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TextLand Use Round-Up: Ongoing and Forthcoming Cases
There are a number of land use cases in the Braddock District which have either recently been filed or are now scheduled for public hearings before the Board of Supervisors. I want to be sure you are aware of these cases and expect to hold community involvement meetings on several of them.
Area Plan Review Task Force
Fairfax County is about to begin the 2009-2010 South County Area Plan
Review (APR) cycle. This is the community’s opportunity to participate in
the land use planning process by submitting proposals on any parcel of
land in the Braddock District. The nomination submission period runs from
August 3 through September 16, 2009. I am currently looking for Braddock
residents to serve on a Task Force for an abbreviated two month period to
suggest Plan amendments beginning in early July. I will also be
establishing a broader Task Force to review all nominations that have
been submitted and accepted by the County. This group would be formed in
the fall. Please contact me at Braddock@fairfaxcounty.gov if you are
interested in serving on either group. No land use experience is
necessary.
Medical Facilities of America (Burke Health and Rehab
Center)
The owner has proposed to construct 4,000 square feet of recreation and
rehabilitation space to serve its existing patients. The campus also
includes the Heatherwood Nursing Home with joint access from Burke Center
Parkway. Issues regarding shared use of parking spaces have now been
resolved. The public hearing before the Planning Commission was held on
December 11, 2008 and the public hearing before the BOS is expected this
summer.
7-Eleven
Endorsed by the West Springfield Civic Association, this application
proposes to convert the existing mini-mart which has operated on the site
since 1979 to a quick service food store. A second canopied structure
will continue to operate as a four pump service station. The application
includes planting and tree save, creating an increase in overall open
space. Significantly, the dangerous left turn from Rolling Road into the
existing access road will be closed at Trayford Lane; instead, a new
ingress at the rear of the property will be created.
Bourj, Inc. (Westwood College)
This Special Exception will allow the college to make interior
modifications at 7611 Little River Turnpike, a building immediately
adjacent to its present location. There will be 12 faculty and an average
of 90 students per day at this location, with sufficient structured
parking available to accommodate both.
Lord of Life Lutheran Church
A 2232 application has been filed by T-Mobile to construct a
telecommunications tower within the steeple of this church on Twinbrook
Road, resulting in a 15 foot increase in steeple height. Three screened
equipment cabinets to service the tower would be placed on the roof of
the church.
Commonwealth Swim Club
In response to community concerns expressed last year, T-Mobile has
submitted a revised application to construct a 120 foot
telecommunications tower at the swim club location: 9800 Commonwealth
Blvd. The structure would be disguised as a “tree pole.” I expect to host
a community meeting to review the application over the summer. In
preparation, a balloon will be flown at the new height and location.
University Mall
The applicant has filed a Special Exception to make modifications and to
expand at its existing location on Braddock Road. An initial community
meeting was held on June 3 at 7pm in Braddock Hall at the Kings Park
Library as part of the regular Braddock-GMU Forum. I plan to hold
additional meetings once the application is accepted for processing by
the County.
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