Land Use Watch
Arlington County, VA · Sun, Oct 18 – Sat, Oct 31

Arlington County land-use hearings, this week and next

12 items before the County Board, Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals. Updated Sun, Oct 18, 2026 from the official agendas.

Wed, Oct 217:00 pmBoard of Zoning Appeals

Use permit request at 2512 N. Granada St. (Yorktown), carried over from a prior meeting

V-12141-26-UP-1 · 2512 N. Granada St. (Yorktown)

The applicant asks the Board of Zoning Appeals for a use permit at 2512 N. Granada St. in Yorktown. This item is carried over, meaning it was previously scheduled and is again on this agenda for consideration. The agenda does not describe the specific use requested.

Special exception / use permit
Source: Agenda
Wed, Oct 217:00 pmBoard of Zoning Appeals

Use permit request at 1145 N. Illinois St. (Bluemont)

V-12142-26-UP-2 · 1145 N. Illinois St.

The applicant asks the Board of Zoning Appeals for a use permit at 1145 N. Illinois St. in Bluemont. The item appears on the agenda for Board consideration; the agenda text provides no further detail about the specific use.

Special exception / use permit
Source: Agenda
Wed, Oct 217:00 pmBoard of Zoning Appeals

Use permit request at 909 19th St. S. in Aurora Highlands

V-12143-26-UP-1 · 909 19th St. S.

The applicant asks the Board of Zoning Appeals for a use permit at 909 19th St. S. in the Aurora Highlands area. The Board will consider the request at this meeting.

Special exception / use permit
Source: Agenda
Wed, Oct 217:00 pmBoard of Zoning Appeals

Use permit request at 2625 S. June St. (Arlington Ridge)

V-12144-26-UP-1 · 2625 S. June St.

The applicant asks the Board of Zoning Appeals for a use permit at this Arlington Ridge address. The agenda item does not describe the specific use in the text provided, so the request should be reviewed in the case file before the hearing.

Special exception / use permit
Source: Agenda
Wed, Oct 217:00 pmBoard of Zoning Appeals

Use permit request at 112 S. Barton St. (Penrose)

V-12145-26-UP-1 · 112 S. Barton St.

The applicant asks the Board of Zoning Appeals for a use permit at 112 S. Barton St. (Penrose), a request that the Board will consider at this meeting. The source agenda item does not describe the specific use requested.

Special exception / use permit
Source: Agenda
Wed, Oct 217:00 pmBoard of Zoning Appeals

Use permit request at 825 N. Fillmore Street in Lyon Park

V-12146-26-UP-1 · 825 N. Fillmore St.

The applicant asks the Board of Zoning Appeals for a use permit at 825 N. Fillmore Street. The Board will consider the request at this meeting under the use permit case V-12146-26-UP-1.

Special exception / use permit
Source: Agenda
Wed, Oct 217:00 pmBoard of Zoning Appeals

Use permit request at 4669 17th St. N. (Waycroft - Woodlawn)

V-12147-26-UP-1 · 4669 17th St. N.

The applicant asks the Board of Zoning Appeals for a use permit at 4669 17th St. N. The item is on the agenda for the Board's review; the agenda does not describe the specific use or the outcome.

Special exception / use permit
Source: Agenda
Wed, Oct 217:00 pmBoard of Zoning Appeals

Use permit request at 3632 N. Lancaster St. (Williamsburg)

V-12149-26-UP-1 · 3632 N. Lancaster St.

The applicant asks the Board of Zoning Appeals for a use permit at 3632 N. Lancaster St. This agenda item sets the request for consideration at the October 21, 2026 meeting; the agenda text does not describe the specific use requested.

Special exception / use permit
Source: Agenda
Wed, Oct 217:00 pmBoard of Zoning Appeals

Use permit request at 1507 N. Hancock St. (Lyon Village), deferred

V-12150-26-UP-2 · 1507 N. Hancock St. (Lyon Village)

The applicant requests a use permit at 1507 N. Hancock St. in Lyon Village. The item is listed as deferred on the Board of Zoning Appeals agenda, so it is not scheduled for a decision at this meeting.

Deferral requestedSpecial exception / use permit
Source: Agenda
Wed, Oct 217:00 pmBoard of Zoning Appeals

Appeal at an unaddressed parcel adjacent to 713 S. Veitch St., Penrose

V-12131-26-APP-1 · Unaddressed parcel adjacent to 713 S. Veitch St. (RPC #25-001-028)

An appeal of a zoning decision concerning an unaddressed parcel next to 713 S. Veitch St. This carryover item was deferred and is back before the Board of Zoning Appeals at this meeting.

Deferral requestedVariance / appeal
Source: Agenda
Wed, Oct 217:00 pmBoard of Zoning Appeals

Variance request at 3632 N. Lancaster St. (Williamsburg)

V-12149-26-VA-2 · 3632 N. Lancaster St.

The applicant asks the Board of Zoning Appeals for a variance affecting the property at 3632 N. Lancaster St. The agenda lists the request for hearing at this meeting; the source gives no further detail on the specific zoning relief sought.

Variance / appeal
Source: Agenda
Wed, Oct 217:00 pmBoard of Zoning Appeals

Variance request at 1507 N. Hancock St. in Lyon Village

V-12150-26-VA-1 · 1507 N. Hancock St.

The applicant requests a variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals for a property at 1507 N. Hancock St. The item was deferred and is listed on this agenda again for consideration.

