PUBLIC HEARING. ZMOD ASHBURN RESTAURANT PARK SIGN PLAN (Zoning Ordinance Modification)

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1 PUBLIC HEARING The LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room on the first floor of the County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, on Tuesday,, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following: ZMOD ASHBURN RESTAURANT PARK SIGN PLAN (Zoning Ordinance Modification) Carderock ARP, LLC of Washington, District of Columbia has submitted an application pursuant to Section of the 1972 Zoning Ordinance to modify the applicable provisions of Section 523 of the 1972 Zoning Ordinance to implement a Comprehensive Sign Package that proposes changes to the total aggregate sign area, maximum number of signs, maximum area of any one sign, illumination, minimum set back from right of way, sign type and maximum height of signs. The subject property is being developed pursuant to ZMAP , Systematics General and SPEX , Loudoun Station, in the PD-IP (Planned Development Industrial Park) zoning district under the 1972 Zoning Ordinance. This application is subject to the 1972 Zoning Ordinance. The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District and within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, between the Ldn aircraft noise contours. The subject property is approximately acres in size and is located on the north side of Waxpool Road (Route 625), west of Loudoun County Parkway (Route 607), and east of Gresham Drive in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as: PIN ADDRESS N/A , 44640, Waxpool Road, Ashburn, Virginia , Waxpool Road, Ashburn, Virginia The area is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (A Community)) the Route 28 Corridor Plan, and the Route 28 Highway Improvement Transportation District, which designate this area for Route 28 Business uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.4 to 1.0. SIDP , ZMOD & ZMOD DULLES TOWN CENTER COMPREHENSIVE SIGN PLAN (Sign Development Plan, Zoning Ordinance Modifications) Dulles Town Center Mall, LLC of Rockville, Maryland has submitted applications for the following: 1) a Sign Development Plan to request alternative sign regulations for permitted signs in order to modify the total aggregate sign area, maximum number of signs, maximum area of any one sign, illumination, minimum set back from right of way, sign type and maximum height of signs for an approximately 230 acre portion of the subject property located in the PD-OP (Planned Development Office Park), PD-TC (Planned Development Town Center), R-16 (Residential 16), PD-CC-NC (Planned Development Commercial Center Neighborhood Center), R-24 (Residential 24), and PD-CC-CC (Planned Development Commercial Center Community Center) zoning districts under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, this application is governed by the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and pursuant to Section (E) alternative sign regulations for permitted signs may be requested with the submission of a Sign Development Plan; 2), to modify the applicable provisions of Section of 1993 Zoning Ordinance to implement a Comprehensive Sign Package that proposes changes to the total aggregate sign

2 Page 2 area, maximum number of signs, maximum area of any one sign, illumination, minimum set back from right of way, sign type and maximum height of signs for an approximately 10 acre portion of the subject property located in the PD-IP (Planned Development Industrial Park) zoning district under the 1993 Zoning Ordinance, this application is governed by the 1993 Zoning Ordinance and modifications to the sign regulations applicable to a Planned Development District zoning district is authorized by Section (B)(6) and is reviewed in accordance with Section (D); and 3) pursuant to Section of the 1972 Zoning Ordinance to modify the applicable provisions of Section 523 of the 1972 Zoning Ordinance to implement a Comprehensive Sign Package that proposes changes to the total aggregate sign area, maximum number of signs, maximum area of any one sign, illumination, minimum set back from right of way, sign type and maximum height of signs for an approximately 95 acre portion of the subject property located in the PD-OP (Planned Development Office Park), PD-CH (Planned Development Commercial Highway), and PD-SC (Planned Development Shopping Centers) zoning districts under the 1972 Zoning Ordinance, this application is subject to the 1972 Zoning Ordinance. The subject property is being developed pursuant to ZMAP Windmill Mall Dulles Town, ZMAP Dulles Town Center, ZMAP Parc Dulles, ZMAP Dulles Town Center, ZMAP One Dulles Town Center Office Building, and ZRTD Dulles Town Center Transit Facility. The subject property is located within the Route 28 Tax District. The subject property is approximately 335 acres in size and is located at the southeast quadrant of Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7) and Sully Road (Route 28) interchange in the Broad Run and Sterling Election Districts. The property is more particularly described as follows: PIN PROPERTY ADDRESS 21101, 21097, 21089, 21077, 21073, 21069, 21109, 21113, 21121, 21125, 21129, 21137, 21141, , 21181, 21185, 21161, & Parc Dulles Sq. Ter., Sterling, Virginia , 21125, 21129, 21133, & Vassar Ter., Sterling, Virginia Eden Dr., Sterling, Virginia , 21132, 21136, 21169, 21173, 21177, 21185, & Boston Ter., Sterling, Virginia , 21124, 21128, 21132, & Skidmore Ter., Sterling, Virginia 45780, & Brandeis Ter., Sterling, Virginia , 45763, & Tufts Ter., Sterling, Virginia , 45723, 45719, 45711, 45707, 45730, 45722, 45718, & Wellesley Ter., Sterling, Virginia 21015, 21025, 21010, 21080, 21100, 21078, 21076, 21074, 21070, 21115, 21111, 21099, 21093, 21089, 21081, 21075, 21035, 21045, & Dulles Town Cir., Sterling, Virginia Forum Ter., Sterling, Virginia N/A Majestic Dr., Sterling, Virginia N/A Atlantic Blvd., Sterling, Virginia

