Available for projects in Revitalization locations
Financial
Department of Housing and Community
Development’s Revitalization Division
703-246-6500
Apply for financing from $10,000 to $500,000
Combine ICP with private loans, SBA programs or Federal Home Loan Bank
programs (for business organizations)
Take advantage of highly flexible loan terms that may include low-to-no
interest-term loans, loan guarantees or interest write-downs
Submit applications for a variety of purposes that benefit businesses,
communities or areas and are provided by private, public or nonprofit
organizations
Available to property owners within Revitalization
locations
Regulatory
Department of Planning and
Zoning’s Zoning Administration Division
703-324-1359
Potential
for 20 percent reduction in commercial-parking requirement
Allows
20 percent by right reduction in the parking requirement for all
nonresidential uses in the Richmond Highway Commercial Revitalization
Districts
Allows by-right
increase in building heights from 40 to 50 feet in the C-6 and C-8 Districts
Reduces the minimum front yard requirement in all commercial districts
to 20 feet
If a yard dimension is specified in the Comprehensive Plan
which
is
the same or less than the underlying zoning district, the Comprehensive
Plan dimension applies
Modified landscaping and
screening requirements
Provides that open space requirements do not apply to expansions/enlargements
of existing uses, as
Unlike the zoning ordinance
for other locations, in Richmond Highway there is no
clause that states a reduction must demonstrate
how it furthers the goals of the Commercial Revitalization
District
long as the expansion does not decrease the amount of existing open
space
Deletes the requirement for ground-level parking spaces to be 10’ from
front lot line
Allows non-conforming signs to be removed and replaced with smaller
signs
Establishes a new blanket Category 6 Special Exception for waivers
and modifications in a CRD
Allows freestanding signs within the CRD or in proximity to a CRD that
identify the area, or the signs can give directions and/or distances
to commercial areas or centers within the CRD
Concurrent
processing of some plan amendments with zoning applications
Staff
contact for individual revitalization district
Customers at the ZED front counter are advised if their site is located
within a Commercial Revitalization District, are given the name of the
appropriate lead planner, given printed information, and directed to
the DPZ website
Expedited
zoning application acceptance and processing
Expedited processing requires an applicant to do only a single concurrent
legal notification, saving both time and financial expense
CRD applications are distributed to
additional reviewers, including HCD- Revitalization, the Chairman of
the applicable
CRD, and
the Site
Review Branch of DPWES
Applications are given priority review and acceptance by the Application
Acceptance Section of ZED and are given priority in terms of distribution
and scheduling for pre-staffing and staffing (internal staff review)
Open to individuals who
have an existing building and are proposing to change the use of the
space may apply
Regulatory
Department of Public Works
and Environmental Services’ Site Development Services
703-222-0114,
TTY 711 or
703-324-1780
For a fee, a team of reviewers
will inspect an existing facility and provide a written report listing
major code and permit requirements prior to submittal of building plans
Learn
more on the DPWES page on Revitalization Initiatives for the
Building Plan Review, Permit and Inspection Process
Open to individuals with
new commercial construction projects and additions to existing commercial
buildings when the associated plans are peer reviewed
Regulatory
Department of Public Works
and Environmental Services’ Land Development Services, Director's
Office
703-324-1780, TTY 711
Requires peer review of associated plans
Used to faciliate the review
of large, complex buildings
Allows for issuance of partial building permits and extensions of partial
permits prior to full approval of site and building plans
Go to the DPWES page on Expedited
Building Plan Review (Peer review) (This program is open to anyone.
Any building owner in a Revitalization district who uses the program
can
also use
modified processing.)
Department of Public Works
and Environmental Services’ Site Development Services
703-222-0801, TTY 703-324-1877
DPWES
recommends going to the revitalization resource center in the Permit
Application Center to save time for individuals constructing projects
in revitalization districts
At the center, inform county
staff if your project is located in a revitalization district
Department of Public Works
and Environmental Services’ Building Plan Review Division
703-222-0114,
TTY 711
Utilizes pre-approved private sector design professionals to "peer
review" the construction plans for code compliance prior to submission
to the county
Once submitted, permit issuance is accelerated as the peer reviewed
plans are given priority status during the building plan review process
For more details and resources, go to the DPWES page on Expedited
Building Plan Review (This program is open to anyone. Any building
owner in a Revitalization district who uses the program can also use
modified processing.)
