Status Update of Zoning Text Initiatives

Overview

County staff was directed to provide a status update on the following zoning text initiatives outstanding from as early as 2016: DPA2016-00017 - Innovation EM District - A zoning text amendment to the County Code Section 32.506.01 et seq., to redefine +/- 151.5 acres of the Employment Center R&D/Manufacturing (EM) subdistrict to allow a mix of uses consistent with the goals of the Technology Overlay District. DPA2016-00018 - Big Box Ordinance - A Zoning Text Amendment to allow by-right development of retail uses exceeding 80,000 square feet in gross floor area in appropriate locations. Countywide. 06/22/2016 DPA2017-00002 - Fill Dirt - A Zoning Text Amendment to evaluate the special use permit requirements for the storage or disposal of nonagricultural excavation material, if the excavation material is not generated on the farm, in the A-1, Agricultural, Zoning District; Countywide 07/12/2016 DPA2017-00009 - Conservation Residential - An amendment to the Prince William County Zoning Ordinance to create a Conservation Residential District, which would allow rural cluster development, for the purpose of preserving and connecting open spaces, connecting trail and passive recreation networks, and preserving farmland. Countywide 09/21/2016 DPA2017-00012 - NCU - A zoning text amendment to re-evaluate, review, and modify current regulations pertaining to nonconforming lots, structures, and uses. DPA2017-00024 - Telecommunications & Small Cell Facilities - A Zoning Text Amendment to address changes made during the 2016 and 2017 General Assembly Sessions to the Code of Virginia, and to perform a technical update that reorganizes, reformats, and improves the existing telecommunications regulations through editorial changes and remove of obsolete language. Countywide 05/16/2017 DPA2017-00025 - Minor Changes to Written Determinations - A Zoning Text Amendment to address changes made by the 2017 General Assembly Session to the Code of Virginia. DPA2021-00010 - Nonconforming Structures - An amendment to the Prince William County Zoning Ordinance Section 32-601.32 – Permitted Changes of Nonconforming Structures, for the purpose amending the language that allows expansion of nonconforming structures and restrict expansions from occurring by-right. 06/16/2020 DPA2021-00017 - Technology Overlay District - To amend the Zoning Ordinance to create a Technology Overlay District - Innovation Park , create new definitions related to technology, establish standards for Data Center Overlay - Innovation Park uses. DPA2021-00020 - Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District A Zoning Text Amendment to policies and regulations related to data center development including the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District. This includes design guidelines update, creating sustainability guidelines, and amendments to the overlay district map. 06/04/2021 DPA2021-00021 - Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District DPA2022-00003 - Affordable Dwelling Unit Ordinance - The Housing Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan recommend implementing ADU. 07/13/2021 DPA2022-00004 - Historic Overlay District for Thoroughfare - The Prince William County Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism and the Department of Planning will host a public meeting on the Thoroughfare Community History Project on Tuesday, August 31st at 6:00pm at the Haymarket-Gainesville Library located at 14870 Lightner Rd, Haymarket, VA 20169. The Thoroughfare Community History Project was initiated by the Prince William Board of County Supervisors on June 15, 2021. The study will focus on the Thoroughfare area westward along Route 55/John Marshall Highway to Thoroughfare Gap. You are receiving this notice because property you own is in or adjacent the study area. This project will include a survey of the history of the Thoroughfare community through oral histories, architectural study, and an archaeological assessment. The County will work with the community, property owners and stake holders throughout this research project. County staff and the lead cultural resource consultant for the project will be on hand to review the scope of research, timeline and expectations and goals. DPA2023-00005 - Drive Through Curbside Pick up Wide DPA2023-00006 - County Industrial Parking DPA2023-00007 - County Commercial Signs DPA2023-00013 - Mixed Use-Rural Communities Zoning Text Amendment - Mixed Use-Rural Communities: County Code Section 32-307.10 to add T-1B and T-1C densities to the MXD-N. DPA2023-00014 - Zoning Text Amendment - PFR review update: County Code Section 32-301.14 to align public facility review procedures with the County’s Zoning Ordinance and the Virginia Code. DPA2023-00015 - Board of County Supervisors issued a Directive 22-22 to amend the Subdivision Ordinance to include a specific length to width ratio for large lot subdivisions (lots 10 acres or more). The goal of this effort is to eliminate the creation of irregular shaped lots that change the character of a residentially zoned area. DPA2023-00016 - The Board of County Supervisors initiated the following amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Design, Construction, Standards Manual (DCSM) to implement the Land Use Chapter: 1. Various sections in County Code Chapter 32.1 to remove references to the “Rural Area,”; 2. County Code Section 32-300.40-60 to align clustering districts with new Conservation Residential, and 3. In the DCSM change the Long-Range Land Use classifications in Section 500. DPA2023-00019 - DATA CENTER IMPACTS County Amendments to DCSM and Zoning Ordinance to address potential impacts of data center uses DPA2023-00020 - County FARM ANIMALS AS AN ACCESSORY USE DPA2024-00006 - DCSM Amendment - Section 300 INITIATE AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 300 OF THE PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS MANUAL DPA2024-00009 - Green Infrastructure in Urbanized Capital Projects to Improve Sustainability and Resiliency -Prince William is one of the fastest growing jurisdictions in the Commonwealth of Virginia and, consistent with adopted MWCOG goals, the County has been working hard to direct much of the forecasted population and employment growth to designated Activity Centers to align density with multimodal transportation options. To date, the County has adopted six Small Area Plans that have developed detailed road maps for creating walkable, transit-oriented communities through multiyear planning efforts. This includes detailed transportation infrastructure plans to facilitate multimodal options and as the County begins to implement these infrastructure projects, the focus is shifting towards how to improve the resiliency and sustainability of the infrastructure to support regionally and locally adopted climate change mitigation goals. DPA2024-00010 - Yorkshire Multimodal Corridor Planning Study - Yorkshire is a County and TPB designated Activity Center located in Prince William County adjacent to the City of Manassas Park, City of Manassas, and Fairfax County, which serves a large TPB designated Equity Emphasis Area. Over $100 million in federal and regionals funding is being invested in transportation improvements to the Route 28 corridor, which runs directly through the Activity Center. While these large transportation projects focus primarily on operational improvements, they also present an opportunity to leverage these projects to implement additional improvements to create a more walkable, transit-oriented corridor. DPA2024-00018 - Infrastructure and Facilities Plan The PWC Infrastructure and Facilities report is a compilation of all projects listed in Prince William county’s Comprehensive Plan. The purpose of the report is to provide one location for all capital projects identified in the comprehensive plan, to help guide the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and to provide a better understanding of the needs of the community.

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