even
the
same
we're
projecting
different
things
and
they
use
our
data.
The
school,
the
school's
uses
our
data
as
one
of
the
inputs
into
their
their.
B
As
opposed
to
our
forecasts,
so
with
that,
as
kind
of
a
closure
to
the
first
presentation,
let
me
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
I'm
going
to
talk
about
tonight.
I
want
to
review
Arlington's
planning
vision
since
the
1970s.
This
is
something
that's
come
up
quite
often
in
the
roundtables
and
in
this
meeting
here,
I
want
to
talk
about
how
that
vision
is
implemented.
I
won't
get
into
too
much
detail.
Hopefully,
I
won't
bore
you
with
it.
B
I
also
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
overview
of
our
planning
framework,
how
we
do
things
and
then
briefly,
review
results.
So
what
I,
really
going
to
try
to
get
you
is
a
is
an
image
of
where
we're
going
and
how
we're
going
to
get
there
I
think
we
feel
that's
really
important
aspect
of
the
overall
charge
that
you
have
as
a
group,
so
some
of
the
takeaways
you're
going
to
get
out
of
hopefully
you're
going
to
get
on.
B
The
core
elements
of
this
vision
was
to
encourage
growth
generally
within
a
quarter
mile
of
each
of
the
metro
station
areas
and
then
to
preserve
the
community,
especially
the
single-family
neighborhoods,
and
we
in
the
county
of
always
kind
of
called
that
our
contract
with
the
with
the
community
I
want
to
give
you
a
brief
description
of
the
comprehensive
plan.
What
it
is,
how
it's
used?
B
The
difference
between
the
comprehensive
plan
and
zoning,
because
that's
very
critical,
how
other
plans
that
the
county
does
fits
into
this
and
then
last
a
little
bit
of
how
well
it's
worked
some
of
the
benefits
and
kind
of
answering
question.
Well,
why
did
we
do
this
so
setting
the
stage
in
the
in
the
late
60s
Arlington
was
still,
it
was
a
pretty
healthy
community.
There
was
7.5
million
square
feet
of
office.
That
was
mostly
reflective
of
the
government
spreading
out
outside
of
the
core
of
Washington
DC.
B
We
were
seeing
declining
retail
corridors
because
that's
as
the
region
started
to
build
highways
and
build
shopping,
centers
further
out,
the
retail
was
going
further
up,
because
that
was
the
cool
thing
to
do,
and
and
a
lot
of
housing
in
the
region
was
following
that
not
that
Arlington
was
losing
population,
but
a
lot
of
the
regional
housing
was
following
that.
As
I
mentioned,
there
was
an
emerging
market
for
government
office
space.
We
had
strong
single-family
neighborhoods,
they
were
occupied
by
a
certain
generation
of
folks
and
that's
one
we'll
address
as
we
go
forward.
B
There
were
a
large
number
of
garden
apartments,
some
of
which
were
beginning
to
show
a
little
bit
of
the
climb,
and
these
were
mostly
garden
apartments
that
were
built
they're,
small.
They
were
built
during
the
war
or
immediately
after
the
war
for
the
influx
of
people
coming
in
to
the
Washington
DC
region,
you
almost
typically
by
themselves.
So
they
were
small
units.
We
did
have
ninety
seven
thousand
jobs
and
about
71,000
housing
unit.
B
So
it
wasn't
like
we
were
a
dying
suburb,
but
there
were
some
issues
that
were
beginning
to
emerge
I
just
because
this
is
always
kind
of
fun.
I
wanted
to
show
you
some
images,
so
you
kind
of
get
a
sense
of
what
Arlington
used
to
be.
This
was
Rosalyn
with
the
oil
storage
tanks,
and
things
like
that,
and
one
of
the
things
I
always
like
to
say
about
this
is
wasn't
much
of
a
gateway
into
arlington
or
the
District
of
Columbia.
Here
was
one
of
courthouse.
This
is
fairly
typical
of
the
retail
of
the
era.
