Arlington planning commissioners forward Island Crossing development standards to council after 2-1 vote

Arlington City Planning Commission members voted to forward the Island Crossing subarea development standards (AMC Chapter 20.11) to the City Council as presented, with two commissioners voting yes, one voting no and one abstention.

The decision came after Amy, a city planning staff member, reviewed the proposed development standards and addressed questions from commissioners and members of the public on items including whether tribal lands appear differently on the draft map, how alleys and shared spaces are depicted in figure 7, rules about outdoor storage and display of vehicles, and the city’s approved street-tree list.

The subarea standards are packaged as appendix D of the Island Crossing subarea plan and will be adopted with the plan and incorporated into the city zoning code so applicants consult a single set of standards, Amy said. “These development standards are in appendix D…they’ll be adopted with the subarea plan. But then these…