Lexology reports that on Jan. 21, 2023, the Arlington County Board amended the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance to allow a set of new uses. The amendment is part of Arlington’s Commercial Market Resiliency Initiative, which the county describes as “[a] strategy to modernize Arlington’s regulations, practices, and processes to ensure a more nimble response to economic shifts.”

According to the Initiative, the proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments are intended to accommodate new, emerging or expanded uses within Arlington’s commercial and mixed-use districts and include permitting micro-fulfillment centers within commercial and mixed-use districts as by-right with use standards; placing universities/colleges within the Retail, Service and Commercial Use category (as office) so as to be considered by-right without a use permit or site plan amendment; and permitting artisan beverage facilities within commercial and mixed-use districts as by-right with use standards.

Last Updated on February 8, 2023 by Ramin Seddiq