Recap of 12th December Civic Association Meeting
Approximately ten people attended the Civic Association meeting on Thursday evening 12 December at Randolph School.
The agenda included:
We heard a presentation from John Vihstadt, chair of the Arlington Urban Agriculture Task Force (UPDATE: and now a candidate for the County Board seat replacing Chris Zimmerman).
Mr Vihstadt brought us up to date on the findings of the task force and their recommendations to update County agricultural regulations to the County Board, including those regarding the controversial issue of regarding ‘backyard’ hen-keeping. Due to strongly divergent opinions on the issue among Task Force members, it seems unlikely that there will be a change to the current County policy regarding ‘backyard’ hen-keeping anytime in the near future. A copy of Mr Vihstadt’s presentation may be found here [PDF].
Deborah Albert of Arlington Planning regarding the proposal to allow ‘jumbotron’ outdoor video screens in certain commercial zones.
As a part of the recent update to zoning ordinances, a small number of large video screens (like used by WJLA Channel 7 in Rosslyn) will be allowed in a few commercial areas in the county. Full details of the proposal may be found here [PDF].
Update: This proposal was approved by the County Board on 17 December.
The next Civic Association meeting will be in late February 2014.
