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RSU committee disbands after failing to reach a consensus

June 12, 2014

#housing, #land use, #Planning Commission, #zoning

The RSU Committee in charge of developing a recommendation for a new zoning ordinance allowing residential studio units has been unable to reach a consensus. The group passed a motion at its June 9 meeting requesting the committee be disbanded. That doesn’t mean the issue is dead; the Fairfax County Planning Commission could always draft … Continued

Public encouraged to comment on Seven Corners Task redevelopment proposal

June 11, 2014

#land use, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners, #transportation

Fairfax County planner Bernie Suchicital presents the draft Seven Corners plan text at the June 10 task force meeting. The public will have a chance to weigh in on a proposal for guiding future development of Seven Corners at the next meeting of the Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force June 23. The … Continued

Lincolnia cemetery for indigents nearing completion

June 10, 2014

#land use, #Lincolnia

The cemetery for indigents under construction in Lincolnia. The existing graves are in the background. The cemetery for indigents under construction at 6217 Lincolnia Road is expected to be completed by the end of June or early July, says Ken Lim of the Construction Management division in the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and … Continued

Housing on Sears site is part of major Seven Corners redevelopment plan

June 3, 2014

#housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners, #shopping, #traffic, #transportation

A redevelopment proposal calls for apartments, townhouses, and retail to replace Sears and two office buildings on Leesburg Pike. Dick Knapp, senior vice president of Foulger-Pratt Development, provided more details on a mixed-use apartment project proposed for the Sears site in Seven Corners at a meeting of the Ravenwood Park Citizens Association June 2. John … Continued

Annandale Acres residents seek solution to flooding problem

May 30, 2014

#Gross, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #Saslaw, #stormwater, #VDOT, #water

It looks like a river, but it’s Amy Whetzel’ yard in Annandale Acres. When Amy Whetzel and her husband bought their house at 7301 Auburn Street in Annandale Acres three years ago, they had no idea what they were up against. The lack of a stormwater management system in the neighborhood meant their yard was … Continued

Shopping center planned for Route 7, Bailey’s Crossroads

May 28, 2014

#Bailey's Crossroads, #land use, #redevelopment, #restaurants, #shopping, #traffic, #zoning

An illustration of the proposed shopping center viewed from Washington Drive and Leesburg Pike. [Spectrum Development] More details have emerged on the shopping center proposed for Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, as representatives from Spectrum Development outlined their plans before the Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) May 27. The retail center will take up … Continued

Housing development proposed for Sears site in Seven Corners

May 14, 2014

#housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners

There’s a plan in the works to build a large housing development in Seven Corners along Leesburg Pike between Juniper Lane and the office building being converted to Bailey’s Upper Elementary School. The Sears store and two office buildings on that site would be demolished. The 847,000 square-foot project would include 748 apartments and … Continued

Court affirms zoning board’s rejection of Parklawn cell tower

May 9, 2014

#cell tower, #land use, #pools, #zoning

The 19th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia on May 7 affirmed a decision by the Fairfax Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) last July to reject a proposal for a cell tower on land owned by the Parklawn Recreation Association. “We are appreciative of the court’s thorough review of the case and its decision to uphold … Continued

Planning Commission approves TD Bank at Pinecrest Plaza

May 8, 2014

#businesses, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #zoning

The Pinecrest Exxon station features a mural facing Braddock Road. The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a request for a zoning special exception May 7 allowing the construction of a TD Bank branch at 6566 Little River Turnpike in the Pinecrest Plaza shopping center. An Exxon gas station and auto service center on that 0.68-acre … Continued

Planning Commission defers action on Pinecrest School expansion

May 5, 2014

#land use, #Planning Commission, #schools, #traffic, #zoning

The Pinecrest School building slated to be replaced. The Fairfax County Planning Commission is expected to approve a zoning amendment May 7 to allow the expansion of Pinecrest School in Annandale. Janet Hall, the planning commissioner representing Mason District, was prepared to recommend approval at the last meeting, May 1, but at the last minute … Continued

Smashburger coming to Bailey’s Crossroads

May 1, 2014

#Bailey's Crossroads, #businesses, #land use, #redevelopment, #restaurants, #zoning

The Geico Claims Center at 5885 Leesburg Pike The new retail center planned for Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, on the site of the Geico claims center, will have a Smashburger restaurant and a CVS drugstore, said Peter Batten, a principal with Spectrum Development. Smashburger, based in Denver, is a fast-growing hamburger chain with 256 … Continued

Planning Commission defers action on Glen Carlyn Road childcare center

April 25, 2014

#land use, #Planning Commission, #traffic, #zoning

A screen grab from the video of the Planning Commission hearing on the proposed Glen Carlyn Childcare Center. The Fairfax County Planning Commission agreed to defer a decision until June 11 on an application from Deyi Awadallah for a zoning special exception to allow the construction of a childcare center on Glen Carlyn Road in … Continued

Neighbors oppose childcare facility at poorly maintained, unsafe house

April 24, 2014

#children, #code compliance, #land use, #zoning

A childcare center is proposed for this house at 5232 Backlick Road. Abbas Azizi wants to put a childcare facility in his house at 5232 Backlick Road, but neighbors object, citing problems with code compliance and safety. When Azizi brought his proposal to the Mason District Land Use Committee April 22, he didn’t have any … Continued

Mason land use committee rejects proposal for Glen Carlyn childcare center

April 23, 2014

#Bailey's Crossroads, #children, #land use, #traffic, #zoning

An aerial view of the site for the proposed Glen Carlyn Childcare Center from the staff report. The Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) voted unanimously April 22 to recommend that the Fairfax County Planning Commission reject a proposal for a childcare center on Glen Carlyn Road in the Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners area. The Planning … Continued

Improving Seven Corners traffic is long-term project

April 21, 2014

#land use, #Seven Corners, #traffic, #transportation

In 20 or 25 years or so, Seven Corners could be totally transformed with high-rise apartments, a town center, a pedestrian-friendly street grid, and new connections aimed at reducing traffic congestion at the intersection of Route 50, Route 7, and Wilson Boulevard. At the Bailey’s Business Breakfast last week, Kris Morley-Nifkar, a planner with the … Continued