B
Here
is
one
of
sears,
and
maybe
many
of
you
in
this
remember
how,
for
ten
years
or
more,
this
sat
vacant
there
was
a
tire
store
at
the
back
of
a
lot
of
lot
of
parking
lots
and
I
think
the
garden
center
continued,
but
the
basic
store
SAT
vacant.
This
was
virginia
square
and
then
this
was
our
Parkington
with
the
Jerry
Lewis
marathon
or
what
telethon
sign
that
was
always
up
there.
B
So
you
know
Arlington
was
again
healthy,
but
it
had
to
look
to
the
future,
and
this
was
the
70s
and
we
were
beginning
to
think
about
where
we
should
go
in
the
future,
and
so
we
started
focusing
on
the
year
2000.
What
were
some
of
the
concerns
that
were
coming
up
even
in
the
70s?
What
was
the
declining
population?
Not
an
increasing
population
declining
school
enrollment
instead
of
increasing
school
enrollment
declining
shopping
areas,
rising
employment?
B
So
what
are
we
going
to
do
with
all
these
workers
pressures
for
development,
because
Metro
was
coming
in
the
region
was
continued
or
beginning
to
grow.
Metro
rail
was
under
construction
and
then
increasing
public
transportation
costs.
So
some
of
these
are
issues
of
the
same
issues
were
facing
today.
Some
of
them
a
little
bit
different
but
in
the
70s,
are
to
start
to
think
about
these
things
so
early
plan.
He
was
nineteen
seventy-two,
we
called
it
our
be
72
and
I
was
not
here
when
that
was
done.
So
that
was
that's
just
a
rumor.
B
Some
people
had
at
some
point,
but
these
are
mostly
staff
generated
land-use
options
for
the
RB
Carter,
not
the
not
crystal
city
before
the
RB
Carter,
and
it
examined
limited
growth,
balanced
growth
and
employment
growth.
I.
Think
one
of
the
important
aspects
of
this
was
that
it
then
fed
into
the
community
process,
which
was
to
follow,
which
was
the
RB
I'll,
get
to
it
in
a
minute.
B
But
while
it
wasn't
adopted,
it
did
begin
to
crystallize
these
two
major
themes
that
carry
forward
throughout
all
the
seventies
planning-
and,
I
would
say,
carry
forward
through
to
today-
and
that
was
once
again
the
preservation
of
single-family
established,
single-family
and
apartment
neighborhoods
and
the
concentration
of
high-density
mixed
juice
near
metro
station
bull's-eyes
of
approximately
a
quarter
mile
radius.
So
we're
really
looking
at
and
that's
actually,
this
amounts
to
be
about
ten
percent
of
arlington
in
terms
of
its
total
land.
B
So
we
were
looking
at
focusing
development
in
about
ten
percent
of
Arlington's
land
to
take
advantage
of
the
investment
that
we
are
going
to
do
in
Metro
and
then
preserve
the
balance
of
the
community
and
so
in
1975.
Then
we
began
this
broad
community
conversation
called
the
long
range
County
improvement
program.
B
It
could
have
probably
come
up
with
a
better
name
I
like
our
name
better,
but
this
was
a
countywide
effort,
looked
at
other
things
besides,
just
land
use
plans
for
the
RB
corridor,
so
it
was
looking
beyond
that
and
again
several
principles
came
out
of
that
which
would
guide
our
future
vision
going
forward.
Once
again,
it's
that
focus
that
growth
in
the
immediate
vicinity
of
metro
stations
encourage
growth
in
these
areas
and
in
shirlington
shows
up
in
here,
which
was
a
declining
shopping
center.
B
At
that
point
in
time,
I
encourage
the
use
of
transportation
and
discourage
single-family
single
passenger
commuting
to
and
through
arlington.
So
even
in
the
70s,
we
were
actively
trying
to
discourage
the
use
of
single
single
occupancy
vehicles
and
in
strengthened
Arlington's
tax
base
by
couraging
growth
in
the
metro
station
areas,
because
this
was
what
was
going
to
address
those
issues
that
we
had
identified
as
to
how
we're
going
to
pay
for
all
these
things
as
we
continue
to
grow.
