North County Governmental Center Community Room
Summary of meeting:
RZ 2003-HM-042, The Young Group - Proposed rezoning from R-1 to R-2. Located off Old Courthouse Road near Ashgrove Park. Mr. Young presented an overview of the application. Information only.
RZ 2003 Woodland Park East, Elizabeth Baker - A 47 acre site at Sunrise Valley Drive and Monroe Street. Proposed rezoning from Industrial-4 (I-4) to Planned Development Commercial (PDC). Information only, one of two information presentations.
Attendees: Steve Cerny, Sarah Newman, Thom Arnsperger, Bruce Wright, Betty Little, Steve Psarakis.
Other Attendees: Frank de la Fe (Planning Commissioner), Elizabeth Baker (Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley, Emrich, & Terpak), Jino Evans (Tishman Speyer Properties), Grant Ehat, Matt Primm, and Krista DiIaconi of JBG Rosenfeld Retail, Doug Carter (Davis Carter Scott), Steve Gleason (William H. Gordon, Associates).
Call to order at 7:37 p.m.
Applications
RZ 2003-HM-042, The Young Group - Proposed rezoning from R-1 to R-2. Mr. Young presented and overview of the application. Future access will be given to a development adjacent. Ashgrove Lane is owned by Federal government. After 5 years FAA this property reverts to the owner. FAA wanted the road for the Dulles Toll Rd but never used it. Mr. Young will amend the application once the road is under contract.
Bartholemew Ct is maintained by the adjacent parcel owners. It is owned by the applicant who plans to get a quick claim deed. Bartholemew Ct will end in a cul de sac. Neighbors do not want the road to go through. Staff does not want the road to go through. The cul-de-sac could revert to road in future. Pedestrians can walk along Bartholemew to the adjacent neighborhood. There is a barrier for cars. The Bartholemew connection will probably happen when the houses to the north are developed.
Mrs. Teets is only person who has right to use Ashgrove Lane to access to Route 7. Mrs. Teets has a key to the gate on Ashgrove Lane.
Lots are about 1/2 acre. A rain garden will be built that residents will need to maintain. There are tree save areas in SW and SE sections of the site.
The cemetary symbol shown on the parcel map is a mistake. It was on the adjacent property and has been relocated.
A 4' sidewalk is planned on south side of road. Mr. Young agreed to widen it to 5'.
Mr. Young stated that the application is supported by the neightobrs "Everyone supports the application." The committee would like some documentation regarding the support from neighbors.
On Irvin St., the lots are relatively small (1/4 to 1/3 acre). Some houses along Irvin have been torn down and redeveloped. Lots to N are new, on builder's acres (35,000 sq. Feet). Others are much larger, 1-4 acres. The adjacent lot to west is being developed R2 (Ashgrove Meadows Way).
How many trees will be cut down? The property was historically used for fields. Mr. Young will provide the County with a tree inventory. The site is generally open.
Do the homeowners understand that the density will be increased to R2? No one at the community meeting said they were opposed to the density. The president of HOA nearby said that this was consistent with Comp Plan.
Was traffic a great concern from people along Irvin St? There was one homeowner that wanted to be assured that the contractor would be aware of the fact that children play in the neighborhood.
What about recreation in the area, especially since the lots are so small?
Limits of clearing and grading don't account for tree save because the tree plan is more recent than the plan we have.
HOA will maintain the outlots. Why doesn't the County maintain this? Staff want the homeowners to maintain them when it's a rain garden.
Irvin will be dedicated to VDOT. The road at the cul de sac will be dedicated at 50'.
HOA will have to maintain the access road to Ashgrove Lane for Ms. Teets.
Commissioner de la Fe - Neighbors wanted to ensure that Ashgrove Lane never becames a through street. The Park Authority assured them of t his.
The application is on the agenda for the April 20 land use committee meeting. The main issue is whether FAA will act in time for the May Planning Commission meeting. The application must have the assuracne from FAA he would need to modify the plan.
