November 24, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: Planning Commission

Planning Commission endorses school for Bailey’s Crossroads

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This building is on the site of a proposed apartment project on Columbia Pike. The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a motion Nov. 5 calling for the Board of Supervisors to approve a county staff report recommending an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan to allow a mixed-use development in Bailey’s Crossroads. There was no … Continued

Markham Street project gets green light from Planning Commission

#housing, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #zoning
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A rendering of the proposed apartment building on Markham Street. The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved Oct. 30 without objection – or even any comments – a recommendation to urge the Board of Supervisors to approve a rezoning application allowing the construction of a mixed-use project on Markham Street in Annandale. The proposal calls for … Continued

Planning commission defers decision on Afghan funeral chapel

#land use, #neighborhood groups, #parking, #Planning Commission, #religion, #traffic, #zoning
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A map showing the location of the proposed funeral chapel. Following a lengthy public hearing on a proposal by the Afghan Academy to build a funeral chapel on a .92-acre lot on Braddock Road in Annandale, the Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a motion to defer a decision until Nov. 20. [Update: On Nov. 5, … Continued

Residents object to proposed funeral chapel on Braddock Road

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A rendering of the proposed funeral chapel. Residents of Hillbrook-Tall Oaks and nearby Annandale neighborhoods urged the Mason District Land Use Committee Oct. 28 to oppose plans for a funeral chapel on Braddock Road near the Backlick Road intersection. Their concerns primarily have to do with traffic on Braddock Road, spillover parking on neighborhood streets, … Continued

Supervisors approve shopping center in Bailey’s Crossroads

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The shopping center site consists of parcels numbered 1-5, bordered by Route 7, Charles Street, Washington Drive, and the Courtland Park neighborhood. [Fairfax County photo] The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an amendment to the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan Sept. 23 allowing development of a shopping center on Leesburg Pike between Charles Street … Continued

Seven Corners plan deferred; new committee will look at Sears site

#Gross, #housing, #Lake Barcroft, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners, #transportation
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Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, Planning Commission member Janet Hall, and Seven Corners Task Force Co-Chair John Thillman at the Lake Barcroft Association meeting. The Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force will delay its final report, and a new committee made up of community residents will be formed to make recommendations on the redevelopment … Continued

Land use committee calls for changes in Bailey’s Crossroads retail center plan

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The site of a proposed shopping center on Route 7. The Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) July 22 called for Fairfax County planning staff to revise the proposal for a shopping center on Leesburg Pike between Charles Street and Washington Drive to prohibit drive-through fast food restaurants. Angela Valis, a Courtland Park resident who … Continued

Planning Commission defers vote on Bailey’s Crossroads shopping center

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Washington Drive, looking toward Leesburg Pike. The shopping center would be at the left.  [Google Maps] The Fairfax County Planning Commission deferred a decision on a shopping center proposal for Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads until July 30, primarily because commissioners felt there was not enough information on a plan to align Charles Street with … Continued

Courtland Park residents raise concerns on proposed retail center

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The site of a proposed shopping center on Leesburg Pike as seen from Charles Street. With a public hearing scheduled before the Fairfax County Planning Commission July 17 on a proposal for a shopping center on Route 7 in Bailey’s Crossroads, local residents are urging that the project be modified to protect the Courtland Park … Continued

Planning Commission defers action on Pinecrest School expansion

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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

RSU committee explores different models for affordable housing

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The Gosnold Apartments for the formerly homeless in Hampton Roads was developed by Virginia Supportive Housing in a repurposed RC Cola bottling warehouse. There are all kinds of projects going on to provide affordable housing to the homeless and the working poor that Fairfax County could support—without having to create a new zoning designation for … Continued