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Summary Staff Report:
Staff has been working to create new
Zoning Ordinance regulations to facilitate mixed use
development within the County’s Service Districts consistent
with the form and character envisioned by the County’s
Comprehensive Plan. The new Mixed Use district is intended
to facilitate development of vibrant town centers that
function as a focal point for employment as well as retail,
entertainment, cultural and civic activities for workers,
residents and visitors. The district provides for
residential development within the town centers as well as
on adjoining parcels, promoting integration of commercial
and residential uses in a pedestrian-oriented form.
In conjunction with the Zoning
Ordinance text amendment, staff has also developed some
refinements to the Bealeton, Opal and Remington Service
District Plan intended to clarify the types of mixed uses
desired at various locations within the Bealeton Service
District.
The specific language provided as an attachment is intended
as a working draft, and therefore staff has not included the
specific language for the changes in the Board’s attached
resolution. Staff provided drafts of the proposed ordinance
and plan amendments to the Planning Commission at their
October meeting, and also has distributed the ordinance
language to the development community for review and
comment. If the Board initiates the amendment, the Planning
Commission will hold an initial public hearing on the
language in November. Although the Planning Commission does
not have a regular meeting in December, they have
tentatively scheduled a special work session on December 4th
on the Mixed Use District to refine the proposed language of
the ordinance and comprehensive plan. |