BOARD MATTER

July 12, 2004

2004 Area Plans Review ("APR") Nominations in Tysons Corner

Background

In Tysons Corner, twenty one APR nominations (20 in Providence and 1 in Hunter Mill Districts) have been submitted for consideration during the 2004 North County APR cycle. Almost all of the nominations are linked to rail coming through Tysons Corner.

The Citizen's Guide to the 2004 North County APR indicates that the Planning Commission may defer a group of nominations if, in its opinion, these items represent complex issues that should not be evaluated on an individual basis. This, I believe, is the case in Tysons Corner.

Motion

Therefore, Mr. Chairman I move that the Board:

- Request the Planning Commission consider deferring all Tysons Corner nominations, except for any nominations which are not linked to rail related redevelopment; and

- Direct the Department of Planning and Zoning to outline possible schedules and parameters for a Special Study to review the deferred Tysons Corner rail related nominations.

Additionally, I believe, and staff concurs, that it is critical that this Tysons Corner Special Study should include a transportation analysis and urban design evaluation, which will require consultant assistance. Therefore, I move that we include as a consideration item in the FY 2004 Carryover Budget Package funding to support an analysis of transportation and urban design issues as part of the Tysons Special Study. I would ask that we direct Staff to develop the scope and estimated cost of this consultant assistance.