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The following Plan Amendments have been recently adopted by the Board of Supervisors. A link to the adopted Plan text is included, if available. Please note: The adopted text may not yet be incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan.
Amendments to the Area Plans
2007-01 - Transportation Plan Update Process, Phase II, Technical Corrections, S01-CW-17CP(B) - This Plan amendment was authorized by a motion of the Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission. It consists of technical and editorial changes to the text and transportation-related figures in the four Area Plan volumes of the Comprehensive Plan to be consistent with the Fairfax County Transportation Plan Map, as adopted by the Board of Supervisors on July 31, 2006 in S01-CW-17CP, as well as to be technically correct with respect to: typographical errors, transportation figure annotations and cartographic improvements, text formatting improvements, factual corrections and corrections due to transportation improvements or projects having been implemented or completed. In addition to the technical and editorial changes to the text and transportation-related figures, a circle was added to the Fairfax County Transportation Plan Map designating a full interchange improvement at Fairfax County Parkway and Sunset Hills Road/Spring Street. Adopted 8/6/2007
2007-02 - United Parish of Reston, S07-III-UP1 - The Board of Supervisors adopted new Comprehensive Plan text related to an approximately 4.33 acre site (tax map 26-1((13))1) on Colts Neck Road. The new Plan recommendation supports an option for elderly housing and restoration of the impaired Snakeden Stream Valley. Adopted 9/10/2007
2007-03 - Kingstowne Regional Library (Lee Village at Silverlake), S07-IV-RH1 - The Board of Supervisors approved a Plan Amendment for property located on the east side of Beulah Street near its intersection with Manchester Boulevard. The property is located in the RH4-Lehigh Community Planning Sector (Tax Map 91-3 ((9)) 8b) in the Lee Supervisor District. The approved Plan Amendment provides an option for workforce housing with conditions on a parcel planned for elderly housing, nursing home, churches, medical facilities and other public and quasi-public uses. Adopted 9/24/2007
2007-04 - LP2- Lorton South Community Planning Sector, APR 05-CW-3ED – The Board of Supervisors adopted editorial updates to the Comprehensive Plan text of the Lorton South Community Planning Sector in the Lower Potomac Planning District. The district extends from Pohick Creek to the Occoquan River and is generally located along Interstate-95. The amendment updates the Plan text based on existing conditions and adds new maps that illustrate the individual LP2 land units and their sub-units. Sub-units B5-a and B5-b have been merged. No land use or intensity recommendations have been changed. In an effort to clarify the renumbering, a matrix has been created, which lists the old and new Figure numbers, community planning sector, and action. Adopted 1/28/2008
2007-05 - McLean Community
Busineess Center Design Standards – The Board of Supervisors adopted
editorial updates to the Comprehensive Plan text of the McLean Community
Business Center (CBC) Open Space Design Standards, in the McLean Planning
District. The McLean CBC is a large community shopping, service and
residential area approximately 230 acres in size centered at the
intersection of Chain Bridge Road and Old Dominion Drive, in the
Dranesville Supervisor District. The amendment updates the Plan text to
better reflect current lighting and fixture standards and provide for
improved streetscape amenities in the McLean CBC. Adopted
5/5/2008
2007-06 - Incorporation of references to the Hunter Mill Road Traffic Calming Study into the Comprehensive Plan, S07-CW-T1 - This Plan Amendment concerns Hunter Mill Road from Chain Bridge Road (Route 123) to Baron Cameron Avenue (Route 606). It incoporates references to the Hunter Mill Road Traffic Calming Study into the Comprehensive Plan. The Hunter Mill Traffic calming Study was sponsored by the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) on behalf of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA), and was completed in December 2006. This study makes recommendations for Hunter Mill Road in its entirety from Baron Cameron Avenue to Chain Bridge Road that would help to improve both traffic operations as well as preserve its historic and scenic nature. As part of the Plan amendment, references to the study were added to the transportation sections of the Comprehensive Plan for those planning districts and sectors that are adjacent to or include the Hunter Mill Road corridor. Adopted 6/30/2008
