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Staff outlines Island Crossing Subarea Plan, zoning changes and design standards ahead of ordinance votes
Summary
City staff presented the proposed Island Crossing Subarea Plan and associated design standards at a workshop, outlining zoning subdistricts, floodplain constraints, infrastructure needs and that two ordinances will be scheduled for council votes next week.
City staff presented the proposed Island Crossing Subarea Plan and associated design standards at an Arlington City Council workshop, describing new zoning subdistricts, floodplain constraints, infrastructure upgrades and next steps for ordinance votes.
"So tonight, we're gonna finally talk about the island crossing subarea plan," Amy, a city staff member, told the council as she began a map‑based presentation of the plan and its appendices. The package, presented as an ordinance for future council action, pairs a subarea plan with planned‑action environmental documentation and a separate set of development design standards.
The plan divides the area between Smoky Point Boulevard and state Route 530 into three subdistricts labeled IC1, IC2 and IC3. Amy said IC3 "is gonna stay exactly how it is today," with no zoning changes proposed. In IC1 the draft allows hotels up to 100 feet; IC2 would not allow hotels. The draft removes gas stations from the list of…
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