News

General News (April 13 -- results of several votes at WWCA general meeting)
Analysis of Lot Coverage by WWCA showing impact of restrictions on some WWCA houses (10 April)
Analysis of Lot Coverage by Arl Dept of Community, Planning, and Housing Development, for entire county (21 April)
WaPo article on Arlington's lot coverage restriction proposal (Mar 31)
WaPo article on subdividing inner suburb lots to increase density (Apr 2)
4906 N 16th St "Woodlawn Manor" (Jan 3)
5200 N 16th St (Jan 21)
5123 N 14th St (Dec 11, 2004)
1400 N Geo Mason Dr (Feb 12)
Vacant lot at Washington Blvd and George Mason (Dec 4. 2004)

Documents

Example of increase in tax burden 1988-2006 for a single-family house in WWCA
Waycroft-Woodlawn neighborhood statistics from county assessor database
Why do our assessments go up so much?
Proposed zoning changes to reduce lot converage
Civic Federation's concise summary of residential building code by zoning area (.pdf file)
Information on historic districts
How to find deed information on properties
List of subdivision restrictions and deed book references [77 KB pdf file] (Apr 25)
Map of subdivisions showing dates of deeds [218 KB]
Map of construction in W-W from 1860 to 1935 [212 KB] (Apr 16)
Links to local developers and realtors
Information tidbits (Dec 3, 2004)

Arlington Civic Federation, the "association of civic associations" in Arlington
- Links to neighborhood Civic Association information
Arlington Dept of Community Planning, Housing, and Development (CPHD)
Arlington Planning Commission (and links to minutes of meetings)
Arlington's Zoning Ordinance (and other codes). If that link doesn't work in your browser, try this one, and click on the "municode.com" link
- Williamsburg Civic Assn's synopsis of the residential building code in Arlington
Arlington County Civic Federation Planning and Zoning Committee on Lot Coverage Issue
- Formal statement to County Board on ZORC recommendations (7 Feb 2005)
- Proposed (modified) ZORC recommendations on lot coverage (.pdf file)
- Nov 20, 2004 letter from ACCF to Barbara Favola on lot coverage restrictions
VDOT's summary of The Land Development Process.
The Williamsburg Civic Assn's discussion of Zoning Issues and Infill Housing. It's an excellent site that has numerous links to additional documents and procedures.
The Washington Post's list of neighborhood associations and points of contact.
News about Arlington's historic districts and places.
National Trust for Historic Preservation summary of the teardown problem, and executive summary of their report on Teardowns in Historic Neighborhoods (350KB pdf file).