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Recommendation to the Town Council for proposed amendments to the Town of Vienna Comprehensive Plan for Town-owned properties located at 114 Locust Street SW and 440 Beulah Road NE, specifically amending the Future Land Use Plan (page 38) and Community Facilities and Services chapter (pages 98-99).
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EXPLANATION AND SUMMARY:
The Town of Vienna purchased property located at 114 Locust St SW in April 2013 and property located at 440 Beulah Road NE in May 2018. Town Council adopted the current Comprehensive Plan May 23, 2016.
In order to utilize any public building or structure that is not already being utilized as such, the Planning Commission must complete a "2232 review." A "2232 review" refers to Section 15.2-2232 of the Code of Virginia. According to Section 15.2-2232, the general location, character, and extent of any future public building must be shown on the adopted comprehensive plan.
Prior to any "2232 review," the Comprehensive Plan must be amended. Specifically, the Future Land Use Plan must be amended to demonstrate "governmental" use and the Community Facilities and Services chapter must be amended to include public use of the 114 Locust Street SW and 440 Beulah Road NE properties.
Section 15.2-2232.A states the following:
"A. Whenever a local planning commission recommends a comprehensive plan or part thereof for the locality and such plan has been approved and adopted by the governing body, it shall control the general or approximate location, character and extent of each feature shown on the plan. Thereafter, unless a feature is already shown on the adopted master plan or part thereof or is deemed so under subsection D, no street or connection to an existing street, park or other public area, public building or public structure, public utility facility or public service corporation facility other than a railroad facility or an underground natural gas or underground electric distribution facility of a public utility as ...
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