B
So
these
principles
came
out
of
the
long-range,
comprehensive
improvement
program
and
again
form
the
underpinning
of
our
development
vision
going
forward.
So,
based
on
that,
we
then
began
to
do
sector
plans
for
each
one
of
the
stations
in
the
barbie
corridor,
and
these
really
were
a
more
detailed
look
at
this
quarter
mile
radius
around
the
metro
stations
and
it
really
every
one
of
them,
spent
a
great
deal
of
time.
Talking
about
the
transitions
to
these
single-family
neighborhoods
that
were
adjacent
so
that
there
would
be
preservation.
B
Certainly
it
was
recognized.
They
may
be
traffic
impacts
and
other
things,
but
we
even
tried
to
address
those,
but
the
transitions
in
terms
of
density.
Heightened
uses
we're
pretty
carefully
addressed
in
those
plans,
and
then
these
were
further
refinements
on
those
broad
land
use
plans
that
have
been
done
for
the
corridor
so
again
we're
moving
forward
with
focusing
on
this
development
in
the
close
proximity
to
the
metro
stations.
So
by
the
end
of
the
70s,
as
we
finished
the
the
corridor
planning,
we
finished
the
long-range
comprehensive
improvement
plan
planning.
B
We
really
came
out
with
fork
or
visions
going
forward.
One
concentrate
high
density,
mid
high
and
mid
density
redevelopment
around
transit
stations,
highly
focused
on
the
quarter
mile
and
then
taper
down
to
existing
neighborhoods.
Some
of
the
sector
plans
I
think
started
talking
about
tapering
up
to
the
core
as
opposed
to
tapering
down,
but
the
same
idea
encourage
a
mix
of
uses
and
services
in
the
stationary
and
I'll
talk
later
about
why
that
was
important,
create
high
quality,
pedestrian
environments
and
enhanced
open
space
and
then
preserve
and
reinvest
in
these
residential
neighborhoods.
B
That
was
those
those
processes
were
taken
us
to
about
year,
2000
in
1986
there
was
a
future
of
Arlington
group
that
was
put
together
to
kind
of
see
where
we
were
and
where
we
were
going
and
once
again
it
was
kind
of
interesting
to
see
some
of
the
issues
that
were
being
addressed.
But
this
was
a
broad-reaching
process
that
addressed
goals
for
the
entire
county
again,
and
one
of
the
primary
assumptions
was
that
the
current
general
Land
Use,
Plan
and
transportation
plan,
which
were
adopted
after
extensive
public
discussion
in
the
70s
parenthetically,
will
be
followed.
B
B
Okay,
so
that's
a
real
brief
overview
of
our
planning
history
and
focusing
on
what
the
development
vision
is
for
the
county.
What
I
want
to
talk
about
next
is
okay:
how
do
we
had
it?
How
do
we
and
how
did
we
implement
this?
One
of
the
key
ways
to
do
that
is
called
the
comprehensive
plan
and
in
Arlington
it
consists
of
ten
elements:
I
won't
through
all
of
them.
B
Not
all
of
them
are
directly
directly
affect
the
development,
although
most
of
them
are
somehow
touching
on
that,
but
they
consist
of
the
ones
you
can
see
on
this
list
here
and
and
by
the
way
before
I
clicked
I
noticed
there
will
be
a
new
element
adopted
hopefully
in
July,
which
would
be
the
affordable
housing.
At
least
the
hope
is.
The
affordable
housing
plan
will
be
adopted
in
July
as
an
element
of
the
comprehensive
plan.
B
This
is
important
because
the
comprehensive
plan
gives
us
certain
authorities
under
the
state
code
do
things
we
want
to
do
so.
It's
important
to
get
these
things
into
a
comprehensive
plan.
So,
as
I
said,
Arlington's
comprehensive
plan
is
made
up
of
elements.
One
of
the
interesting
issues
that
that
raises
and
I
think
I've
heard
this
in
this
group
or
I've
heard
back
in
some
of
your
other
groups
that
this
issue
has
come
up
is
other
jurisdictions,
not
all
of
them,
but
many
other
jurisdictions
have
a
comprehensive
plan.
