Tag: land use
Mason land use committee supports Parklawn cell tower
A full house at the May 28 Mason District Land Use Committee meeting. The Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) voted 3-2 May 28 to recommend the Fairfax County Planning Commission approve AT&T’s proposal for a cell tower on property owned by the Parklawn Recreation Association (PRA). The recommendation is for a “mono-pole” with a … Continued
More public involvement urged for Fairfax Forward
The shopping center on Annandale Road being developed by Bill Page Honda. Fairfax County Planning and Zoning Department (DPZ) staff have agreed to strengthen provisions on community involvement and public outreach in Fairfax Forward, the proposed plan for overhauling the way changes are made in the county’s land use policy. The county, however, is not … Continued
Donation boxes increasingly under fire
Someone left a couple of sofas next to a Planet Aid donation box by the Annandale Kmart parking lot. As communities like Annandale are increasingly becoming inundated with donation boxes, efforts are under way to fight back. At the request of Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning is … Continued
Tenants sought for new building on Columbia Pike in central Annandale
The design for the facade of the new building at 7250 Columbia Pike. The owners of the property on Columbia Pike, Annandale, across from the Walgreens construction site are seeking two retail tenants for the building they’re putting up. Mohamed Uddin and Hassan Iqbal of Alexandria hope to start construction on a 5,400-square foot building … Continued
More citizen involvement urged in Fairfax County planning process
Fifteen houses are being built on this property on Backlick Road in Annandale, despite neighborhood opposition. The new Fairfax County land use planning process known as Fairfax Forward could lead to more strategic thinking about development, but only if the plan is revised to strengthen provisions on citizen involvement. That’s the view of Providence District … Continued
Restoration of Wakefield Run in Annandale to start this summer
Wakefield Run [Photo by Friends of Accotink Creek] A project to restore Wakefield Run, a tributary of Accotink Creek in Annandale, is expected to start this summer. Wakefield Run begins near Heritage Drive behind Braddock Elementary School, goes under the beltway, and flows into Accotink Creek in Wakefield Park. The stream receives heavy runoff from … Continued
More regulations sought for donation boxes cluttering Annandale
A Planet Aid donation box on the edge of the bowling alley parking lot on Markham Street in central Annandale. The easiest way to recycle old, damaged or out-of-style clothes is to toss them into one of the dozens of clothing donation boxes all over Annandale. You’ll be keeping them out of landfills, and in … Continued
Mixed-use redevelopment plan proposed for Landmark Mall
The area outlined in blue would be redeveloped. Before Landmark Mall was transformed into a two-level enclosed shopping mall in 1990, it was an open-air shopping center. It could revert to that structure again, if the City of Alexandria approves a plan submitted by the Howard Hughes Corp. April 11 to redevelop the central portion … Continued
Behind the Annandale newsstand: Is it a junkyard or a ‘shop’?
Yard behind the newsstand as it looked on April 6. During the Annandale Cleanup on Saturday morning, Cyra Doty and her fellow volunteers were disgusted by a huge pile of junk behind Anna ’N Dales Newsstand and Advance Electronics on 7025 Columbia Pike.What appears to be trash, though, is apparently part of a small engine … Continued
Seven Corners Task Force urged to consider need for new schools
Students head into Bailey’s Elementary School. Schools are “change agents” that can spur community revitalization and business investment, Dan Parris, Fairfax County Public Schools assistant superintendent for Cluster 3, told the Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force April 9. Parris urged the task force to incorporate new school facilities into the revitalization plan … Continued
Mason Land Use Committee defers action on Peace Valley Lane infill project
The Peace Valley Lane site, with Ravenwood Park houses in the background. People who live near a proposed infill development on Peace Valley Lane in Seven Corners are cautiously optimistic after a Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) meeting March 26. Will Collins of the Concordia development company is requesting a 1.89-acre site … Continued
Mason residents disagree about need for cell tower at Parklawn pool
Parklawn resident Michael Gates of PACACT argues against putting up a cell tower at the Parklawn pool. As people for and against the proposed cell tower at the Parklawn pool argued their positions at a lively meeting of the Mason District Land Use Committee March 26, it basically boiled down to aesthetics vs. coverage. People … Continued
Retrofit planned for stormwater basin in Annandale
Fairfax County plans to expand the capacity of a stormwater detention basin on Ravensworth Road in Annandale. Construction is scheduled to start this spring. The facility is in a Resource Protection Area between St. Michael’s Catholic Church and the Saint Rose of Lima Retirement Villa, a retirement home for priests operated by the Catholic Diocese … Continued
Seven Corners working groups present reports to Land Use Task Force
Route 50 as seen from the pedestrian bridge. The short-term working groups addressing connectivity and quality of life issues presented their recommendations to the Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force March 12. The Connectivity Working Group focused on short-improvements to make the Seven Corners area easier to navigate by pedestrians and bicyclists. Rick … Continued
Planning Commissioner Pete Murphy is 2012 Fairfax County Citizen of the Year
Murphy The Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations has selected Planning Commissioner Peter “Pete” Murphy as the 2012 Citizen of the Year. Murphy will be honored at the annual awards banquet sponsored by the federation and Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) on April 7 at the Tysons Corner Crowne Plaza Hotel. Murphy has been chairman … Continued