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Proposed RSU Amendment Page
Proposed RSU Amendment Page
Thank you Mason Residents for Coming to our RSU Meeting. Here is the youtube clip and minutes are below in word format.
To read the current proposed Residential Studio Unit Amendment click Here
If the link does not work please paste this to your browser:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/zoningordinance/proposed/residentialstudios.pdf
At this meeting, the announcement was made that the RSU Committee has heard the citizens regarding concerns for residential districts. At the Nov. 20th meeting, he will recommend that they focus the location in the "...upper R districts as well as commercial, industrial, and planned mixed use planned development districts." Please read the statement from the Chairman of the County's RSU Committee, Tim Sargeant below in pdf format.
YouTube Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MTJ9uXPc2Y&feature=youtu.be
CLICK HERE to find contact info for emailing your representatives.
CLICK HERE to sign the petition.
Planning Commission RSU Committee Meetings:
In order to address mounting community concern, the Planning Commission has now suggested a process for encouraging engagement in changes to the advertised ordinance. The Board of Supervisors has endorsed the Planning Commission's plan to defer its November 20, 2013 public hearing on the proposed RSU amendment and to create a Planning Commission Residential Studios Committee to allow further review and consideration of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment by Planning Commissioners, citizens, and other stakeholders through five scheduled Committee meetings
The Residential Studios Committee meeting dates are listed below.
All meetings will be open to the public and will allow opportunities for discussion.
October 28, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Conference Rooms 4/5 Government Center
November 20, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Conference Rooms 106/107 Herrity Building
January 6, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Conference Rooms 4/5 Government Center
January 22, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Conference Rooms 2/3 Government Center-CANCELLED
February 11, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. Conference Rooms 4/5 Government Center
March 3, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. Conference Rooms 4/5 Government Center
March 26, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. Conference Room 120 C (Inside the cafeteria) Government Center
Questions and comments can be submitted through the Planning Commission's email.
The Fairfax Gov’t Center is located at:
12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22035.
Subpages (3): Proposed RSU Amendment in area Media RSU Amendment WHERE COULD RSUs GO IN MASON DISTRICT?
Commissioner Sargeants Announcement.pdf
Mason District Council Nov 14 Community RSU Meeting Minutes.pdf
Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment Regarding Residential Stud.pdf
whatisanrsu&meetingdates.pdf (131k)mollie loeffler, Nov 6, 2013, 9:04 AM
Comments
What is an RSU?
Do you know what an RSU is? These small rental studio apartments could be coming to your neighborhood if a zoning amendment by the County is approved. In the short time that the County's proposed change to the zoning ordinance has been made public, citizens and community groups have been scrambling to learn more and to express their concerns to the Board of Supervisors and Office of Planning and Zoning. Their main concern is that the proposed amendment could allow the conversion of Single Family Dwellings into multiple family RSUs -- rental efficiency apartments of 500 sq. ft or less in most residential, commercial, industrial and planned districts. While many residents recognize the need for affordable housing, they believe strongly that the current amendment would threaten the character and stability of their established single family neighborhoods.
Link to proposed amendment: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/zoningordinance/proposed/residentialstudios.pdf
Organizations like the Mason District Council and Fairfax Federation of Citizens Associations have strong concerns about the proposed amendment in its current form and have passed resolutions to improve the proposal with suggestions to help protect and preserve single family neighborhoods and guide more logical placement of RSU developments.
Please see resolutions:
http://www.fairfaxfederation.org/resolutions/ResolutionResidentialStudiosBoardApproved20130919.pdf
Mason District Council has also prepared a petition opposing the currently drafted amendment which anyone in Fairfax County may sign.
See Petition here: http://chn.ge/16kX9FB
The MDC will also hold a meeting on the topic on November 14th at 7:30 at the Mason District Governmental Center. The author of the proposed amendment will be there.
In order to address mounting community concern, the Planning Commission has now suggested a process for encouraging engagement in changes to the advertised ordinance. The Board of Supervisors has endorsed the Planning Commission's plan to defer its November 20, 2013 public hearing on the proposed RSU amendment and to create a Planning Commission Residential Studios Committee to allow further review and consideration of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment by Planning Commissioners, citizens, and other stakeholders through five scheduled Committee meetings
The Residential Studios Committee meeting dates are listed below. All meetings will be open
to the public and will allow opportunities for discussion.
October 28, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Conference Rooms 4/5 Government Center
November 20, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Conference Rooms 106/107 Herrity Building
December 9, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Conference Rooms 4/5 Government Center
January 6, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Conference Rooms 4/5 Government Center
January 22, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Conference Rooms 2/3 Government Center
Questions and comments can be submitted through the Planning Commission's website plancom@fairfaxcounty.gov
PETITION AGAINST PROPOSED RSU AMENDMENT
RSU LINKS:
Proposed RSU Amendment in area Media
Proposed RSU Amendment in area Media
http://thetysonscorner.com/fairfax-supervisors-plan-for-r-1-affordable-housing-more-harm-than-good/
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/article/20130220/NEWS/130229651/0/fairfaxTimes&template=fairfaxTimes
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/article/20131003/NEWS/131009600/0/fairfaxTimes&template=fairfaxTimes
WHO TO CONTACT AGAINST PROPOSED RSU AMENDMENT
WHO TO CONTACT AGAINST PROPOSED RSU AMENDMENT
We strongly recommend that each civic association/homeowners association draft a position statement on the RSU issue addressed to the Board of Supervisors. (For sample language, please see the RSU Resolution.)
EMAIL CONTACTS:
clerktothebos@fairfaxcounty.gov; chairman@fairfaxcounty.gov ;
braddock@fairfaxcounty.gov ; dranesville@fairfaxcounty.gov ; hntrmill@fairfaxcounty.gov ; leedist@fairfaxcounty.gov ; mason@fairfaxcounty.gov ; mtvernon@fairfaxcounty.gov ; provdist@fairfaxcounty.gov ;
springfield@fairfaxcounty.gov ; sully@fairfaxcounty.gov ;
and copy: Mason District Council – masoncouncil@verizon.net ,
Fairfax Federation – FedLandUseChr2014@fairfaxfederation.org and the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning donna.pesto@fairfaxcounty.govand General Mailbox: plancom@fairfaxcounty.gov
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