B
They
don't
have
ten
elements,
they
got
one
comprehensive
plan
and
and
a
lot
of
the
potential
conflicts
or
the
potential
different
uses
for
resources
or
different
goals
are
worked
out
in
the
op
in
the
development
of
that
comprehensive
plan
and
adoption.
The
comprehensive
plan,
as
I've
already
laid
out
for
you,
Arlington
reviews
and
updates
individual
elements.
So
we
don't
do
it
as
one
one
big
comprehensive
plan,
and
so
this
can
lead
to
competing
elements
between
the
plans.
B
B
It
doesn't
mean
that
when
the
other
jurisdictions
get
the
development
decisions,
there
aren't
some
competing
priorities
or
potentially
conflicting
goals,
but
they
do
have
one
comprehensive
plan.
We
have
ten
elements:
okay,
the
primary
one
that
guides
development
is
the
general
Land
Use
Plan.
It
is
our
primary
policy
guide
for
future
development.
It's
important
to
note
that
it
is
not
law,
it
is
policy,
it
establishes
the
county's
overall
character
and
extent
location
of
various
land
use.
Is
it
guides
the
county
boards
decisions
on
future
development,
and
it
is.
B
It
is
one
of
those
components
of
the
comp
county's
comprehensive
plan,
and
here
you
can
see
a
copy
of
it
important.
I
want
to
repeat
this:
the
general
Land
Use
Plan
guides
the
county
board's
decision
on
rezoning
and
approval
of
special
exceptions,
including
site
plans.
So
it
is
the
Bible.
If
you
will,
for
where
development
is
going
to
take
place.
B
We
do
develop
other
plans.
We
do
sector
plans.
I've
mentioned
those
Clarendon
ballston.
We
do
revitalization
plans.
Columbia
Pike
has
a
revitalization
plan.
Lee
at
Lehigh
cherrydale
in
the
highway
has
a
revitalization
plan.
I
see
you
looking
at
me,
I
think
lee
highway
hopes
to
have
a
revitalization
plan,
but
they
don't
yet.
We
also
do
small
area
plans.
B
Things
like
Quincy
Street
things
like
that,
so
these
are
further
refinements
kind
of
drilling
down
from
the
general
Land
Use
Plan
to
a
fine
or
small
area
where
we
can
work
out
in
more
detail
transportation
issues,
Park
go
to
space
issues,
things
like
that,
all
right,
the
main
implementing
tools
for
the
general
land
use
plan.
It's
the
zoning
ordinance
and
map
CIP
capital
improvement
program
plan
and
subdivision
ordinance,
I'm
not
going
to
talk
about
CIP
and
subdivision
ordinance
too
much
I'll
mention
subdivision
ordinance.
B
B
The
zoning
ordinance
of
map
the
one
of
the
important
things
about
them
is
they
are
law,
so
I
mentioned
general
Land,
Use
Plan
is
policy.
Zoning
is
law
while
the
glove
looks
to
the
future.
Zoning
indicates
what
specific
uses
are
allowed
on
property.
In
addition
to
use,
zoning
typically
establishes
what
one
can
do
with
their
properties,
such
as
how
big
it
can
be
massing
density
coverage,
how
tall
height,
how
much
parking
must
be
provided
setback.
Some
other
property
lines
and
and
or
other
structures.
B
So
it
deals
with
what
you
could
put
on
property
and
how
you
confited
on
the
property
and
again
it
is
law
in
Arlington
we
have
a
very
close
relationship
between
the
general
Land
Use
Plan
categories
and
the
zoning
ordinance.
While
you
can't
read
it,
you
can
see
all
the
colors
on
the
right
hand,
side
of
the
general
Land
Use
Plan,
and
it
tells
you
very
specifically
what
zoning
districts
are
compatible
with
each
one
of
those
land-use
categories.
B
A
few
of
them
have
a
couple
of
districts
in
them,
but
most
of
them
have
just
one
district,
that's
compatible
with
it.
So
generally,
if
a
rezoning
request
is
not
consistent
with
the
land
use
plan.
