tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post6309535215818307628..comments2023-09-16T04:58:07.261-04:00Comments on the Annandale Blog: Committee to rule on whether a home can be built in a flood zone in AnnandaleAnnandale Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-50316426574569423562018-12-06T09:22:17.797-05:002018-12-06T09:22:17.797-05:00How ridiculous. FFC will do anything to acquire re...How ridiculous. FFC will do anything to acquire real estate taxes...why due to their extreme and generous benefits and retirement. The only way to continue getting taxes to support this is raise real estate taxes and they can. Instead of doing the right thing in lowering the benefits and retirement, they will continue to raise taxes every year. This absolutely should not be done. If so, then flood insurance should be so high that the owner will say no. What a stupid idea but then how smart is FFC. They will do anything before they get off the gravy train. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-21524572019291246512018-12-06T00:59:09.015-05:002018-12-06T00:59:09.015-05:00AMEN. We MUST protect our natural wetlands!AMEN. We MUST protect our natural wetlands!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-74763523415587112972018-12-05T17:27:03.689-05:002018-12-05T17:27:03.689-05:00Anon 3:23PM, don't blame the urban planners. N...Anon 3:23PM, don't blame the urban planners. No one listens to them. Blame Penny Gross, Gerry Connolly and Sharon Bulova for doing what is best for their voting record and tax proffers. The more they build the more tax income for the county to pay for their misguided social programs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-91117577403803267172018-12-05T17:21:45.657-05:002018-12-05T17:21:45.657-05:00I encourage anyone who thinks it's a bad idea ...I encourage anyone who thinks it's a bad idea to allow building in a Resource Protection Area to come to the special exception meeting on December 12 (in the Herrity Building, first floor). Even better, request to be a speaker in opposition to this project. The builder knew what she was getting into when she bought the property as an investment--she thought she could disregard the RPA rules and go forward. We need to protect our natural wetlands!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-36216627037576024362018-12-05T15:23:50.656-05:002018-12-05T15:23:50.656-05:00It does seem that way. Developers have a lock on o...It does seem that way. Developers have a lock on our entire land use process under the misguided guise of encouraging economic development. So we are developing office buildings despite the vacancy rate at existing sites, building in floodplains, and encouraging new housing with the hope of throwing in some affordable housing as a compromise. And the lack of quality of life we all see coming at us is ignored. It isn't enough we sit in traffic for hours while our brilliant "urban planners" are planning our way to hell. Instead of creating charming communities everyone wants to live it they are creating the old city models that invite all their problems with them. They all need to get out of decision making roles and work more with their communities. This system needs to be broken and restarted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-79063903888519396172018-12-05T15:09:58.196-05:002018-12-05T15:09:58.196-05:00RPA regulations on land within the designated area...RPA regulations on land within the designated area seem to be waived<br />regardless of the lots suitability for development, proximity to a body of water, existing set back requirements or destruction of existing trees and vegetation. It appears all you have to do is request a waiver which begs the question. Why have regulations at all?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-62769433127176198122018-12-04T19:40:35.557-05:002018-12-04T19:40:35.557-05:00Call it whatever you want. Building there is a DUM...Call it whatever you want. Building there is a DUMB idea that will likely cause far-reaching problems not just for those homeowners, but for people nearby, the environment, and wildlife.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-8010228765214215112018-12-04T15:36:01.833-05:002018-12-04T15:36:01.833-05:00Better hurry up and develop it before some 55+ hou...Better hurry up and develop it before some 55+ housing or a homeless shelter ends up there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-38535875871981633322018-12-04T13:23:09.025-05:002018-12-04T13:23:09.025-05:00When land sits undeveloped for so many years flood...When land sits undeveloped for so many years floodplain maps are not always updated properly until they are developed and reassessed. The 75' setback requirement and the applicant's own documentation places this "house" in a minor floodplain. There is plenty of documentation that this area handles volumes of water. There is a tributary to Accotink Creek that runs through this property with a steep hillside along one perimeter of it meaning the water has nowhere else to go but to this and the adjacent lots. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-66236428383515624082018-12-04T10:52:09.967-05:002018-12-04T10:52:09.967-05:00FYI, an area covered by an RPA is not the same as ...FYI, an area covered by an RPA is not the same as a flood-prone area. Sometimes, but not always, these areas overlap. Fairfax County website has a mapping tool that shows what properties are in an RPA and / or a FEMA Flood Hazard Area. That tool shows 4104 Woodlark is in an RPA but not a FEMA flood zone. DCChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031064189417154766noreply@blogger.com