2007-07 - I-95 Industrial Area, Land Unit A (Patriot Ridge/Mike Pallone Auto Dealership), S07-IV-S1 – The Board of Supervisors approved a Plan amendment for property located west of Backlick Road and Interstate 95 (I-95), and north of Fullerton Road. The property is located in Land Unit A of the I-95 Corridor Industrial Area in the Springfield Planning District. The approved Plan provides an option for office up to 1.4 FAR on Tax Map parcels 99-1((1))22 and 23A, and office/hotel use at 1.6 FAR on Tax Map parcels 99-1((1))22 and 23A and 99-1((5))3 and 4. Adopted 7/21/2008
2007-08 - Assited Living Facility on Ox Rd, S08-III-P1 - The Board of Supervisors approved an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan for a 5.29 acre property located along Ox Road, north of the Shops at Lorton Valley and south of the New Hope Church and the Crosspointe subdivision (Tax Map 106-2((1))8). The Plan recommendations for the subject property are contained in the P5 Dominion Community Planning Sector of the Pohick Planning District section of the Comprehensive Plan, Area III. The approved amendment allows for assited living facility with certain conditions on the subject parcel. Adopted 9/8/2008
2007-09 - Springfield Mall Area, S06-IV-S1 - The Board of Supervisors approved Plan amendment (PA) S06-IV-S1 for Tax Map Parcels 90-2((1))40D, 40F, 40G, 46, 50, 51, 51A, 53, 54, 55, 57D, 61C, 62A, 81A, 85B, 86A, 97, 98, 101A1, 101A2, 101B; 90-2((11))1, 2, 3, 3A, 8; 90-2((13))1, 2, 3, 4A1, 5A1, and 6. The approximately 182-acre subject area is generally located west of Elder Avenue, east of Interstate-95, south of Franconia Road, and north of the Franconia-Springfield Parkway. The Plan recommendations for the subject property are contained in Land Units A-1, A-2, B, C, E, F-1,and F-2 of the Franconia-Springfield Transit Station Area in the Springfield Planning District section, Area IV volume of the Comprehensive Plan. The amendment focuses on the Comprehensive Plan guidance for an 80-acre portion of the subject area, which includes the Springfield Mall (Land Unit B), with recommendations for redevelopment as a mixed-use town center. Adopted 11/17/2008.
2007-10 - Hilltop Sand & Gravel, S08-IV-RH1 - The Board of Supervisors adopted Plan amendment (PA) S08-IV-RH1 which amended the Comprehensive Plan for Tax Map parcels 100-1((1))9pt, 11A, 11A1, 14 and 15. The approximately 33 acre property is generally located north of Telegraph Road and east of Beulah Street. The Plan recommendations for the subject property are contained in the Rose Hill Planning District, in the Leehigh Community Planning Sector (RH4), Area IV volume of the Comprehensive Plan. The amendment allows for development with a mix of uses including retail, office and residential. Adopted 12/8/2008.
2007-11 - Heritage Resources Plan Update, S07-CW-5CP - The Board of Supervisors approved Plan amendment S07-CW-5CP to revise information on heritage resources throughout the County. The amendment updates the Inventory of Historic Sites tables and adds maps locating the sites; revises language in the Area Plans related to heritage resources to reflect changes which have taken place, such as the demolition of a site, and where research has uncovered more accurate information on a site; and restores a definition for heritage resources to the Glossary. Eighty-nine sites have been added to the inventory tables, and twenty-one sites have been deleted from the inventory tables. Adopted 1/26/2009.
2007-12 - Summary of Adopted Amendments from the 2008 BRAC APR (Non-VDOT Review Items) - The Board of Supervisors adopted nominations BRAC# 08-IV-8FS, BRAC# 08-IV-11FS, BRAC# 08-IV-9MV through 13MV, which were submitted as part of the 2008 BRAC Area Plans Review, and did not require VDOT 527 review. Other nominations submitted during this process and awaiting VDOT review will be heard at upcoming public hearings, published in a separate document, and subsequently available from the Deapartment of Planning and Zoning. (see amendent No. 2007-16 below) Adopted 1/26/2009.