This
is
how
we
really
control
development
to
this
eleven
percent
of
the
county.
If
it's
not
consistent
with
the
general
Land
Use
Plan,
we
either
will
not
consider
it
or
we
will
consider
it
now
subject
to
a
special
process
that
the
Planning
Commission
gets
involved
with
called
a
special
glint
general
Land,
Use
Plan
study.
B
So
it's
no
longer
this
project
looks
cool.
Let's,
let's
rezone
it
and
approve
it.
There's
a
conscious
process
to
look
at
the
Land,
Use
Plan
and
what
its
impact
would
be
since
the
glove
is
policy
and
I.
Sorry,
if
I
roll
into
glove
instead
of
general
Land,
Use
Plan,
but
just
easier
for
me
to
say
since
the
glove
is
policy.
B
This
is
not
a
required
practice,
but
it's
it's
one
that
we've
we've
assumed
and
as
I
say,
it
really
helps
us
manage
and
control
growth
to
this
eleven
percent
of
the
land,
where
we
want
the
growth
to
be
it's
important
to
know
in
Arlington
that
there
are
four
forms
of
Zoning.
One
is
by
right.
Most
of
you
who
live
in
single-family,
neighborhoods!
That's
what
you
operate
under.
B
If
you
comply
with
the
zoning
ordinance,
you
can
get
a
permit
and
build,
and
you
just
got
to
have
your
permit
from
Sony
and
the
fw
permit,
approved
by
the
building
official
for
its
safety
of
the
structure
and
you
build
site
plan
is
a
special
exception
requiring
the
approval
of
the
county
board.
That's
how
we
do
most
of
our
high
density
and
mixed-use
development.
We
do
have
a
limited
form
based
code,
it's
only
for
Columbia
Pike.
B
It's
now
for
the
entire
Pike,
and
this
is
a
different
form
where
it
is
really
focuses
on
the
form
of
the
development
rather
than
use,
and
it
talks
about
where
things
should
be,
as
opposed
to
not
having
think
that
where
things
should
be,
it
requires
build
two
lives
and
established
his
height,
and
if
you
want
to
know
more
about
it,
Jennifer
Smith
can
talk
about
it
later
on,
and
then
we
have
a
use
permit,
and
this
really.
This
really
applies
to
certain
uses
that
might
have
incompatible
impacts
on
adjacent
properties
without
reviewing
conditions
in
Arlington.
B
It's
typically
live
entertainment,
childcare
use
permits,
drive-through,
restaurants,
schools
and
and
a
few
other
things,
so
those
also
have
to
be
approved
by
the
County
Board.
The
generally,
the
difference
between
a
use
permit
and
the
site
plan
is
a
use.
Permit,
there's
no
authority
for
the
board
to
modify
things
and
a
site
plan,
as
I'll
explain
a
little
while
there
is
the
ability
for
the
board
to
modify
things
so
the
arlington
county
zoning
ordinance
allows
site
plans
in
certain
districts.
B
The
state
code
specifically
enables
special
exceptions
and
specifically
enables
incentive
zoning,
and
so
how
we
do
our
site
plans
in
arlington
is,
as
incentive,
zoning
and
I'll
explain
a
little
bit
more
about
how
what
this
means.
So
in
the
underlying
zoning
for
each
one
of
the
site
plan
districts
there's
a
very
limited
by
right
development
that
could
happen.
Nobody
ever
builds
on
that
because,
while
most
of
you
don't
have
any
idea,
what
point
6
f
AR
means.
I
think
you
can
understand
that
point.
B
6,
f,
AR
is
a
whole
lot
less
than
3.8
FA
or
whatever.
It
is,
and
that's
one
of
the
ways
we
get
people
to
play
by
our
rules
and
build
where
we
want
what
we
want.
So
the
site
plan
allows
the
board
to
approve
up
to
this
next
level.
In
this
case,
in
this
example,
3.8,
f
AR,
and
then
on
top
of
that,
the
board
does
have
authority
to
approve
some
bonuses.
