ARLINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA
COUNTY BOARD CARRYOVER MEETING
Monday, November 27, 2017
5:30 P.M.
 









 
REGULAR HEARING ITEMS



48. Allocation of $6,000,000 million in Fiscal Year 2018 Affordable Housing Investment Fund (AHIF) loan funds for use by Standard Property Company, Inc. and the National Foundation for Affordable Housing Solutions (jointly, the Project Sponsor) to assist in the acquisition of the 294-unit Park Shirlington Apartments.

C.M. Recommendation:  (1) Allocate $6,000,000 of Affordable Housing Investment Fund (AHIF) funds (101.495130.91102) to Standard Foundation Park Shirlington LLC, an entity affiliated with Standard Property Company, Inc. and the National Foundation for Affordable Housing Solutions (101.456300.91102), to help finance the acquisition of Park Shirlington Apartments. (2) Approve the terms of the AHIF loan documents (attached to the staff report) for the $6,000,000 AHIF loan to Standard Foundation Park Shirlington LLC, an entity affiliated with Standard Property Company, Inc. and the National Foundation for Affordable Housing Solutions, and Authorize and Direct the County Manager to execute, on behalf of the County Board, the AHIF loan documents (attached to the staff report), subject to approval as to form by the County Attorney. (3) Authorize and Direct the trustees for the County Board to execute the Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases and Security Agreement (attached to the staff report), and all related documents, securing the County's $6,000,000 AHIF loan to Standard Foundation Park Shirlington LLC, subject to approval as to form by the County Attorney. In addition, (4) Authorize and direct the County Manager, with the concurrence of the County Attorney, to act as the County Board's representative in approving revisions to the AHIF loan documents for the $6,000,000 AHIF loan to Standard Foundation Park Shirlington LLC that are necessary to remove any ambiguity or inconsistency or which improve the County Board's financial security or financial position, and which revisions do not adversely affect the County financially, prior to or after execution of the documents.




#48-Staff Presentation



Board Report #48 (Posted 11-22-2917)









49. ZOA-2017-05.  Amendments to Sections 12, 14, and 18 of the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance to revise the accessory dwelling regulations in order to increase opportunities for residents to add accessory dwellings, while maintaining residential neighborhood character.

C.M. Recommendation:   Adopt the ordinance (attached to the staff report) to amend, reenact and recodify the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance to revise the accessory dwelling regulations, as shown in Attachment A (of the staff report) with Options 1, 8, 10, 14, 17, 19 and 23, in order to increase opportunities for residents to add accessory dwellings, with an effective date of January 1, 2018.








PC Recommendation: The Planning Commission recommends the County Board adopt the ordinance (attached to the staff report) to amend, reenact and recodify the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance to revise the accessory dwelling regulations, as shown in Attachment A with Options 1, 8, 10, 14, 17, 19 and 23, in order to increase opportunities for residents to add accessory dwellings, with an effective date of January 1, 2018. With the following amendments: (1) Adopt Option 24 in lieu of option 23 with a cap of 200 units per year. (2) Direct staff to track the number of trees size three inches or larger potentially negatively impacted on properties abutting the property on which an accessory unit is built. (3) In regard to 12.9.2(A)(2) Accessory dwellings, the emphasis of the various options should be to the greatest extent to be able to utilize nonconforming existing accessory buildings for the use of accessory dwellings. (4) Detached accessory dwellings be up to 1000 square feet.



#49-Staff Presentation



Board Report #49



Board Report #49-Supplmental Report (Posted 11-22-2017)



#49-Letter from the Planning Commission (Posted 11-16-2017)



50. Request to authorize advertisement of public hearings by the Planning Commission and County Board to consider establishing a Housing Conservation District, consistent with adopted affordable housing goals and objectives, through:



A. Adoption of the Housing Conservation District Policy Framework [see Attachment A of the staff report];



B. Amendments to the General Land Use Plan [see Attachment B of the staff report];



C. Amendments to the Affordable Housing Master Plan [see Attachment C of the staff report]; and



D. Amendments to Articles 6, 12, and 16 of the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance [see Attachment D of the staff report].



C.M. Recommendation:   Adopt the resolution (attached to the staff report) to authorize advertisement of public hearings by the Planning Commission on December 4, 2017, and the County Board on December 16, 2017, to consider establishing a Housing Conservation District, consistent with adopted affordable housing goals and objectives, through: (A) Adoption of the Housing Conservation District Policy Framework [see Attachment A of the staff report];(B) Amendments to the General Land Use Plan [see Attachment B of the staff report]; (C) Amendments to the Affordable Housing Master Plan [see Attachment C of the staff report]; and (D) Amendments to Articles 6, 12, and 16 of the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance [see Attachment D of the staff report].



#50-Staff Presentation



Board Report #50



#50-Letters from the Public (Posted 11-16-2017)











IV. ADDITIONAL ITEMS



GENERAL INFORMATION
 
The Arlington County Board generally meets once a month on Saturdays with a corresponding recessed meeting on Tuesday within a week of the initial regular meeting. The Board typically does not meet during the month of August. The meetings are open to the public. For more information, or to obtain the meeting schedule, telephone the County Board Office at 703-228-3130 (TTY 703-228-4611) on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
 
A Spanish Language interpreter is present for the regular Saturday Board meeting, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Persons needing Spanish language interpretation services are encouraged to contact the County Board Clerk at least three days in advance of the meeting at 703 228-3130 (TTY 703-228-4611), or notify the Clerk the morning of the meeting. Interpretation services also are available for recessed meetings if requested no less than one day in advance by calling the above number. Persons needing a sign language interpreter, assisted listening devices, alternate format materials, or other accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities as described in the American with Disabilities Act should contact the County Board Office at 703-228-3130 or email arlingtonboard@arlingtonva.us no less than three days in advance of the meeting. In addition, the County offers closed-captioning services for all County Board meetings
 
Those who cannot attend the meetings may watch them live on the web at tv.arlingtonva.us and from a link on the Arlington County home page www.arlingtonva.us the day of the meeting. Viewers can also watch live meetings on Arlington TV on Comcast channels 25 and 74 and Verizon FiOS channels 39 and 40, or view repeats on Comcast 74 and Verizon 39. Viewers can obtain information about televised meetings and repeats at http://tv.arlingtonva.us/schedule, and watch archived meetings and search for individual items on line by clicking on the Watch Board Meetings online link on the County Board web page (http://countyboard.arlingtonva.us) or by going directly to the County Board Meetings and Agendas web page.
 
