Fairfax County Planning Commission approves infill project

The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved an infill development in the Alexandria area of Mason District Oct. 8. The Board of Supervisors’ hearing will be Nov. 17.

The property owner, Lora Seeds, wants to sell her property at 5824 Dawes Ave. to a developer who would build three homes on the 1.2-acre lot. She applied for a special exception to waive the minimum lot width requirements.  

After the Mason District Land Use Committee opposed the project in July, the applicant made several changes in the project to address neighbors’ concerns. 

The maximum height of the buildings could be no more than 32 feet. The width of the houses would be reduced from 80 to 67 feet. Two trees will be planted to replace some of the vegetation that will need to be removed.