The
site
plan
builds
in
flexibility
to
modify
such
things
as
parking
parking,
is
cut
in
half
and
sometimes
eliminated
entirely
height
setback
coverage.
B
So,
unlike
the
x
right,
which
the
Sun
administrator
has
no
authority
to
modify
things
site
plans,
the
county
board
has
a
great
deal
of
authority
to
modify
things.
However,
it's
not
without
some
level
of
control.
One
site
plans
require
extensive
community
review
and
County
Board
approval,
so
they
go
through
a
fairly
extensive
site
plan
review
committee
process
involved,
Planning,
Commission's
involved
and
other
commissions
are
involved.
The
standards
under
which
they
reviewed
are
included
in
both
the
zoning
ordinance,
the
general
Land
Use
Plan
sector
plans
and
other
County
policies.
B
So
when
we
start
to
review
them,
we
bring
all
these
policies
together.
So
you
remember,
I
mentioned
that
will
start
to
resolve
potential
conflict
in
goals
in
the
large
plans
by
at
the
SEC
at
this
site
plan
level.
So
we
start
to
begin
to
do
the
trade
offs
at
the
site
plan
level.
This
often
requires
a
delicate
balancing,
among
often
competing
interests.
I,
don't
want,
spend
a
lot
of
time
in
this,
but
this
also
comes
up
a
lot
about
what
it
is.
B
What
does
the
community
get
out
of
site
plan,
so
I
mentioned
as
a
small
level
of
by
right
and
then
there's
this?
In
example,
you
saw
3.8
FA,
are
called
a
standard
site
plan
density
and
there's
a
whole
lot
of
public
improvements
that
we
require
for
the
developer.
To
get
up
to
that
standard,
it's
maintenance
of
streets
is
putting
in
new
streets
at
sidewalks.
It's
a
lot
of
our
TDM
requirements.
It's
underground
utilities,
it's
other
features
shown
in
our
sector
plans.
B
So
again
we
this
how
we
apply
the
sector
plans
I
mentioned,
however,
that
there's
also
bonus
is
available,
and
this
is
when
we
jump
up
to
a
higher
level
of
expectations.
This
is
where
additional,
affordable
housing
will
be
looked
for
or
additional
green
building
investment
contribution
to
community
facilities
and
other
desired
features.
So
that's
just
a
quick
way
of
showing
how
we
implement
site
plans
now
site
plans,
as
I
mentioned
generally
allow
flexibility.
The
requirements
are
set
forth
in
a
zoning
ordinance
and
the
flexibility
and
limitations
are
also
set
forth
in
the
zoning
ordinance.
B
So
the
board
does
not
have
unlimited
authority.
In
most
cases,
they
are
limitations
set
forth
in
the
in
the
zoning
ordinance
and,
as
I've
mentioned
a
couple
times
who
ready
guidance
is
also
provided
by
the
glove
sector
plans
at
other
area
plans.
Now
this
is
a
question.
That's
come
up
from
time
to
time.
Well,
if
the
glove
says
this
or
sector
plan
says,
this
doesn't
have
to
be
done.
No
remember.
I
mentioned
that
the
plans
are
not
law
their
policy,
so
the
zoning
ordinance
is
really
the
driver
in
this.
B
The
others
are
policy
that
are
taken
into
consideration,
so
the
underlying
plans
do
not
have
to
be
amended
if
site
plans
vary
from
the
from
the
whatever
plan
element
that
it
might
seemingly
conflict
with
again.
That
goes
through
a
lot
of
community
discussion,
a
lot
of
community
process
and
full
county
board
hearings
and
Planning
Commission.
So
it's
not
like
it
sneaks
through.
There
are
a
lot
of
trade-offs
in
it,
but
the
underlying
plans
do
not
have
to
be
modified
if
they're
not
fully
complied
with.
Nonetheless,
we
do
try
to
comply
with
them.
B
Almost
a
hundred
percent,
so
I
want
to
reiterate
that
that
the
hierarchy
of
these
plans
is
the
zoning
is
the
law
that
that
sets
forward
the
limitations
that
the
board
has
and
often
sets
maximum
zhan
things
like
high
density
and
stuff.