Deferral requestedVariance / appeal
Source: Agenda

The last two weeks

Sat, Oct 179:30 amCounty Board

Outdoor café in the public right-of-way at Green Pig Bistro, 1025 N. Fillmore St.

U-3258-10-1 · 1025 N. Fillmore St.

The County Board is reviewing an existing use permit for an outdoor café located in the public right-of-way outside Green Pig Bistro. The item is a periodic review of the permit's conditions.

Special exception / use permit
Source: Agenda
Sat, Oct 179:30 amCounty Board

Use permit review for live entertainment, dancing and an outdoor café at William Jeffrey's Tavern

U-3332-12-2 · 2301 Columbia Pike, Suite 100

The County Board is reviewing an existing use permit for William Jeffrey's Tavern, which covers live entertainment and dancing and an outdoor café at this location. The item is a review of those permitted uses under the permit's conditions.

Special exception / use permit
Source: Agenda
Sat, Oct 179:30 amCounty Board

Use permit review for live entertainment at Azteca Grill, 3005 Columbia Pike

U-3496-17-2 · 3005 Columbia Pike

The County Board is reviewing an existing use permit for live entertainment at Azteca Grill, a restaurant at 3005 Columbia Pike. The review checks compliance with the permit conditions attached to live entertainment at the site.

Special exception / use permit
Source: Agenda
Sat, Oct 179:30 amCounty Board

Use permit review for live entertainment at Caspi Restaurant and Lounge, 2901 Columbia Pike

U-3588-20-1 · 2901 Columbia Pike

The County Board is reviewing the existing use permit for Caspi Restaurant and Lounge to consider live entertainment at the restaurant. The item is a use permit review, so the Board examines whether the permit's conditions should be kept, changed, or added.

Special exception / use permit
Source: Agenda
Sat, Oct 179:30 amCounty Board

Use permit review for a contractors’ storage and staging yard on the Service Road

UPER20-00034 · Service Road (No street number), at the Crescent Lot

This is a review of an existing use permit for a contractors’ storage and staging yard on the Service Road at the Crescent Lot. The County Board is reviewing the use permit under the terms set when it was granted.

Special exception / use permit
Source: Agenda
Sat, Oct 179:30 amCounty Board

Use permit review for an open-air market at Metropolitan Park and nearby Arlington properties

The County Board is reviewing an open-air market (EatLoco) operating at Metropolitan Park and within portions of the right-of-way on South Elm Street. The review covers two related use permit cases (UPER23-00011 and UPER24-00002) for properties along South Fern Street, 15th Street South, 12th Street South and 14th Road South.

Special exception / use permit
Source: Agenda
Sat, Oct 179:30 amCounty Board

Use permit review for live entertainment at Astro Beer Hall, 4001 Campbell Ave.

UPER25-00017 · 4001 Campbell Ave.

The County Board will review the existing use permit for live entertainment at Astro Beer Hall, a beer hall at 4001 Campbell Ave. This is a review of the current permit conditions rather than a new request for the use.

Special exception / use permit
Source: Agenda
Sat, Oct 179:30 amCounty Board

Use permit review for a dance studio in the Lee Harrison Shopping Center, Suite LL9

UPER25-00024 · 2425, 2433, 2435, 2447, 2449, 2491, 2499, 2503 & 2509 N. Harrison St.

The county board is reviewing an existing use permit for Dance Factory, a dance studio occupying Suite LL9 within the Lee Harrison Shopping Center. The review considers whether the permit should continue, be amended, or carry new conditions.

Special exception / use permit
Source: Agenda
Sat, Oct 179:30 amCounty Board

Use permit review for an after-school day care program for up to 30 students at Greenbrier Baptist Church

UPER25-00027 · 5401 7th Road S.

The County Board is reviewing an existing use permit that allows an after-school program, a day care use, for up to 30 students at Greenbrier Baptist Church. The review considers whether the permit should continue or be amended under its conditions.

Special exception / use permit
Source: Agenda
Sat, Oct 179:30 amCounty Board

Zoning text amendment: telecom facilities, delinquent-tax conditions, and civil penalties

ZOA-2026-04

The ordinance would amend ten articles and Appendix B (Columbia Pike Form Based Code) of the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance to update rules for telecommunications facilities, make payment of delinquent taxes, fees and charges a condition of land use approval, and revise civil penalty regulations. The County Board is asked to act on the ordinance at this meeting.

Zoning text amendment
Source: Agenda
Sat, Oct 179:30 amCounty Board

Text amendment: revising the zoning definitions of food delivery service and restaurant

The County Board is asked to advertise public hearings on an ordinance that would amend Article 18 (Definitions) of the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance to revise how food delivery service and restaurant are defined. This step authorizes the hearings but does not itself adopt the change.

Zoning text amendment
Source: Agenda
Sat, Oct 179:30 amCounty Board

Zoning text amendment for administrative review of affordable housing on religious and nonprofit land

The resolution would start a Zoning Ordinance amendment to match recently adopted state law, which allows affordable housing on land owned by religious or 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to go through administrative review. The Board is being asked to initiate the amendment at this hearing.

Zoning text amendment
Source: Agenda
Mon, Oct 57:00 pmPlanning Commission

Zoning text amendment on telecom facilities, delinquent-tax conditions and civil penalties

ZOA-2026-04

The county proposes an ordinance amending several zoning articles and Appendix B to update telecommunications facility rules, require payment of delinquent taxes and fees before land use approval, and revise civil penalties, to match changes from the 2026 General Assembly session.

Zoning text amendment
Source: Agenda

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