RZ 2003 Woodland Park East, Elizabeth Baker - Construction is under way now on the eastern part of Woodland park that is a mix of residential, commercial and retail. The current application is 47 acres, from Industrial-4 (I-4) to Planned Development Commercial (PDC). Density will not increase above the permitted 0.7 FAR.
The I-4 zoning had numerous road proffers, including Monroe Street reconstruction. Development plans did not exist. It was all done under the site plan ordinance, not a profered plan. A Conceptual Development Plan (CDP) and a Final Development Plan (FDP) will be presented with the PDC. (note: A CDP characterizes in a general way the planned development of the site; an FDP further details the planned development of the site). The Planned Development Commercial option allows developer more uses. There are existing site plan approvals for 3 buildings on the site.
Two land use changes are being asked for: Parcel 42 will be devleoped by JBG Rosenfeld, with retail and residential. The residential development will be 211,000 sq ft, about 210 units. Probably rental.
Parcel 43 is site planned for commercial development. The developer wants the optional of a residential component. It will include a 4-story building around an interior garage. It will contain 229,000 sq ft, about 170 units. They will probably condominiums.
Powerlines run through thesite. Using permitted density.
Mr. Ehat discussed the retail component. JBG Rosenfeld has developed several retail sites in the DC area. They are usually grocery-anchored shopping centers, such as the Village Center at Dulles, Franklin Farm Shopping Center, and Dulles Park.
A grocery store will be included as part of the development. There will be several two-story retail st ores, and some commercial. Residential units will be located above the retail.
There will be parking access from Woodland Park and Coroporate Park. The Sunrise Valley Drive entrance will be a right-in, right-out. 250 parking spaces will be located below grade. Residential parking is all on the roof of grocery store. A variety of building fronts are planned, with brick, masonry, etc. The roof parking for the residents will be controlled.
This application will be before the committee two more times.
A concern waqs expressed regarding the number of additional residents planned for this area where the schools are already overcrowded.
There was discussion of the residential units to the north. The adjacent park is around 4-5 acres. Parking is located on the inside and the residences are on the perimeter. Residences face greenspace on the outside. There will be a community room and swimming pool. They will be four-story units. There will be parking for 1.9 cars per unit.
Signals on Sunrise Valley Drive are proferred if and when warranted. The developer's traffic engineer says that single left turn lanes are OK for now. The Corporate Park/Sunrise Valley Drive would likely have a signal.
Have the neighbors been contacted? The developer is working on setting up a meeting.
Concern was expressed about pedestrian access from the residnetial units across Sunrise Valley Drive. Crosswalks will be located across Sunrise Valley at the entrances.
This development will contain 380 new units, which is 600 plus additional vehicles on the roads. Transit of some sort is greatly needed.
Since retail is so important in this area, why put 210 residential here? Why not add more retail? Can only go so high on retail.
Is there any recreation planned? Fairfield will have a clubhouse and pool. The units in the retail area will have a fitness center and possibly a health center.
Will Affordable Dwelling Units (ADU) be provided? Yes.
The Grocery store will be 50,000 square feet.
Stormwater - Where will it go? The existing storm pond in Van Metre development across the street was designed to take all of this water.
Transition between new 4 story residential and commercial is abrupt. Will it be arranged to they don't look at garbage, loading facilities? Most buildings are four-sided designed to reduce unsightly areas.
A shuttle bus is not planned but could be included in the future.
Residential - hope it isn't build without the retail. Retail is what is driving this project. Hope to have start of construction in 18 months, and completed in two years.
What otheruses were considered on north part of property? Because of frontage on the Dulles Toll Road, commercial will always be the best choice.
Why was an assisted living center not considered? Don't know answer.
The applicant will return in April. Issues to be discussed include schools and parks.
Minutes
The January meeting minutes were approved.
Adjourned at 9:25.