Like
that
comprehensive
plan,
the
glup
master
transportation
plan
and
other
elements,
that's
the
second
level.
B
Now,
increasingly,
however,
that
being
said,
our
sector
plans
are
becoming
more
prescriptive
and
less
flexible,
and
how
this
is
done
is
that
we
often
incorporate
elements
of
the
sector
plans
into
the
zoning
ordinance
itself.
That's
adopted
after
the
plan
is
approved,
so,
for
example,
in
clarendon,
when
the
sector
plan
was
approved,
there
were
height
maps
approved
by
the
board.
Those
height
maps
were
actually
moved
into
the
zoning
ordinance,
and
so
they
become
law
and
the
board
cannot
modify
those
other
than
amending
the
ordinance,
which
is
never
really
easy
to
ask.
B
B
This
is
a
bit
of
a
side
step
for
a
moment,
but
the
last
time
I
think
Susan
was
up
answering
some
questions
that
people
had
about
what's
going
on
the
single-family
neighborhoods.
This
is
something
people
have
recognized
as
a
part
of
the
school
boom.
If
you
will
that
developments
taking
place
in
the
single-family
neighborhoods.
So
what
I
want
to
reiterate
once
again
is
that
that
development
is
by
right-
and
you
know,
you're
going
through
a
market
phase.
B
If
you
will,
where
a
lot
of
times,
houses
are
being
torn
down
being
replaced
by
a
bigger
house
that
is
by
right.
That's
not
activity.
The
county
is
actively
involved
with
promoting
put
it
on
the
land
use
plan
or
any
other
way.
There
are
some
constraints
on
what
can
be
done,
but
that
is
it
is
by
right
activity
and
it's
it's.
It's
also
guided
partially
by
the
subdivision,
ordinance
and
that's
where
you
will
see.
B
Sometimes
these
large
lots
re
subdivided
into
two
lots
occasion:
three
Lots,
that
is
not
the
county
rezoning
this
area
to
up
the
density,
that
is
by
right,
someone's
decided
that
I've
lived
on
three
Lots
for
my
life,
I'm
going
to
sell
and
chop
it
into
three
and
a
builder
is
going
to
build
it.
So
I
just
thought
that
was
an
important
point
to
point
out.
B
So
how
have
we
done
with
this
plan
of
trying
to
concentrate
development
in
the
metro
station
areas,
try
to
generate
a
ridership
on
transit
and
to
try
to
get
economic
vitality,
to
help
support
schools
parks,
maintain
our
roads
and
other
things?
Well,
I
showed
you
the
the
images
earlier,
and
this
is
what
Rosalyn
has
become
and
I
think
you
know
it,
but
sometimes
you
don't
see
the
aerials
that
help
reinforce
it,
and
this
is
what
ballston
was,
and
this
is
what
Boston
has
become
today
and
another
interesting
aspect.
B
This
was
ballston
from
an
aerial
and
actually
the
bus
stations
were
in
there,
but
the
metro
station
wasn't
yet
in
this
area
and
then
this
is
where
it
is
today.
So
certainly,
certainly
from
a
just
the
perspective
of
buildings
going
up
whether
you
think
they're,
good
or
not,
there
was
a
lot
of
success
for
the
plans
that
were
put
in
place
in
the
70s
it
has
in
the
70s.
B
There
are
twenty
two
thousand
jobs:
five
and
a
half
million
square
feet
of
office,
seven
thousand
housing
units,
and
today
there
are
two
thousand
nine
there:
eight
ninety
thousand
five
hundred
jobs,
twenty
1.7
million
square
feet
of
office
and
twenty
eight
thousand
housing
units.
So
a
lot
of
growth.
B
One
of
the
important
things
I
like
to
point
out
for
this
is,
if
you
think
of
a
housing
unit,
is
about
a
thousand
square
feet
which
is
probably
on
the
low
end,
although
today
it's
probably
right
about
where
ever
seeing
them
that's
pretty
much
21
million
square
feet
of
office
and
28
million
square
feet
of
residential.
