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Board backs Land Use Committee plan for public education on PRC amendment, votes to pursue apartment-owner outreach
Summary
After debate, the board approved Land Use Committee recommendations asking staff to develop educational materials about a proposed PRC amendment and to run a targeted outreach effort to apartment owners; the board amended the language to remove an explicit call to encourage individual members to contact the county supervisor.
The Reston Association Board advanced recommendations from the Land Use Committee aimed at informing residents about a proposed PRC (Planned Residential Community) text amendment and at targeted outreach to apartment owners that do not currently pay RA assessments.
The committee asked the board to “create educational materials…to inform RA members on the impacts of the PRC amendment.” During discussion directors said the goal was to translate technical zoning language and the amendment’s practical consequences for RA facilities and services, not to lobby. Director Farrell said the material should explain how the amendment could affect the association’s ability to upgrade pools, playgrounds and other facilities.
The committee also asked the board to pursue a public-education campaign focused on apartment owners in the TSA (Transient Service Area). Presenters said some apartment owners nationwide are unaware that non‑member apartment projects can affect assessments and competitiveness for owners who pay full assessments. The stated committee goal was narrowly framed as an educational outreach to property owners and headquarter offices, not a membership‑recruitment demand.
Directors amended the committee language during debate to remove a clause that would have explicitly encouraged members to contact the county supervisor; the board instead instructed staff to prepare neutral educational materials and a focused outreach plan. After amendment, the two motions from the Land Use Committee were put to vote. The motion to pursue targeted apartment‑owner outreach passed; the board separately approved creation and distribution of the educational materials.
Why it matters: The PRC amendment under discussion in county channels could affect Reston’s PRC rules and therefore the association’s ability to plan and fund capital improvements. Apartment owner outreach targets property owners in the TSA who may be unaware of assessment dynamics and the potential competitive impacts identified by the committee.
What’s next: Staff was directed to work with the Land Use Committee and legal counsel to draft clear, non‑advocacy educational materials and to prepare an outreach plan for apartment owners; staff will return with drafts for board review.