3 Page , 21081, 21071, 21069, 21067, 21065, 21057, 21055, 21053, 21051, 21062, 21060, 21047, 21045, 21000, 21042, 21040, 21020, 21022, 21005, 21007, 21009, 21011, 21025, & Stanford Sq., Sterling, Virginia N/A N/A Nokes Blvd, Sterling Virginia Windmill Parc Dr., Sterling, Virginia Windmill Parc Dr., Sterling, Virginia , & Windmill Parc Dr., Sterling, Virginia , Dayton Sq., & Windmill Parc Dr., Sterling, Virginia , & Imperial Sq., Sterling, Virginia , & Windmill Parc Dr., Sterling, Virginia Clubside Sq., & Amsterdam Ter., Sterling, Virginia Atlantic Blvd., Sterling, Virginia Century Blvd., Sterling, Virginia The area is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Sterling Community), which designate this area for Route 28 Core Uses, Route 28 Business Uses, and Residential Uses at a floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.6 to 1.0, between 0.4 and 1.0, and 1.0 to 4.0 dwelling units per acre respectively. ZMAP & SPEX SPMI , SPMI & ZMOD BROADLANDS ASHBURN METRO SECTIONS 202, 204 & 206 BLOCK 2 (Zoning Map Amendment Petition, Special Exception & Minor Special Exceptions) (Zoning Ordinance Modifications) Broadlands Commercial Development LLC, of Fairfax, Virginia, has submitted applications for the following: 1) To rezone approximately acres from PD-H4 (Planned Development Housing -4) administered as PD-OP (Planned Development Office Park) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to PD-TRC (TDSA) (Planned Development Transit Related Center, Transit Designed Supportive Area) under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to develop up to 170 stacked multifamily units and 87 single family attached units at a density of 12.2 dwelling units per acre and a maximum Floor Area Ration (FAR) of 0.40; and dedicate approximately 15.5 acres to Loudoun County for a public use site; 2) To rezone approximately 16.6 acres from the PD-H4 administered as PD- OP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-TRC (Outer Core) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to develop up to 519 multifamily units and between 296,000 and 419,750 square feet of non-residential floor area for commercial, office, and office/educational uses, with the option of the development a hotel developed in lieu of 95 multifamily dwelling units at a density of dwelling units per acre and a maximum FAR of 0.40; 3) to rezone approximately acres from the PD-H4 zoning district administered as PD-OP under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-TRC (TDSA) under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to dedicate approximately acres to Loudoun County for a public use site at a maximum FAR of 0.40; 4) A Special Exception to permit a college or university greater than 50,000 square feet in Section 204; and 5) A Minor

