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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 2011 Edition of The Area Plans
2011-01 - 2009-2010 South County APR Item 09-III-1FC, Fair Oaks Mall: APR nomination 09-III-1FC concerned Sub-unit J5 of the Fairfax Center Area, Area III, approximately 131 acres located south of Lee-Jackson Memorial Highway (Route 50), north of Interstate 66, and east of Legato Road in the Springfield Supervisor District. The amendment modified the recommendations for the sub-unit to increase the intensity of the Overlay level up to 0.65 floor-area ratio (FAR) and expand the uses to include residential, retail, hotel, and office uses for a 109.5-acre area (Fair Oaks Mall property) and retail, hotel, and office uses for the remainder of the sub-unit. The amendment also added two Overlay Options for the 109.5-acre mall property, which recommend residential, retail, hotel and office use up to 0.80 FAR, based on the funding of bus rapid transit and other conditions, and up to 1.0 FAR, based on the funding of Metrorail and other conditions. Adopted 4/26/2011.
2011-02 - 2009-2010 South County APR Item 09-IV-2S, Springfield INOVA Healthplex: APR nomination 09-IV-2S concerned an approximately 8-acre portion of Land Unit A in the Beulah Community Planning Sector, Springfield Planning District, located north of the Franconia-Springfield Parkway and east of Walker Lane in the Lee Supervisor District. The amendment modified the recommendations for the 8-acre portion of the land unit to include an option to expand the medical care facilities, medical office use, and ancillary uses up to a total of 296,000 SF with conditions for redevelopment. Adopted 5/10/2011.
2011-03 - 2009-2010 South County APR Item 09-IV-13MV, Mount Vernon District Campus: The Board of Supervisors adopted South County Area Plans Review item 09-IV-13MV. The approximately 73-acre property is generally located west of Schelhorn Road and north of Sherwood Hall Lane, west of Friars Court and Bayberry Drive, north of Apple Hill Road and east of Holland Road. The Plan recommendations for the subject property are contained in the Mount Vernon Planning District, Fort Hunt Community Planning Sector (MV6), Area IV volume of the Comprehensive Plan. The amendment contains recommendations to establish a campus-like, pedestrian and bicycle-friendly environment and provides for the expansion of the hospital facilities and government/public facilities uses up to .50 FAR on parcel 102-1((1))4. Adopted 6/21/2011.
2011-04 - ST11-IV-LP1, Village of Accotink: The Board of Supervisors adopted ST11-IV-LP1, which amended the Comprehensive Plan for the Village of Accotink. The approximately 27-acre property is located on Richmond Highway (U.S. Route 1) at the juncture of Backlick Road, east of the Fairfax County Parkway. The Plan recommendations for the subject property are contained in the Fort Belvoir Community Planning Sector (LP4) of the Lower Potomac Planning District, Area IV volume of the Comprehensive Plan. The amendment allows for redevelopment of a portion of the village to create a focal point at the intersection of Richmond Highway and Backlick Road. Adopted 6/21/2011.
2011-05 - 2009-2010 South County APR Item 09-IV-12LP, Northern Virginia Industrial Park: The Board of Supervisors adopted South County Area Plans Review item 09-IV-12LP. The approximately 69-acre property is generally located west of Telegraph Road, east of Pohick Estates Park, and north of Southgate Woods townhouse development. The amendment modified the recommendations for a portion of Land Unit D of the LP2 Lorton-South Route 1 Community Planning Sector to add an option for a mix of office, retail, hotel, light industrial, and civic uses at an intensity up to 0.65 floor-area ratio (FAR) with conditions. The amendment also modified the Transportation Plan Map to show Telegraph Road planned for six lanes from Richmond Highway to the Fairfax County Parkway. Adopted 9/13/2011.
2011-06 - S11-IV-RH1, Jefferson Funeral Chapel: The Board of Supervisors has adopted Plan amendment S11-IV-RH1, which concerns an approximately 1.77-acre area located on the south side of Castlewellan Drive, east of South Van Dorn Street in the Lee Supervisor District, Rose Hill Planning District, Lehigh Community Planning Sector, Tax Map Parcel 81-4((1))56A. The subject area is planned for residential use at a density of 3-4 dwelling units per acre (du/ac). The amendment added an option to the Comprehensive Plan for a funeral home use on the subject property. Adopted 9/13/2011.
Amendments to the 2011 Edition of The Policy Plan
No amendments to the 2011 Edition of the Policy Plan have been adopted at this time.
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