Planning Commission 12/11/2024 - Dec 11, 2024
meeting
Prince William County Planning Commission
4h 54m
2 speakers
8 agenda items
transcribed 7 days ago
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What is the agenda and overview of the planned districts at the start of the meeting?
Um Good evening, Chair McPhail, Planning Commissioners. My name is Alex Venegas uh with the Planning Office and here tonight I've got um Deputy Director David McGedigan uh to co present with me or answer questions real regarding the planned districts. Uh we had some discussion uh by some of the commissioners they wanted uh to hear a little bit more about uh how these planned districts work. So uh tonight I'm gonna go through our zoning ordinance overview of the planned districts. So for the agenda tonight, uh I'll do a quick overview of the chapter thirty two. Um Then get into the planned districts overview and then specifically the details for PMR, PMD and PBD. Uh we do have a couple of other planned districts that usually we don't deal with in applications.
Um But we can do another session if you want to discuss the RPC, because that usually requires 500 contiguous acres. That's usually like uh like Dale City, Dominion Valley. Um we haven't gotten too many of those recently. So uh I think uh we'll stick to the main ones that we frequently get here at the Planning Commission. And then we'll entertain questions. So
When you when you're explaining to us that you're getting When you're explaining to us if you could really emphasize the things about these zoning designations. that distinguish them from the ones that people don't ask for. Like why are these so popular? What what's present in them that's absent in the others? That would be very helpful.
Okay. Thank
you.
I'll
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uh address that. Um What's Mm. Okay, so first of all the uh chapter thirty two of the zoning orders was established.
How does the staff explain the specifics of the Planned Mixed Residential (PMR) district and review a sample application?
Uh to serve as a primary legal Framework. For land use zoning development regulations within the county. Uh the document is designed to ensure orderly growth. Протект the community's welfare and enhanced the quality of life. Uh the zoning ordinance is divided into ten articles uh and each dis uh address a distinct area of the zoning and land use uh Oops. So these are the ten articles in the zoning ordinance uh under chapter 32. Uh the the three highlighted ones are the ones that we will deal with mostly with these planned districts. Um So Article O is terms defined. Um administrative and planning standards, that's where you have the general standards for the planned districts. uh agricultural and residential districts that addresses the p uh
um planned mixed residential, uh and then the article four, commercial office and industrial districts, that primarily deals with the planned business district and planned mixed use districts.
So Article One, uh, why that's important, that lays down the foundation for all the terms and definitions that we use in the zoning ordinance. Um, it it acts as a guide, it helps us understand the terminology of what we're looking at in the zoning ordinance, as well as the intent behind various uh zoning regulations. Um And uh fostering uniformity across all land use applications and enforcement. This thing is very sensitive, I apologize. Um so Article two, that uh I'm sorry, let me go back, that double clicked.
For some reason it's going forward, sorry. Okay. Here we go. Uh Article 2 establishes the administrative functions associated with the zoning oriented regulations for public use areas and the planning standards for the planned development districts. It ensures structured and legal and community-friendly land use across the various zoning districts. Um The the reason I highlighted the public use is because you guys deal with that when it comes to public facility reviews. Um and that section gives the the primary standards. And then the general standards for the planned development districts can be found. in this under article two of the zoning district, a zoning ordinance.
Um under Article Two, um Part two eighty of the Plan Districts, uh this uh establishes the general guidelines for the planned development districts, including the PMR, the Planned Mixed Residential. Planned business districts PBD and then the Planned Mixed Use Districts PMD. So uh primarily the the PMR and the P PBD are the ones that you guys see most often.
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Agenda
8 items
1
What is the agenda and overview of the planned districts at the start of the meeting?
2:36–4:37
2
How does the staff explain the specifics of the Planned Mixed Residential (PMR) district and review a sample application?
4:37–13:33
3
What questions and comments do commissioners and the public raise about HOA requirements, waivers, and upcoming zoning updates?
13:33–1:48:53
4
What public comments and applicant responses are being requested at the start of this segment?
1:48:53–1:49:43
5
How do commissioners shift the discussion to a Q&A about site features, parking, and historic markers?
1:49:43–2:03:25
6
What motion is introduced to approve the rezoning and what are the key conditions attached?
2:03:25–3:14:31
7
What was the motion and vote regarding the traffic signal on Talon Road?
3:14:31–3:30:46
8
How did the Planning Commission evaluate the special‑use permit for the Gainesville East data‑center project?
3:30:46–4:51:20
Speakers
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