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Reston Master Plan Special Study

Reston Town Center

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The Reston Master Plan Special Study is a multi-phase planning study to identify appropriate changes to the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan to help guide future development in the planned community of Reston and adjoining areas located along the Dulles Airport Access and Toll Road (the Dulles Corridor). (Map of special study area coming soon).

The Reston-Dulles Corridor Special Study is one of the phases of the Reston Master Plan Special Study.

The Reston Master Plan Special Study phases will include:

Reston Land Use College – Updated information, including the September schedule, is now available
Preparation of Existing Conditions Report –To be published at the end of September 2009
Development of Guiding Planning Principles – Fall 2009
Staff from the Planning Division of the Department of Planning and Zoning will work with interested community members to develop Guiding Planning Principles for development in Reston which will be used in subsequent phases of the study.
Reston-Dulles Corridor Special Study – Begin in January 2010
This study will evaluate existing Comprehensive Plan recommendations for the Dulles Corridor, including the areas around three planned transit-station areas (Wiehle Avenue, Reston Parkway and Herndon-Monroe) as well as the Reston Town Center. It will also consider the deferred 2008 North County Area Plan Review (Hunter Mill District) proposals.
Reston Residential Areas Evaluation – Begin as the Reston-Dulles Corridor phase is concluding
Reston Village Centers Evaluation – Timing to be determined

Contact Us

For questions or comments,

Email:
DPZRestonMasterPlanStudy@fairfaxcounty.gov

Phone:
Planning Division Main Number 703-324-1380

Write:
            Reston Master Plan Special Study
            Department of Planning & Zoning
            Planning Division, Suite 730
            10255 Government Center Parkway
            Fairfax, VA 22035-5505

Special Study Background

March 2007 - Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (Hunter Mill District) and the Board of Supervisors directed DPZ staff to review the comprehensive plan for Reston.

Staff conclusions on approach for this review -

Review should begin with evaluation of the Reston Master Plan (the primary guiding document for development in Reston since its inception) and with review of relevant sections of Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan.
Conducting outreach to Reston community to hear from a cross-section of residents, employees and employers would provide valuable information about what type of process should be used in plan review.

Focus Groups

July through October 2008 - Department of Planning and Zoning staff met with 9 focus groups that included participants from the following groups:

Alliance of Reston Clusters and Homeowners (ARCH)
Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce
Reston Association (RA) Board
RA Design Review Board
RA Transportation Advisory Committee
Reston Citizen Association (RCA)
Reston Community Center (RCC)
Reston Planning and Zoning Committee Working Alliance of Town Center Homeowners (WATCH)

Staff also received input from interested residents who observed one or more focus groups

Compilation of Focus Group Comments

Reston Master Plan Review Recommendation - Recommendations made to Supervisor Cathy Hudgins form Planning Division Staff

Community Input Questionnaire

Reston Maps

Reston Master Plan maps

Reston History

Milestones in the Development of Reston Timeline

Reston Planning History Timeline

Planning Links

History of Reston and Reston Master Plan Report (1962)

http://www.restonmuseum.org/main_/images/masterPlan.pdf

Links to Reston-related sections of the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan

Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan recommendations for Reston (found in the Area III volume, UP5-Reston Community Planning Sector, beginning on page 129)

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/comprehensiveplan/area3/upperpotomac.pdf

Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan recommendations for Transit Station Areas in the Dulles Corridor (found in Area III volume, Reston-Herndon Suburban Center section, beginning on page 27)

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/comprehensiveplan/area3/upperpotomac.pdf

Fairfax County Policy Plan Guidelines for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) (found in the Land Use section, beginning on page 33)

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/comprehensiveplan/policyplan/landuse.pdf

Link to Planned Residential Community district in Fairfax County Zoning Ordinance (Section 6-300, beginning on page 23)

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/zoningordinance/articles/art06.pdf

Reston Metro Access Group (RMAG) report on the “Wiehle Avenue / Reston Parkway Station Access Management Plans? (April 2008)

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/sam_study.htm