So
there's
a
we
tried
to
have
a
good
mix
of
residential
and
office,
and
you
can
see
over
the
years
40
years
later.
That
mix
has
really
come
about
and
it's
important
from
a
variety
of
perspectives.
B
I
wanted
to
show
this
because
it
really
reinforces
I.
Think
how
little
of
the
area
of
the
county
this
growth
is
taking
place
in
so,
throughout
the
entirety
of
both
Carter's,
we
have
34
million
square
feet
of
office
at
41,000
housing
units
about
5.3
million
square
feet
of
retail
and
126
thousand
jobs
again
in
the
area
that
represents
about
eleven
percent
of
the
county
and
is
all
served
by
transit.
B
Where
are
we
going?
Elizabeth
presented
you
with
numbers
previously,
but
what
I
wanted
to
reinforce
here
is
that
all
of
the
project
most
of
the
projected
growth,
virtually
all
of
the
projected
growth,
as
you
can
see
by
the
darker
colors
again,
is
projected
into
those
those
two
corridors
of
that
ten
to
eleven
percent
of
the
land
so
where
we
are
today
and
where
we're
going
to
be
tomorrow,
is
pretty
much
the
same.
It's
going
to
be
a
little
bit
bigger,
but
it's
going
to
be
located
in
the
same
areas.
B
Now
we
set
out
to
do
all
this
planning
to
take
advantage
of
metro
and
to
get
ridership,
and
so
what
you'll
see
here
is
out
and
again
probably
can't
read
the
numbers.
I
think
the
presentations
online.
So
you
can
look
at
the
number
more
detail
and,
if
you've
ever
seen,
Dennis
leeches
presentations,
he
uses
these
numbers
also.
But
this
really
just
goes
to
show
you
how
our
ridership
has
been
steadily
increasing
over
the
years.
B
I
mentioned
that
this
balanced
growth
was
important
and
it's
important
for
a
variety
of
reasons,
one
of
which
is
in
a
system
of
that
we
have,
with
Metro
with
constraints
on
expanding
service
and
constraints,
on
maintaining
and
increasing
new
cars,
and
things
like
that.
The
balanced
transportation
is
very
important.
So
in
Arlington
many
of
the
metro
stations
have
about
as
many
people
going
in
in
rush
hour
as
coming
out.
So
this
really
balances.
You
know
not
everybody.
B
If
you
live
out
and
if
you
live
out
and
the
are
at
the
end
of
orange
line
or
you
try
to
get
on
east
falls
church.
It
can
be
hard
to
get
on.
But
when
you
get
into
the
core
of
Arlington,
as
many
people
are
coming
to
going
both
ways,
but
that
nyx
is
also
important
from
an
economic
vitality
perspective,
because
that
mix
in
these
stationaries
help
support
retail
help,
support
other
things
that
generates
the
taxes
that
we
need
to
help
support
the
rest
of
the
community.
B
Also
importantly,
we
wanted
to
discourage
single
occupancy
vehicle
trips,
and,
what's
that,
what
this
shows
you
is,
despite
that
34
million
square
feet
of
development
that
I
talked
about
the
traffic
in
the
carters
has
actually
gone
down.
Now
I
know
on
some
situations.
I've
been
in
people
have
disputed
that
a
little
bit
just
just
anecdotally,
but
the
numbers
do
show
that
it's
actually
decreased
with
all
this
development
we've
been
able
to
encourage
economic
growth
and
yet
not
encourage
increased
traffic.
B
I
took
the
slide
out.
That
shows
you
how
the
regional
routes
are
continuing
to
go
up
as
Arlington's
go
down.
Part
of
that
has
to
do
I'm
sure,
with
how
we
manage
our
transportation
facilities
and
then
again,
apropos
to
the
discussion
we're
in
27.5
billion
of
our
total
50
7.5
billion
assessed
land
and
improvements.
Value
is
in
this
eleven
percent
of
the
land.
So
almost
half
of
our
total
tax
revenue
or
tax
assessed
revenue
is
in
eleven
percent
of
the
land
of
Arlington
County.
So
that's
that's.