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2011-2012 Area Plans Review Retrospective
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The county wants to improve the Area Plans Review (APR) process, which is the primary means to regularly review and update the county's Comprehensive Plan. To do so, the Department of Planning and Zoning is conducting the 2011-2012 Area Plans Review Retrospective. The retrospective will evaluate how the process can:
- Expand public outreach
- Provide a more holistic approach to review
- Enhance land use and transportation analysis
The APR Retrospective intends to document the changing nature of APR and combine opportunities for community input with staff research and evaluation. The retrospective has been endorsed by the county's Planning Commission, an advisory body to the Board of Supervisors on land use decisions related to the county's Comprehensive Plan. The Board of Supervisors also discussed this type of evaluation as part of their 2009 Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Retreat agenda.
How You Can Participate
As part of the study, county planners are seeking input from the property owners, neighborhood groups, developers, and other interested community members. There are several ways you can offer feedback:
- Review survey results
- Submit comments anonymously
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Attend a public meeting or review a draft of the
presentation:
- Sully District: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sully District Governmental Center, 4900 Governmental Center, Chantilly, VA (WFCCA meeting)
- Lee District: Monday, September 12, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Franconia Gevernmental Center, 6121 Franconia Road, Alexandria, VA (Lee District Land Use Committee meeting)
- Mason District: Monday, September 19, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Mason District Governmental Center, 6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA
- Providence District: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 7:00 p.m., location TBD (Providence District Council meeting)
- Dranesville District: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at the McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean, VA (McLean Planning Committee meeting)
- Mount Vernon District: Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the South County Secondary School, Media Center D100, 8501 Silverbrook Road, Lorton, VA
- Hunter Mill: Monday, September 26, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. 12000 Bowman Towne Drive, Community Room, Reston, VA
- Springfield and Braddock Districts: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Room 9/10, Fairfax, VA
- Call the Department of Planning and Zoning, 703-324-1380, TTY 711
- E-mail your thoughts and comments to county planners
The public meetings will be held mainly in September, and additional information about these meetings will be published online when available.
Study Timeline
The study began in April and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2012. Planners anticipate implementing the revised APR process in 2013, which is the year for the next scheduled APR review.
Study Process
The study will be conducted in the following major steps:
- Held initial meetings with Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors (February 2011)
- Conducted an online survey (March 2011)
- Hold informational community meetings in each supervisory district (September 2011)
- Develop preliminary recommendations (Fall 2011)
- Hold community workshops to get feedback on recommendations (Early 2012)
- Finalize recommendations (Spring 2012)
- Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors review and approve recommendations (Fall 2012)
Email or contact the Planning Division of the Department of Planning and Zoning, (703) 324-1380, TTY 711 (Virginia Relay Center) or 12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 730, Fairfax, VA 22035, with further questions about the APR Retrospective.
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