In advance of Arlington County Board meetings on December 13 & 16, 2025,

the following items will be heard by the Planning Commission on

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2025

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2025
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2025

PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA & MEETING MATERIALS

This is a hybrid public meeting to be held at the Bozman Government Center, 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, County Board Room 307.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE HEARD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2025, 7 PM

*PLEASE NOTE – this agenda item has been revised with typographical errors corrected.

1. RiverHouse Neighborhood – Development Project:
   
   REZN22-00007 REZONING from “R2-7” Two-Family and Townhouse Dwelling District and “C-O-2.5” Mixed Use District to “RA6-15” Multiple-Family Dwelling District; for portions of property located at 1111 Army Navy Drive, 1400 S. Joyce Street, and 1600 S. Joyce Street (RPC#s 35-010-023, -032, -033).
   
   SPLN23-00001 PHASED DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN for existing and new infill development totaling up to 4,466 residential dwelling units and up to 19,923 sq. ft. of non-residential gross floor area for the site as a whole; with modifications of zoning ordinance requirements including: additional density, reduced parking, increased compact parking, off-site parking, loading space reductions, sign systems, altered dimensional parking standards, density exclusions, and other modifications as necessary to achieve the proposed phased development site plan for the RiverHouse site (SP #477); located at 1111 Army Navy Drive, 1400 S. Joyce Street, and 1600 S. Joyce Street (RPC#s 35-010-023, -032, -033).
   
   SPLN23-00002 SITE PLAN to construct a mixed-use building consisting of up to 509 residential dwelling units and up to 14,793 sq. ft. of non-residential gross floor area; with modifications of zoning ordinance requirements including: additional density, reduced parking requirements, increased compact parking, parking for off-site uses, sign systems, density exclusions, and other modifications as necessary to achieve the proposed development plan for the RiverHouse “Building N1” site (SP #477-1); located at 1111 Army Navy Drive and 1400 S. Joyce Street (RPC#s 35-010-023, and -032).
   
   SPLN23-00003 SITE PLAN to construct up to 132 residential dwelling units consisting of townhouses and multifamily (stacked flats); with modifications of zoning ordinance requirements including: reduced parking requirements, sign systems, and other modifications as necessary to achieve the proposed development plan for the RiverHouse “Land Bay S” site (SP #477-2); located at 1400 S. Joyce Street and 1600 S. Joyce Street (RPC#s 35-010-032, and -033).
   
   SPLN23-00004 SITE PLAN to construct a multifamily building with up to 102 residential dwelling units; with modifications of zoning ordinance requirements including: reduced parking requirements and other modifications as necessary to achieve the proposed development plan for the RiverHouse “Building C1” site (SP #477-3); located at 1600 S. Joyce Street (RPC# 35-010-033).
   
   SPLN25-00001 SITE PLAN for three (3) existing multifamily buildings totaling up to 1,676 residential dwelling units and up to 1,130 sq. ft. of non-residential gross floor area; with modifications of zoning ordinance requirements including: reduced parking and loading requirements, altered dimensional parking standards, and other modifications as necessary to achieve the proposed development plan for the RiverHouse “Existing Buildings” (Ashley, Potomac, and James) site (SP #477-4); located at 1111 Army Navy Drive, 1400 S. Joyce Street, and 1600 S. Joyce Street (RPC#s 35-010-023, -032, -033).

HOW TO VIEW AND PARTICIPATE

The Planning Commission Hearings are normally hybrid meetings where staff, applicants, and members of the public may attend in-person or via electronic teleconference/videoconference communications using Microsoft Teams. 

The hearings are available in real time on YouTube.  However, other options will be provided to view the meeting in real time through a Microsoft Teams link (provided upon registration for public testimony and/or for public viewing only). 

• A broadcast of the hearings will continue to be available with closed captioning on Comcast Xfinity channels 25 and 1073; Verizon FiOS channels 39 and 40, 24-48 hours after the meeting has taken place.  

To request to give public testimony, an online registration MUST be completed one week or at a minimum of 24-hours in advance of the hearing for a guaranteed opportunity to speak on the requested date and time. This applies to the original night of the meeting date and not the recess date.

The public is welcome to participate giving public testimony in person, virtually, or with written comments in advance. Visit https://commissions.arlingtonva.us/planning-commission to:

• Sign-up online to speak during the meeting.
  • Registered speakers will receive a confirmation email with further instructions upon completion of the speaker request form and after submission to the Clerk.
  • Registered participants choosing to speak virtually will join the meeting via Microsoft Teams (accessible through a web browser or the free app). The meeting link will be provided in the confirmation email.
• Submitting written comments online is also an option. Written comments need to be received by 12 noon on the day of the hearing to provide the Commission the opportunity to review your comments before the hearing.

To request translation services, reasonable accommodations, or other questions regarding the meeting notification, contact the Planning Commission Clerk, Gizele Carnell Johnson, Gjohnson@arlingtonva.us or call, (703) 217-6676.

Commissioner BAGLEY will represent the Planning Commission at the DECEMBER 13, 2025, County Board Meeting.

The Planning Commission is a citizen advisory board authorized by the Virginia State Code. It promotes the orderly development of Arlington County and its environs by advising the County Board on development and use of land, facilities and zoning.

PLEASE ALLOW 2-3 BUSINESS DAYS after this notification has been published for all DRAFT meeting materials to be posted and available online for review.