April 19, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: land use

Residents take issue with plans for expanding Pine Ridge police facility

#Annandale, #government services, #land use, #police

An artist’s rendering of the new FCPD Pine Ridge Operations and Support Bureau.  People who live next to the Fairfax County Police Department’s Pine Ridge Operations and Support Bureau in Annandale continue to have concerns with the county’s plan to replace that facility with a new, larger building and reconfigure the site’s layout. The FCPD … Continued

Board of Supervisors approves Chick-Fil-A

#Annandale, #Board of Supervisors, #land use, #redevelopment, #restaurants, #zoning
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These buildings in central Annandale will be replaced by a Chick-Fil-A. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors easily approved a zoning special exception Jan. 14 to allow construction of a Chick-fil-A drive-through restaurant on Little River Turnpike in central Annandale. No one spoke during the public hearing on the proposal, and none of the supervisors raised … Continued

Chick-fil-A is coming to Rt. 236, but what about the vision for Annandale?

#Annandale, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #restaurants, #revitalization
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Chick-fil-A’s design for a proposed restaurant in Annandale. During a Planning Commission discussion July 8 on the proposal for a Chik-fil-A restaurant, at-large commissioner James Hart raised concerns that a stand-alone fast-food restaurant on Little River Turnpike does not meet the vision spelled out in the Annandale Comprehensive Plan. The commission easily endorsed the project … Continued

Virginia delegate wants to allow denser housing on single-family lots

#Annandale, #housing, #land use, #state government, #zoning
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Stanley Martin, a homebuilder active in Northern Virginia, offers multi-generational homes, like this one, with a private living space inside – with its own entrance, kitchenette, family room, bedroom, and one-car garage. The concept is being marketed to families who want a separate apartment in their home for an elderly parent. [Stanley Martin]  The lack … Continued

Residents complain about assisted living/group home planned for Trammell Road

#aging, #health, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #seniors, #zoning
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The building under construction at 7816 Trammell Road. Residents of Lafayette Village upset about an assisted living/group home under construction in their neighborhood got a chance to air their concerns directly to the developer, Allen Wong, at the community’s HOA board meeting Nov. 21. Wong, the owner of a property at 7816 Trammell Road in … Continued

Improvements proposed for McDonald’s in Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #land use, #restaurants
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A rendering of the McDonald’s project in Bailey’s Crossroads.  The McDonald’s at 4803 Leesburg Pike is slated to get an “extreme makeover,” said land use attorney Evan Pritchard of the Venable law firm, at the Nov. 19 meeting of the Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners Revitalization Corporation. The exterior of the fast food restaurant, located in  Bailey’s Crossroads … Continued

Neighbors demand hearing on Annandale home under construction for the elderly

#aging, #community organizations, #land use, #zoning
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7816 Trammell Road Residents of Lafayette Village and nearby neighborhoods in Annandale are concerned that a residence for the elderly under construction at 7816 Trammell Road failed to go through the proper approval process. Donna Jacobson, the president of the Lafayette Village Community Association, believes the project should be subject to a special exception zoning … Continued

Townhouses, not mixed-use development, planned for Graham Park Plaza

#Falls Church, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #retail
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Federal Realty Investment Trust has dropped plans to transform Graham Park Plaza into a mixed-use development with apartments and ground-floor retail, according to news reports. Instead, the company is selling 8.3 acres on the western side of the 19-acre site to EYA, which plans to build 175 luxury townhouses there. The shopping center, formerly called … Continued

Supervisors approve Inova expansion on Gallows Road

#Board of Supervisors, #health, #Inova, #land use, #Merrifield, #redevelopment
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Future development proposed for the Inova Center for Personal Health. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 24 approved a huge expansion of the Inova Center for Personalized Health (ICPH) on a117-acre property between Gallows Road and the beltway. The ICPH, including the Schar Cancer Center and a conference center, are already occupying some … Continued

Planning Commission endorses Merrifield Suburban Study – with a few key changes

#Inova, #land use, #Merrifield, #Planning Commission, #transportation

A proposed comprehensive plan amendment would greatly expand the Inova Center for Public Health. The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved an amendment to the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan for the Merrifield Suburban Center Sept. 19 that would facilitate redevelopment at the Inova Center for Personal Health (ICPH) and  Fairview Park. The amendment goes to the … Continued

Planning Commission defers decision on Merrifield development

#housing, #Inova, #land use, #Merrifield, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #revitalization

Merrifield Suburban Center Task Force Chair Charlie Hall speaks at the Planning Commission hearing. After a lengthy hearing on a proposed plan amendment to allow extensive development at the Inova site on Gallows Road and at Fairview Park, the Fairfax County Planning Commission deferred a decision to Sept. 19. The proposal, agreed to by county … Continued

Planning Commission to consider development at Inova and Fairview Park

#health, #Inova, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #transportation
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A concept for new development at the Inova Center for Personalized Health. Gallows Road is at the bottom.  Inova’s plans for the Gallows Road property include a massive amount of development along with improvements to Gallows Road the preservation of some open space to make the project more acceptable to the community. That concept was … Continued