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Seven Corners residents concerned about proposed zoning changes

September 16, 2015

#land use, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners, #zoning

The Route 50/Patrick Henry intersection in Seven Corners. Fairfax County zoning official Donna Pesto attempted to assure local residents at a meeting of the Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners Revitalization Corporation (BC7RC) Sept 15 that proposed changes to the county’s Zoning Ordinance won’t override the density limits in the recently adopted Seven Corners amendment to the Comprehensive … Continued

County proposes zoning ordinance changes for revitalization areas

September 1, 2015

#land use, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners, #zoning

The Board of Supervisors approved a revitalization plan for Seven Corners in July. UPDATE: Donna Pesto announced Sept. 2 that the deadline for comments will be extended to close of business Sept. 14, “at the request of Supervisor Penny Gross, based on comments made primarily by residents in and adjacent to the Seven Corners area.” … Continued

Litter and human waste mar Route 50 pedestrian bridge

August 11, 2015

#infrastructure, #litter, #property maintenance, #Seven Corners, #VDOT

A stairwell corner on the pedestrian bridge. A week after a July 31 news report about the filthy condition of the pedestrian bridge over Route 50 in Seven Corners, the bridge stairwells were still littered with trash and smelled like urine – and yes, there were still “piles of human feces,” as the piece by … Continued

Board of Supervisors approves Seven Corners redevelopment plan

July 29, 2015

#Board of Supervisors, #land use, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners, #transportation, #Willston Center

The Seven Corners plan calls for affordable housing to be replaced on a one-to-one basis. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a long-term plan for the redevelopment of Seven Corners shortly after midnight July 29 after adding provisions to ensure that affordable housing will be retained, that a school will be built … Continued

Public urged to sign petition on Seven Corners redevelopment

July 2, 2015

#land use, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners

With a final decision scheduled within the next few weeks on a redevelopment plan for Seven Corners that would allow 5,000 new housing units, an ad hoc group of community leaders is hoping to build support for an alternative proposal. The Fairfax County Planning Commission already held a public hearing on a Seven Corners amendment … Continued

Community group recommends revisions to Seven Corners plan

June 23, 2015

#land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners

The Seven Corners Ad Hoc Community Working Group is finalizing its work on drafting a revised redevelopment plan for Seven Corners and will submit its recommendations to Mason Supervisor Penny Gross and Mason Planning Commissioner Julie Strandlie on June 23. The ad hoc group consists of representatives of community associations in the Seven Corners area. … Continued

Seven Corners residents seek new hearing on redevelopment options

June 6, 2015

#land use, #neighborhood groups, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #Sears, #Seven Corners

An ad-hoc community working group that has called for redevelopment of Seven Corners with less density than the proposal under consideration by the Fairfax County Planning Commission has asked the commission to delay a vote on the plan. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on a Seven Corners amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan … Continued

Planning Commission defers decision on Seven Corners redevelopment

May 8, 2015

#housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners, #traffic, #transportation

There was lots of discussion at the Planning Commission hearing about the need to retain affordable housing. The Fairfax County Planning Commission deferred a decision on the Seven Corners Amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan to July 8. People who spoke at the Planning Commission’s public hearing May 7 were pretty much split among those … Continued

Gross outlines vision for community school at Willston Center

April 18, 2015

#Gross, #land use, #Loeffler, #redevelopment, #schools, #Seven Corners, #Swanson, #Willston Center

The main entrance to the Willston Center. Mason Supervisor Penny Gross has outlined a vision for a school at the Willston Multicultural Center that would be attached to a building providing a variety of community services. In her “A Penny for Your Thoughts” column published in the Falls Church News-Press April 16, Gross said she … Continued

Residents urge new approach to Seven Corners redevelopment

March 23, 2015

#Gross, #Kory, #land use, #redevelopment, #Sears, #Seven Corners

Del. Kaye Kory and several local residents plan to ask Mason Supervisor Penny Gross to revisit the redevelopment plan for Seven Corners recommended by the Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force. The Mason District Land Use Committee is scheduled to review the Seven Corners Task Force proposal March 24. The residents plan to … Continued

Working Group agrees on reduced residential density for Sears site

March 5, 2015

#housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #Sears, #Seven Corners

The Working Group’s final meeting, at Bailey’s Elementary School. The Seven Corners Special Working Group on Opportunity Area C (the Sears site) endorsed a plan for redeveloping the Sears site with less residential density than its earlier draft. The group’s final recommendation, approved March 4, calls for 275 multifamily units and 60 townhouses. That’s a … Continued

Gross supports community school concept

February 20, 2015

#Gross, #land use, #Mason District, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners, #transportation

Ernie Wells looks at maps of proposed Seven Corners redevelopment concepts at a community meeting at Bailey’s Elementary School. Mason Supervisor Penny Gross told the audience at a community meeting on Seven Corners redevelopment Feb. 19 that she supports the concept of a community school and that the Willston Center is a possible a location. … Continued

Sears Working Group agrees to draft plan for redevelopment

February 6, 2015

#housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #Sears, #Seven Corners, #shopping, #transportation

Friday afternoon traffic on Route 7. Members of the Special Working Group for the Sears site began their final scheduled meeting Feb. 5 not sure if they’d ever reach a consensus. By the end of the meeting, three and a-half hours later, they had agreed to a draft plan outlining the amount of density and … Continued

Seven Corners Working Group agrees on broad concept for Sears site

January 21, 2015

#housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #Sears, #Seven Corners

A rough sketch of the Sears site. Leesburg Pike is on top. Red = multifamily housing, blue = office, orange = entertainment, and yellow = senior housing. [OCR] The Special Working Group on the Sears site in Seven Corners made some progress toward coming up with a plan amendment to guide future development – although … Continued

Board of Supervisors approves Bailey’s Crossroads redevelopment plan

January 14, 2015

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Bailey's Elementary School, #land use, #redevelopment, #schools, #Seven Corners, #Willston Center

The area outlined in red is the Columbia Pike/Moncure Avenue area proposed for redevelopment. [Fairfax County Planning and Zoning Department] The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a comprehensive plan amendment Jan. 13 to allow the redevelopment of a 7.4-acre property on Columbia Pike and Moncure Avenue in Bailey’s Crossroads. AvalonBay is proposing a … Continued