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Planning commissioners back Potomac Yard master‑plan and CDD amendments to enable three‑parcel buildout and 88 deeply affordable units
Summary
After extended testimony for and against, the Planning Commission on Nov. 6 voted to initiate and approve master plan amendments and to recommend approval of the zoning text amendment and CDD concept plan that enable three proposed projects in Potomac Yard, including an 88‑unit committed‑affordable building enabled by a donated parcel. Several commissioners stressed preserving flexibility to reallocate unused density in future.
The Alexandria Planning Commission on Nov. 6 voted to initiate and approve a Master Plan Amendment and to recommend approval of a Zoning Text Amendment and a revised CDD concept plan for the remaining parcels in Potomac Yard (Land Bays G and H). The decisions were the culmination of a year‑long staff and applicant process intended to reconcile long‑standing master‑plan expectations with current market realities and to enable a package of three projects: a ~432‑unit residential building with ground‑floor retail and a town green; an 88‑unit all‑affordable residential building proposed by Wesley Housing (no city subsidy requested thanks to a land donation); and approximately 120…
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