Tag: land use
Cemetery for indigents planned for Lincolnia Road
St. Paul’s Episcopal Cemetery The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will consider a proposal this evening to develop a cemetery for indigents in Lincolnia. The Planning Commission on March 8 unanimously approved an application for the cemetery project from the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES). At this point, however, a … Continued
FXCO Planning Commission delays vote on infill developments
The Campbell and Ferrara property The Fairfax County Planning Commission again delayed action on proposed infill developments on the Peace Valley Lane and Campbell and Ferrara properties. Both proposals are bitterly opposed by the affected community associations. The commission approved a request by Janet Hall, the planning commissioner representing the Mason District, to defer a … Continued
Mason land use committee sides with residents’ concerns on infill development
The revised plan for the Campbell and Ferrera property The people spoke and the Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) listened. After dozens of people offered impassioned pleas to reject infill development and protect the character of established neighborhoods, the committee agreed Feb. 28 not to urge the Fairfax County Planning Commission to approve proposals for higher-density … Continued
Planning Commission considers Willow Run project tonight
The Campbell and Ferrara nursery is slated for townhouse development It’s time to take a stand against out-of-control development that seems to be destroying every bit of open space left in Annandale. An improving housing market means more pressure by developers to convert every square inch of land to high-density housing, leading to ever more … Continued
Mason land use committee defers action on infill developments
The Campbell and Ferrera nursery, which is slated for a housing development More than a hundred people packed a meeting of the Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) Jan. 24 to opposes infill development projects on Peace Valley Lane and the Campbell and Ferrara property in Annandale. The issues involved are so complicated, the committee … Continued
Civic associations join forces to oppose infill housing
Neighborhood leaders pack a meeting room at Peace Lutheran Church in Lincolnia to learn strategies for fighting infill development Bring crowds of supporters to hearings; do extensive research; analyze the impact on storm water controls; try to get media coverage: These are some of the tactics civic association leaders advised one another as they battle infill housing … Continued
Proprietor of Braddock yard sales considering shutting down
Michael Tyrone Suggs told the Annandale blog he is “disappointed” in his neighbors for complaining about the frequent yard sales in front of the house he leases at 4500 Braddock Road, Lincolnia. Neighbors have complained that the yard sales are unsightly and that the traffic is a nuisance and unsafe. There is nowhere to park … Continued
FXCO Federation opposes rezoning to allow more infill development
The Cornejo property viewed from across Backlick Road The Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations approved a resolution Dec. 15 urging the Board of Supervisors to deny requests for re-zoning from R to P-type zoning for infill projects. This is the situation going on with the Cornejo property in Annandale, which is opposed by Wilburdale … Continued
Wilburdale community opposes infill housing development
Houses are proposed for this property on Sunset Lane in Annandale Residents of Wilburdale, Annandale Acres, Sunset Lane, and surrounding communities came out in force to a recent Mason Land Use Committee meeting to register their opposition to a proposed infill development close to the intersection of Backlick Road and Braddock Road. Ana Cornejo, the … Continued
35 houses planned for property now occupied by Campbell & Ferrara
The Fairfax County Planning Commission is scheduled to hear a proposal for a housing development on the property occupied by the Campbell and Ferarra Nursery. The Mason District Land Use Committee still has some concerns with the proposal and will consider it again at its next meeting Jan 24. The developer, Stanley Martin Homes, wants … Continued
Chevy dealership proposed for Lincolnia
An artistic rendering of the proposed Bill Page Chevrolet The former site of Cherner Lincoln Mercury at 6500 Little River Turnpike, Lincolnia, which has been vacant for more than two years, could be converted to another car dealership—this time for Chevys. The Mason District Land Use Committee voted Nov. 29 to approve Raymond Page’s … Continued