4 Page 4 Special Exception to permit a public elementary school on the public use site in Section 202. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed uses are listed as a Special Exception and Minor Special Exception use under Section (B)(1) and Section (C)(1). The modification of the Additional Regulations applicable to the proposed use is authorized by Minor Special Exception under Section 5-600, Additional Regulations for Specific Uses (the Minor Special Exception application is not subject to consideration by the Planning Commission and requires approval only by the Board of Supervisors) pursuant to which the Applicant requests the following modification(s): Zoning Ordinance Section 5-666(C), Schools, Public (Elementary, Middle or High), Buffering and Screening Proposed Modification To allow the required Type 2 side yard buffer and additional buffering and screening as required by Section 5-666(C) to planted on the adjacent land bay in lieu of the subject property The Applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s): Zoning Ordinance Section (A), PD-TRC Transit Related Center, Location, Size and Components, Location (C)(2), PD-TRC Transit Related Center, Location, Size and Components, District Subareas, Outer Core (A), PD-TRC Transit Related Center, Mix of Uses, Inner and Outer Core Subareas Proposed Modification Reduce the requirement that the PD-TRC district be divided into three parts or subareas so as to allow the district to be divided into two parts or subareas To permit the Outer Core to be located adjacent to an existing PD-TRC, Transit-Designed Supportive Area, generally within ½ mile from the outer edge of a planned rail station platform To permit the land use mix for Residential; Office; and Commercial, Retail, and Services to be calculated using gross square footage rather than gross land area in the Outer Core and (C), PD-TRC Transit Related Center, Mix of Uses (H), PD-TRC Transit Related Center, Land Use Arrangement and Use Limitations. To reduce the Commercial, Retail, and Services minimum from 10% to 5%; To permit the percentage of any Land Use Category listed in Section (A) to exceed its minimum percentage requirement before all other Land Use Categories have achieved their minimum required percentages To permit an alternative pedestrian network in place of the requirement that pedestrian walkways be provided on all four sides of a block in certain locations

5 Page , PD-TRC Transit Related Center, Street Trees 5-900(A)(10)(a), Access and Setbacks From Specific Roads and the W&OD Trail, Building and Parking Setbacks From Roads, Other Major Collector Roads, Building Eliminate the requirement to provide one street tree per 25 linear feet along certain internal streets in the Outer Core and Transit-Designed Supportive Area Reduce the minimum required 75-foot setback for buildings to 35 feet along Mooreview Parkway adjacent to Land Bays A and B The subject property is located partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District) and partially within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contour. The subject property is approximately acres in size and is located along the north side of Demott Drive (Route 2070), to the east and west of Mooreview Parkway (Route 2298), to the south and southwest of Dulles Greenway (Rout 267), south of Waxpool Road (Route 625), and on the east and west sides of Old Ryan Road (Route 772) in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows: PIN ADDRESS PIN ADDRESS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A The area is governed by the policies of the Revised General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Ashburn Community)) which designate this area for Business uses, for either Regional Office or Light Industrial, at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) between for nonresidential square footage or between 8-24 residential dwelling units/acre for Regional Office uses or between FAR for nonresidential square footage or between 8-24 residential dwelling units/acre for Light Industrial uses. Unless otherwise noted above, full and complete copies of the above-referenced amendments, applications, ordinances and/or plans, and related documents may be examined in the Loudoun County Department of Building and Development, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 2 nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday or call , or electronically at This link also provides an additional opportunity for public input on active applications. Additionally, documents may be viewed and downloaded electronically the week before the hearing at For further information, contact the Department of Planning and Zoning at Citizens are encouraged to call in advance to sign up to speak at the public hearing. If you wish to sign up in advance of the hearing, please call the Department of Planning and Zoning at prior to 12:00 PM on the day of the public hearing. Speakers may also sign up at the hearing. Written comments are welcomed at any time and may be sent to the Loudoun County Planning Commission, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 3 rd Floor, MSC #62, Leesburg, Virginia 20175, or by to loudounpc@loudoun.gov. If written comments are presented at the hearing, please provide ten (10) copies for distribution to the Commission and the Clerk s records. All members of the public will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. Any individual representing and/or proposing to be the sole speaker on behalf of a citizen s organization or civic association is encouraged to contact the Department of Planning and Zoning prior to the date of the public hearing if special arrangements for additional speaking time and/or audio-visual equipment will

6 Page 6 be requested. Such an organization representative will be allotted 6 minutes to speak, and the Chairman may grant additional time if the request is made prior to the date of the hearing and the need for additional time is reasonably justified. Citizens are encouraged to call the Department of Planning and Zoning on the day of the public hearing to confirm that an item is on the agenda, or, the most current agenda may be viewed on the Planning Commission s website at In the event that the second Thursday is a holiday or the meeting may not be held due to inclement weather or other conditions that make it hazardous for members to attend, the meeting will be moved to the third Tuesday of the month. In the event that Tuesday is a holiday or the Tuesday meeting may not be held due to inclement weather or other conditions that make it hazardous for members to attend, the meeting will be held on the following Thursday. The meeting will be held at a place determined by the Chairman. Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board of Supervisors' Meeting Room. FM Assistive Listening System is available at the meetings at all other locations. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, contact the Department of Planning and Zoning at Please provide three days notice.