January 11, 2025
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Fairfax County measure would bar RSUs from low-density neighborhoods

#Board of Supervisors, #Gross, #housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #zoning
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopted a motion by Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, co-sponsored by Chair Sharon Bulova to eliminate lower-density residential areas from consideration for residential studio units (RSUs). The board matter calls for the Planning Commission to adopt a recommendation by its RSU committee to bar RSUs from areas zoned for lower … Continued

RSU proposal revised: these units would be barred from low-density neighborhoods

#code compliance, #community organizations, #Gross, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #property maintenance, #zoning
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A full house at the RSU meeting. An amended proposal on residential studio units (RSUs) will be presented to the Fairfax County Planning Commission to bar this type of housing from low-density, single-family neighborhoods. This major change was announced at a packed meeting on RSUs Nov. 14 organized by the Mason District Council of Community … Continued

Fairfax County supervisors consider restrictions on car title lenders

#Board of Supervisors, #businesses, #Gross, #land use, #redevelopment, #zoning
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LoanMax on Columbia Pike, Annandale. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is considering taking action to curb car title lending businesses, which are popping up all over Annandale and other areas that need to be revitalized. The BoS unanimously approved a “joint board matter” Oct. 29 proposed by supervisors Jeff McKay (Lee) and Gerry Hyland … Continued

Potential for Little River Turnpike widening is factor in future development

#businesses, #land use, #redevelopment, #transportation, #zoning
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Pinecrest Exxon Plans to replace the Pinecrest Exxon station on Little River Turnpike and Braddock Road with a drive-through TD Bank hit a snag when the county planning staff refused to sign off on the proposal because it conflicts with language in the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan calling for Little River Turnpike to be widened. … Continued

Planning Commission work session addresses residents’ concerns on RSUs

#housing, #land use, #Mason District, #Planning Commission, #zoning
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New Hope Housing’s newly renovated Mondloch Place in Alexandria is considered a model for RSUs. It provides 24 efficiency apartments to people transitioning out of long-term homelessness. Several members of the Fairfax County Planning Commission indicated the rules for residential studio units (RSUs) should be tightened to protect low-density neighborhoods—a major concern of the Mason … Continued

Board of Supervisors postpones Planning Commission hearing on RSUs

#Board of Supervisors, #Bulova, #housing, #land use, #zoning
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agreed to defer the Planning Commission‘s Nov. 20 public hearing on a proposal to amend the zoning ordinance to allow residential studio units (RSUs). That would provide more time for additional outreach to the community, said Chair Sharon Bulova. That motion, proposed by Bulova and Supervisor Michael Frey (Sully) … Continued

Fairfax Federation opposes studio units in neighborhoods zoned R-20 or less

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The Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations has taken a formal position opposing residential studio units (RSUs) in residential areas that are zoned for a density less than R-20. That action follows passage of a similar resolution by the Mason District Council of Community Associations (MDC) earlier this month. The MDC is urging local residents … Continued

Board of Supervisors delays decision on Parklawn cell tower

#Board of Supervisors, #cell tower, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #pools, #zoning
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AT&T representative Ed Donohue testifies before the Board of Supervisors. Following a Fairfax County Board of Supervisors hearing on the Parklawn cell tower Sept. 10 in which 34 people testified, the board approved a motion by Mason Supervisor Penny Gross to postpone a decision until Sept. 24. Gross noted the “unusual situation” with regard to … Continued

Mason District Council calls for RSUs to be limited to high-density areas

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A tiny apartment in Seattle. [Photo from the Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.] The Mason District Council (MDC) of Community Associations unanimously approved a resolution Sept. 9 calling for Fairfax County to prohibit residential studio units (RSUs) in low-density residential neighborhoods.  RSUs are zero-bedroom efficiency apartments no larger than 500 square feet. The county is proposing that … Continued