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Subcommittee’s Task
• Will a 3 or 4 bay fire station fit on the sites under consideration?
• Footprint (sq. ft. and acres) – 0.8 acre minimum
• Buffer (sq. ft. and acres) – 1 to 1.5 acres to provide buffer zone
• Parking Spaces for approx. 12 cars
• Meet current and future personnel needs = 2 or 3 Double Bunk Rooms
8 Single Bunk Rooms
• Exits onto major arterial street or Blvd.
• Design allows for “Safe Haven” concept
• Drive-thru apparatus bay
• 45 ft. front/rear apron so apparatus can be outside
• Accommodate fuel pump/pumping station
Focus Sites
1. Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church Residential Property
2. Rock Spring Park (5012 Little Falls Road)
3. Glebe and Rock Spring (Country Club)
4. Glebe and Yorktown
5. 26th and Old Dominion (Arlington County Salt Dome)
6. Current Fire Station 8 Site and Adjacent Properties
Sites Removed From Consideration
1. Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church Residential Property
- Church is not ready
2. Rock Spring Park
- Resource Protection Area; Established Neighborhood Park
3. Glebe and Rock Spring (Country Club)
- Unwilling Seller
Remaining Sites
1. Glebe and Yorktown
2. 26th and Old Dominion (Arlington County Salt Dome)
3. Current Fire Station 8 Site and Adjacent Properties
Glebe Rd. & Yorktown Blvd.Pros & Cons
Pros
• 1.43 acres (including 3 lots) meets minimum size requirements (allows buffer and fuel pump)
• Exits onto major arterial street or Blvd.
• Allows drive-thru apparatus bay
• Sufficient parking
Cons
• Displaces three homes (assessed value $3.135M)
• Homeowners not approached and no indication they want to sell
• Exiting onto Yorktown Blvd. limits quick access to Glebe Rd.
• Exiting onto Old Dominion near busy intersection (Glebe and Old Dominion)
26th & Old Dominion Dr.Pros & Cons
Pros
• Total of 7.1 acres available meets minimum size requirements (allows buffer and fuel pump)
• Exits onto major arterial street or Blvd.
• County owned
• Allows drive-thru apparatus bay
• Sufficient parking
Cons
• Exits onto two-lane street, a street prone to congestion (Old Dominion Dr.)
• Eliminates/reduces existing green space
• Limits future uses of this land for a sizeable county facility
Current Fire Station 8 RebuiltPros & Cons
Pros
• With available lot, meets minimum size requirements (no buffer)
• Exits onto major arterial street or Blvd.
• Allows drive-thru apparatus bay
• Sufficient parking
Cons
• Without available lot, does not meet minimum size requirements (no buffer)
• Cost to county to acquire 1 lot ($770K list price)
• Requires temporary station to be built
Siting Subcommittee’s Findings
1. Glebe and Yorktown – Least Viable Option- Meets minimum size requirements only if 3 lots acquired
- No evidence that owners are willing to sell lots
- Exit onto Yorktown Blvd. limits quick access to Glebe Rd.
2. 26th and Old Dominion (Arlington County Salt Dome) – Viable Option- Meets minimum size requirements w/o land acquisition
- Exits onto major arterial street (only two-lanes)
- Eliminates/reduces existing green space
3. Current Fire Station 8 Site and Adjacent Properties – Viable Option- Meets minimum size requirement w/ land acquisition
- Exits onto major arterial street
- Allows drive-thru apparatus bay