 
INFORMACION GENERAL
 
Generalmente, la Junta del Condado de Arlington se reúne una vez al mes los sábados con una reunión pospuesta el martes correspondiente de la semana de la reunión ordinaria inicial. Habitualmente, la Junta no se reune durante el mes de agosto. Las reuniones son abiertas al público. Para más información o para obtener el cronograma de reuniones, llame a la oficina de la Junta del Condado al 703-228-3130 (TTY 703-228-4611) los días hábiles de 8 a.m. a 5 p.m.
 
En la reunión ordinaria de la Junta los sábados hay un intêrprete al español presente de 8:30 a 10:30 a.m. Las personas que necesitan servicios de interpretación en español deben comunicarse con la secretaria de la Junta del Condado como mínimo tres dias antes de la reunión al 703 228-3130 (TTY 703-228-4611), o notificar a la secretaria la manana del dia de la reunion. También se brindan servicios de interpretación para las reuniones pospuestas si se solicitan como mínimo con un día de anticipación al número de teléfono que se indica anteriormente. Las personas que necesitan intérprete del lenguaje de señas, dispositivos de audición asistida, materiales en formato alternativo, u otra acomodación para personas con discapacidades según se establece en la ley American with Disabilities Act deben comunicarse con la oficina de la Junta del Condado al 703-228-3130 o enviar un correo electronico a arlingtonboard@arlingtonva.us como mínimo tres días antes de la reunión. El Condado también ofrece servicios de subtitulado para personas con problemas de audicion en todas las reuniones de la Junta del Condado
 
Las personas que no pueden asistir a las reuniones pueden verlas en vivo en la página web en tv.arlingtonva.us y desde un enlace en la página del Condado de Arlington www.arlingtonva.us el dia de la reunión. También se pueden ver las reuniones en vivo en Arlington TV en los canales 25 y 74 de Comcast y en los canales 39 y 40 de Verizon FiOS, o ver las repeticiones en canal 74 de Comcast y 39 de Verizon. Los espectadores pueden obtener información sobre las reuniones televisadas y las repeticiones en http://tv.arlingtonva.us/schedule/, y ver las reuniones archivadas y buscar temas especìficos en lìnea haciendo clic en el enlace Watch Board Meetings online en la página web de la Junta del Condado (http://countyboard.arlingtonva.us) o ingresando directamente en la página web de Agendas y Reuniones de la Junta del Condado.
 
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEMS
 
 
The following instructions are in accordance with the Meeting Procedures adopted by the County Board:
 
Public Comment Period: Held at Saturday Regular Meetings at 8:30 a.m.This is an opportunity for residents to alert the Board of topics not on that days agenda, already decided, or scheduled for future hearings. All persons wanting to speak must submit a speaker slip to the Clerk prior to speaking. Each speaker has up to two minutes to speak. The Board will hear only one speaker per topic.
 
Consent Agenda Items. To speak on a consent agenda item, listed under Public Hearing Items, a citizen must submit a speaker slip at the Saturday regular meeting prior to the consent item being called, identifying all the Consent Agenda item number(s) he or she wants to address on one slip. Submission of a speaker slip will result in the item (s) being removed from the Consent Agenda on Saturday to be heard by the Board at 6:30 p.m. at the following Tuesday Recessed Meeting for public testimony (no speakers will be heard on Saturday). Individuals and organizations have up to three minutes to speak on all matters at the Tuesday meeting, (Example: persons who sign-up to speak on two items, will be called one time to speak a maximum of three minutes on both items.). The Board will hear speakers in a group before discussing the removed Consent Agenda items. Additional speakers may sign-up to testify on the previously removed items at the Tuesday recessed meeting by submitting a speaker slip by 6:30 p.m. Only County Board members may request removal of Non-Public Hearing Items. These items will also be discussed by the County Board at the Tuesday recessed meeting at 6:30 p.m.
 
Regular Hearing: Items (Heard no earlier than 9 a.m. on Saturday, and no earlier than 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday).Speakers intending to address Regular Agenda items first must check if the item is on the agenda for the Saturday or the Tuesday recessed meeting, then submit a speaker slip to the Clerk before the first speaker on the item is called; no slips will be accepted after that time. Individuals may speak for a maximum of two-to-three minutes per agenda item; civic or community organizations representatives may speak for a maximum of two, three, or five minutes. The Clerk will call the two minute speakers first; followed by the three minute speakers second; and, finally, the five minute speakers in the order in which their slips are received in each category.

Individuals may download speaker slips in advance of the meeting by visiting the County Board website, and completing the form online. However, speakers must hand the completed slip to the Clerk in the Board Room the day of the hearing. The Clerk will not accept speaker slips in advance of the meeting.

The Board will accept written materials, not repeating oral testimony. Residents must provide eight copies of the information for County Board members, staff and the public record, and give it directly to the Clerk.

For a full copy of the adopted Meeting Procedures, visit the County Board website or contact the Clerk's Office at 703-228-3130 (703-228-4611 TTY).