Arlington Career Center Project Webpage Sections

Use Permit Review Process | BLPC/PFRC Committee Members | MPSA Play Area Drawings | Joint BLPC/PFRC Meetings | Use Permit Timeline | Resources | Arlington Career Center Project FAQs

Use Permit Review Process

The Arlington Career Center Project is now in the Use Permit phase, which means the project is under review by the Arlington County Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development. The first meeting in this phase was was held on March 15, 2023 to provide an update on the project to the Building Level Planning Committee (BLPC) and Public Facilities Review Committee (PFRC).

 BLPC/PFRC Committee Members

BLPC members represent various APS stakeholders and groups. They are responsible for communicating with and obtaining feedback from the stakeholder groups they represent. Members from the 2019 ACC BLPC were invited to continue representing their stakeholder groups and serving on the committee. Replacement members were appointed to the BLPC for the members who did not return. To facilitate collaboration between school and community stakeholders, joint meetings with the BLPC and PFRC will be planned to the greatest extent possible.

View the full list of BLPC Members appointed by the School Board. Information on the Public Facilities Review Committee (PFRC) process and PFRC members is available on the Arlington Career Center PFRC webpage.

Montessori Public School of Arlington (MPSA) Play Area

The MPSA Play Area

While the MPSA play area is not a part of the Arlington Career Center Project or the Use Permit, it is important to share with the community the play area that will be built on the site for MPSA during the summer of 2023. These are renderings of the play area and the actual play area may vary from these images.

View PDF Version of the Play Area Drawings

 Joint BLPC/PFRC Meetings – Use Permit Review Process

March 15, 2023 – Joint BLPC/PFRC Meeting #7 

Meeting Materials

• Pre-Meeting Presentation
• Arlington Career Center Use Permit Presentation
• Meeting Recording

April 19, 2023 – Joint BLPC/PFRC Meeting #8 Meeting Materials

• Meeting Presentation
• Meeting Recording

 Use Permit Timeline

• February 10, 2023: APS Submits Use Permit Application (UPER23-00012)
• March 15, 2023: Joint Public Facilities Review Committee (PFRC) and Building Level Planning Committee (BLPC)
• April 19, 2023: Public Facilities Review Committee (PFRC)
• April 26, 2023: Form-Based Code Advisory Working Group (FBC AWG)
• April/May 2023: Lunch Hour Virtual Public Meetings
• May 17, 2023: Public Facilities Review Committee (PFRC)
• May 22, 2023: Climate Change, Energy and Environment Commission (C2E2)
• May 23, 2023: Parks and Recreation Commission (PRC)
• May 25, 2023: Transportation Commission (TC)
• May 31 & June 1, 2023: Planning Commission (PC)
• June 10 & 13, 2023: County Board Hearings

 Resources

• Arlington Career Center Project Overview One-Pager
• Building Level Planning Committee (BLPC) Charge
• School Board’s Project Requirements for the Arlington Career Center
• Arlington Career Center Project Revised Base Educational Specifications
• Arlington Career Center Project Revised Alternative Educational Specifications
• School Board’s FY 2023-32 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Direction
• FY 2023-32 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
• Principles of Civic Design
• Arlington Career Center Project Multimodal Transportation Assessment (MMTA) 
• Arlington Career Center Project Multimodal Transportation Assessment (MMTA) Technical Documents

Additional information on the Arlington Career Center Project is available on the Design & Construction website.

For additional information or questions on the Arlington Career Center Project, please email engage@apsva.us.