2847 Wilson Boulevard: Feedback on Special Land Use Study Document
2847 Wilson Boulevard: Feedback on Special Land Use Study Document
A General Land Use Plan (GLUP) amendment can be requested to accommodate the development of a property. A Special GLUP Study is needed when there is insufficient existing planning guidance for the subject property – either there is no County Board-adopted plan including the property, or the requested GLUP amendment is inconsistent with the guidance of the relevant adopted plan, per the Special GLUP Study Resolution. While high-level guidance exists in the Clarendon Sector Plan for this site, further details about the extent and scale of redevelopment are being considered through this Special GLUP Study to evaluate how the sector plan’s vision can be achieved, and to inform potential changes to the GLUP.
County staff is reviewing a request for 2847 Wilson Boulevard between North Fillmore Street and North Edgewood Street. The property owner has requested to amend the Clarendon Revitalization District boundary to include not just the southern but also the northern portion of the site, and to change the GLUP designation from “Service Commercial” and “Low” Residential (1 – 10 units/acre) to all “Service Commercial.” The applicant anticipates submitting a future associated rezoning application from C-3 and R-6 to all C-3 to pursue a potential Unified Commercial/Mixed-Use District (“UC/MUD”) use permit. The applicant wants to redevelop the currently unoccupied building into a four- to five-story residential building with ground floor retail.
The draft Study Document for the 2847 Wilson Boulevard Special General Land Use Plan (GLUP) Study summarizes the analysis, findings, and recommendations from the study process so far and is informed by input received from the Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) and the community. Through this process and analysis, staff concluded that consideration of an amendment to the GLUP to change the Clarendon Revitalization District boundary on the GLUP to include the entire property and to amend the GLUP designation from “Service Commercial” and “Low” Residential (1-10 units/acre) to all “Service Commercial” is within the realm of consideration.
Review the draft Study Document.
Share your feedback by Sunday, November 23.
Please note that should the Arlington County Board accept the Special GLUP Study Document and authorize advertisement of a GLUP amendment, the applicant would have to proceed through the UC/MUD review process, which includes additional community engagement about the specifics of the proposed plan and public hearings by the Planning Commission and County Board.
We look forward to hearing from you!