May 18, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: Planning Commission

Zoning change proposed for flagpoles

#Planning Commission, #zoning

Fairfax County zoning staff are proposing new rules regulating flags and flagpoles.  The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the rules Feb. 10. After that, the flag regulations will be added to zMOD, the modernization and streamlining of the zoning ordinance. The Planning Commission will vote on zMOD Feb. 10, and the Board … Continued

Residents speak out against zoning changes that would destabilize neighborhoods

#businesses, #housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #Planning Commission, #zoning
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More than 40 people spoke at a Fairfax County Planning Commission meeting on zMOD Jan. 28, most of them opposing new rules that would make it easier to create an Accessory Living Unit (ALU) and home-based business.  By the time the public hearing portion of the meeting was over it was 1 a.m., so the … Continued

Proposed rule change would allow Fairfax County developers to provide fewer affordable housing units

#development, #housing, #Planning Commission, #zoning
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The Avalon Mosaic apartments in Merrifield have a few WDUs available. [Mosaic District] Fairfax County planners are proposing a new way to determine how rental workforce dwelling units (WDUs) should be calculated.  The county’s WDU policy allows housing developers to receive a density bonus in the form of additional market-rate units to offset the cost … Continued

Planning Commission endorses a revised redevelopment plan for western Annandale

#Annandale, #housing, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #retail, #revitalization, #Seven Corners
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The site of a proposed redevelopment project on Little River Turnpike in Annandale.  The Fairfax County Planning Commission agreed that a major redevelopment project in Annandale’s west end should be included in the county’s Comprehensive Plan work program for 2021 – with two major changes.  That project calls for 575 multifamily residential units, 156,000 square … Continued

Community members speak out against redevelopment proposals in Annandale and Seven Corners

#Annandale, #housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners
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The Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center on Row Street in Seven Corners wants to develop a community center. Local residents spoke out against most of the six nominations for redevelopment projects in Mason District at a Planning Commission hearing last week. The projects have been nominated for inclusion in Fairfax County’s Comprehensive Plan Amendment Work Program for … Continued

Neighbors speak out against senior housing project at First Christian Church in Seven Corners

#churches, #housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #seniors, #Seven Corners
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An illustration of the proposed senior housing project on Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners. Local residents raised some key concerns about a proposal for a senior housing project in Seven Corners at a lengthy Fairfax County Planning Commission hearing Nov. 18.  That proposal – submitted by First Christian Church at 6165 Leesburg Pike – is … Continued

Fairfax County staff oppose plan amendments for two projects in Annandale, one in Seven Corners

#Annandale, #housing, #land use, #Mason District, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #revitalization, #seniors, #Seven Corners
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Planning staff opposes a large mixed-use project on this site in Annandale, viewed from Woodland Road. Fairfax County Planning and Development Department staff are recommending that three of the six “site-specific plan amendments” proposed for Mason District be included in the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Work Program for 2021 – and three should not.  The Planning … Continued

Planning Commission recommends approval of Skyline project

#Bailey's Crossroads, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #Skyline Center
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The proposed landscape plan for the Skyline live/work buildings.  The Fairfax County Planning Commission on July 22 endorsed a proposal to repurpose three office buildings in the Skyline Center in Bailey’s Crossroads to live/work units.  The Board of Supervisors is holding a public hearing on the Skyline project July 28. The current landscape design. Each … Continued

Fairfax County invites comments on zoning ordinance overhaul

#Board of Supervisors, #land use, #Planning Commission, #zoning
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An accessory living unit in Mason District. Fairfax County has released a consolidated draft of the proposed new, modernization of the zoning ordinance, a project known as zMOD.  The public is encouraged to submit comments on zMOD via email to:  [email protected]. The document will be submitted to the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors next … Continued

Concerns raised about dropping public hearing requirement for accessory dwelling units

#Annandale, #housing, #land use, #Mason District, #Planning Commission, #zoning
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An accessory dwelling unit over a garage in Kentlands, Md. [Montgomery County Planning Department] Members of the Fairfax County Planning Commission raised some serious objections to a zoning proposal that would make it easier for homeowners to have “accessory dwelling units” (ADUs) in residential neighborhoods.  The issue was presented by zoning staff at a meeting … Continued

Development proposals submitted to county

#Annandale, #churches, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #zoning

First Christian Church wants to make better use of its underutilized property. Six development proposals were submitted to the Fairfax County Planning and Development Department for projects in Mason District as part of the South County Site-Specific Plan Amendment process. These nominations were among the 22 accepted by the planning department for the Mason, Mount … Continued