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Affordable housing advocates promoting residential studio units

September 9, 2013

#housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #property maintenance, #zoning

Community leaders oppose studio units in single-family neighborhoods already plagued by overcrowded houses. Discussions here about Fairfax County’s proposal for a new zoning category to allow “residential studio units” (RSUs) have mainly focused on the potentially deleterious effect on stable residential neighborhoods. Yet there’s another side to the issue. Advocates for affordable housing have been … Continued

Efficiency units could destabilze neighborhoods, community leaders warn

September 3, 2013

#housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #zoning

A tiny studio apartment in San Francisco. [Photo from USA Today.] Civic association leaders are concerned that a Fairfax County proposal to create a new zoning category allowing tiny efficiency apartments could destroy the character of older, residential neighborhoods, especially in places like the Annandale/Mason area where overcrowding is already a problem. The Fairfax County … Continued

Residents debate need for speed humps on Old Columbia Pike

August 30, 2013

#neighborhood groups, #traffic, #transportation

Old Columbia Pike at the Downing Street intersection. People on both sides of the speed hump proposal for Old Columbia Pike (OCP) presented their arguments at a contentious community meeting Aug. 29 at the Mason Government Center. OCP residents in favor of the humps insisted they are necessary for safety reasons: Too many cars are … Continued

FXCO Board of Supervisors sets hearing on Parklawn cell tower

August 28, 2013

#cell tower, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #zoning

A sign at the entrance to the Parklawn Pool advertises a Board of Supervisors hearing on the cell tower. After the Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals rejected an application for a special permit exception to allow a cell tower on property owned by the Parklawn Pool, people who live closed to the proposed site … Continued

FXCO orders community to plant 400 trees and shrubs – or be penalized

August 28, 2013

#environment, #neighborhood groups, #stormwater, #streams

The site in dispute is between the Glen Forest Pool and Long Branch Creek. When residents of Glen Forest in Bailey’s Crossroads decided to clean up a vacant area next to the community pool—clearing out poison ivy and other vines—to provide a nice, safe space for picnics and children’s recreation, they had no idea they … Continued

Speed humps proposal for Old Columbia Pike not sitting well with Pinecrest HOA

August 19, 2013

#neighborhood groups, #traffic, #transportation

Old Columbia Pike by the intersection with Elmdale Road. Some residents of the Pinecrest community feel it is unfair that they they’re being excluded from voting on a proposal to put speed humps on Old Columbia Pike. A group of people who live close to Old Columbia Pike earlier formed a task force, the first … Continued

Annandale communities come together for National Night Out

August 7, 2013

#community events, #crime, #fire department, #neighborhood groups, #police

Firefighters from the Annandale fire station visit kids at a National Night Out event on Hirst Street. Police officers, firefighters, and government officials went to as many National Night Out events as possible throughout the Annandale area on Aug. 6 to put a human face on crime prevention and public safety. Officers from the Mason … Continued

Meet your neighbors at a National Night Out event Aug. 6

August 2, 2013

#community events, #entertainment, #neighborhood groups, #police, #safety

The 2012 National Night Out event at the Annandale Shopping Center. The public is invited to a free, communitywide National Night Out event at the Annandale Shopping Center Tuesday evening Aug. 6, 6 p.m. on Columbia Pike by Gallows Road, featuring an outdoor family-friendly movie. That’s just one of many National Night Out events happening … Continued

Board of Zoning Appeals delays decision on Parklawn cell tower

July 19, 2013

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

A cell tower in Gilbert’s Corner, Va., with a graduated paint scheme like the one proposed for the Parklawn pool. The Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) heard the rezoning request to allow construction of a cell tower on property owned by the Parklawn Recreation Association (PRA) July 17 but deferred a decision until … Continued

Board of Supervisors approves Fairfax Forward land use process

July 12, 2013

#Board of Supervisors, #community organizations, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #zoning

Board hearings take place in the Fairfax County Government Center. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a new, more comprehensive process for reviewing and making changes in the county’s land use plan. The new system, known as Fairfax Forward, replaces the current Area Plans Review (APR) system for updating the county’s Comprehensive Plan. Fairfax … Continued

Planning Commission recommends approval of Parklawn cell tower

July 11, 2013

#cell tower, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #Planning Commission

Planning Commission members (from the left) include James Hart (at-large), Janet Hall (Mason), Chairman Peter Murphy (Springfield), and Frank de la Fe (Hunter Mill). The Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously recommended the Board of Supervisors approve an application for a cell tower at the Parklawn pool. The cell tower issue has been extremely divisive for … Continued

After sale of Hillwood Square, residents struggling to find affordable housing

July 8, 2013

#Falls Church, #housing, #neighborhood groups, #real estate, #redevelopment

The interior of the Hillwood Square community is accessible by paths, not roads. The sale of the Hillwood Square community in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County means some longtime residents are struggling to find an affordable place to live. The new owner of the nearly 20-acre property, AvalonBay Communities Inc., plans to build … Continued

Gross agrees to strengthen community input on land use issues

July 3, 2013

#Gross, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #zoning

In advance of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ hearing on Fairfax Forward next week, representatives of the Mason District Council of Community Associations (MDC) met with Mason Supervisor Penny Gross to express their concerns with potential changes to how land use decisions are made. Fairfax Forward revises the procedures for updating the county’s Comprehensive … Continued

New task force will address student parking on streets near NVCC

June 14, 2013

#Braddock District, #higher education, #neighborhood groups, #NOVA, #parking, #traffic

NVCC students park along Wakefield Chapel Road. Northern Virginia Community College President Robert Templin plans to appoint a college task force and an Annandale committee to consider alternatives to the student parking fee system. The task force will present recommendations to the NVCC College Board in March. The proposal will then be submitted to the … Continued