2007-13 - Lake Anne Village
Center, ST06-III-UP2 - The Board of Supervisors adopted new
Comprehensive Plan text to guide the revitalization of the Lake Anne
Village Center in Reston. The Village Center encompasses approximately 41
acres located south of Baron Cameron Avenue, on both sides of North Shore
Drive and Village Road. The Plan recommendations are contained in the UP5
- Reston Community Planning Sector of the Upper Potomac Planning District
in the Area III volume of the Comprehensive Plan. The amendment revised
the boundary of the Village Center and the boundary of the Lake Anne
Village Center Commercial Revitalization Area. The Plan recommendations
provide guidance as to the desired mix of uses and intensities to meet
revitalization goals for the Village Center. In addition, the new Plan
text includes urban design guidelines to encourage redevelopment that is
supportive of the unique character of the historically significant
Washington Plaza. Adopted 3/30/2009
2007-14 - South County Middle School, S09-IV-LP1 - The Board of Supervisors adopted Plan Amendment (PA) S09-IV-LP1, which enables a land exchange between Fairfax County Public Schools and the Fairfax County Park Authority in Laurel Hill, and allows the South County Middle School to be developed adjacent to the South County Secondary School. Adopted 5/4/2009
2007-15 - Summary of Adopted Amendments from the 2008-2009 North County APR - The Board of Supervisors adopted 15 Plan amendents (APR# 08-II-4V, 08-III-2BR, 08-III-1DS, 08-III-3DS, 08-III-4DS, 08-III-5DS, 08-III-7DS, 08-III-4UP, 08-III-5UP, 08-III-13UP, 08-III-14UP, 08-III-15UP, 08-III-19UP, 08-III-20UP, 08-III-21UP and S08-III-FC1) which were considered as part of the 2008-2009 North County Area Plans Review and did not require VDOT 527 review. Other nominations submitted during this process and awaiting VDOT review will be heard at subsequent public hearings with the outcome made available from the Department of Planning and Zoning. Adopted July 13, 2009 and September 14, 2009.
2007-16 - Summary of Adopted Amendments from the 2008 BRAC APR (VDOT Review Items) - The Board of Supervisors adopted nominations BRAC# 08-IV-1FS, BRAC# 08-IV-2FS, BRAC# 08-IV-4FS, BRAC# 08-IV-3MV, BRAC# 08-IV-9S, and BRAC# 08-IV-10S, which were submitted as part of the 2008 BRAC Area Plans Review. These items underwent VDOT 527 review. Nominations which did not require VDOT 527 review were previously considered by the Board and those adopted were published in a separate document. Adopted 8/3/2009.
Amendments to the Policy Plan
2007 P-01 - Workforce Housing, S07-CW-2CP - On September 24, 2007, the Board of Supervisors adopted new Policy Plan text regarding Workforce Housing.
The changes include:
- A new definition of Workforce Housing
- Information about how Workforce Housing will be generated in Fairfax County
- A new policy encouraging Workforce Housing
- Guidelines for providing Workforce Housing in a new Appendix to the Housing Section.
2007 P-02 - Air Quality and Green Buildings, S07-CW-3CP - The Board of Supervisors adopted an amendment to the Policy Plan to strengthen Comprehensive Plan guidance regarding air quality issues, to incorporate within the Plan support for green building practices and to encourage and promote the application of these practices through Policy Plan guidance. Included in the amendment are new policies establishing linkages between the incorporation of green building/energy conservation practices and attainment of certain Comprehensive Plan Options, planned uses or densities/intensities of development. The Plan Amendment also includes related additions and definitions. Adopted 12/3/2007
2007 P-03 - Stream and Buffer Area Protection and Restoration, S07-CW-4CP - The Board of Supervisors adopted an amendment to the Policy Plan to strengthen Comprehensive Plan guidance regarding the protection and restoration of streams and associated buffer areas along stream channels upstream of Resource Protection Areas and Environmental Quality Corridors. Adopted 2/25/2008
2007 P-04 - Universal Design, S07-CW-6CP - The Board of Supervisors adopted an amendment to the Policy Plan to add guidance encouraging the use of Universal Design concepts in the development of housing and communities in Fairfax County. The changes include 1) the addition of a definition of Universal Design; 2) a new policy in the Land Use section encouraging Universal Design; and 3) a new policy and the amendment of an existing policy in the Housing section encouraging the use of Universal Design concepts in the development of affordable housing. Adopted 9/22/2008
2007 P-05 - Roadways by Functional Classification Table Corrections - On March 10, 2008 the Board of Supervisors approved amendments to the Code of County of Fairfax, Chapter 112 (Zoning Ordinance), regarding roadway functional classification. During the course of this amendment, two minor errors were discovered in the Roadways by Functional Classification Table located in the Transportation Section of the Policy Plan. This amendment was initiated to correct those errors, and ensure consistency with the table associated with the Zoning Ordinance amendment. Adopted 3/9/2009
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