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Request for approval of site plan modifications of requirements and landscape plan for proposed Vienna-Carter Library and parking garage located at 101 Maple Ave., E.
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Since 2018, the Town has collaborated with Fairfax County in the County's plan to develop a new library facility at 101 Maple Ave., E. The property is currently the site of the Patrick Henry Library, which will be renamed the Vienna-Carter Library upon completion. The project includes dedicated Town parking spaces within a new shared parking garage.
In 2019, Grimm and Parker Architects conducted a feasibility study to explore conceptual design options for the new library and parking structure. Subsequently, the Town and Fairfax County formalized an agreement in which the Town committed to funding the design and construction of at least 84 public parking spaces within the garage. The construction is being financed through $2.4 million from the Town's 2020 Capital Improvement Program (originally designated for another parking garage) and an additional $2.3 million grant from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA).
The site plan and architectural designs have undergone extensive review by Town staff and have been presented at multiple work sessions and meetings with the Board of Architectural Review, the Planning Commission, and the Town Council. The project is now at a critical stage requiring regulatory approvals to proceed. These include modifications to the requirements for the front and rear yard setbacks, tree canopy. In addition, the project must receive Town Council approval for its landscape plan.
The application for these approvals was submitted on Feb. 3, 2023, and has been reviewed based on the zoning regulations in place at that time, when the property was zoned C-2 General Commercial. It has since been reclassified to the AC (Avenue Center) District, but the C-2 that was in effect at the time of application still prevails for this project.
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