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Planning Commission tests Crescent District rules and recommends tempering density caps amid traffic concerns
Summary
Staff testing of the draft zoning ordinance for the Crescent District showed high theoretical residential capacity; staff recommended lowering the draft maximum to 60 dwelling units per acre, reducing nonresidential FAR targets and adjusting mixed-use ratios as commissioners raised transportation and downtown-capacity concerns.
Town planning staff led commissioners through a testing exercise of the draft zoning ordinance’s Crescent District Activity Center standards on Jan. 15.
Mr. Watkins (presenting staff testing results) applied the draft standards to two test cases — the approved Virginia Village parcel and the Leesburg Plaza Shopping Center — and reported hypothetical outcomes for open space, residential units and floor-area ratios under different development scenarios. Watkins said the draft ordinance’s highest…
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