Fire Station 8 Task ForceSiting Subcommittee Report

Anne Wilson

Frank McDermott

Rodney W. Turner

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

Sites Considered by County

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

Site Locations

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

Glebe Rd. & Rock Spring Rd.

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.

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 St. & Old Dominion Dr.

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 Site & Adjacent Properties

Current Fire Station 8 Site Rebuilt Renderings

3 Bay Station 4 Bay Station

Current Fire Station 8 Site Rebuilt Diagrams(No Land Acquired)

3 Bay Station 4 Bay Station

Current Fire Station 8 Site Rebuilt Diagrams(With 1 Lot Acquired)

3 Bay Station 4 Bay Station

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

Other Considerations & Questions

• Satellite Station Considered

• EMS Service

• Addresses most pressing need in northern part of county

• Variety of options for location: Water Pump Station at Old Glebe Rd. & Military Rd; near Madison Community Center, etc.